Our school has started Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association. Sign up online www.heart.org/KHC or CLICK HERE to View Our School Webpage and Sign Up or by downloading the Kids Heart Challenge app in the App Store (search Kids Heart Challenge).
Check out this Catalayah student participating in the Roll in the New Year Challenge!!! This is the last week for the challenge. Be sure and get your signed papers turned in this Friday.
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Mrs. Cole's Pre-K classes are learning about Dinosaurs! They are learning about meat eaters and plant eaters. They compared the biggest dinosaur to other animals and learning about the differences in each dinosaur. Each class also enjoyed activities during Dinosaur stations.
Mrs. Clifton's 1st grade class is practicing their place value!! They are making great use of their desks and really enjoying this lesson!
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January is Board of Education Appreciation Month and we, at Claremore Public Schools, have the best board in the state! Take a moment and hear from our superintendent, Bryan Frazier, on what makes our board so special. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
https://youtu.be/uSPcbXXEqAw
Mrs. Seidel's Roll in the New Year Challenge is coming to an end. Only 1 week left. SIGNED papers are due Friday Jan 31. Each student that reaches Gold (20 days) or Silver (15 days) will be recognized at Rise and Shine on Friday February 7th. *Papers must be signed*
Our 5th graders are working on their writing skills. Last week they wrote about what it would be like to wake up as a square. If you have a 5th grader ask them what they wrote about! There are some really fun and creative stories!! I enjoyed reading them.
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With the recent resignation of Claremore Public School board member, Brandon Wofford - Ward 5, the CPS Board of Education is now taking applications to fill the vacant seat. The Board of Education has sixty (60) days to fill this vacancy beginning January 1, 2020. All applicants must live within the boundaries of Ward 5 to be considered. You can find the school board map on the Claremore Public School website. If you are interested in speaking to or serving on the Claremore School Board, please contact Superintendent Bryan Frazier at bfrazier@claremore.k12.ok.us. The Board of Education will appoint the vacant seat on February 10, 2020. The deadline for consideration will be February 1, 2020.
Claremore Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, January 20th, in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
Schools will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.
What is your favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quote?
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There's so much going on around CPS! Check out this edition of "Fridays With Frazier" to find out more about the #ZEBRABOND2019 progress at the Junior High! Just another reason we have #CPSZEBRAPRIDE!
://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/videos/2477054802550546/
We recently received our School Pride® check donation from TTCU Federal Credit Union for the second half of 2019. Thanks for showing your #CPSZEBRAPRID, swiping your debit card and giving back to Claremore Public Schools! Get yours today! #ttcuSchoolPride
Mrs. Hall and the STEAM club are building Robots!!! The students get to decide which style robot they want to build. Students can program the robots to walk or drive around, bend over and even pick up items. Videos will be coming when they are completed so stay tuned!!!
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Ms. McCracken received her new rug yesterday!!! Thank you Claremore Public Schools Foundation for funding her grant.
**Attention 5th grade parents**
Mrs. Hall has started working on the slide show of the 5th grade graduation!!! She is needing each student to bring approx 10 pictures. Pictures are due by Jan 31.
Mrs. Coffey’s art class is making God’s eye (Ojo de Dios) yarn crafts. In Mexico, the central eye is made when a child is born. Each year, a bit of yarn is added until the child turns 5 at which point the Ojo is complete!!!
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Mrs Shuck got to join in on the fun in Mrs Coffey’s art class today. She made her own God’s eye yarn craft!!
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Native American Club met Monday after school. They made beaded necklaces and bracelets using authentic animal bone beads. They also went outside to see how the Native Americans were able to tell what time it was using only shadows!
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Here are a few more students that are participating in Roll in the New Year Challenge. Are your students still participating?? Send me pictures!
rsalcido@claremore.k12.ok.us
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Just a reminder that the CPS instructional calendars for the remainder of this school year and next school year are posted on our website/app. Holidays, professional days, start and end dates, conferences, and everything else you need for planning purposes. Click here to view the calendars for 2019-20 and 2020-21 at: www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/academic-calendars--3
One of my favorite things we do at Catalayah is book buddies!! Mrs. Townsend's Kindergarten class and Ms. Brown's 3rd grade class got to enjoy spending time together last week.
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