Catalayah Elementary

Keep those reading skills engaged, inspire the imagination, travel the world with the Will Rogers Library Summer Reading program that begins TODAY! There are some awesome prizes too! Sign up here: https://www.claremorecity.com/550/Summer-Reading-Program #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

**Staff Spotlight** Mrs. Bero, 5th grade teacher I graduated from Afton High School. After Highschool I attended Missouri Southern State University. I love seeing the satisfaction on a child's face when they figure something out they have been struggling with! I also love to make children laugh! Laughter is joy! This is my first year teaching. I have been married to my husband Josh for 14 years. Josh works at Magellan Midstream Partners as a System Analyst. We have 3 children, Bentley, Briley 9 and Brenden 7. They all attend Catalayah! We also have two fur babies, Ressa and Sophia. We love to go camping and hiking as a family. I also love to run, workout and make quilts! If I could be any book character who would I be and why? I would be Little Miss Sunshine, from the "Little Miss" Books. She always bring sunshine to other peoples day! My favorite quote is- You don't have to be great at something to start, but you have to start to be great at something.- Zig Ziglar One thing I want to do that I have never done before is- I want to take my family to the Grand Canyon and Red Wood Forrest. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In conjunction with the USDA Seamless Summer Program, CPS Child Nutrition Department is still serving our Grab & Go meals from 10:30A - 12:30P at 3 locations daily for students 18 & under. We will distribute through August 9 on Mondays and Thursdays. Meals are "Grab and Go" with 3 meals distributed on Mondays and 4 meals on Thursdays. To help plan for proper ordering, storage, freshness, and decreased waste, we ask you to complete this order form by Thursday, the week before you pick up your meals. https://forms.gle/JjLt8mhkG2n4PVpn6 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Develop skills, make friends across the district, build a team and show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE ! Lil Zebra Football Camp begins June 7th! More Info ▶https://5il.co/s2i8

ZEBRA Basketball Camp starts tomorrow, June 2nd! This camp is for 1st - 9th graders and hosted by CHS boys basketball coaches. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Camp_brochure_May... #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

𝙃𝙤𝙩𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙍𝙀𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙉 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 - Due by June 7th Appointment slots are available based on the following schedule: ⚫Thursday, June 3, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ⚫Friday, June 4, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ⚫Monday, June 7, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Make an appointment by visiting our appointment calendar page. 📅https://calendly.com/claremoredevers/hotspot-return?month=2021-06 Read more here ▶ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/hotspot-return #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The CPS District offices are closed today. Have a safe Memorial Day. Join us in remembering and honoring those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. Who are you honoring today? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Cherokee Nation is receiving $1.8 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds as part of a historic investment in Indian Country. We at Claremore Public schools want to make sure that our students and families are aware of this. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner’s proposed spending plan for the funds will provide every Cherokee citizen with a total of $2,000 in direct relief assistance. This assistance is for EVERY Cherokee citizen with a blue tribal membership card. The Cherokee Nation will begin launching applications for its Respond, Recover and Rebuild COVID-19 assistance using FRF funds through the tribe’s online Gadugi Portal. Applications for direct assistance are expected to be online on June 1st or 2nd, but citizens are encouraged to register for the Gadugi Portal now to ease the sign-up process later. It is encouraged that everyone in the household creates a profile on the Gadugi Portal this means each citizen, yes children as well. Follow the link below to the Gadugi Portal. Please contact Jackie Boyd at jboyd@claremore.k12.ok.us if you need any assistance with this process. https://cherokee.org/about-the-nation/gadugi-portal/

We have added a Volleyball Camp to our summer options. Check out the details on our webpage. https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/summer-camps-programs #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Tomorrow is the last day of school!! Please make sure your child checks the lost and found!! We still have yearbooks for $20!

Do you remember Fanny Pack Friday!?!?!? Since we were in school Friday we really had no other choice but to bring it back!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gxAs22PIcE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

**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! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE