Roosa Elementary

1st grade enjoyed a gingerbread man unit where they spent two weeks reading and comparing different gingerbread stories from the Gingerbread Cowboy to the Gingerbread Ninja. The week ended with a special treat of gingerbread man snacks. They read their final book Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and when they went back to the classroom their snacks were gone! The class discovered that their gingerbread man snacks had run away in the school! Students passed out wanted posters and went on a scavenger hunt to recover the missing snacks. When the students went back to class they found the gingerbread man snacks back in the classroom! They ate them quickly this time before they ran away again! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

While enjoying the holiday break, take time to share your love for reading with your students. These students were “caught reading.” Be an example and get “caught reading” by your student. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our Roosa Clothes Closet is in need of clothes! Please send pants/leggings of all sizes, boys and girls, preferably with a stretchy waist as well as shoes of all sizes, boys and girls. ALL clothing donations are welcome. Clothes can be dropped off at the front office during school hours. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

At Rise and Shine, John Feary, Claremore City Manager, stopped by to recognize Roosa Elementary and their hugely successful canned food drive! Roosa Elementary collected 5,398 cans for the Share the Spirit Canned Food Drive! Way to go Roosa for being a shining example of a Great Expectations Model School by practicing Helping One Another Whenever Possible. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Bourgeois’ 5th grade math class students worked on multi-digit numbers by two-digit number multiplication. Things to remember in multiplication, sometimes regrouping is necessary, any number times zero is zero, and bring a pencil and an eraser. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Devers’ and Mrs. Shaw’s students walked into a huge surprise! Mrs. Devers wanted to do something special for them, so she asked friends and family if they had any interest in donating a blanket to a student as a Christmas gift. In less than 24 hours people stepped up and had sponsored all 29 students! The surprise and excitement was overwhelming! She told them all that every time they use the blanket, to remember they are loved and special to people who have never even met them. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Roosa Elementary had a visit from Senator Ally Seifried. The Senator is from Claremore Oklahoma and wanted to tour our schools. Thank you Senator Seifried for caring about Oklahoma kids! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Try a Dictionary! The 3rd grade students looked in the dictionary and discovered the part of speech, pronunciation and definition of words. The words in the Dictionary are listed in alphabetical order and grouped together by Guide Words at the top of the page. A Dictionary is an excellent last minute gift for all ages! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

4th grade has been working hard on their Math Facts. They earned a trip to the Claremore Community Center! Students used their math facts to play pool, ping pong and other games too. Math is fun in 4th grade! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Pre K stopped by the library to “check out” the cool books! Students looked through the pages and found the letter of the day! Don’t forget to share your love for 📕📗📘 reading 📕📗📘 with your student, especially over the holiday break. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Congratulations to Mr. David Burke on receiving his Masters Degree in Special Education/Autism. Earlier this month Mr. Burke was cheered on by his wife and daughters as he graduated. Mr. Burke graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. He is in his fourth year at Roosa Elementary and worked on his degree in the evenings and weekends. We are so proud of our Mr. Burke! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Roosa celebrated this week by wearing Ugly Christmas Sweaters. Some students showed their creativity and made their own sweater. Some were decorated with lights and tinsel. Enjoy your break with your families and students go back to school January 4, 2023. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Thomas Nolan, Duke Forbes & Lakyn Binam will represent Roosa Elementary at the Elks National Hoop Shoot County Contest on Saturday, December 17 at the Verdigris Jr. high gym. Roosa students competed for these spots by having the most free throws out of 25 shots. Go Roosa Zebras! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public Schools will be closed for the holiday season from December 19th - January 3rd. Teachers will return (PD day) on 1/3/23 . Students return on 1/4/23.

Mrs. Melton had students practice their spelling words by writing them in shaving cream! How much fun! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Mann’s 2nd grade class has GREAT news!! They are a class of officially published authors!!! Their books came in and it is incredible. Mrs. Mann is so proud of her class. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Share the Spirit canned food drive was a HUGE success! We not only reached our goal of 1,000 cans we over with a grand total of 5,398 cans!!!!! The class from Pre-K to 2nd grade with a total of 874 cans is Mrs. Dever’s class! The class from 3rd to 5th grade with a total of 1,129 cans is Mrs. Brantley’s class!!! These classes will receive a HOT CHOCOLATE party and an extra recess! Thank you everyone who donated and made this year's canned food drive a huge success!

The 12 Days of Christmas is in full swing at Roosa and today! The staff had a NERF War between grade levels including the office staff and the specials teachers. The staff was cheered on by their students as they enjoyed a fun game of NERF! Laughter and cheers were heard as the staff showed their best moves and in the end the 5th grade team won! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Mann treated her 2nd grade students to Hot Chocolate after their writing prompt “How to Make Hot Chocolate” Patsy’s Sno Cone’s Mr. Phillip paid the entire class a compliment. Way to be a shining example of our Great Expectations Model School! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mr. Peters worked with Kindergarten through 2nd graders on holiday songs. All their hard work became a melody of music at the Roosa family Christmas. Way to show off your talent Roosa Zebras! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE