Westside Elementary

Quench Your Thirst and Do Good! 💧 This November, satisfy your taste buds with Chick-fil-A's legendary sweet tea and lemonade. Every gallon you purchase adds a refreshing touch to your gatherings and contributes $2 to the Claremore Public School Foundation. Help us exceed last year's $3,000 donation for class and teacher grants district-wide. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ms. Palmer's third graders read their story of the week with a buddy and helped "coach" each other when they got stuck or needed help. They took turns reading a page out loud and encouraged each other through it. 📚📖

Ms. Taber's 4th grade and Ms. Collins 2nd grade classes, which are "Westie Besties" exchanged Halloween treats. 🎃🍫🍬

Mrs. McClurg’s class got to learn about voting & got to do a mock vote. They read "Duck for President" and counted votes as a class. 🦆 🇺🇸🗳️

Westside has announced the 2024-25 Teacher of the Year! 🎖️🏆 This teacher works tirelessly behind the scenes, helping students with their reading skills and building their confidence. She is a "silent powerhouse" as some would say, and is always there to help when it's needed. 🫶🏻 Congratulations to Mrs. Hope Vinson, your love for teaching is seen by every single person here at Westside! ♥️👏🏻👏🏻

It's time again for our annual Fall Food Drive! We are looking for donations of non-perishable items starting November 4th through the 22nd. You can send these items with your students and their teachers will collect them! The wing that collects the most will receive a pizza party! 🍕 🎉

Westside Pumpkin Contest has come to and end and here are the winners! Each grade has a chosen winner and an overall winner was also chosen. 🏆🎖️ There were SO many amazing pieces of pumpkin art. Thank you to all of the families and students that participated and we hope some memories were made while creating these! 🎃 Pre-K: Addison Tripp Kindergarten: Mason Garrett First: Brantley Gee Second: Fernando Arriaga Third: Paisley Kerstetter Fourth: Sawyer Drilling 5th: Hunter Casebolt & the Westside overall pumpkin contest winner is Dailynn Peck! 🎖️🎉

Westside Pumpkin Contest has come to and end and here are the winners! Each grade has a chosen winner and an overall winner was also chosen. 🏆🎖️ There were SO many amazing pieces of pumpkin art. Thank you to all of the families and students that participated and we hope some memories were made while creating these! 🎃 Pre-K: Addison Tripp Kindergarten: Mason Garrett First: Brantley Gee Second: Fernando Arriaga Third: Paisley Kerstetter Fourth: Sawyer Drilling 5th: Hunter Casebolt & the Westside overall pumpkin contest winner is Dailynn Peck! 🎖️🎉

Mark your calendars, you won't want to miss this incredible performance! This coming Monday, November 11th at 7pm , Westside Elementary 3rd graders will be presenting a Veterans Day Program at the Robson Performing Arts Center. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Students need to arrive by 6:15 and wear Red, White or Blue.

Zebra Family, The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Please be assured that CPS is closely monitoring the weather forecast. All sites have reviewed our safety protocols. We understand that parents/guardians may want to pick up their children through the proper channels. If you choose to do so, this will be an excused absence. However, we do not want to send children home without supervision; therefore, our buses will not run early. If the weather changes and we must delay the buses, we will notify you as soon as possible through the CPS Mobile App and the Stopfinder App.

Pouring Love into Education ❤️ This holiday season, add a little extra sweetness to your celebrations with Chick-fil-A sweet tea and lemonade. Chick-fil-A donates $2 to the Claremore Public School Foundation for every gallon you take home. Help us surpass last year's $3,000 donation for classroom and teacher grants district-wide. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Here are your November menus for breakfast and lunch 🍕🍗🍓

& that's a wrap on Red Ribbon Week 2024! 🔴 We ended with a bang and dressed up in our Zebra gear (or red) and celebrated being drug free! Westside brought it with the dress up days this week and we're loving it! ❤🦓

Westside had some very special visitors this week! Claremore Fire Department visited us and shared about Fire Safety, and what to do in the event of a fire. 🔥🚒👩‍🚒👨‍🚒 Students from Pre-K to 5th got to go through a pretend scenario in an inflatable house with the firefighters and even got to escape out of the window. After that, they moved on to see a firetruck and all of the things that are stored inside and used. 🚒 A heartfelt THANK YOU to Claremore Fire Department for showing up and teaching Westside students fire safety! 👨‍🚒💪

Happy Halloween from our Westie family! 🎃🫏🎃 Kids (and adults) throughout the school brought their best costumes and dressed up for the day! 👻 🖍️ 👸 🧟‍♀️ 🥷 🦖 Tomorrow will be Spirit day! Wear your Zebra spirit gear or wear red! 🫏♥️

Mrs. Ramsey's 5th graders are practicing multiplication of single, double, and triple digits by playing WAR! First one to multiply the answer correctly gets the other persons cards and the winner is the one who takes all the cards! 🃏🃏

Westside and BancFirst, one of our Partners in Education, have teamed up to recognize a staff member each month. These staff members are voted on by all staff members throughout the school, and include Instructional Assistants, front office staff, lunch staff, and custodians. October's pick is Mrs. Paula Kurth! 🌟🌟🌟 Mrs. Kurth is the first smiling face many parents and students see first thing every day, and we are so thankful to have her on our Westside Team! ❤🦓❤

Mrs. Barbee's kindergarteners have been studying BATS! Students created bat hats, had Count Chocula snacks, and had fun in a bat themed sensory bin. 🦇🦇🦇🦇 Way to engage your class, Mrs. Barbee!

Lunch with Levesque! At Westside, students who exemplify good behavior, do the right thing , and follow procedures earn Zebra Bucks. These can be saved and cashed in for prizes, privileges and more. These students earned lunch with Mr. Levesque by cashing in their Zebra Bucks.! 🦓💵

The 37th Annual Rotary Chili Supper benefitting the Claremore Public Schools Foundation is Friday, November 1st from 5-7 pm (or until we sell out) at the football stadium. 7 tickets can be purchased at the gate and will include chili, Fritos, water, and a Chick-fil-A cookie! Thank you Rotary Club of Claremore all of the sponsors of this event. We appreciate your support! Go Zebras! #CPSF #CPSZEBRAPRIDE