Westside Elementary

Westside is proud to share another teacher with you! This time we would like to introduce Mrs. Sonia Eckert, a fourth-grade teacher! "I love to teach, run, sing Disney songs, read biographies, travel, and see my son play soccer, and my daughter performs in Irish Dance competitions!! I graduated from ORU with 2 education degrees and got my master's degree in education from OSU. At the end of this year, I will have completed 17 years of teaching. I enjoy teaching with my wonderful co-workers at Westside!" Thank you for sharing with us Mrs. Eckert! Westside loves you! ❤ #TEACHERFEATURE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore celebrates the 100+ Paraprofessionals in our district! Thank you for EVERYTHING you do for our students and teachers!

Westside would like to introduce Mrs. Leigh Johnson! My name is Leigh Johnson. I have taught at Westside for 4 years. I have been in education for over 30 years. I hold two graduate degrees, the first in Early Childhood Education and the second as a Reading Specialist. I graduated from Pryor High School and married my high school sweetheart. We have a son and a daughter. My son is a very successful scientist and my daughter is a musician pursuing her doctoral degree. I was born and raised on our family farm near Pryor. I enjoy raising animals, traveling, kayaking, whale watching, and spending time with my wonderful family. Last year, I completed the Orton-Gillingham Reading Academy class. This year I am taking a two-year class called The Science of Reading. I enjoy learning new information that will help me be the best that I can be. I truly enjoy taking my students from where they are and watching them grow to their full academic potential. Thank you for sharing with us Mrs. Johnson. Westside is proud to have you! ❤ #TEACHERFEATURE #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

📚 THANK YOUR LIBRARIAN TODAY 📚 “A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book." [Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971] ― E.B. White It's National Library Workers Day and we can't think of any better way to celebrate than to visit your school librarian and check out a book. I know they will have a recommendation for whatever you want to feel between the pages of a good book. THANK YOU!!! Catalayah - Andrea Riggs Claremont - Ashley Troyer Roosa - Vanessa Mudd Westside - Brittany Lang WRJH - Donna Eddings CHS - Casey Moss #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This Friday's funny comes from the third-grade hall! Student: Hey, Mrs. Campbell guess what I'm gonna be when I grow up?! Student: What's that? Student: I'm going to go play football at OU and then I'm going to go work in that Dorito factory because they need help. They need help filling those bags all the way to the top!! *Insert Mrs. Campbell laughing hysterically here.* 😂 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #FRIDAYFUNNY

Our 4th graders are recognizing each other for their good behaviors and good deeds! Similar to the Hero Wall, Mrs. Palmer has a wall in her classroom where her students can recognize each other and their teachers! We love to see our students acknowledging and encouraging each other. Keep up the fabulous work 4th grade! #SPREADKINDNESS #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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To celebrate National Piano Day, Mrs. G's kindergarten and 1st-grade students have been learning all about keyboards this week! Here are a few pieces of art from our Kindergarten students! 🤩🤩🤩 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

During Read Across America week, Mrs. McCaw's first grade class had some guest readers from our building! Ms. Pilant, Mrs. Heatherly, and Mrs. Hinds stopped by and read some good books! The students were so excited and loved having visitors in their room. They were respectful, interested, and engaged! Great job to all involved ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

As we closed out our winter chapter and students came back from spring break, a favorite decoration came down to make room for something new! Mrs. James, the Computers teacher, worked with her students on WordArt.com to create snowflakes and winter art. The result was a winter wonderland! Additionally, ALL students and staff were asked to make a SNOWBALL WISH for 2022. The wish was for ANYTHING their hearts desired. Our 2nd graders understood the assignment! They made wish after wish, 90% of those wishes were for SNOW!! (From our winter weather this past season it seems their wishes came true! 😉) A favorite part of the winter wonderland is when the students walk through the hall; the snowflakes hanging from the ceiling begin to flutter and dance! Mrs. James has determined for the Spring theme she will stick with flowers and sunshine (no tornadoes)!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Jennifer Lewis, teacher, and Mrs. Suzi Hinds, principal at Westside sent in this entry for our Spring Break #ZebraTravelDiaries from the Bahamas. Where are you wearing your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE? Remember you don't have to be going far you just have to be wearing your Zebra gear to send in your entry.

We know our Zebra families are having SNOW much fun on this snow covered start to spring break! Did you... ⛄ Build a snowman? ❆ Have a snowball fight? 🛷 Sled at the Will Rogers Memorial? 📕 Read a good book? 🍪 Bake cookies? We want to see what you've been up to today! Post a pic in the comments of our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

#ZebraTravelDiaries - SPRING BREAK SERIES As you head out on vacations, staycations, day trips, camp, or any other spring break fun, send us your pictures in your ZEBRA GEAR and tell us where you are and we'll share them with our community. You don't have to be going far, you just have to show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE when you are there. Stay safe, have fun, and email photos to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us.

🎶 March Music Madness 2022 is officially going on at Westside! 🎶 Every class is getting to vote on songs through each round to get to the Championship winner in the next few weeks! We’ve got everything from Wagner to Bon Jovi to Queen. Even Encanto made the list! (But we don’t talk about Bruno! 😉 ) Who will be the winner?! We find out April 4th! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Spring Break 2022 is just around the corner. All CPS offices and campuses will be closed from March 14-18th. Enjoy your time off; read a book, play a family game, bake a cake - whatever you choose, MAKE A MEMORY! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Running Club Recognition! 🎉 (Wacky Wednesday) Congratulations to these hard working kiddos who were recognized during Rise and Shine this morning!! 10 miles: 🦶 Tristin Kara Kyla Hassell (not pictured) Ary Verges (not pictured) 50 mile medal! 🥇 Rivers Ratcliff Finley Faulconer Keep running and hitting those goals!! 🙌🏻 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our First Grade teachers have been busy! Three of them were awarded a donors choice award recently, and they got some pretty awesome stuff for their students! Mrs. Darsea Sanders. Received $913.00 for STEM and Literacy Skill group resources. Mrs. Nicole Thomason. Received $989.73 for Flexible seating: wiggle stools, wiggle cushions, soft floor cushions (enough seating for everyone to have a choice of a flexible seat each day) Mrs. Bettie Sue McCaw. Received $979 in funding for wiggle seats, books, STEM activities, whiteboards with pens and erasers, headphones for iPads, markers, chart tablets, a 10 drawer organizer cart, and a carpet for our reading corner. Congratulations to these ladies! We appreciate the work you do for your students! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

This Friday Funny is being served with a side of cute 😉 For TWOSDAY (02/22/2022) our students celebrated by participating in a dress-up day! We could twin with a friend, wear ties, or tutus! These two clever First Graders told their teacher, "We don't have to do anything. We're already twins!" 😂❤ #FRIDAYFUNNIES #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We love the dreams some of our friends in Mrs. Whitaker's class had while learning about Martin Luther King Jr.! The class discussed what their dreams were and how they could those dreams happen. These students put their heart into their work. Fabulous job, friends! ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Just look at this Hero Wall! Our students came back from our "Ice Break" ready to change the world! Kindness, compassion, and caring have been on the top of their to-do lists by the looks of this wall! We are constantly impressed and inspired by our students. It's a great day to be a Zebra! ❤ "All of us start from zero. We take the right decision and become a hero."- Govinda #HeroWednesday #CPSZEBRAPRIDE