Claremore Public Schools

The Annual 2nd Grade Fairy Tale Ball took place at Roosa this past week. Students enjoyed reading Fairy Tales and acting out the Once Upon at Roosa. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE https://youtu.be/N2mZU1iZkcc

The future looks bright for the Lady Zebra Basketball program. Congratulations to the WRJH 7th-grade girls basketball team! They WON the Verdigris tournament! GO ZEBRAS! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Tiffany Hudson, a 3rd-grade teacher at Catalayah, preformed an authentic scalp dance and southern cloth dance from her native Kiowa tribe during their Native American unit this week. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is no different from every day we for teachers. We are thankful for our students and their families, connections with our colleagues, for the leaders that encourage our growth, and the caring support from our own families. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

As a family-focused school district and community, we strive to partner with parents to help ensure the success of our students. This week one of our schools hosted a Family Skate Night to build relationships to strengthen that partnership and have some fun. Mrs. Fay hopes the families had as much fun at Claremont's skate night as the teachers did!!! Congrats to Mrs. Schell's class for having the best turnout! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The selfless act of serving others is a way to bring more joy into the world. It is a method with which to build amazing, passionate cultures within a business, within a school, within a community, within a family, within a team. Too often we can get caught up in the ideals of prestige or winning and forget that the main reason anyone is successful is because of what they have done for others. "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson. Claremore athletics wants to be a winning program but more importantly, we want to build citizens that win by serving others. This week the CHS baseball and softball players held a canned food drive to help stock the Rogers County Sheriff's Dept. Food Pantry. The pantry is open to anyone 24/7. CHS girls basketball helped Westside pack up food baskets for fellow Zebra families. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CHS principals are thankful every day to get to serve our students. This week they decided to put on an apron and show their appreciation to them while serving our Thanksgiving meal. As each student went through the line they were asked what they were thankful for. They received comments like family, faith, health, and one very specific comment...“you coach!” #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Community and family are often words used to describe Claremore Public Schools. This week our schools hosted Thanksgiving lunch and invited the community to join us. Our schools filled with parents, siblings, and grandparents sitting side by side with our students. At Catalayah, RSU soccer boys visit the classrooms on Friday mornings to read, help and mentor our students. Coach Larkin heard there would be some kids whose families could not make it to Thanksgiving table. So they decided to stay to eat with the Catalayah students. It didn't take long, word got out, and the tables began to fill with additional players who joined in so all students would be a part of the festivities. Here are a few of the Hillcats with our Zebra family. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

7th grade English students in Mrs. Franklin's class are participating in a mock trial to learn how to state a claim and provide evidence to support it. This learning activity is a great way to teach students about public speaking and building confidence in front of a group. It also teaches persuasive writing skills. Mrs. Franklin makes a great judge, too, don't you think? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Westfall’s seventh-grade class finished their plant reproduction lesson by dissecting flowers and identifying their parts and the function of these parts. A big THANK YOU goes out to Floral Creations and parents who supplied the flowers at no charge! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public School teacher Brooke Lee, you're Oklahoma's Milken Educator Award Winner! Mrs. Lee is an English teacher at Will Rogers Junior High and received $25,000 award. https://www.milkeneducatorawards.org/newsroom/videos/view/brooke-lee-claremore-oklahoma #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #oklaed #milkenaward

Thanksgiving Break begins tomorrow, Wednesday - November 27th. We will be thankful to see you back in our classrooms on December 2nd.

Will Rogers Junior High hosted a fantastic assembly today. They implemented all the Great Expectation practices, but they had no idea the surprise that would follow their presentation. If you missed the assembly, you can watch it here. https://youtu.be/ALMGyjmyjZs #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #oklaed #milkenaward

Mrs. Ward's class at Catalayah is sending us off with a song to celebrate the Thanksgiving holidays while asking, "What else can we eat for Thanksgiving?" https://youtu.be/6qCc_QUJ36I #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Pick up your holiday drinks from Chick-fil-A this week! $1 of every gallon sold this month will go to benefit Claremore Public Schools Foundation. Make plans to enjoy Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea, or Lemonade at your Thanksgiving table. Their Lemonade is hand squeezed and mixed fresh daily made with either cane sugar (regular) or Splenda (diet). #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Utilizing visual and auditory learning Mrs. Ward's class, at Catalayah, will always remember the history of Thanksgiving. Check out these students as they tell you about the colors of Thanksgiving https://youtu.be/YpWqOlENt9Y #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Kindness is a behavior marked by ethical characteristics, a pleasant disposition, and concern and consideration for others. It is considered a virtue and recognized as a value in many cultures. Mrs. Stolusky kindergarten class at Catalayah reminds us to be the "I" in KIND! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Bouncy balls, bouncy house, bouncy seat, but BOUNCY EGGS??? Can you make an egg bounce? Mrs. Ritter's 5th grade class at Catalayah decided to find that out. This experiment was not only fun, but students were able to experience chemical reactions in action. So the answer is, yes, you can make an egg bounce... but not too high. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE https://youtu.be/Vagmk6GnRo0

Mrs. Lane's classes at WRJH are currently working on a mock trial. They are using a case file that includes exhibits and a nonfiction story to pull evidence to prove their case. By working on gathering information and organizing it for their mock trial, they are working on standards that focus on argumentative writing. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The mysteries of the "teachers' workroom." Remember, always wondering what lurked behind that door that was labeled "TEACHERS ONLY"? This week Catalayah students were allowed into the inner circle as the winners of the "lunch with the 1st-grade teachers" auction were treated to a private lunch. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE