Catalayah Elementary

It's almost Thanksgiving, that means its time to disguise our Turkeys so they don't get eaten!!!! Mrs. Cole's classes and some kindergarten classes have done such a great job!!! This is one of my favorite projects they do. I love seeing the creativity!!! I think its safe to say these Turkeys won't be getting eaten this year!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Lewis and her 1st grade class made these adorable reminders to pray for our Veterans!! They passed out these reminders to all staff members! What a sweet reminder! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Have you heard the exciting news???? Mrs. Coffey is Catalayah’s Teacher of the Year!!!!!! Congrats Mrs. Coffey! We are so proud of you! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

FRIDAYS WITH FRAZIER Congratulations to our eight Site Teacher of the Year recipients. Their colleagues chose them to represent their site for consideration for the 2021-2022 Claremore Public Schools Teacher of the Year, announced later this month. Over the next several months, each teacher will create a dossier including a personal biography and essays on education issues and trends, community involvement, philosophy of teaching, and the teaching profession. A committee will review these documents, a lesson video and host an interview with each candidate. Stay tuned to learn more about each of these fantastic teachers and why their peers choose them to represent their school. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced in the spring of 2022. ▶ https://youtu.be/adQizWIs_8o #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Can you guess what Mrs. McComb is working on??? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace. Claremore Public Schools is proud of the individuals that chose to serve our country and who now serve our country, our community, and our children on our campuses. Watch here ▶ https://youtu.be/9xKJNVN9uEU Video Credits: Hailey Pickup, CPS Communications Student Intern #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have some HEROS in the hall at Catalayah!!!! Our 1st graders made this cute sign and also wrote about their favorite Veteran. Some even included pictures!! Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Catalayah Loves Our Veterans!! Thank you Veterans!! We love you and appreciate your service! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Cherokee Heritage Days was a huge hit at Catalayah!! 3rd-5th graders got to enjoy hearing stories from Robert Lewis. He did some Native American storytelling, and also talked about some of the Native American traditions and cultures. There was even some Native American artwork hanging behind him, that the kids were asking him about. Robert Lewis is a Cherokee National Treasure and an award-winning storyteller, author, and artist of Cherokee, Navajo, and Apache descent. Robert has appeared on local television and radio programs to share the wisdom and beauty of Native stories. Robert became a storyteller in spring 2003 while he was working at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as a tour guide for the ancient village. Robert Lewis said, “I had the opportunity to tell this story to a group of schoolchildren and parents waiting for a tour to begin. During the course of the tale, Barbara Girty, who at the time was in charge of group tours for the museum, heard me and so began this unique journey I find myself on.” Have your kids had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Lewis tell stories??? He is amazing. Ask them when they get home about his storytelling! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

WIN TIME!!! WIN stands for “What I Need”, and refers to interventions and/or enrichment. During WIN time, some students receive a 25-minute intervention to work on specific math or reading skills. They might work with their classroom teacher, or a specials teacher or even other staff members in the building. Who does your child work with during WIN time?? I stopped by some of the older students win groups this week. Stay tuned for some pictures of the younger groups. WIN is for 1st-5th graders. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The winners from the door contest got their prizes yesterday!!!! Each winning class got to enjoy a root beer float party!!! Mrs. Newman's kindergarten class and Ms. Brewster's 4th grade class were the winners!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Did you hear about the Pumpkin Elf that made a mess of Mrs. Newman's kindergarten room??? They couldn't believe it when they walked into their classroom last week. They read the book The Mystery of the Pumpkin Elf. The Pumpkin Elf is very tricky. He does tricks and then leaves treats. He messed up their room by getting everything out that is orange (his favorite color). He then left them clues to look for him throughout the school. They never found him, but he left them pumpkin brownies in their classroom. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We ended our Red Ribbon Week with a door decorating contest. Drug Free Look's Like Me!!! Our teachers and staff did an amazing job on these doors!!! Look how cute they are! Which one is your favorite?? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We're too bright for drugs!! Today is tie-dye or yellow and these kids (and staff) look awesome!! We have loved the participation from everyone this week. To finish off the week we are having a door decorating contest. Check back tomorrow for pictures of the doors!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ms. McCracken's 5th grade Science classes had so much fun during their Science experiment last week. The kids were given a cup with a mixture of 5 components and had to separate each one into its own container. They experimented with different methods of separating their mixture. They were given magnets, colanders, cheese cloth, and coffee filters to separate the components based on their properties. They came up with a lot of great methods of filtration! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Look at me, I'm Drug Free!!! Today for our Red Ribbon Dress up day was glasses or red. We enjoyed seeing all the red and some really cute glasses!!! Our sweet cafeteria staff even showed off their red today!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE Tomorrow is Tie-Dye or yellow

Mrs. Newman's Kindergarten class go to explore the inside of a pumpkin!!! Some kids loved it and other's didn't! If your kid is in Mrs. Newman's class ask them what they thought about it. Did they like it??? Tell us about their reviews! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today was Sweats or Green!! Our students have enjoyed dress up days for Red Ribbon Week. Tomorrow is glasses or Red! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

They have been getting things in order in 2nd grade!! Mrs. Casey's class has been learning about number order, and putting numbers in order from least to greatest. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

PJ DAY was wonderful!!!! Check out some of these cute kiddos with their jammies on! Tomorrow is sweats or green! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE