Reading Buddies help model good reading, build self-esteem, create positive relationships, and practice reading skills. In addition, they often come to see the value of reading. Mrs. Kropp's 5th Grade joined with Mrs. Page's 1st Grade for Book Buddies Reading Time by flashlight.
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"Education has always been a priority for the Cherokee people, and events like these allow us to expand the boundaries of the classroom," said Dr. Charles Gourd, executive director of the Cherokee Heritage Center. "It is vitally important that we support our educators and take an active role in teaching an authentic and accurate account of our history from our perspective." - Cherokee Nation Newsroom
Westside Elementary welcomed guest speakers for Cherokee Heritage Day. Mrs. Stone trying the art of blow darts as her class cheers her on! Mrs. McGill's 5th-grade class is learning about the heritage at Cherokee Heritage Day.
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Mrs Newbury’s classes at WRJH made icky sticky Oobleck. Oobleck is a suspension, or a substance that can mimic the qualities of a solid or a liquid.
Students got to take home their own little stress ball.
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Good luck to our Cross County Team today at the State meet! Chase that ring!
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Leave it to the staff to turn Halloween costumes into a lesson plan. This is how 4th and 5th grade teachers taught this nonessential standard (idioms). Students had to figure out what an idiom is, look at examples, then fill out their guess for each teacher. Once parties began, we drew from our boxes and the first kiddo we came to that had everything correct won the Halloween gift bucket!
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Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. Dress up days are fun, but they are also a way to stand up and make a commitment to be drug-free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wv8b2RFlxs&feature=youtu.be
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Making the shift from junior high to high school college freshman can be intimidating to some students. Thankfully, CHS offers a year-round bridge program, FUZE, to help make the transition much more manageable.
This next week FUZE (Freshman Mentoring Program) has teamed up with THE ZONE again to provide a safe and fun social experience for our Freshman students.
This mentoring program will help students throughout the year:
Survive high school
Choose classes
Be a leader among their peers
Develop good study habits
Get involved in campus activities
Providing opportunities for social events
Mentoring provided by current students
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Tonight after the game is the annual GLOW performance by our award-winning band. Plan on staying late to see this incredible glow show.
5 - 7p Rotary Chili Supper
6:30 Senior Night Presentation
7:00 Game time vs. Pryor
9:15 GLOW SHOW
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Something CREEPY has been going on in the Catalayah library! 1st-grade students have been learning just how valuable the illustrator is in helping to "tell" the story. Last week they read Creepy Carrots, and this week Creepy Underwear. Both books are written by Aaron Reynolds, and illustrated by Peter Brown, a Caldecott Honor Award-winning illustrator. Mrs. Ward's class created some very creepy underwear today.
Book review through eyes & ears of some of Mrs. Ward's 1st graders...
“I thought it was funny when he tried to get rid of the underwear.” - Brooke
“I liked it at the end of the book when he wore the creepy underwear.” -Stella
“I liked THE CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR because it’s underwear.” -Haskel
“I liked that the underwear glowed.” - Mason
“I liked the alliteration ‘ghoulish, greenish glow.” - Jasmine
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It will be cold for Senior Night at Friday night's football game BUT the chili will be hot at the Annual Rotary Chili Supper. All proceeds will go to the Claremore Public School Foundation grants!
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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Rylee Vanaman for making the All Region Softball Team!
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There will be plenty skeletons out tonight so Mrs. Seidel took this opportunity to teach her PE class, at Catalayah, about the skeletal system. The students labeled the frame with the scientific skeletal names.
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I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team. Jon Gruden
Last night the 3rd-grade CYFA football team and cheerleaders persevered through the rain and cold for their post-season tournament. They got the WIN and will play again, Saturday!
With dedication like this future of CPS looks bright!
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Mr. Cummings, CHS History Teacher, is currently planning an Educational Travel Experience to Boston and New York City for 2021.
Memories of educational school trips are among the most prominent of the formative years, primarily because they are a welcome break in the routine for both students and teachers. While their purpose is mainly to educate, they can also be a fun bonding experience for everyone involved. The trip can reinforce what a teacher has been instructing in class about a subject and help students understand the topic better. These trips help students to become more engaged in the learning process.
They also help students grow their socialization skills as they are taken into new environments giving them opportunities to be respectful of the locations and cultures they visit. Also, a student's curiosity is on high alert when they are in new places experiencing new things, which helps with the retention of the information for a more extended period.
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Lewis' class at Catalayah, brought the constitution to life in their classroom. After reading "We The Kids" the students wrote their own constitution, signed it, and now it's a part of what governs their classroom.
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The high school engineering teacher, Lynn Steidley, and two of her students, Luke and Brett, went to help Ms. Olari's class at Westside Elementary, make electromagnets.
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What's the most important thing about those everyday objects around you? Can it be different for different people? "The Important Book" asks children to think deeply about the importance of everyday objects, from apples to spoons. Catalayah teacher, Mrs. Ward, asks students to look deeper and see what is important about each other. A lesson in critical thinking, gratitude, appreciation, humanity, and observation.
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Claremore High School hosts several college representatives to talk to students about their programs, the college application process, and scholarships. This morning Oklahoma State University will be on campus during Encore in room 202. Students can go by the counseling office anytime to see who and when other schools will be here to talk to them.
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So proud of our WRJH Dance Team!!!! They just took 1st in the 7th-grade kick division at TSF this weekend!!!! The future looks bright for our dance team.
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Red Ribbon Week is THIS WEEK! As the nation’s largest and oldest drug prevention campaign, Red Ribbon Week® reaches over 80 million people each year throughout the United States and CPS schools are doing their part to encourage our community to be DRUG FREE!
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