Let the light in your heart shine through! Westside’s Mrs. Ratcliff and her classes impress us yet again! Mrs. Ratcliff and her students are great examples of what can happen when let your ❤️ shine!
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WHO WAS YOUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHER? Tell us in the comments.
We think these kindergarten students in Mrs. Crabb's class at Claremont had an exceptional first week, don't you? Just look at those smiling faces! We know they will remember her years from now when they recall their elementary experience at CPS.
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Mrs. Ward's class at Claremont listens in for a read aloud. Reading aloud to students is so important, in developing listening skills, expression, inflection, vocabulary, comprehension, visualization, and builds classroom community.
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Mrs. Howell's 2nd grade class at Claremont are working together in small groups. Look at how focused these girls are on the task at hand.
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5th grade STEM at Roosa got busy with Forces and Interactions! The gravitational force of the earth 🌎 pulls an object closer to the center of the planet. Students used this knowledge to build a freestanding tower with random objects.
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This week in Mrs. Roach's art class at WRJH, they are studying the artist Pablo Picasso and the emphasis, one of the Art principles.
Check out Nautia, Brooklyn, and Lilliana's work.
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Does anyone know the legend of ROCK - PAPER - SISSORS?
Just ask a 4th-grader from Mrs. Schell or Mrs. Harrison's class at Claremont. After listening to The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt, they participated in a coordinating activity to get their minds and bodies engaged in the learning process.
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Elementary sites will start & secondary sites will continue handing out devices this week to those students whose families have COMPLETD the Acceptable Use Policy / Device Protection Plan.
You can find the steps on our website:
▶ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/technology
Access video instructions here.
▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuFnjoPDmZg
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We have heard several people are having difficulties accessing the device protection plan on MySchoolBucks, so our Technology Instructional Specialist put together this #TechTipTuesday on Friday to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuFnjoPDmZg
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Setting the stage for success. FUZE / Freshman orientation at Claremore High School is about more than showing students around the building. It's about forming relationships, creating culture, and sharing a few laughs along the way. It's about building the #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!
It does not end with Freshman Orientation. FUZE mentors will continue to host events for the freshman class throughout the year to help them acclimate to their new high school life.
Senior Kai Shultz finished his summer by wrestling for team USA in Szarvas, Hungary. He captured 2nd place at a 10-country international world team Freestyle Wrestling Tournament and continued to train with the European world teams at a training camp while he was there.
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In today's #ZebraTravelDiaries, Quinn Walker, a 2nd grader at Catalayah, tells us he spent the last weekend before school starts in Branson, MO. Quinn’s showing his #CPSZEBRAPRIDE for the CHS band where his brother, Gage, is on the drumline for our Zebra Band! 🦓🥁
In this #ZebraTravelDiaries entry, Brooklyn Gaines, a junior dance team member at CHS, and Jensen Ash, 1st-grade student at Westside, share the beach and the sunrises from Punta Cana Dreams Royal Beach Resort in the Dominican Republic!
Happy first day of school to our students, staff and families! We are so excited to be back in school. We are honored to partner with our families to provide a safe environment to learn.
Show us your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE AND share your precious first day 📸photos in the comments of our district Facebook post!
Fridays With Frazier... Welcome Back to School
One thing we have learned this past year... Children need public schools! We are very excited to see you in the morning!
▶ https://youtu.be/TN8aXV31eqM
We still have a few more #ZebraTravelDiaries entries coming in just in time for school to start.
Michele Bright, CHS Science Teacher, and her husband took their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE to her favorite places on Earth: Disney World, Ormond Beach, Gatlinburg, and Indian Shores Beach. She was able to obtain some wonderful videos and materials for her Environmental Science Class.
It is going to be another great year to be a CHS Zebra!!!
Two generations of #CPSZEBRAPRIDE in this #ZebraTravelDiaries entry; Adison Couch and her mom, Jodi, on the continental divide in Creede, Colorado! Adison and her family are on a four-wheeling trip in Colorado exploring the Rocky Mountains. She will be a first grader this year and is sporting her Roosa shirt! Her mom, Jodi, is an alum who graduated in ‘09.
We still have a few #ZebraTravelDiaries entries coming in just in time for school to start. Let's just say Mr. Hostler outdid himself when he planned this trip to Greece for his and Mrs. Hostler's 50th birthday. It included several days in Athens and then a 7-day cruise of the Greek Islands!
Mrs. Kristy Hostler, ELL instructor and Reading Interventionist at Roosa Elementary standing in front of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, with her #CPSZEBRAPRIDE showing.
This #ZebraTravelDiaries entry includes Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, and Utah.
Brenda Hall, the Catalayah/Westside Innovation Lab Facilitator, and her husband Barry, a CHS paraprofessional, took their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE on the road to 8 different states meeting up with friends and family along the way.
Check out this entry in the #ZebraTravelDiaries. Claremore Freshmen, Abby Lantz and Taytum Walker, spent the week in Port Aransas, TX. They enjoyed playing on the beach and boogie boarding while showing off their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE.
As we head back to school, we send a big THANK YOU to our community for participating in this summer series. It's been so well received we'd love to continue it throughout the year. If you travel somewhere on the weekends or holidays, remember to bring your Zebra gear.
