Weekly Reminders!
You only have a few days left to get your 2020-2021 yearbook. They are $20, you can send cash or check with your child!
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Mrs. Newman's kindergarten class enjoyed getting creative during Math Stations!! Stations are different places in the classroom where students work on tasks simultaneously in small groups.
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**Staff Spotlight**
Mrs. Galvan
I went to Broken Arrow High School. I received my Bachelors of Science in Education from NSU in Broken Arrow.
I love empowering students to believe then can be better and do better in everything they do and everywhere they go.
This is my 12th year in education- I was a para for 2 years and this is my 10th year to be a special education teacher.
My free time is spent with my husband, daughters and brother, cycling, jamming out to music, reading and completing home improvement projects.
I am fortunate to be married to an awesome man, Zandy, who works as a route driver for Hiland Dairy. We have two beautiful daughters, Kirsten, 24- a soon to be teacher and graduate from my alma mater, NSU- and Alexis, 20, a student attending Tulsa University.
If I could be any book character who would it be and why? It's a toss up between Mary Poppins so I could have the power to clean and organize quickly and the Fairy God Mother from Cinderella so I could make others' dreams come true with the touch of a magical wand.
Favorite quote?? I love quotes!! I have many favorites! Two favorites are: "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations," by Zig Ziglar
and "Enjoy the little things in life for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things."
One thing I want to do that I have never done before- I'm not much for traveling, but one day I'd like to take a cruise- an Alaskan cruise would be nice!
My favorite place to be is home! I love, love, love to stay home!
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We still have a few yearbooks left. $20 each. You can stop by the office or send money with your kiddo.
Mrs. Brassfield's 3rd grade class made dodecahedrons for their animal research project. They had to select an animal of their choice. Then, they had to research animal description, habitat, diet, predators, prey, young, life cycle, etc. These turned out so great!
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Parent & Family Leadership Series
This month we are partnering with NCCEP to bring you a special series of FREE Parent & Family Leadership workshops. These virtual sessions are designed to give parents and family engagement professionals fresh tools for helping youth and families recover from challenges. Seeds will provide four engaging one hour sessions on SEL topics that cover brain-based learning, improving empathy, building better habits and turning adversity into opportunity. Now is the time to work with families, support parents and prepare youth for better times ahead. There are only 300 100 spots remaining so gather up some community members and join today.
https://www.seedstraininghub.com/e/BAh7BjoWZW1haWxfZGVsaXZlcnlfaWRsKwexfZ%2Bj--530a7108571f6a27aaea2c01b656125cdb7d940b?skip_click_tracking=true
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The second Friday in May is #schoolprday, also called National School Communicators Day. A day where schools recognize the work behind the scenes of those who tell our school's story, share celebrations, and keep us informed.
Yesterday we celebrated the team behind the communications curtin. Our Communications Specialists or as some often refer to them, "the Facebook lady" or "the website lady" or because they play many roles at their site it could be the "front desk lady", the "library lady", the "camera lady"... you get the picture (see what I did there?).
As a team, we want to thank all of our Claremore Public School staff, students, and community, for sharing their #CPSZEBRAPRIDE through excellent pictures, updates, and content. For without you, there wouldn't be a story to tell.
📷Jamie Brace - District / CHS
📷Vanessa Mudd - Roosa
📷Ashley Troyer - Claremont
📷Rachel Salcido - Catalayah
📷Sayre Whitaker - Westside (not pictured)
📷Melissa Jauquet - WRJH (not pictured)
Thank you, ladies, for everything you do to connect, communicate, celebrate, and create a partnership with our CPS families and the community.
What happens at your school when testing is over??
**This is what happened at Catalayah!!! 3rd-5th grade (along with teachers and test proctors) received a pizza party and a fanny pack dance party with the principal!!! We had so much fun!
Watch the link below to see how much fun we had!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQ2zQ-CPIQ
* I do not own the rights to this music.
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Mrs. Casey's 2nd grade class had so much fun playing this domino game at the end of their coin unit. They were learning how to match coin values while using various coins to make the amounts.
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It's.....SCHOOL NURSES DAY!!!!
We appreciate all Nurse Shea does for us!!
Catalayah wouldn't be the same without her. If you see her around today make sure and tell her how much you love and appreciate her!
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198,235... That is the number of free meals our School Lunch Superheroes have served up this school year.
Happy School Lunch Superhero Day!
It's SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY!!!!
Our ladies that provide breakfast and lunch for our kiddos are AMAZING!! They are truly a blessing to Catalayah!!!
Thanks for all you do ladies!!
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Welcome our newest Catalayah Zebra to the family!!! Mrs. Hutchins and her sweet baby Charley Dru who joined us yesterday!!!! She is adorable and we can’t wait to meet her!
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Teacher Appreciation Week!!! We have some amazing teachers at Catalayah. Be sure to Thank a teacher this week!!
What is a modern-day school librarian? At CPS they are media specialists, teachers, hope givers, a safe haven, the IT help desk, and more. Three of our district media specialists tell us more about themselves and their craft.
▶ https://youtu.be/syYlGGJh1Ac
#CPSTechTipTuesday will demonstrate how to convert an Adobe PDF document to an editable Microsoft Word document.
PDF documents are great for sending files to individuals and keeping the formatting consistent. However, a downfall is that you cannot edit the file. Using Microsoft Word, you can open a PDF document and edit it as needed.
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▶ https://youtu.be/-AH6yWXx6oI
We have some exciting news we wanted to share with you!!!
Can you guess what it is?!!?? Click the link below to watch the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf6w0yOYh2M
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Our Runner of the Week is Rhianna Thomas!!!
Mrs. Seidel has been choosing a student each week who has been running, showing a good attitude and earning feet for their necklace.
Keep up the good work!!
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**Staff Spotlight**
Ms. McCracken, 5th grade teacher
I went to High School at Caney Valley in Ramona, OK. After High School I went to college at Roger's State University and Cameron University.
It's amazing how creative and unique my students are, and the questions they ask blow me away. I love encouraging them to learn, explore and grow as human beings.
I have been teaching for 5 years, all at Catalayah. My first four years in 2nd grade, and this year I started as a virtual teacher before moving to 5th grade at the end of September.
In my free time I like to bake cookies, hike, kayak, play video games, and do any kind of craft.
I met my fiance', Chris, in 2012 and we have been engaged for almost a year. He works for Reasor's as an assistant manager.
If I was a book character I would want to be Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings because he is an amazing friend and encourager.
My favorite quote is "There's some good in the world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."- J.R.R. Tolkein
One thing I would like to do that I have never done before is I would love to explore New Zealand and see all the amazing sites there- especially The Shire!
I have really developed a love for yoga during the pandemic. It helped me stay sane and motivated when we had to end the school year early last year, and now I can't stop!
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