Catalayah Elementary

Biztown time!!!! Our 5th grades have been preparing for Biztown for months. Today they had the chance to apply for their jobs. We had several of our towns finest community leaders come and interview our students. I’m honestly not sure who had more fun!! The kids were so nervous but they did a great job! Thank you to all of our helpers for taking time out of their day to come interview our students! Our Mayor, Debbie Long even stayed after the interviews to talk to all the students running for Mayor of Biztown. She was able to give them tips on their Mayor speeches and they students were able to ask her questions also! Thank you, Steve Cox, Chief of Police Chris Hayes, Claremore Fireman, Owner J Farleys Terry Hancock, Hancock and Associates Brad Ward, RCB Bank Carolyn Cavins, Real Estate Agent Pastor Rick Burke, Pastor at Cedar Point Church Travis Peck, RSU Director of Alumni Engagement Debbie Long, Mayor of Claremore Creed Ritter, Walmart Manager Mike Lemon, Executive Director of Operations, CPS Dawn Nipps, Executive Director of Student Learning, CPS Trandy Birch, Executive Director of Human Resources, CPS Officer Hagen, School Resource Officer #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our Elf Shop is still going strong!!! If your child missed their shopping day they can still shop!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Snack Cart!!! We will be having snack cart Friday morning. Students can purchase snacks on their way to Rise and Shine. Snacks are $.50-$1.00 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our food drive has started!!! We are collected canned food and non-perishable items. Please send your items by Dec 13th. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mr. D took some of his VAST students to perform at Dickens on the Blvd!! They did such a great job! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We are Thankful for the RSU Softball team!!!! For the past few weeks they have been coming to visit our 1st grade classes. They have read to our students, helped with crafts and projects, made a few videos and had a lot of fun!!! We have really enjoyed them coming to Catalayah!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We are so Thankful for our Partner in Education, Red Crown Federal Credit Union. They have been such a blessing to our school, students and staff. Not only have they provided supplies for our school but they also provided 25 Thanksgiving dinners for Catalayah families. We appreciate our friends at Red Crown!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

No Running Club today Mr. Hughes is out today.

Weekly Reminders!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

A Gallon of Goodness! 🍹 Make your gatherings unforgettable with Chick-fil-A sweet tea and lemonade, and make a difference in education at the same time. For every gallon you buy, Chick-fil-A donates $2 to the Claremore Public School Foundation. Let's rally together to achieve our $4,000 goal for class and teacher grants district-wide. Raise your glasses and let's sip for a cause! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's National Substitute Day!! We have some of the BEST substitutes at Catalayah!! If you see them around today make sure you tell them how much you appreciate them!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

4th grade check in!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mr. D played a fun game with some of our 4th graders today. The game is called sticky notes. It’s a way for them to learn about the notes on the treble clef. They throw a Velcro covered ball at a piece of felt and whatever line or space it lands on if they say the correct name of the note and they earn a point for their team. The game goes back-and-forth until we get a team wins by 2 points. Then the winning team gets the opportunity to throw a basketball. If they make their shot they each earn an m&m. What a fun way to learn their music notes! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

There was an adult-size ring found in our parking lot. If you think it is yours, contact our office @ 918-923-4260. Thanks!

We are getting ready for Thanksgiving!!!! Our 1st graders told us who they are Thankful for while our Pre-K friends disguised their Turkey so it won't get eaten!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It’s World Kindness Week!!! Mrs. Basks visited several classes yesterday to talk about kindness. She read “A Little Spot of Kindness.” She also shared a sticker with each child representing the spot in the story. She told each student to look at their spot and it would remind them to always be kind. Mrs. Basks also had a kindness activity with each class. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

JOM Parent Committee Meeting - NOTICE All meetings will be held at the Education Service Center, 101 W. 11th Street, Claremore, OK.  All parents or guardians of eligible JOM students attending Claremore Public Schools are welcome to attend. JOM Parent Committee elections are in October. 23-24 Regular Meetings ➡November 16 @5:45 PM - CANCELLED ➡January 25th @5:45 PM - CHANGED to January 11th ➡March 14th @5:45 PM ➡May 9th @5:45 PM For more information about our Title IV - Indian Education Programs, check out our website: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/title-vi-indian-education If you have questions, contact Jackie Boyd at jboyd@claremore.k12.ok.us.

4TH Grade Check In!! During WIN time students split up into small groups to work on what they need help with. Here is some pictures of 4th graders working on Math and spelling. It looks like Ms. Brewster enjoyed playing catch at recess!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Casey's class enjoyed vocabulary dominos!! What a fun way to study their vocabulary words! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We are going to check in with our 4th graders this week!!! We stopped by this morning and caught some of them at PE!! Mr. Hughes had stations set up for different activities all over the gym!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE