Catalayah Elementary

Student spotting!! 👀 Mrs. McComb spotted some students in Florida!!!!! She found Landon and Kylie in Destin swimming in the Ocean! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Desy found Henry and Thomas at kids day camp!! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Galvan, Special Education Teacher •Favorite food: Anything I don’t have to cook! •Favorite Color: Bling, yes that’s a color! •Drink: Anything that gives me energy! •Birthday: Every year! •Hobby: Gardening--Spending time with family--Staying home because pants are overrated--Reading--mostly instructions on how to adult! •How do you spend your summer: Dreaming of winter! **Short about me!** I’ve been married more than half my life! We have two 20-something-year-old girls living their best life being independent, we raised our girls and started accumulating dogs—I have more than I’m willing to share! I’ve been at Catalayah since we opened-- long enough to know where the secret stash of snacks is hidden! I can recite the alphabet backward (after a few tries). My favorite place to be is home, wait, I said that already. Oh, and my classroom? It's the unofficial teacher hangout before and after school—just follow the laughter! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Douthitt, Kindergarten Teacher Favorite food: shrimp 🦐 Favorite color: red Favorite drink: sweet tea Birthday: March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Hobby:  scrapbooking & watching The Young & the Restless I like to spend my summer spending time with family and friends & going swimming & catching up on chores. I am married to Alan who teaches at Claremore High School. I have two kids—a son Tyler who is 21 and a daughter Abbie who is 16. I have been teaching for 26 years all in Kindergarten. 😊 my first three years of teaching, I taught in Tulsa public schools at Remington Elementary and then I moved to Claremore  & taught at Claremont and when Catalayah was open, I started there. I have been at Catalayah since it opened 😊 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

EVENING ENROLLMENT EVENT TONIGHT The Enrollment Center will be open twice in August to help anyone register for enrollment. We have computers, scanners, interpreters, and people to help you! Registering your children early will help us plan for appropriate staffing, class sizes, and schedules. 📅 August 1st and August 8th ⏲5:00pm - 7:00pm 📍101 W 11th Street (look for circle drive) 💭Interpreters available 📃Bring the required document - https://5il.co/coae Enrollment webpage: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/enrollment-center

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. James, Librarian •Favorite food: Mexican •Favorite Color: purple •Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper •Birthday: July 11th •Hobby: traveling, reading, spending time with family I just finished my 27th year of teaching! I've taught 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. I've also been a Reading Specialist, and have spent the last 14 years of my career as a librarian. Tony and I were high school sweethearts and have been together over 42 years!! We've been married 38 years and have 3 grown sons, who all graduated from Claremore, and 2 beautiful grandchildren. I love spending my summer at the river, lake, and ocean! Family vacations are the BEST! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!! 👀 Ms. Rachel ran into Allie and Aiden at Ichiban in Owasso celebrating birthdays! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Ms. Longhorn, 1st grade Teacher (will be Mrs. Hall by the time school starts!) •Favorite food: Mexican food🌮 •Favorite color: 💛🩷🩵🤍 •Favorite drink: Sonic sweet 🍑 tea •Birthday: March 23rd🌷 •Hobby: golfing, pickleball, playing with my dogs, esthetics! •How do you spend your summer? I hangout by the pool, have cookouts with my family, and relax at home! I am a first year teacher and I’m so excited to start!👩🏽‍🏫 I’m a Catalayah Alumni and graduated from Claremore High School! 🦓 My fiancée and I are getting married this July and we have 2 dogs together! 👰🏽‍♀️🤵🏻‍♂️🐶🐶 Fun fact: 1. Mrs.Shuck was my elementary principal from 1st-5th grade and now I get to work with her and a few other amazing elementary teachers that I had growing up!❤️ 2. My sister-in-law and I are classroom neighbors and we are 1st year teachers together!   #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

PSA - FREE TENNIS SHOES "Cedar Point will host its third annual LACE UP event on Saturday, August 3, from 10AM to 12PM! This will be an opportunity for kids in need to receive a new pair of name-brand sneakers to start the school year off with confidence! The only requirement is that the child/children must be present at the time of the event to receive shoes. We can’t wait to see you and your kiddos there! Come ready to get some sneakers!"

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Shuck, Principal Favorite Food: Mexican Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Drink: Sonic Mango Water Birthday: April 28 Hobby: Netflix and being outdoors How do I spend my summer: getting things ready for the next school year, spending time with family and friends, which includes a vacation somewhere. My husband Tim and I have been married for 27 years and we have one son, Adam. He will graduate this fall from OSU. Go Pokes!!!🧡 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Enrollment Center will be open twice in August to help anyone with their enrollment registration. We have computers, scanners, interpreters, and people to help you! Registering your children early will help us plan for appropriate staffing, class sizes, and creating schedules. If you have not done so already - ENROLL TODAY! EVENING ENROLLMENT EVENT 📅 August 1st and August 8th ⏲5:00pm - 7:00pm 📍101 W 11th Street (look for circle drive) 💭Interpreters available 📃Bring the required document - https://5il.co/coae Enrollment webpage: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/enrollment-center In-Person Registration - Regular office hours starting August 1st: 8am - 4pm. Online - anytime 👩🏻‍🎓Returning students https://claremoreok.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/claremore.jsp?status=login 👨‍🎓New student https://claremoreok.infinitecampus.org/campus/apps/olr/application/login/kiosk-app-type ________________________________________ El Centro de inscripción estará abierto dos veces en agosto para ayudar a cualquier persona con su registro de inscripción. ¡Tenemos computadoras, escáneres, intérpretes y personas para ayudarlo! Registrar a sus hijos temprano nos ayudará a planificar la dotación de personal, el tamaño de las clases y la creación de horarios adecuados. Si aún no lo has hecho, ¡INSCRÍBETE HOY! EVENTO DE INSCRIPCIÓN POR LA TARDE 📅 1 y 8 de agosto ⏲5:00 p. m. - 7:00 p. m. 📍101 W 11th Street (busque Circle Drive) 💭Intérpretes disponibles 📃Traer el documento requerido - https://5il.co/coae Página web de inscripción: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/enrollment-center Registro en persona: horario de oficina habitual a partir del 1 de agosto: de 8 a. m. a 4 p. m. En línea - en cualquier momento Estudiantes que regresan https://claremoreok.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/claremore.jsp?status=login Nuevo estudiante https://claremoreok.infinitecampus.org/campus/apps/olr/application/login/kiosk-app-type

