Will Rogers Junior High

The Junior High enrollment procedures for next school year are being determined at this time. As soon as we have a plan in place, we will let you know. Also, some of our teachers will be offering new ways to reach out to their students with the use of different internet platforms. This will allow students to engage with their teachers and classmates in real time. Remember, the students and teachers will be having class, so it is important that parents don’t attempt to communicate with teachers during these instructional times. If you have questions for teachers, please reach out to them through email or request a phone call, so the instructional time is not interrupted. The teachers are looking forward to seeing their students! We miss them! Thank you. I appreciate your patience and understanding through these times. Feel free to email me at jbyoung@claremore.k12.ok.us or call 918-923-4205. Mr. Young

Cut the screen time while you #stayhomewithSTEM! Mrs. Rahn reached out to Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance while practicing social distancing to bring STEM in a bag kits to our Grab and Go food distribution sites in Claremore on Friday, April 17th. In this week's kit, you will learn about aerodynamics by constructing and flying a Hoop Glider! Video instructions will be on our FaceBook page this afternoon. Grab a kit when you grab lunch! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Naegele's math class is playing BINGO and you can, too! Follow the directions and let us know when you get a BINGO! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is... BRING YOUR PET TO SCHOOL DAY! We made it through the first week; now is a purr-fect time for a little paws-itive therapy. 🐶 Today CHS junior, Ella, is studying with Baxter & Murphy. 🐱🐟🐶 Head over the CPS FB page and post a photo of you & your pet in the comments or email jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us. Add your school, pet's names, or your own pet pun with a photo. https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorePublicSchools/

Since the COVID-19 shutdown, we have served 25,534 meals to our students. Encourage others to take a break and grab a Meal 2 Go this week. Menus are on the app and website. Thank you to our child nutrition employees! Each is selflessly serving our kids each day. We encourage you to wave, make a sign & give them a shoutout from your car to let them know how much they are appreciated or comment below to help us express our gratitude. 🍲 Drive-Thru: Meals to Go are available Monday - Friday from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM at CPS Enrollment Center, Westside Elementary, Cedar Point Church, and Justus Tiawah - North for students 18 and younger. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Happy Easter, Zebras! Easter may look a little different this year, but we'd love for you to share a photo of an Easter tradition (new or old) with us in the comments of our Facebook page or send them to jbrace@claremore.k12.ok.us and we will share them for you.

From Mr. Young: I am reaching out to make sure everyone has been able to communicate with your child's teachers. It is important if you have had a change in your contact information to let your teacher and our office know so we can change it in our system. Also, please let us know if you’re not receiving school messenger calls. This will allow us to effectively communicate with each of you. Please email me at jbyoung@claremore.k12.ok.us, or call 918-923-4205 and leave a message. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We may not be at the building, but construction continues! Check out all the updates! Our cafeteria construction has begun. The next step will be to start the office demolition. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Stay tuned... CPS will post our Continuous Learning Model tonight, April 3rd. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

UPDATE 4-3-20 RE: Letter from Superintendent Frazier about Continuous Learning Launch April 6th Zebra Family, My hope and prayers are that you are safe & healthy while taking care of your families and friends. Our number one concern is your safety and wellbeing. Parents, we love and miss your children. Closing our buildings and canceling many of our year-end events leaves us broken-hearted. Since these restrictions have gone into place, we have been working on a plan to connect with students and families - to do what we do best - love and teach your children. I am so proud of the work our teachers and administrators have done over these past few weeks. I am proud to be a Zebra. With that said, tonight, we are releasing our Continuous Learning Model for all students beginning Monday, April 6th. Read more and access the guides on our website...https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/continuous-learning-plan-distance-learning-resources

COVID-19 UPDATE: 3.27.20 l 3:00 PM RE: Graduation l Updating Contract Information l Child Nutrition l Personal Belongings l Returning of School Equipment/Uniforms https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/health-services--460

