Claremore Public Schools

Arrow Hill and Katrina Sherrick proudly display dictionaries personalized by NJROTC students. This annual Rotary project provides a personalized dictionary to every third grader in Rogers County. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Roosa 3rd grade read the book Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet, the true story of Tony Sarg, the creator of the balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students learned how a gas makes a balloon float. They went on to created and design their own floats. The students made the balloons big by using vinegar and baking soda, which caused a gas to inflate the balloon. Here are some pictures of the students making these gases and capturing them in the balloon. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Thanksgiving may have passed, but it's always a great day to be thankful! Check out this special Thanksgiving ZTV as they share why they are grateful for some of our teachers at CHS. https://youtu.be/o2DdqSpbnUI #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Higgins' Algebra 1 class is learning how to calculate statistics. To help students understand, they are using the OKC Thunder! They are working on players' statistics and the amount of player usage for the Thunder and calculating it. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's always a great day when the Zebras get the "W" but even sweeter when it's in Tiger territory. Freshmen boys won the championship at the Pryor Invitational last week. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #beatpryor

With 15 school days until Winter Break, Santa and CPS staff want to welcome you back from Thanksgiving break and remind you it's essential to FINISH STRONG. That is 105 hours of instructional time, which is 6,300 seconds of learning. Remember ATTENDANCE MATTERS! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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