Claremore Public Schools

5th grade at Claremont went on an adventure in Ms. Anderson's class with Survival Island! Students were given the challenge: you're stranded on an island - what 4 items do you take with you? Along the way, a "hiccup" was introduced: the island is sinking, it's inhabited by King Kong or zombies who only come out at night, there is a dangerous storm every 8 hours... In this problem-solving project, students had to work together in groups using their critical thinking skills to develop a survival strategy. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Gillispie's students are learning to work cooperatively to save Sam. Sam is stuck on a boat, and how he got there is not essential, but Sam can't swim and the boat capsized. To get to shore, Sam needs to retrieve a life jacket from underneath the boat so that he can float to shore. The task is to save Sam by retrieving the life jacket from under the boat and putting it on Sam. Unfortunately, the only tools to use are paperclips - they cannot touch Sam, the boat, or the life preserver with their bare hands. Will they succeed and SAVE SAM? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Two weeks in and we're gonna #ThrowbackThursday to the first day of school at Claremont Elementary. The energy was off the charts as our little Zebras were greeted by our Hillcat friends from Rogers State University Athletics. RSU is a partner with Claremont Elementary and they continue to up the game every year. GO ZEBRAS - GO HILLCATS ▶https://youtu.be/rL1RWdiRf9M #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

From classroom rotations, to independent research, to WIN time, our classroom teachers use devices in every aspect of their learning! That is why it is so important to get devices in our student's hands! Student devices are still being handed out to students who have a protection plan signed and paid for. To ensure that your student is able to receive their school device, please complete the following: ✅ Educational Benefits Form: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict ✅ Device Protection Plan: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain... ✅ For assistance in completing these forms watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuFnjoPDmZg ***Devices are only for Kindergarten-12th grade.*** #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In Mrs. Sanders's class at Westside, they are working on number sense for the next few weeks and the importance of recognizing number words and numbers quickly in groups, with tallies, dice, ten frames, in groups of ones and tens, and even on their fingers. This is so essential for math success in later grades! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Check this out! Ms. Johnsons class received an awesome donation of books, supplies, and stress balls from their classroom sponsor, Sunloan. As you can see her students are pumped and grateful! 😊 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Naegele's students at WRJH participated in a team building/problem-solving activity this week. The leader was the only team member allowed to touch the puzzle pieces. The hard part- the leader had to keep their eyes CLOSED! The goal was for students to develop problem-solving strategies and the ability to communicate mathematically while working with a team. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

8th grade students in Mrs. Newbury's science class practiced their measuring skills using different objects and scientific tools. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Check out what Mrs. Ward's 1st-grade class has been working on this past week. Their book study this week was Nerdy Birdy! Nerdy Birdy didn't fit in with the "cool" birds but eventually found a flock of birds just like him! However, that's not where the story ends. Vulture comes along. She's nothing like the nerdy birds. Nerdy Birdy friends her even when the rest of the group won't get to know her. It's a sweet story about being friends with all types of people and celebrating our differences! They used the story to learn about the setting, vocabulary, sentence structure, writing, friendship, and birds! During Friday Float time, Mrs. Christian and Mrs. Roller spiraled in lessons about the life cycle of eagles and bird beaks! The students made a little bird feeder to reinforce the lessons! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Time to get your car washed and support our national award winning dance team. If you missed out a couple weeks ago, come our THIS SATURDAY at Pizza Hut from 10a - 2p and they give your car the gold star treatment. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

6:19 Nutrition know the way to a teacher's heart after a long week. Thanks for loving on our teachers at Claremont! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's been two weeks since the first day of school, but did you have "First Day Jitters"? Mrs. Tidwell's class at Claremont read the book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg and then made "Jitter Juice" for a snack this year! They also participated in a STEM activity to see who could build the tallest tower with pencils. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE