Westside Elementary

In today's Fridays with Frazier, Mr. Frazier remembers 9/11 and talks to us about COVID number compared to last year, quarantines, additional systematic protocols, and the future. https://youtu.be/ChH71Ng99t4 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Westside is incredibly proud of our PTO and oh so thankful for them! They do so much for our staff and our students. They have been working hard, even during the summer, flocking yards with flamingos! If you want to make someone’s day with a flock of flamingos while also supporting Westside students, you can contact us through Westside’s Facebook page, request a flamingo form in the office, or through your students’ teacher. ❤ @WestsidePTOZebras is the PTO page! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Check this out! Ms. Johnsons class received an awesome donation of books, supplies, and stress balls from their classroom sponsor, Sunloan. As you can see her students are pumped and grateful! 😊 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

In Mrs. Sanders's class, they are working on number sense for the next few weeks and the importance of recognizing number words and numbers quickly in groups, with tallies, dice, ten frames, in groups of ones and tens, and even on their fingers. This is so essential for math success in later grades! Awesome job, Mrs.Sanders Class! ❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We have heard several people are having difficulties accessing the device protection plan on MySchoolBucks, so our Technology Instructional Specialist put together this #TechTipTuesday on Friday to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuFnjoPDmZg #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Before school began, Principal Suzi Hinds challenged her staff to pick a word that would lead them throughout the year. She asked that they choose a word that meant something to them. Mrs. Hinds then asked that they take that word and use it to decorate a ceiling tile for the building! Westside staff went above and beyond! They chose words that hold power and importance. They filled our halls with reminders to the students that they are loved and to believe in themselves. Such an incredible idea and great job to you all! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🚌 ＮＯＷ ＨＩＲＩＮＧ ＢＵＳ ＤＲＩＶＥＲＳ 🚌 JOIN OUR TEAM! Be the first smile our students see in the morning and the last smile they see as they head home. CPS is hiring bus drivers! We are looking for people who love kids, who value an opportunity to positively influence the lives of our students and see these young people as precious cargo. ▶ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/427405

Happy first Monday of the school year! This is a reminder that you can handle anything this week throws at you! Have a great day, Zebra Family.❤️ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE