Westside Elementary

Mr. McClurg's art class has been working hard on clay-creations. Learning about the origins of clay, students made "pinch-pot" style characters and then painted & added arms and legs. Enjoy the final results!

Cozy up with a good book! 📚 Read Across America wrapped up the week with a site wide pajama day 📕

Reading appetite required 📚 Day 3 of Read Across America week: dress like your favorite book character!

Congratulations to our February staff member of the month, Ms. Verges!! Ms. Verges leads by example & always has a smile and kind words to say. Congratulations Ms. Verges! ✨🎉

Do you like green eggs & ham? 🍳 Students loved having this familiar dish on Dr. Seuss' birthday! 🎈

Leftover looks & favorite books 📚 Read across America day four: wear mismatched clothes. 👀

Due to the forecasted weather, there will be NO running club this week! 🚫 no running club Wednesday 3/11

National School Social Worker Week is the first week of March, but Westside pre-k students in Mrs. Whitaker's class celebrated during Kindness Week! Our school Social Worker Mrs. Courtney McCann, spent some time with our littles & got showered with love. We thank you Mrs. McCann for keeping Westside students and families safe!

POV: you get ready for recess and realize you and your friend are twinning 🥰

CPS will be closed March 16-20 for Spring Break, which means it's time to record a new chapter in our #ZebraTravelDiaries Spring Break Edition.

📸If you are planning a vacation or staycation, remember to pack your zebra gear and take a photo for our #ZebraTravelDiaries. Send your photo (wearing your Zebra gear), name, school, and location to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us.

If you are out of town, let us know when you’ll be home; we’ll wait to post the photo until you return.

Make it a great day to be a Zebra.

#CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Just a reminder, the Spring Book Fair will be set up for students and parents to visit during Paren Teacher Conferences tomorrow night, March 10th. 📚

4th graders teamed up with their Westie Bestie 1st grade buddies in the STEM lab with Ms. Henry. Their time together was full of teamwork, creativity and problem solving. 💡✨ Big kids mentoring little learners leads to hands on fun and powerful learning for everyone! 💻

During Kindness Week, Mrs. Cummings and her 1st graders showed gratitude for our office staff as part of their kindness mission. ✅

Ms. Sweets 2nd grade class rang in the Chinese New Hear with a fun and flavorful celebration! 🎉 🥢 Students explored Chinese customs and culture while enjoying traditional foods and treats. What a great way to learn about the worlds and celebrate together! 🌏

It's almost time for the Scholastic Book Fair! 📕📚 Set up in Westside's school library, students may visit the book fair during their specials time, and during Parent Teacher Conferences on March 10th.

Same School, New Recipe. 📚 Read Across America day 2: Students dress like teachers, teachers dress like students. This was such a fun dress up day! Tomorrow dress like your favorite book character! 📕

Another "try day" for Westside! Once a month, Claremore Public Schools very own Chef Ryan comes to our site and creates samples of foods served at the high school. Students are always so excited to see him and try new foods. ✨🥗🥖

Twin Tuesday featuring a couple of girls with matching shoes & matching school spirit! 👟🦓

Ms. Lang has been taking students outside for some Vitamin D while they read ☀️ These 4th graders and Kindergarteners are soaking up the sun while fostering a love for reading 📖

Westside is "hungry for WILD reads"! Students and staff wore animal print & zebra gear to celebrate day 1 of Read Across America 📚 🦓🐆 Tomorrow, students get to dress like a teacher 👩‍🏫