Westside Elementary

A popular callback at Westside is: Teacher "Be Kind whenever possible.." Students: "It's always possible!" You can always be kind! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Hey, Westside! We still need pop donations for Family Fun Night! K- 2nd grade please bring 2 liters of pop! 3rd-5th grade please bring 12 packs of canned pop (or 24 packs)! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What is a modern-day school librarian? At CPS they are media specialists, teachers, hope givers, a safe haven, the IT help desk, and more. Three of our district media specialists tell us more about themselves and their craft. ▶ https://youtu.be/syYlGGJh1Ac

Happy Birthday to those born in May! We hope you have a great birthday and birth month! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Happy Birthday to those born in May! We hope you have a great birthday and birth month! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It’s Back-to-Back Teacher of the Year for Westside Elementary. Congratulations Mrs. Ratcliff, Westside Art teacher! You can tell by her emotional reaction that she is a model teacher who cares for her students and her peers. Superintendent Bryan Frazier and other administrators decided to drop in on the Westside staff meeting this morning to surprise Mrs. Andrea Ratcliff with the announcement. https://youtu.be/JIPgN_VwMG8 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

𝙃𝙤𝙩𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙍𝙀𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙉 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 - Due by June 7th Appointment slots are available based on the following schedule: ⚫Thursday, June 3, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ⚫Friday, June 4, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ⚫Monday, June 7, 2021: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Make an appointment by visiting our appointment calendar page. 📅https://calendly.com/claremoredevers/hotspot-return?month=2021-06 Read more here ▶ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/hotspot-return #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Welcome to #FridayFunnies, where we share funny things that happen in the classroom! For today's edition we have a funny story from first grade __________________________________________________________ While going though a pile of cards, I had my students make for people at the nursing home on Valentine's day, I found a beautiful pink card with adorable first grade hearts drawn all over the cover. When I opened it I let out a great laugh, for I know the sweet girl that made the card did not mean this to be offensive. Inside the card was written in huge letters "Happy Valentine's day Old Lady!". ____________________________________________________________ This concludes today's edition of #FridayFunnies, join us next Friday for more laughs! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

💖Thank you! 💐Thank you! 🍫Thank you! 🍎☕ There are many ways to show your teacher how thankful you are for all he or she does! May 3rd-7th to show your appreciation, for Teacher Appreciation Week, do one of these things! 📖Make your teacher a card! Or draw them a picture! 🍫🍎☕ Pick up your teacher's favorite treat! Coffee, Soft drink, chocolate. You can't go wrong! 🎁 or pick out a special gift! Any way you choose to show your appreciation! We could not do it without you teachers! Thank you for all you do! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Use your mask! Don't forget! Cover your nose and mouth. Stay healthy! Summer is around the corner! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It does not matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Westside! We need pop donations for Family Fun Night! K-2nd grade bring 2 Liters of pop. 3rd-5th bring 12 pks of canned pop! (or a 24 pack) #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Family Fun Night is May 7th! Wrist bands will go on sale Thursday, April 29th. $15 presale. $20 the night of Family Fun Night! Please send in envelope with student's name and teacher's name. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Introducing... Mrs. Angy Baines Behavioral Health Coach Thank you for your dedication to Westside! __________________________________________ Angy Bains is a Behavioral Health Coach with Grand Lake Mental Health Center and has been working with our Westside students for 3 years. Ms. Angy helps link our students and families to resources and help students learn social and emotional life skills. Ms. Angy LOVES being at Westside! She has been married to her husband, Greg, for 21 years and has two children. Katie, who is 19 and attending OSU majoring in music education, and Matthew, who is 15 and a freshman at Claremore High School. When she has down time, Ms. Angy is involved in the community theatre where she has been in numerous plays and musicals. One of her favorite roles she has played has been Miss. Hannigan in Annie. Ms. Angy wants to thank the Westside staff and families for allowing her to serve our students. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

#CPSTechTipTuesday will demonstrate how to convert an Adobe PDF document to an editable Microsoft Word document. PDF documents are great for sending files to individuals and keeping the formatting consistent. However, a downfall is that you cannot edit the file. Using Microsoft Word, you can open a PDF document and edit it as needed. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE ▶ https://youtu.be/-AH6yWXx6oI

Oklahoma Caring Van will be onsite at Will Rogers Junior High on Monday, May 10th from 3 pm- 6pm for students who need: Tdap booster prior to entering 7th grade Any immunizations required for school Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten immunizations #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #StaySafeToStayInSchool

Announcing!! Westside makes GE Model school for the 3rd year in a row!! Way to go Westside! We are so proud of you!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's SHARK WEEK 🦈in Mrs. Banks's class! We're talking about nonfiction text features and ocean habitats. We had a STEM challenge this week. Students had a list of requirements, but the main goal was to create a self standing structure that would keep the seal safe and away from its predator, the shark. They did AWESOME! Way to go Mrs. Banks's class! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Tuesday we had some strange weather! In the middle of April, it was snowing! One student in Mrs. Banks's class is from Mississippi and he had never seen snow. Mrs. Banks walked him outside so he could catch snowflakes on his tongue with his friend Rivers. What a great teachable moment to experience! Way to go Mrs. Banks! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Welcome to #FridayFunnies, where we share funny things that happen in the classroom! For today's edition we have a funny story from the lower grades. __________________________________________________________ Pre-covid Lower Elementary classrooms had 1 box or "caddy" in the middle of the table. It was loaded with pencils, crayons, glue sticks, and scissors. Ever so often, when the pencils have been worn down to knubs, it's time for brand new pencils. The students usually notice and make a big fuss about it. Well the time came for new pencils in the caddies, so I sharpened pencils and loaded them in the table caddies. No one seemed to notice. After about an hour, one kid, Student A, noticed saying, "Hey we got new pencils!". I congratulated him on being the first kid to notice. He puffed up his chest, proudly and said, "Kind of like how Abraham Lincoln was the first man to wear a beard, huh?". For effect, he added and elbow jab in my direction with a wink. _________________________________________________________ This concludes today's edition of #FridayFunnies, join us next Friday for more laughs! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE