Will Rogers Junior High

Next week we will begin locker clean out. Students and parents are still not allowed into the buildings, so we have a plan to retrieve items for students hopefully in an efficient manner. The schedule is as follows: Monday, April 27th will be 8th grade students from 8:00-11:00 A.M. and 4:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 28th will be 7th grade students from 8:00-11:00 A.M. and 4:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 29th will be 6th grade students from 8:00-11:00 A.M. and 4:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30th will be an extra day for students who missed their slot on the previous days. Times for this day will be from 8:00-11:00 A.M. We are also asking students to bring any library books they may have at home when they arrive. Please be patient with this process because as everyone knows, everything we do at this point is unprecedented. Parents will arrive at school in the bus loop and someone will meet you at your vehicle to determine your child’s locker number. We will also need to know whether or not you need anything out of the locker room. We will deliver items to you in a sack. Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. My email is jbyoung@claremore.k12.ok.us, or you can call the school and leave a message. 918-923-4205. Mr. Young #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Naegele's math class is using art to create math. They are exploring where we find math in our world. This is a picture of one of her student's math art work. Great job, Kayden! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Charlie Jo Baldwin for being one of fifty seventh-grade girls from across the state of Oklahoma who have been selected to attend the Southwest Alliance for Girls’ Enrichment in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts & Humanities, and Mathematics Camp at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SAGE STEAM at SWOSU). This camp is a week-long residential summer camp for middle school-aged students from Oklahoma. They will stay on campus most of the time with the exception of Exploration Day, where campers will travel to Oklahoma City. Campers will experience STEAM in fun, hands-on activities. Overall, campers will benefit from the additional enrichment provided by STEAM to launch their educational and career goals. Congratulations, Charlie Jo! What a great experience! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Simpson's science classes are building solar ovens. Last week's sixth grade assignment was to create a solar oven to reinforce what they are learning about heat transfer. This is a project that sixth grade does every year, and this year they are doing this while distance learning! Students made all types of different foods and snacks, including nachos and s'mores. This one is a fried egg! Great job to all our students! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public Schools will join the national #BeTheLight movement tonight at 20:20 military time (or 8:20 PM). Lantow Field, Legendary Legion Field, and the Lady Zebra softball field will turn their light on for 20 minutes. Even in this gesture of hope, we will continue to practice social distancing and reinforce the “safer at home” standards that have been put in place by the state authorities. We will be working to livestream from a drone on our District FaceBook page and will post additional footage and photos later this week on all our platforms. https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/

CHS ZAP ENROLLMENT FOR CURRENT 8TH GRADERS. See more information in the link below. https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/234132?org=wrjh

Online ordering for YEARBOOKS has been extended! Use this link to order: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1047707/Will-Rogers-Junior-High-School/2020-Yearbook/20190723044207220156/CATALOG_SHOP/ CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This week's Fridays With Frazier talks about continuous learning porgress, STEM kits, Meals 2 Go, and the #BETHELIGHT campaign. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/7TG1aMx0qu0

Construction update! We have seen a lot of progress over the last few weeks! Our offices are almost gone! And the cafeteria is now one big open area with the demolition of the kitchen walls. We are getting closer every day! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

If you picked up a STEM In A Bag kit today during the Meals 2 Go: Drive-Thru, here are the instructions provided by Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance. We hope you will take some photos and post them in the comments of the CPS FB page. https://youtu.be/JEKrkL0-hFA #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Junior High enrollment procedures for next school year are being determined at this time. As soon as we have a plan in place, we will let you know. Also, some of our teachers will be offering new ways to reach out to their students with the use of different internet platforms. This will allow students to engage with their teachers and classmates in real time. Remember, the students and teachers will be having class, so it is important that parents don’t attempt to communicate with teachers during these instructional times. If you have questions for teachers, please reach out to them through email or request a phone call, so the instructional time is not interrupted. The teachers are looking forward to seeing their students! We miss them! Thank you. I appreciate your patience and understanding through these times. Feel free to email me at jbyoung@claremore.k12.ok.us or call 918-923-4205. Mr. Young

Cut the screen time while you #stayhomewithSTEM! Mrs. Rahn reached out to Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance while practicing social distancing to bring STEM in a bag kits to our Grab and Go food distribution sites in Claremore on Friday, April 17th. In this week's kit, you will learn about aerodynamics by constructing and flying a Hoop Glider! Video instructions will be on our FaceBook page this afternoon. Grab a kit when you grab lunch! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Naegele's math class is playing BINGO and you can, too! Follow the directions and let us know when you get a BINGO! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is... BRING YOUR PET TO SCHOOL DAY! We made it through the first week; now is a purr-fect time for a little paws-itive therapy. 🐶 Today CHS junior, Ella, is studying with Baxter & Murphy. 🐱🐟🐶 Head over the CPS FB page and post a photo of you & your pet in the comments or email jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us. Add your school, pet's names, or your own pet pun with a photo. https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/

Since the COVID-19 shutdown, we have served 25,534 meals to our students. Encourage others to take a break and grab a Meal 2 Go this week. Menus are on the app and website. Thank you to our child nutrition employees! Each is selflessly serving our kids each day. We encourage you to wave, make a sign & give them a shoutout from your car to let them know how much they are appreciated or comment below to help us express our gratitude. 🍲 Drive-Thru: Meals to Go are available Monday - Friday from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM at CPS Enrollment Center, Westside Elementary, Cedar Point Church, and Justus Tiawah - North for students 18 and younger. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Happy Easter, Zebras! Easter may look a little different this year, but we'd love for you to share a photo of an Easter tradition (new or old) with us in the comments of our Facebook page or send them to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us and we will share them for you.

From Mr. Young: I am reaching out to make sure everyone has been able to communicate with your child's teachers. It is important if you have had a change in your contact information to let your teacher and our office know so we can change it in our system. Also, please let us know if you’re not receiving school messenger calls. This will allow us to effectively communicate with each of you. Please email me at jbyoung@claremore.k12.ok.us, or call 918-923-4205 and leave a message. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We may not be at the building, but construction continues! Check out all the updates! Our cafeteria construction has begun. The next step will be to start the office demolition. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Stay tuned... CPS will post our Continuous Learning Model tonight, April 3rd. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

UPDATE 4-3-20 RE: Letter from Superintendent Frazier about Continuous Learning Launch April 6th Zebra Family, My hope and prayers are that you are safe & healthy while taking care of your families and friends. Our number one concern is your safety and wellbeing. Parents, we love and miss your children. Closing our buildings and canceling many of our year-end events leaves us broken-hearted. Since these restrictions have gone into place, we have been working on a plan to connect with students and families - to do what we do best - love and teach your children. I am so proud of the work our teachers and administrators have done over these past few weeks. I am proud to be a Zebra. With that said, tonight, we are releasing our Continuous Learning Model for all students beginning Monday, April 6th. Read more and access the guides on our website...https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/continuous-learning-plan-distance-learning-resources