Westside Elementary

Important Meal Info for Families

With possible SNAP benefit changes on November 1, remember:
- Students who currently receive SNAP benefits can eat breakfast and lunch at school every day for FREE.
- If your family’s income has changed, you can submit a Free & Reduced Meal Application anytime to update eligibility.
Nutritious meals help students learn and thrive — make sure your child is covered!
- Apply or learn more at https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/child-nutrition >Applications.

Don't get tied up with drugs. Red Ribbon week day 2: wear a tie or wear blue 👔🧢 Tomorrow is wear athletic wear or green.

Twin Tuesday featuring Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Gelnar 💚

Twin Tuesday featuring these "ghouls" and their matching pajama pants 👻

Westside wants to thank a local small business for donating the Teacher of the Year bouquet! Claremore's very own Blooms Studio owner, Sheena Riley, creates her bouquet's for the community and generously donated this one that Ms. Pilant received at the TOY announcement. Thank you Blooms Studio! 💐

Ms. Barlow's 4th grade class learned about Hispanic Heritage Month. They talked about famous Hispanic people, art and culture. Then they wrapped up the week with a little fiesta, complete with a piñata!  🪅

On game day we wear red! 🦓❤️

Westside's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year is: Ms. Pilant! 🍎✏️ She was chosen by her peers, as a leader that serves on committees, active in the community and loves her students and team. Congratulations Ms. Pilant! 💐

Phonics fun in Mrs. Sanders class! ✏️ Students are diving into phonics and learning how to write their letters neatly on the line. From sounding out words to practicing the perfect pencil grip, these young learners are mastering the building blocks of reading and writing. ✍️

Every year, Ms. Palmers class participates in a postcard exchange. Students are able to learn about all 50 states during this project. Students begin by researching facts about our state, and add their final drafts to a postcard before it gets sent. ✉️📫

‼️Fall Fundraiser item pick up information: 🗓️When: Thursday, October 30th from 3pm-6pm. 🏫 Where: Westside Gym Please note: all items must be picked up during this time, since many items are perishable and we do not have storage space available for them.

Throwback Thursday featuring Westside faculty doing team building before school started. 🦓🦓

Red Ribbon Week is next week!! Let's celebrate by dressing up and together- we say NO to drugs! 💪🦓

Claremore Public Schools Coat & Hoodie Give-Away

📅Wednesday, November 19, 2025
🕐8:00AM–10:00AM and 4:00PM–6:00PM
📍CPS Enrollment Center – Gym (101 W. 11th Street, Claremore)

First-come, first-served, while supplies last.
Students must be enrolled in Claremore Public Schools.

Register ➡️ https://forms.gle/aaDPTNYgChUxEgt4A

This event is brought to you by CPS School-Based Social Workers.
There will be a box for anyone who wants to drop by and donate clean, gently used clothing or coats for future use.

Mrs. Woods class and second grade participated in a Pumpkin Palooza day where they learned all about pumpkins! 🎃 They ate pumpkin flavored treats, made a pumpkin shaped sun-catcher, and did a pumpkin themed writing about their favorite pumpkin foods that they tried throughout the day!

Time for Westside's annual pumpkin contest put together and hosted by our very own Ms. Lang! 🎃🐡🐈‍⬛ Your student(s) have been sent home with a flyer with the official rules and details. Please note that there should be no holes or carving to ensure they last until voting.

Picture retake day 📸 October 27th, 2025. Remember, don't wear green! 🚫❎ To order photos, visit jostenspix.com/shop Event code: FE261025

Running club reminder! 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨 Running club starts today, Wednesday 10/22/25. Please plan on picking your child up at 3:50pm.

During our homecoming dress up week, Mrs. Sweets class had a beach day! Using Kinetic sand, students got to pretend they were at the beach building sand castles 🏖️☀️

Twin Tuesday featuring these sweet kinders in their matching dresses!