It's more than a meal! 6 Reasons to complete the educational benefits application! 1️⃣ Free or reduced breakfast, lunch, and technology fees 2️⃣ Additional funding for technology and internet access 3️⃣ Discounted fees for ACT & AP exams 4️⃣ Helps with the district's state aid funding 5️⃣ Discounted fees associated with college applications 6️⃣ Additional scholarship opportunities, both public and private Please note: You must re-enroll in this program each year! The application process is open now for the 24-25 school year.

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Haltom, NEW 2nd Grade Teacher Favorite food: any kind of pasta! Favorite color: pink Drink: sweet tea Birthday: March 20th Hobby: Baking, cooking, watching movies I spend my summer spending time with my family, baking, binge watching tv shows, and playing with my dogs! About me: this is my first year at Catalayah! I’ve lived in Claremore with my husband, Michael, for about 3 years. We have two fur babies, Winnie and Shadow. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!! 👀 Ms. Rachel saw Asher and Cabo at the Bowling Alley in Owasso! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Dunn. Paraprofessional •Favorite food: Mexican •Favorite Color: Yellow •Drink: unsweetened tea •Birthday: May 19, 1980 •Hobby: reading, cooking, yoga, antiquing, keeping up with my husband and kids. They are busy. •How do you spend your summer: In the summer we swim, go to Blue Hole, go see the newest movie, (Inside Out 2 is awesome) ice skate and roller skate. This summer is full of ice hockey and color guard. Short about me! I’m married! 22 years! My husband works at American Airlines. We have three kids. Claire is 16, she will be a junior at CHS, she is in color guard and jazz choir. Preston is 13, he will be in the 8th grade at WRJH, he is in track and plays ice hockey for TJO. Isabel is 11, she will be in the 6th grade at WRJH. This will be my 4th year as a sped para at Catalayah! Any other fun info about you that we need to know?!? I love playing card games! UNO and Skip-Bo are my favorites! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Ms. Rachel, Secretary •Favorite food: Mexican, steak, potato salad 🤤 •Favorite Color: pink 🌸 •Drink: jumanji from atlas, sweet peach tea 🥤 •Birthday: May 19 💚 •Hobby: I enjoy spending time with my family and always love a good girls night with my friends! •How do you spend your summer: I enjoy hanging out by the pool and getting together with friends during the summer. I’m kinda like Mrs. Ward and don’t really like being busy in the summer! My husband Sean and I just celebrated our 19th Anniversary!! Our daughter Makyla is attending TTCU for Nursing and Kaden will be a Jr at Claremore High School. This will be my 8th year at Catalayah! I really enjoy the people I work with and the kids sure do make our days fun!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Newman, Kindergarten Teacher •Favorite food: Mexican •Favorite Color: orange •Drink: Diet Coke •Birthday: Oct 25 •Hobby: reading I just finished my 25th year of teaching. I taught for 10 years at Union Public Schools in Tulsa. Then I stayed home with my twins for 4 years. I have been in Claremore Public Schools for 15 years. I was at Roosa for 11 years and just finished my 4th year at Catalayah!! I love teaching my littles and watching them grow!! I have 19 year old twins!! They will both be in Stillwater this Fall!! Go Pokes!!🧡🖤 Beau will be starting his first year at Meridian Tech. Reese will be a sophomore at OSU! We have two fur babies. Baxter is our 15 pound Silky Terrier and Rocky is our 150 pound Great Dane. I love hanging out with my kids and their friends!! I also love hanging out at the pool and lake with my friends!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Fox, Special Ed Teacher •Favorite food: Italian •Favorite Color: Teal •Drink: Coca-Cola •Birthday: August 10th •Hobbies: Reading, crafting, and camping (in the Fall). •How do you spend your summer: With my family! Short about me: I am going into my third year of teaching at Catalayah. I have four children: Aryah (a CHS Graduate), Caden (a junior at CHS), Noah (a first grader at Catalayah), and Stella (A kindergartner at Catalayah). My spouse and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this Fall. Fun fact: I love Winnie the Pooh and all things Disney! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!! 👀 Mrs. Desy saw Mason, Blake and Ava at Grand Lake!!! They even let her on their boat for a pic! 😂 We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Basks, Assistant Principal •Favorite food: Chicken Strips •Favorite Color: Pink •Drink: Water with Grape Zippfizz •Birthday: April 17th •Hobby: Movies, Sports, & Games •How do you spend your summer: I love being in the water during the summer! I have been blessed with an amazing husband Robert and three terrific children Tyler 29, Tanner 24, & Reagan 22. I have been in education 22 years. I taught at Claremont before coming to Catalayah. I love spending time with my family and friends. I love God ,traveling, sporting events, and concerts. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE