Catalayah Elementary

Turkey Trot Winners!!! 5th grade- Carson Young & Seleny Ruiz 4th grade- Hudson Weaver & Clara Bennett 3rd grade- Drake Patton & Paisley Drake Congrats!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Turkey Trot Winners!! 2nd grade- Ryleigh Schnegelsiepen & Axel Wilson 1st grade- Addabelle Kendall & Dominic Fox Kdg winners- Dillion Holt & Kimber Livingston Congrats!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

I think every school needs a Mrs. M!!! She loves teaching our students Spanish every chance she gets. Has your child learned Spanish from our wonderful Mrs. M??? Let us know what they have learned!! Gracias, Te queremos mucho Mrs. M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcRMlDyuMmI #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Have you ever heard of this Thanksgiving Story?? Our friends in Mrs. Ward's class read the story and made these cute bracelets that go along with it!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our wonderful Cafeteria ladies (along with some great PTO Volunteers) served 330 lunches today with a smile!!! We are so fortunate to have such wonderful cafeteria ladies at Catalayah. We hope everyone enjoys their time off with their families. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Shuck and Mrs. Branco are ready for the Turkey Trot tomorrow!!!!! Please don't forget to have your kiddos wear tennis shoes and bundle up!! Don't forget to check back tomorrow for pictures and videos of our First Annual Turkey Trot!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's JA Biztown time for our 5th graders!! Our students running for Mayor gave their speeches the other day. They all did such a great job!! Biztown is so much fun. Ask your 5th graders about it. They are learning to write checks and do several different jobs. They will be finding out what jobs they have soon! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

I VOTED!!! 5th graders got the chance to vote for their Mayor today!! They even have the stickers to prove!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our sweet little kindergartners are learning how to type!!!! This is usually such a for foreign skill for the little ones. They are pros at their ipad and soon will be pros at the computers too!! Look at how proud they are! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Roller's 1st grade class enjoyed their fun hands on activity. They got to move around the classroom and hunt for adjectives to add to their list. They also had to decide if the math facts they found on their hunt were true or false. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's almost Thanksgiving, that means its time to disguise our Turkeys so they don't get eaten!!!! Mrs. Cole's classes and some kindergarten classes have done such a great job!!! This is one of my favorite projects they do. I love seeing the creativity!!! I think its safe to say these Turkeys won't be getting eaten this year!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Have you heard the exciting news???? Mrs. Coffey is Catalayah’s Teacher of the Year!!!!!! Congrats Mrs. Coffey! We are so proud of you! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

FRIDAYS WITH FRAZIER Congratulations to our eight Site Teacher of the Year recipients. Their colleagues chose them to represent their site for consideration for the 2021-2022 Claremore Public Schools Teacher of the Year, announced later this month. Over the next several months, each teacher will create a dossier including a personal biography and essays on education issues and trends, community involvement, philosophy of teaching, and the teaching profession. A committee will review these documents, a lesson video and host an interview with each candidate. Stay tuned to learn more about each of these fantastic teachers and why their peers choose them to represent their school. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced in the spring of 2022. ▶ https://youtu.be/adQizWIs_8o #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Lewis and her 1st grade class made these adorable reminders to pray for our Veterans!! They passed out these reminders to all staff members! What a sweet reminder! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Can you guess what Mrs. McComb is working on??? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have some HEROS in the hall at Catalayah!!!! Our 1st graders made this cute sign and also wrote about their favorite Veteran. Some even included pictures!! Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Catalayah Loves Our Veterans!! Thank you Veterans!! We love you and appreciate your service! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace. Claremore Public Schools is proud of the individuals that chose to serve our country and who now serve our country, our community, and our children on our campuses. Watch here ▶ https://youtu.be/9xKJNVN9uEU Video Credits: Hailey Pickup, CPS Communications Student Intern #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Cherokee Heritage Days was a huge hit at Catalayah!! 3rd-5th graders got to enjoy hearing stories from Robert Lewis. He did some Native American storytelling, and also talked about some of the Native American traditions and cultures. There was even some Native American artwork hanging behind him, that the kids were asking him about. Robert Lewis is a Cherokee National Treasure and an award-winning storyteller, author, and artist of Cherokee, Navajo, and Apache descent. Robert has appeared on local television and radio programs to share the wisdom and beauty of Native stories. Robert became a storyteller in spring 2003 while he was working at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as a tour guide for the ancient village. Robert Lewis said, “I had the opportunity to tell this story to a group of schoolchildren and parents waiting for a tour to begin. During the course of the tale, Barbara Girty, who at the time was in charge of group tours for the museum, heard me and so began this unique journey I find myself on.” Have your kids had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Lewis tell stories??? He is amazing. Ask them when they get home about his storytelling! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

WIN TIME!!! WIN stands for “What I Need”, and refers to interventions and/or enrichment. During WIN time, some students receive a 25-minute intervention to work on specific math or reading skills. They might work with their classroom teacher, or a specials teacher or even other staff members in the building. Who does your child work with during WIN time?? I stopped by some of the older students win groups this week. Stay tuned for some pictures of the younger groups. WIN is for 1st-5th graders. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE