Catalayah Elementary

Another sweet surprise last week! 🍪❤️

Kaitlyn from NSight for Life Counseling Services stopped by Catalayah to check in with our new counselor and brought along these ADORABLE cookies!

We are so thankful to see more counseling resources becoming available right here in Claremore. Having caring professionals in our community who are ready to support students and families is such a wonderful thing!

Thank you, Kaitlyn, for stopping by, introducing yourself, and of course… for the sweet treats! We’re excited to have another great resource in our Claremore community! ❤️🦓

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Our students are officially checking out books from the library! 🎉📖 We love seeing our little Zebras excited to pick out a new book to take home! ⭐ Quick reminder: Be sure your student brings their library book back each week so they can return it and check out a NEW one! Happy reading, Zebras! 📚🦓❤️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Tonight and Thursday we have our grade level parent nights!!!! Join us!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our sweet friend Mr. Woldridge has partnered with Cedar Point Church and Paradise Donuts to spread a little happiness (and a whole lot of sugar 😉) around town — and last week, Catalayah was lucky enough to be one of their stops!

What a fun surprise to receive a box of delicious donuts from such thoughtful people! 🥰

Thank you, Mr. Woldridge, Cedar Point Church, and Paradise Donuts for thinking of us and making our day a little sweeter! We sure do love our community! ❤️🦓🍩

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❤️ Cherokee Heritage Days at Catalayah! ❤️ Our friends from the Cherokee Nation Education Center spent time with our 3rd and 4th graders, giving students an opportunity to learn about and experience Cherokee culture and traditions firsthand! Students rotated through several hands-on activities, including traditional Game of Grace, stickball, and blowgun practice, and they even had the opportunity to learn about the Cherokee language. We love experiences like this that bring learning to life! Our students had so much fun while gaining a greater understanding and appreciation for the history, traditions, and culture of the Cherokee people. A huge Wado (thank you!) to our friends from Cherokee Nation for sharing their time, knowledge, and heritage with our Catalayah students! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is the day!

Parents, make sure to check backpacks after school for detailed information on our fundraiser and help your student get registered at ShopFund.com using Group Code: M8V86 if they have not already completed the registration.

Add your contacts and then share with family & friends nationwide. We are so grateful for your participation and appreciate our community's supporters!

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Don't forget about the RSU Dance Clinic this week. You will even get to see some of our Catalayah Alumni!!!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

📚 Parent Night is next week! ❤️🖤

Please plan on joining us for Grade-Level Parent Night! We’re excited to welcome our families and share some important information for the school year.

Check out the flyer below for when and where each grade will be meeting.

We hope to see you there!

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Ms. Loyd’s 5th grade science class has already started with the hands-on experiments, and we are HERE for it! 🙌 Students put the Scientific Method into action by forming a hypothesis about how many drops of water they thought could fit on the surface of a penny. Then it was time to test their predictions, observe what happened, and record the results! Who knew a penny, a little water, and a dropper could turn into such a fun science lesson?! 🔬🪙💦 We have a feeling there are going to be LOTS of great experiments happening in Ms. Loyd’s class this year! ❤️🦓 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our fundraiser starts on Friday!!! Be on the lookout! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have flyers for Homecoming shirts in the office. Stop by anytime during the day to grab one or have you child stop by and get one!!!! Online ordering is even an option. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We still have our 2025-2026 yearbooks on sale!!! If you didn't have a chance to get one stop by the office. $25 each, cash or check.

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Have you been received the Catalayah Newsletters on Sundays?? There is a lot of good information in there! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, CPS will be closed on Monday, September 7th, 2026.

"Before the reward, there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy." Ralph Ransom

Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. The labor movement created it in the late 19th century, and it became a federal holiday in 1894.

Learning is always more fun with PLAYDOUGH! ❤️ Mrs. Roller’s class put their playdough to work and practiced making their names! ✏️🔤 Learning + playdough = the cutest combo! 🥰 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

**Reminder**

Today is early release!! Dismissal is at 2:10.

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EARLY RELEASE TOMORROW!!!!

Tomorrow starts our early release on Fridays. Every Friday school will dismiss at 2:10.

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Thank you Claremore First Methodist Church and Teatime Bakery for the delicious cookies you brought for our staff!!! They were sooooo good!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Officer Moree stopped by Catalayah! 🦓❤️ He joined our kiddos in the lunchroom and even headed outside to play with them at recess! We love that Officer Moree takes the time to simply hang out, have fun, and get to know our students. Those little moments mean so much and help our kids build such a positive relationship with him! We are so happy to have you as part of our Catalayah family, Officer Moree. Here’s to a GREAT year! ❤️🖤🤍 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

I stopped by PE today to see what they were up to, and it was just the CUTEST! ❤️🦓 Before they got started with PE class, Mr. Hughes was reading The PE Teacher from the Black Lagoon! 📚😂 I love seeing our teachers find fun ways to make every part of the school day special! 👟 PE REMINDER: Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on their PE day so they’re ready to run, play, and have fun! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE