Any plant enthusiasts here? Check out Mrs. McGill's class pet(s)! 🕷️ 🪴
Jamal, Francisco & Pacho, named by 5th grade students, are spiderettes. Mature spider plants will shoot out baby plants that can be clipped off and propagated as new plants! 🌱
The class read the book "The World's Best Class Plant" by Audrey Vernice and Liz Garton-Scanlon and will get to take the plants home at the end of the year!
🚸 Safety First here at Westside! 🏫
Did you know? Our older students take on a special role as Safety Patrol members, ensuring everyone's safety during school hours. With bright sashes and responsible attitudes, they guide fellow students safely across busy halls and help maintain order in the hallways. It's a fantastic way for them to demonstrate leadership while keeping our school community safe.
Kudos to our dedicated Safety Patrol members for their commitment to ensuring a secure environment for all! 🌟👏 #SafetyFirst #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
Today we celebrate our incredible bus drivers, who ensure our students arrive safely to school and back home every day! 🏫 🏡
Thank you for your dedication, kindness and commitment to keeping our children safe on their journey to learning. 🚌
Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day! 🚍🚸
This week, students are learning about the Caldecott Medal when they visit Ms. Lang in the library. 🏅
Students get to create a book cover for their own Caldecott Medal winning book. 📕
Kindergarteners from Ms. Durham's class even checked out some of the award winning books! 📖 📚
Here at Westside, we don't pack kindness into a single week, our Westies show kindness every day! 🤝
Kindness at school creates a supportive environment where students feel valued and respected, enhancing their emotional well-being and academic performance.
It also teaches essential social skills, empathy, and compassion, laying the foundation for positive relationships and a harmonious school community.
Native American Club has been creating pottery while studying Native American techniques & incorporating symbolism into their art.
Mr. McClurg led the students while they used the traditional coiling technique to form their pieces. After the pieces dried, Native American symbolism was discussed & displayed so the students could incorporate these symbols into their pottery designs.
We couldn’t love this more. Incredible work guys, you make us proud!
Recently 5th grade had a really cool chance to participate in a lesson with Joey Duffy from the Tulsa based rock band Cliffdiver. Joey talked about his musical influences, recording music, and what it's like to be in a band traveling the country playing music. The kids got to ask lots of questions and had a great time hearing some amazing stories.
Thank you Joey for making time to connect with our students and sharing ways music can be a potential career path & and a way of life.
Thank you Mr. Levesque for helping make such a cool experience happen for our kids at Westside!! Super neat.
🦓👮♂️ Happy National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day to our fantastic Zebra-protecting hero! 🎉👏
Today, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Officer Hagen, our dedicated Resource Officer at Westside Elementary School. 🏫
Thank you for your unwavering commitment to keeping our school safe and fostering a supportive environment for our students to learn and thrive. Your dedication and service are truly appreciated! #SchoolResourceOfficerAppreciationDay #ZebraPride 🦓💙👮♀️
It's Kindness week at Westside and Secret Agent Lyons has a special mission from the SKLCA for each class: spread kindness throughout the school. 🏫
We've already seen several classes making others smile by gifting stickers and passing out handmade cards! ❤️🫶🏻
Keep spreading kindness like confetti, Westies! 🎉🎊
Mrs. Frost's 4th Grade class is using math and cooking up a storm for the Super Bowl! 🏟️
They're creating mouthwatering menus filled with game day favorites and hunting down the prices for each item. 🏈
From hot dogs to chips and dip, these young mathematicians are mastering the art of finding prices while planning the ultimate Super Bowl spread. 🌭🍔💲
First grade loves science- snow globe edition! ☃️
Mrs. Classen and her first graders worked together to create a snow globe by using regular household items like baby oil, antacid and glitter. ✨
It's amazing to see their creativity in action!
Mrs. Whitaker's AM pre-k class soaking up some Winter sun! 🌞
Our students are soaking up the sun on the big playground. With laughter and smiles, they're making the most of this beautiful weather! 🛝
Keep shining, little ones! ☀️
EARN CASH FOR HOURS SERVED - LIMITED TO $200
GET OUR CHEROKEE YOUTH INVOLVED.
Cherokee Nation will pay Cherokee youth ($200 for 20 hours)of service to help the elderly or non-profit organizations with special projects from yard work to trash clean up etc...
Applicants must be 10 years of age or older. See application pages 1-4 in post below or use the download link to download pdf http://tinyurl.com/3ybdyxa2 for printing out and returning via mail or in-person.
You can call Cherokee Nation 918-453-5000, ask for“Cherokee First” for more information. #cherokee, #cherokeenation, #community
REMINDER - In honor of Presidents Day, Claremore Public Schools will be closed on February 19, 2024.
You can find the full academic calendar on our website: https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/academic-calendars
We know basketball season is going strong & Coach Faulconer had students building up their ball handling skills all week! 🏀⛹🏽⛹🏼♀️⛹🏾♂️⛹🏻♀️🦓
After practicing slaps, taps, wraps & more students played Dribble Knock Out. The ballers would keep their dribble while trying to knock other dribbler’s ball away. The last one dribbling (who didn't lose their ball) was the winner!
What a super fun way to develop new skills & strengthen hand eye coordination!!
We are hiring individuals passionate about positively influencing children's lives by bringing a smile, a kind word, or a friendly high five. Our top priority is recruiting applicants dedicated to helping all students reach their full potential.
These flexible career opportunities offer a schedule with nights, weekends, and holidays off. We believe that our employees and students are our most valuable resources, and we strive to build a community, a team, and a family. We encourage you to apply today if you want to join our team.
We are looking for substitutes and bus drivers, and we also have openings in child nutrition. You can find the application links below.
Substitutes & Bus Drivers ➡ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/972944
Child Nutrition ➡ https://us.sodexo.com/careers #CPSZEBRAPRIDE APPLY TODAY
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✨ My school counselor helps me dream BIG ✨
Students all over Westside are showing their appreciation for Mrs. Lyons and how she inspires them and helps them succeed! 💭📓
From goal-setting sessions to empowering pep talks, our school counselor is here to ignite dreams and turn them into reality! 💫
Superior Land Designs, based out of Georgia, wanted to give back to the communities of their employees through a matched donation pool. Mrs. McGill’s husband, Shane, works for this company & Westside generously received $4,000 which has purchased brand new shoes, socks & other often overlooked items for our students.
The smiles and confidence Superior Land Designs has given our kiddos is priceless. These shoes are a gift that keeps on giving.
Our counselor Mrs. Lyons said, “The smiles make me smile and I love spying them showing off their shoes to their teachers and walking down these halls with a brand new confidence!”
Thank you Superior Land Designs!!!
Mrs. Sweet & Ms. Brown’s 2nd grade classes are doing a deep dive on learning about the Chinese New Year.
These lessons are incorporating reading, art, math, geography, comparing & contrasting cultures and traditions & more, WOW! These 2nd grade students are even getting a Chinese food experience with snacks, candies & they are even learning to use chopsticks! 🥢🦓❤️
We need these second graders to come teach us how to use chopsticks next! Keep it up 2nd grade, absolutely love it!
🌈 We are celebrating National School Counselor Week!🌟
Meet our incredible school counselor Mrs. Lyons– the guiding force behind supporting students' well-being and academic success.
Thank you for your dedication and empathy! 📚💙 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE
