Ice Cream Wednesdays are BACK! 🍦🍨
Send your student(s) with $1 on Wednesdays and they can purchase ice cream at lunch.
Students who visit the library with Ms. Lang have begun checking out books! 📚📕
Every week, each class gets a chance to win the "Music Class Championship Belt" from Mr. Levesque.
Students have the opportunity to win this belt for the week by following procedures and participating in Music class! Our Westies get excited for this belt and so far, Mr. Cook's 5th grade class has won, and Ms. Pilant's 3rd graders have won! 🥇 🎼
📚 Happy National Read a Book Day! 📚
Students across Westside are diving into the joy of reading. Did you know that reading for just 6 minutes a day can reduce stress by up to 68%? Take some time to read with your students today and this week! 📚📖
It’s game day for the big Claremore Zebras!! 🦓❤️🏈🥁📣
We are here for it & cheering on all our Zebras at Westside!! GO ZEBRAS!!
Mrs. Lyons has begun visiting classes to share with students what her role here at Westside is. Students were engaging by answering questions and learning all about our wonderful school counselor and the resources she offers! 📓✏️
You know it’s a good start to your day when your dad, Trooper Cissne, gets to open your door in the car line.
We always appreciate how Trooper Cissne helps greet students with a safe, helpful smile each week at Westside!
Breakfast & lunch menu for September 2024 🥗 🍳 🥛
REMINDER - In honor of the Labor Day holiday, CPS will be closed on Monday, September 2nd.
"Before the reward, there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy." Ralph Ransom
Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. The labor movement created it in the late 19th century, and it 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
Ms. Palmer and her third graders brainstormed ways to work through problems and expected behaviors during the school year and in real life scenarios. We love to see our Westie's setting the example!
Cooking with Classen 🍪
The first week back to school, Mrs. Classes's class read "The Kissing Hand" which is a book about Chester the Raccoon missing his parents at the beginning of the school year, and encourages students to be courageous and open to trying new things.
When her class finished this project, they all got to make sugar cookie hands with chocolate kisses in the middle.
Today is National Dog Day 🐕
This morning at Rise & Shine, Mrs. Lyons shared about her dog, Maverick, who is 9 months old.
Maverick will soon train to serve in places like hospitals, airports, nursing homes and schools to help with the physical and psychological health of children through the human-animal bond. All of this has been made possible through the nonprofit organization K9's In Direct Service (KIDS, Inc.).
Mrs. Sanders First graders drank "Jitter Juice" on the first day of school last week to help calm the first day jitters! 🧃
Mrs. Collins & her 2nd class may have had some A/C issues today, but that didn’t stop them from learning & having fun while doing it.
They headed to the STEM lab with clipboards & a good attitude for some old school learning for the rest of the afternoon.
We are so thankful for such a strong & resourceful staff at Westside! Hot temps & all, our determined educators find a way for our kids! 💪🏽❤️🦓
The first week of the school year with Ms. Campbell in P.E. consisted of Rock, Paper, Scissors- Olympic fitness style, hula-hoop name tag, and musical hoops. 🪨 📄 ✂️
Great Expectation #4 says "We will cheer each other to success".
Westside is so thankful to have Principal Grisham and Assistant Principal Ratcliff cheering us ALL on and helping everyone in this building succeed!
It's a great day to be a Zebra! ♥️🦓♥️
Students in Mr. Levesque's music class are learning about rhythm with rhythm sticks! 🎶 🎵
Ms. Petersons class worked on the Magic Triad this week. 👋 😊
Westside Welcomes Mrs. Kagebein to the family! ♥🦓♥
Mrs. Kagebein shares: "I have been an educator for 22 years. I am married to my husband Scott and we have four kiddos (three daughter in laws) and 3 grand babies. We enjoy spending our free time with family. I am happy to be joining the Westside team. "
Westside is glad to have you! 🦓
Hey Westie families! You might have seen this information at Meet the Teacher, but here is more in depth information!
QuikTrip has generously donated four giftcards for us to giveaway as part of our efforts to address chronic absenteeism. Each quarter all students who have two or less UNEXCUSED absences will be entered into the drawing. Excused absences will not count against a student's entry.
🍎Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. attendanceworks.org
🍎Chronic absence numbers have almost doubled from pre-Covid-19. attendanceworks.org
🍎Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or be held back. attendanceworks.org
🍎Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence. attendanceworks.org
🍎When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating. attendanceworks.org
If you are having trouble getting your student to school, please reach out to our school counselor, Mrs. Lyons for additional support.
