Catalayah Elementary

It's National School Counselor's Day!!!! We appreciate Mrs. McComb and all she does for our students and staff!!! If you see her today make sure you tell her THANK YOU!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

On Wednesdays we eat ice cream!!! Well, its every other Wednesday we have ice cream available to be purchased when students (and staff!) finish their lunch. Ice Cream is sold in the cafeteria and is $1.00. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING..... This is so cool!!! Mrs. Hall is teaching her steam classes to use fruit as a keyboard. I'm serious!! FRUIT AS A KEYBOARD. MaKey MaKey lets you transform everyday objects (we used fruit) into computer keys. Using a programmable circuit board and alligator clips the students were conducting electricity through the apples and bananas. Once connected the fruit became the computer arrows and could be used in any program on their computer. Stay tuned- I'm hoping to get a video soon!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In Mrs. Coffey's art class they have been working on agamograph optical illusions. Also known as a Lenticular, an agamograph is an art form that uses optical illusion to create that changes when you look at it from different angles. They did such a good job on these. They really are so cool!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our 3rd graders have sent their dioramas to the Museum. Please don't forget to stop by the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and vote each time you stop by. You can vote during the month of February. Anyone can come and vote on their favorite diorama. Feb 27 at 2:00 there will be a talent show and the winners will be announced. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Newman's class talked about Martin Luther King Jr and then they talked about how each of them can make the world a better place!! If you see them around, ask them what they have planned to change the world. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Another distance learning day for Catalayah. What does distance learning look like at your house?? Here are some of our students hard at work!! Send in pictures of your kids distance learning through messenger. We would love to share them on our page! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have seen some really cute pictures of our students playing in the snow but do you ever wonder what Teachers do during a snow day??? I put together this cute video of some of our staff members showing us how they enjoyed their day off!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lheZb6BZNc&t=11s

100 days just flew by! 100 days and we had a ball! 100 days brighter! 100 days smarter! ICYMI - Head over to our Facebook and check out our 100 Days of School photo album from all our sites. If we missed a photo you'd like to add just send it to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ain't No Party Like A CPSF Party!!! The 2022 Gatsby Brainiac Brawl wouldn't have been a huge success without the hard work of the CPSF Board of Trustees. We are so thankful for this group of volunteers that share their talents and treasures to fulfill the mission of enriching the quality of education in the Claremore Public Schools. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

More cute snowman pictures from Kindergarten!! Mrs. Douthitt's class painted these snowman and hung them in the hall for everyone to enjoy. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our kindergarten friends have been preparing for the snow days!! They made these cute snowman pictures and wrote about what they would do if they were a snowman at night!! They came up with some really cute ideas. Sledding, ice skating, snowball fight and some of our snowmen would even dance all night! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The first snow of the season and we want to know... ⛄ Build a snowman? ❆ Have a snowball fight? 🛷 Sled at the Will Rogers Memorial? 📕 Read a good book? 🍪 Bake cookies? We want to see what you've been up to today! Post a pic in the comments on our District FB page ▶ https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools ! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Here is a sneak peek of what is happening at Catalayah on this Distance Learning Day. Our wonderful IT Department is here to install Promethean Boards for Kindergarten- 3rd grade classes!!! A Promethean Board is a whiteboard that connects to a computer, allowing teachers to project and interact with images on its screen. The teachers are so excited to be able to learn and play with these today so they will be ready when the students return!! #CPSZEBRA

Its Ground Hog Day!!! If the groundhog spots its shadow when it pokes its nose out of its burrow on Feb. 2, the tradition goes, it’s going to be a long, frigid six weeks. If the animal doesn’t see a shadow, that means an early spring and warmer temperatures will soon start rolling in. Mrs. Faught's class made their predictions about GroundHog Day! It looks like some of them made great predictions!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Faught's 2nd grade clas did a mini unit on Friendship💗. They read books about friends and how to be a good friend!📚They have been working on adjectives so it was good practice for them to come up with some to describe “friend”! The kiddos also used their adjectives to “sprinkle” in our classroom with our cupcake art and writing activity!📝🧁I love how creative they are!!🤍 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Desy's 2nd grade class made the cutest Martin Luther King Jr projects. After their lesson about Martin Luther King Jr and talking about the dream he had for his kids, the class got to talk about their dreams for the future. It looks like the Frist Woman President will be coming from Catalayah!! We also have a rapper, NFL or NBA player and there were also several student that wanted to save homeless people. These kids have a bright future and I can't wait to watch! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Castle's 3rd grade class picked a word they want to live by for 2022!!! They not only picked a word but they explained why they picked that word and even told us steps on how they can achieve it!! I plan on checking in with them in a month or so and see how they are doing with their words. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

1st graders have been learning everything about Penguins!! They have been reading books, coloring pictures and making charts. If you have any questions about Penguins ask them!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What is your favorite reading spot?!?!? Some kids like to read alone in a quiet spot, some in groups and some even enjoy reading in the dark with a flashlight. We enjoy seeing the different reading styles and the different ways they enjoy reading. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE