Westside Elementary

We are back again with another Hero Wednesday! These students deserve to be bragged on! It's a great day to be a Zebra! ✨A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.-Christopher Reeve✨ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #HEROWEDNESDAY

DANCING with the ZEBRAS starts TONIGHT! Join our State Championship Dance Team for a mini-clinic September 7th - 9th and perform at a CHS football game this fall. Register here > https://5il.co/y25q #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public School is NOW HIRING dynamic and passionate teachers to be a part of our teaching team. THIS JUST IN: 4th grade just opened up at Claremont Elementary! Apply at: www.claremore.k12.ok.us/employment #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Attention Bus #1 & #18 - EFFECTIVE 9/9/21 The City of Claremore has notified us of road construction that will affect our bus routes from 9/9/21 to 9/15/2021. All students who are picked up &/or dropped off on Davis Ave. will move to Moore Ave. The times for the buses routes will remain the same. The changes to bus routes will begin Thursday, September 9th, and run through September 15th. Bus routes will return to normal on September 16th, unless otherwise communicated by our department. Thanks, Jeff O'Shields Transportation Director

Over the last couple of weeks, Mrs. G has worked with Kindergarten and 1st grade on the beat being the heartbeat of music. This past week they read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and clapped and said rhythms to the words. They wrote their first stick notations into the little hearts on their coloring sheets to show the ‘heartbeat’ of the music and then used their imaginations to color the pictures! We are so proud of their ‘noteworthy’ work! ❤🎶 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Oklahoma's Greatest Homecoming is October 1st and it's time to order your Homecoming gear! Download an order form here (Due 9/14) ▶https://5il.co/yg1a Order online here (Due 9/15 @ noon) ▶ https://claremoregear2021.itemorder.com/sale 🤠 September 30th - Site Tours 🤠 October 1st - Pep Assembly / Alumni Brunch / Parade / Coronation / Game / All Alumni Gathering @ Elks Lodge More details to follow. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Reminder - Due to the holiday Monday, Sept. 6th, Grab/Go meal pick up for quarantine and virtual families has moved to Tuesday, September 7th.

This week our Friday Funny comes out of the land of Kindergarten! Specifically from one of our dear friends in Mrs. Whitaker's class. After getting the instructions for an assignment, a very confident student says to their teacher, "Oh yeah, I got it! That's easy peasy lizards, squizards, wizards, scissors!" Can anyone else tell that they have been working on their rhyming skills? 😉😂 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #FRIDAYFUNNIES

PLC Day for Teachers = EARLY RELEASE for students today. 🕑 Elementary @ 2:00 PM 🕝 WRJH / CHS @ 2:30 PM #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, CPS will be closed on Monday, September 6th. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. This weekend, as we spend time with our families and friends, celebrate the value of an honest day’s work, the people who built America, and our nation’s advancements because of the American labor force. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #StaySafeToStayInSchool

What TEACHER is the biggest Boomer Sooner fan, you know? The University of Oklahoma is taking nominations for Teacher of the Game! I bet we have a few teachers who would love to represent #CPSZEBRAPRIDE on the field at Memorial Stadium. Now go nominate them for this opportunity. https://app.wyng.com/6120058179e5000271385a61?fbclid=IwAR0aYqABgQSTTOa458OiCslUqJdGrkP9C925DjMkhbhQbKlmhNb1xaQGDlA

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stuart Roosa's Apollo 14 space mission! In honor of this achievement, Claremore Public Schools and Claremore Museum of History are partnering up to celebrate with Roosa Space Day on September 18th! T-shirt order forms were sent out and they are due this FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Here at Westside Elementary, we enjoy celebrating our students. One of our favorite ways to let students know we see them doing the right thing is to award them with character recognitions. Teachers see something they love from a student, they write it down, and then that student and their recognition is displayed proudly on our Hero Wall! The Hero Wall has become popular with our students, so we have decided to share it with you. Look at all these students we have to brag about on our first Westside Hero Wednesday! Not all heroes wear capes; some wear backpacks! 😉😋 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

📅 CHECK YOUR EMAILS 📅 Elementary Parent Orientation Meetings Elementary Parent Orientation meetings will be held through Google Meets this year. Teachers have reached out to parents with a link and instructions on how to join the virtual meetings. If you have questions, contact your child's school of record. This orientation is for students enrolled in the TRADITIONAL option. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Things are heating up over in Mrs. T's Pre-K classroom! These students are working hard in small groups during center time. Center work for these friends included shape matching, counting 1-10, ABC matching, magnet play, Lego train, and bristle blocks. Students also used colored pencils to decorate their names. They were so proud of being able to recognize their name or some of the letters! Great job, Pre-K! ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Running Club information was sent home in folders last Friday! Start getting those registration forms turned in this week!! They are due Friday, September 3. But, don’t wait! We are so excited for the fun to begin! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

DANCING with the ZEBRAS Join our State Championship Dance Team for a mini-clinic September 7th - 9th and perform at a CHS football game this fall. Register here > https://5il.co/y25q #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

REMINDER! Today is the first Early Release Day! Dismissal for all students will begin at 2:00 PM! For a list of all early release days visit our website and take a look at our academic calendar. It's a great day to be a Zebra! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Westsides Friday Funnies are back!! This funny story comes from an after-school conversation. Feel free to share funny stories from your students in the comments on these posts! Our school has a word and quote of the month. Student: Hey. mom, listen to this. "If you have never made a mistake then you have never tried anything new." Parent: Awesome job Jackson! I’m so glad you’re listening in class! Student: Here’s the cool part! That quote? It’s by Frankenstein! Parent:…........... Student:…......... Parent: You mean Albert Einstein? Student: …....Well, that makes it way less cool. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

✨DON'T FORGET!! ✨ We will continue handing out devices to those students whose families have COMPLETED the Acceptable Use Policy / Device Protection Plan. 📍You can find the steps on our website: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/technology 📍Access video instructions here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuFnjoPDmZg #CPSZEBRAPRIDE