Will Rogers Junior High

It's parent/teacher conference time! Conferences are Thursday, March 9, from 4:00-7:30pm. Use the link below to schedule yours►►► https://www.myconferencetime.com/willrogersjh #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

The Cyber-World can be a scary place! WRJH had some great guest speakers! Special Agent Martin and Computer Forensic Analyst Meter, from Department of Homeland Security Investigations, visited our students to speak on the dangers of Cyber Space. They spoke about cyber bullying, online predators, and cyber security. Students were engaged and interested in what they were learning! Thank you for your visit on this very important subject! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What does a student athlete do between sports? They CONDITION! 💪🏼 Athletic Conditioning (Athcon) is the class that our athletes attend in between their sport. This keeps the athlete maintaining their fitness while waiting on their next sport to start. And it's a work out! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

For Black History Month, Mrs. Hurt's class read the book Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Students enriched their vocabulary and used context clues from the text to determine the definition. We reviewed our learning targets while reading and discussing this book. Our review was over the plot diagram (characters, setting, problem, solution, resolution) , theme, point of view, genre, and character conflict. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What would you do differently if you could go back and retrace Lewis and Clark's journey? Students in Coach Dexter's History classes played a computer game version of Lewis and Clark's trail. They were able to see the decisions made and decide if they would do the same or change the way they explored! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

How much should I tip? Students in 7th grade Math classes are learning some great life lessons about how to order, tip, and total a restaurant tab while working on their percent unit. One of our essential standards is to be able to accurately add or subtract tax, tip, and discounts. We practiced this by using real menus and the teachers as waitresses. Students were able to create their own order. Then they were responsible to add tax and tip using percent! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

8th GRADE PARENTS►►► Order your recognition ad for your 8th grader today! What a great way to give your student a shout out! Orders due March 1st! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

March District Calendar Reminders 7 - Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 9 - Junior High & Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 10 - 17 NO SCHOOL Closed for Spring Break

The Oklahoma Caring Van will provide FREE immunizations for children at the Claremore enrollment center March 21st & 23rd from 10a - 12p. A parent/guardian must complete the required paperwork. Services will be provided to children who are uninsured, Medicaid eligible, or American Indian. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What's better than BINGO? Playing BINGO in Math class! Algebra 1 students in Mrs. James' class reviewed their 8 Exponent Laws by playing BINGO. Students solved the challenging problems to be the first person with 5 in a row! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

8th GRADE PARENTS►►► Order your recognition ad for your 8th grader today! What a great way to give your student a shout out! Orders due March 1st! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

How do you hook a reader at the beginning of your writing piece? Students in Mrs. Mercer’s class are writing Argumentative Essays. Today, they worked in small groups to brainstorm and research good leads to use in their introduction paragraphs. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Is Mrs. Williams class playing GO FISH? Last week Mrs. Williams' class learned about the opening of the biggest aquarium in the world. The aquarium is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The aquarium has a huge tank that holds almost 7 million gallons of water. The class conducted an experiment exploring the surface tension of water using dish soap, orange juice and plain water. They learned that dish soap can lower the surface tension of water and changed how their "fish" moved in water. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Helping students find their place in space! Mrs. Rahn spent a few days training like an astronaut in a scuba diving session and learning authentic, engaging lessons on space exploration at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX! She attended the Space Exploration Educators Conference with Ashley Henry from Catalayah. “I’m excited to bring back these amazing lessons taught by NASA experts & teachers to my students who are the Artemis Generation. I love sharing job opportunities to students with STEM concepts in action!” We love it, too, Mrs. Rahn! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ever wonder what it's like to control a camera on the International Space Station? Mrs. Rahn's students found out by setting in the Latitude and Longitude along the ISS's path. Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education. "EarthKAM allows these future scientists and engineers to take an active role in research about the space station, and that truly honors the vision and legacy of Sally Ride. Students also learned about Leland Melvin and his role as a NASA educator and his past career as an NFL player for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. Melvin had an injury that led him to fall back on his degree in engineering and to apply to NASA to become an astronaut. He flew two space missions and is a great example of our Life Principle word this week of Resiliency. Melvin is also an avid STEM educator and photographer. WRJH 6th Grade STEM students had an opportunity to request photographs from space using the Sally Ride EarthKam Mission that Leland Melvin promotes...here are a few locations Mrs. Rahn's students requested from the International Space Station last week: #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

What can't you do with potato chips?! Mrs. Newbury's High School Physical Science students have been learning about different types of waves and their properties. Students were able to compare and contrast the wavelength, amplitude and frequency of these “wavy” chips! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

WRJH TENNIS TRYOUTS ARE TOMORROW! 🎾 WRJH Tennis Tryouts 2023 Girls and Boys Tennis tryout dates are listed below. Tryouts will be located at the high school tennis courts. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to ensure all athletes are ready to begin promptly by 7:45 a.m. Athletes need to bring a tennis racquet and a bottle of water. Please dress appropriately for cooler temperatures. Results will be posted at WRJH by the end of the day on Wednesday, February 22 . Following tryouts, a mandatory parent meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. at the CHS gym in the Hospitality Room for those athletes that made the team. Information about tryouts can be found on remind. Following tryouts, if your athlete made the team we will communicate using ROOMS. ATHLETES CAN FIND INFO ON THE REMIND APP NAME: WRJH TENNIS SEASON 2023 Send a text to: 81010 Text this message: @86ae2b9 Girls’ Tryout Feb. 21 & 22 HS Tennis Courts 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Boys’ Tryout Feb. 21 & 22 HS Tennis Courts 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. I look forward to seeing you at tryouts. Thank you. Coach Johnson Head Boys and Girls JH Tennis 918-923-4206 Ext. 2237 ejohnson@claremore.k12.ok.us #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

WRJH TENNIS TRYOUTS ARE HERE! 🎾 WRJH Tennis Tryouts 2023 Girls and Boys Tennis tryout dates are listed below. Tryouts will be located at the high school tennis courts. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to ensure all athletes are ready to begin promptly by 7:45 a.m. Athletes need to bring a tennis racquet and a bottle of water. Please dress appropriately for cooler temperatures. Results will be posted at WRJH by the end of the day on Wednesday, February 22 . Following tryouts, a mandatory parent meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. at the CHS gym in the Hospitality Room for those athletes that made the team. Information about tryouts can be found on remind. Following tryouts, if your athlete made the team we will communicate using ROOMS. ATHLETES CAN FIND INFO ON THE REMIND APP NAME: WRJH TENNIS SEASON 2023 Send a text to: 81010 Text this message: @86ae2b9 Girls’ Tryout Feb. 21 & 22 HS Tennis Courts 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Boys’ Tryout Feb. 21 & 22 HS Tennis Courts 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. I look forward to seeing you at tryouts. Thank you. Coach Johnson Head Boys and Girls JH Tennis 918-923-4206 Ext. 2237 ejohnson@claremore.k12.ok.us #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Which class should schools require students to take? PE or Arts classes? Students in Mrs. Mercer’s class are writing argumentative essays discussing that very question. Today, they worked with a partner to read scholarly articles about both options. Then, they discussed what evidence they could use in their essays to support their claim. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's National School Resource Officer Day and we have a great one! Thank you for all you do for our students and staff! We appreciate you! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE