Claremore Public Schools

👋Let’s welcome Challey Fox to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Mrs. Fox is a new K-2 Resource room teacher at Catalayah Elementary! She graduated with a Bachelors in General Studies from NSU. This is her first year teaching! 👍Her favorite thing about CPS is that the staff is always in a growth mindset, always learning, collaborating and improving together. She teaches to make a positive impact on her students that will set them up for future success. She chose CPS because her older children have had such great experiences in Claremore Public Schools. ‼Some interesting facts Mrs. Fox is she was a certified nursing assistant for 18 years, a special education paraprofessional for 5 years and a teaching assistant before teaching. She is a member of Pi Gamma Mu Oklahoma Zeta Chapter. She also used to live in California (she loved the weather but can’t stand the beach sand). ♥Some of Mrs. Fox’s hobbies include reading, camping and crafts. Favorites: 📕: Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind 🎥: Dirty Dancing 🍴: Lays plain potato chips 🍭: Hershey’s chocolate 🥤: Coke 🎨: Teal 📍: Camping 🚩: OSU 💭: “The great teacher is not the man who supplies the most facts, but the one in whose presence we become different people.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Site visit Sunday! It was time for Zebs to show Jingles around Claremont Elementary. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

Jingles wanted to look a bit more festive, so dropped by Presley Jay Boutique to pick out a new hat. Now he's ready to take on the Christmas season IN STYLE!! 😎 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

Jingles wanted to make sure that the kids at Westside Elementary were making the nice list, so he snuck in and took some notes for Santa! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

Life's what you bake it!! 🥐 These students had a great time learning some new skills in the kitchen. Tis the season for tasty treats!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

👋Let’s welcome Becky Brantley to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Mrs. Brantley is a new 4th-grade teacher at Roosa Elementary! She graduated with a Bachelors in Education from OSU and a Masters in Educational Leadership from SNU. She started teaching in 1995! 👍When asked what she likes most about working at CPS, Mrs. Brantley said, “I love how student focused CPS is! It feels like a family when I go to work every day, as my coworkers are friendly and laid-back. They genuinely care about their students and make coming to work every day such a pleasure.” She teaches because she’s inspired by other teachers on a daily basis. She loves working with students and seeing their growth and progress throughout the year. She chose CPS because it has a wonderful reputation in the area and she loves the small town feel in the school system. ♥Some of Mrs. Brantley’s hobbies include going to the Oilers hockey games, OSU ballgames and traveling with her husband. Favorites: 🥤: Mocha frappe light #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Shrum's class practice reading decodable readers to a friend. 📕Decodable books are simple books that are written for the beginning reader and contain the specific grapheme–phoneme correspondences students have recently learned. These are so important for growing readers! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." -Theodore Roosevelt What a great life lesson... learning how to use what you have for what you need! Mrs. Hulse's WIN class did just that. Students had to figure out a new game- how to play baseball without a bat or bases (all they had was a ball!)They used shoes for bases and their hand as the bat! It was a nice day and a great learning opportunity. 👟🖐⚾ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

👋Let’s welcome Madison Lopez to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Ms. Lopez is a new 4th grade teacher at Catalayah Elementary! She graduated with a Bachelors in Biology from Rogers State University. She is also a Claremore High School alum, class of 2012! She was only at CHS for 2 years, but she says moving to Claremore her junior year was the best thing to happen in her life. Some of the teachers she had shaped her into the person/teacher she is today. 👍Her favorite thing about CPS is the amazing teachers and students. When asked why she teaches, Ms. Lopez said, “I never saw myself as a teacher, but when I would sub in a classroom, I realized that I enjoyed what I was doing and how I could help students learn. There is nothing greater than being part of a student's aha moment.” ❤️She chose Claremore Public Schools because she’s worked for CPS in the after school childcare program for 7 years. She originally worked there because it fit well with her schedule, but she found out that she really enjoyed working with children. “Claremore is a great community and it has some very awesome students that I have worked with and hope to continue to work with”, says Ms. Lopez. 🐾Ms. Lopez has 2 rescue dogs named Cali and Abby Favorites: 🍴: Something salty with a little sweet 🍭: Skittles 🥤: Pepsi or unsweet tea 🎨: Pink #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

OSU music major, Katie Bains, volunteered her time playing the clarinet for fourth grade students. These students were very impressed by the complexities of the instrument and Katie's incredible playing. This was such a fun experience for Westside! 🎵 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

5th grade students worked on nonfiction text structures - understanding the structure of a text improves comprehension by helping students organize big ideas and supporting details as they read, see how different pieces of information relate to each other, and get the main idea of the entire passage. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The biography section in the library roped in the 2nd graders as Ms. Jo shared her wealth of knowledge about Will Rogers. Ms. Jo has volunteered at the Will Rogers Museum and the Birthplace of Will Rogers for many years. She told students all about Will Rogers, including stories about his many horses and roping tricks. Thank you Ms. Jo! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

As it turns out, you need a permit before you can paint a mural on public property🤔... No one told poor Zebs and Jingles!! 👮‍♂️🚓🚨 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

3rd grade students are enjoying learning how to paint with water colors in Mrs. Francis' art class! Watercolor painting takes a lot of patience and practice, but these girls are doing a fantastic job! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Coach Short's science class is studying aquatic ecosystems so they went on a little outing to the RSU nature reserve to check out the pond! I wonder what they found?? 🔎 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Zebs and Jingles got the bright idea to paint a big Christmas mural downtown, so they stopped into Spectrum to get the best supplies!! 🎨🖌️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

❤🤍💙POPSICLE PARTY!! Bomb pop party and extra recess for Mrs. Youngs 3rd grade class for winning the Zebra Fall Festival donation competition. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

👋Let’s welcome Sara Eagleton to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Mrs. Eagleton is a new English teacher and cheer coach at Claremore High School! She graduated with a Bachelors in Education from NSU and a Masters in Educational Leadership from SNU. She started teaching in 2009! 👍When asked what she likes most about CPS, Mrs. Eagleton said, “The many opportunities for student involvement and engagement is amazing!” She teaches because she had a teacher who changed her life, and she wanted to do the same. When asked why she chose CPS, she said, “I saw an opportunity for growth here, and I am so glad I started this new adventure.” ‼Some interesting facts about Mrs. Eagleton is she is a proud cancer survivor, she was a JH and HS cheerleader and she has coached youth, allstar and school cheer teams since she was 14 years old. ♥Some of Mrs. Eagleton’s favorite hobbies include going to the lake, cross-stitching and reading. Favorites: 📕: The Great Gatsby 🎥: Gone with the Wind and Sixteen Candles 🍴: Cheese Curds 🍭: Snickers 🥤: Sugar-free Redbull 🎨: Red 📍: The beach #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

💲💲💲Abby Sisson cashed in her Starbucks and had lunch with Principal Willard! Abby invited her friend Blakelee Cummings. Students earn Starbucks for being recognized by the Roosa Staff for a variety of behaviors including doing good deeds, helping others and showing the life principles of Great Expectations. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

You sank my battleship! 🚢 Students in Mrs. Bart's sixth grade math class are playing a version of the classic Battleship game to practice their skills of plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. Who says learning can't be fun? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE