Claremont Elementary

It's Homecoming Week, Zebra family!! Check out these "tacky tourists" roaming our halls today. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

There's nothing like a good book to bring people together! 4th graders had their first book club meeting and are excited to read "When Stars Are Scattered!" #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

PD Day = learning how to implement the Science of Hope in classrooms! Studies show that students who have hope achieve greater academically, socially and experience greater overall well-being. Hope is achieved through goals, pathways and willpower. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Pre-K students work on pre-writing activities in the classroom all day long! Here, students work on hands-on ways to practice letter formation. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

After reading The Rainbow Fish, Kindergarten students created their own rainbow fish with watercolors. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Welcome to the Zebra Family, Wade Easton! Mrs. Stanart and baby Wade are doing great! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Happy Birthday to our students who have birthdays this week!! "Happy happy birthday, on this your special day, happy happy birthday, that's what we're here to say!" "Happy happy birthday, may all your dreams come true, happy happy birthday from all of us to you!" #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our Fall Book Fair is coming soon! Save the Date for October 10th-12th and 19th-19th!! Check out our book fair home page here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/claremontelementaryschool #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Check out our dress up days for HOCO week! We can't wait to see all of our students celebrating Homecoming along with us! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

2nd graders love to read!! Students in Mrs. Johnston's class learned about check-out procedures and then practiced reading to self. Procedures are such an important part of the school day - setting expectations for everything from how to do things, to behavior. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Meet Mrs. Fulks. You all know Mrs. Fulks as our 2022 District Teacher of the Year, but Mrs. Fulks wears more hats than just being a phenomenal EL teacher. Mrs. Fulks is also our site Tech Cadre member and works on all things technology at Claremont. Give Mrs. Fulks a shout out in the comments - we so appreciate the work she does to not only troubleshoot our teachers devices, but our student devices as well! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🛑 NO SCHOOL 🗓 Monday, September 26, 2022 All CPS sites will be closed while teachers participate in district-wide professional development. Central office will be open from 8A to 4P. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

3rd Grade teachers, Mrs. Millsap and Mrs. Proctor, have been bringing their classes together to reinforce student's phonics foundation using SLB or Structured Language Basics. This curriculum provides instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, oral reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, handwriting and spelling. Its a phenomenal way to reinforce language basics for our students! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

When new centers are introduced in Pre-K, Mrs. Camber always models for the students what they are supposed to do in each center! Modeling is so important for setting procedures and expectations in advance. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

4th graders had a rockin' good time learning about Geodes with our wonderful volunteer, Mrs. Clemons! Each student had the chance to break open a geode and see what is contained inside - and each student got to keep their geode to take home! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Bradfield's class use "sound mirrors" to make sure their mouths are formed correctly when making letter sounds. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What a wonderful rise and shine, hosted by Ms. Bailey’s 5th grade class! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

These 1st graders are ready to cheer our Zebras to victory! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

PLC = Professional Learning Community. During PLC time, educators work together to determine what each student at Claremont needs to be successful. This often includes comparing data, discussing additional assessments, and brainstorming additional ways to teach a standard. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

YOUR PHOTOS ARE READY! Good news! JostensPIX was recently at your school to photograph picture day, and your student's photos are now available for viewing and ordering! Click on the button below to get started. VIEW AND ORDER PHOTOS HERE https://shop.jostenspix.com PHOTOS NOT APPEARING IN YOUR GALLERY? FIND YOUR STUDENT USING EVENT CODE: FE221122 DID YOU KNOW? You can personalize your photos with a variety of backgrounds and text Photos are shipped directly to your home High-res digital downloads are available If you have more than one child, you can order together and pay once #CPSZEBRAPRIDE