From Mr. Young: At this time we have had 639 of our parents and students who have responded to our technology availability survey. I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to fill it out. I also want to thank the teachers for all of their hard work trying to reach out. We still have about 100 parents who have not responded. It is critical that we know who is able to get online for their continuous education, so that we are able to serve those who don’t have access. We will be using the Google Classroom platform to engage students in their learning for the remainder of the year. Prior to April 6, teachers will be adding students to their Google classrooms. Students should be checking their school emails and Remind apps for alerts. Parents and students, if you have not signed up for Remind, please email one of the teachers from your child’s pod to get the code. If your child has forgotten their password to their google account you can email our librarian at deddings@claremore.k12.ok.us to reset their password. You may only be hearing from one teacher from your child’s pod at this time, but that teacher is communicating for your child’s team of teachers. We will continue to reach out to parents regularly to update our progress and we plan to start on April 6. Please continue to check out our Facebook page and the Claremore Public Schools app for more information regarding assignments and amount of time expected on classwork each day. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Parents/students- You should be receiving a survey from your teacher. If you didn't receive one, please use the link to access it: https://forms.gle/qe5GLUdnidWoMW8WA #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

UPDATE: 3.24.20 l 7 PM RE: Letter from Superintendent Bryan Frazier - Response to Superintendent Joy Hofmeister’s Proposed Recommendation to the State BOE to be made on 3.25.20 Read it here https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/cps/page/health-services--460

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝟑.𝟐𝟑.𝟐𝟎 𝐈 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 𝐑𝐄: 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝟐 𝐆𝐨 - 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 Zebra families, Today was the first day of our Meals 2 Go Drive-Thru. The process revealed some operational challenges we are committed to resolving. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and the kind spirit you all demonstrated in the lines today. We are diligently working today to fix these issues and will be better prepared tomorrow, to properly serve our community. Thank you again for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented situation. Strong Schools - Strong Community - ZEBRA Strong Superintendent Bryan Frazier Claremore Public Schools

Claremore Public School has been approved for a drive-thru, “Grab and Go” meal service. Children will receive lunch for the current day and breakfast for the next morning, at NO COST. Meals are available for anyone 18 and under. Meal distribution will begin Monday, March 23rd. Locations will be open Monday - Friday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Three Pick up locations: → Elementary - 2600 Holly Road (circle drive on the north side of the building). → CPS Enrollment Center - 101 West 11th Street (circle drive). → Cedar Point Church - 1600 N Lynn Riggs Blvd. (under the main entrance sign). If you do not have transportation please contact CPS, 918-923-4200, so we can identify under-served pockets and address those needs. You can find the menu on the website or the CPS App > Site > Dining. Continue to refer to our website or the Claremore Public School app. You can find the free app on Google Play or App Store. Strong Schools - Strong Community - Zebra Strong #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public School has been approved for a drive-thru, “Grab and Go” meal service. Children will receive lunch for the current day and breakfast for the next morning, at NO COST. Meals are available for anyone 18 and under. Meal distribution will begin Monday, March 23rd. Locations will be open Monday - Friday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Three Pick up locations: → Elementary - 2600 Holly Road (circle drive on the north side of the building). → CPS Enrollment Center - 101 West 11th Street (circle drive). → Cedar Point Church - 1600 N Lynn Riggs Blvd. (under the main entrance sign). If you do not have transportation please contact CPS, 918-923-4100, so we can identify under-served pockets and address those needs. You can find the menu on the website or the CPS App > Site > Dining. Continue to refer to our website or the Claremore Public School app. You can find the free app on Google Play or App Store. Strong Schools - Strong Community - Zebra Strong #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

WRJH Tech Engineering class took part in the Tulsa Engineering Challenge last week. There were over 600 students participating! The results are in and we placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd! 3rd place in ping pong ball launcher was Wes Abshere and Levi Charles, 2nd Place was Brindley Pratt and Andrew Ridenour and 1st Place was Dax Pilkington and Andrew Hancock! Way to go! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

How do you send off your staff for spring break? With a JOLLY CART! Mr. Young, Mrs. Bopp, and Mr. McVay treated the staff to breakfast on Friday! We enjoyed it! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

How do you send off your staff for spring break? With a JOLLY CART! Mr. Young, Mrs. Bopp, and Mr. McVay treated the staff to breakfast on Friday! We enjoyed it! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE