Westside Elementary

During Read Across America week, Mrs. McCaw's first grade class had some guest readers from our building! Ms. Pilant, Mrs. Heatherly, and Mrs. Hinds stopped by and read some good books! The students were so excited and loved having visitors in their room. They were respectful, interested, and engaged! Great job to all involved ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

As we closed out our winter chapter and students came back from spring break, a favorite decoration came down to make room for something new! Mrs. James, the Computers teacher, worked with her students on WordArt.com to create snowflakes and winter art. The result was a winter wonderland! Additionally, ALL students and staff were asked to make a SNOWBALL WISH for 2022. The wish was for ANYTHING their hearts desired. Our 2nd graders understood the assignment! They made wish after wish, 90% of those wishes were for SNOW!! (From our winter weather this past season it seems their wishes came true! 😉) A favorite part of the winter wonderland is when the students walk through the hall; the snowflakes hanging from the ceiling begin to flutter and dance! Mrs. James has determined for the Spring theme she will stick with flowers and sunshine (no tornadoes)!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Jennifer Lewis, teacher, and Mrs. Suzi Hinds, principal at Westside sent in this entry for our Spring Break #ZebraTravelDiaries from the Bahamas. Where are you wearing your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE? Remember you don't have to be going far you just have to be wearing your Zebra gear to send in your entry.

We know our Zebra families are having SNOW much fun on this snow covered start to spring break! Did you... ⛄ 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 of our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

#ZebraTravelDiaries - SPRING BREAK SERIES As you head out on vacations, staycations, day trips, camp, or any other spring break fun, send us your pictures in your ZEBRA GEAR and tell us where you are and we'll share them with our community. You don't have to be going far, you just have to show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE when you are there. Stay safe, have fun, and email photos to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us.

🎶 March Music Madness 2022 is officially going on at Westside! 🎶 Every class is getting to vote on songs through each round to get to the Championship winner in the next few weeks! We’ve got everything from Wagner to Bon Jovi to Queen. Even Encanto made the list! (But we don’t talk about Bruno! 😉 ) Who will be the winner?! We find out April 4th! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Spring Break 2022 is just around the corner. All CPS offices and campuses will be closed from March 14-18th. Enjoy your time off; read a book, play a family game, bake a cake - whatever you choose, MAKE A MEMORY! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Running Club Recognition! 🎉 (Wacky Wednesday) Congratulations to these hard working kiddos who were recognized during Rise and Shine this morning!! 10 miles: 🦶 Tristin Kara Kyla Hassell (not pictured) Ary Verges (not pictured) 50 mile medal! 🥇 Rivers Ratcliff Finley Faulconer Keep running and hitting those goals!! 🙌🏻 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our First Grade teachers have been busy! Three of them were awarded a donors choice award recently, and they got some pretty awesome stuff for their students! Mrs. Darsea Sanders. Received $913.00 for STEM and Literacy Skill group resources. Mrs. Nicole Thomason. Received $989.73 for Flexible seating: wiggle stools, wiggle cushions, soft floor cushions (enough seating for everyone to have a choice of a flexible seat each day) Mrs. Bettie Sue McCaw. Received $979 in funding for wiggle seats, books, STEM activities, whiteboards with pens and erasers, headphones for iPads, markers, chart tablets, a 10 drawer organizer cart, and a carpet for our reading corner. Congratulations to these ladies! We appreciate the work you do for your students! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This Friday Funny is being served with a side of cute 😉 For TWOSDAY (02/22/2022) our students celebrated by participating in a dress-up day! We could twin with a friend, wear ties, or tutus! These two clever First Graders told their teacher, "We don't have to do anything. We're already twins!" 😂❤ #FRIDAYFUNNIES #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We love the dreams some of our friends in Mrs. Whitaker's class had while learning about Martin Luther King Jr.! The class discussed what their dreams were and how they could those dreams happen. These students put their heart into their work. Fabulous job, friends! ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Just look at this Hero Wall! Our students came back from our "Ice Break" ready to change the world! Kindness, compassion, and caring have been on the top of their to-do lists by the looks of this wall! We are constantly impressed and inspired by our students. It's a great day to be a Zebra! ❤ "All of us start from zero. We take the right decision and become a hero."- Govinda #HeroWednesday #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

TWOSDAY was a blast! Our students and staff had a great time celebrating the special day. Tutus, Ties, and Twins were all over the building! We hope you enjoy these pics as much as we do! ❤ (We may have to show off our staff in a post later, stay tuned 😉) #TWOSDAY #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

💖 It's February and we want to share the LOVE! 💖 "I love Westside because of cookie math." -Abbie , Westside Elementary 1st grade #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Students at Westside celebrated Black History month in many different ways, but one of our favorites just might be the decorations celebrating the diversity in our school/community. Students filled the halls with handcrafted work that connected to deep thinking lessons. They hung quotes from historical figures, celebrated them, and discussed the meaning behind their words. We are proud of our students and teachers! It's a great day to be a Zebra! ❤ "Black history is American history." - Morgan Freeman #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

📷 TODAY'S DL PHOTO CHALLENGE - POST A PIC OF YOUR STUDENT READING ON OUR FB PAGE! 📚 Why reading 20 minutes is so important to do EVERY. SINGLE. DAY! 3 students - 3 results 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔 reads 20 minutes a day = 3600 minutes & 1,800,000 words in a school year. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕 reads 5 minutes a day = 900 minutes & 282,000 words in a school year. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖 reads 1 minute a day = 180 minutes & 8,000 words in a school year. 🏆 What site will post the most photos? We’ll announce it on Friday. Read more here: https://5il.co/1658n #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Back in March of 2020, we went on distance learning for an extended amount of time and one of our students created their own business. She is now using it to better her community! 5th grader, Alayna Eberley, made this blanket and donated it to Dec My Room! Dec My Room is an organization that's goal is to change a dull hospital room into a cozier, more personalized space for patients. This blanket is going to a sweet patient at OU Children’s Hospital in OKC! We are proud of you, Alayna, and we love the kindness you are spreading with Alayna's Land of Tie Dye! It's a great day to be a Zebra! #MAKEADIFFERENCE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Distance learning is the use of various technologies to facilitate student-teacher and student-student communication. It is also the ability to learn from home with your PJs on, wearing cool sunglasses, or with your pet in your lap! Maybe even all three! Go to the Claremore Public Schools Page and show off how you and your students are distance learning! Be sure to add your school! They will see what school site has the most entries and announce the winner on Friday. Stay safe and warm, Zebra family! ❤ #DISTANCELEARNING #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

📷 PHOTO CHALLENGE! We miss our students! We'd love to see their faces. Snap a pic of them in their distance-leaning spaces and post it in the comments of our Facebook page - be sure to add your school. We'll see what school has the most entries and announce the winner on Friday. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

💖 It's February and we want to share the LOVE! 💖 "I love Westside because the people are nice." - Harper, Westside Elementary 1st grader 𝒯𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓊𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓁, 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓉𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓇, 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒸𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓈... 𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝒷𝑒 𝒻𝑒𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝓈. 𝒮𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓆𝓊𝑜𝓉𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓁𝓊𝒹𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓂𝑒 & 𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓁. 𝐼𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒶 𝓅𝒾𝒸𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝒶 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝒻 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓌𝑒'𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝓅𝒽𝑜𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓈𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓁. 𝒿𝒷𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒@𝒸𝓁𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒.𝓀𝟣𝟤.𝑜𝓀.𝓊𝓈 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE