Distance learning... day 7! Mrs. Smith has some special help with her lesson plans! Mollie is her new PURR, I mean PEER tutor! 😹
We miss our students and can't wait to see everyone at school!
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✨STAFF SPOTLIGHT✨
My name is Suzie Woods and I currently teach computers and yearbook at WRJH. I have taught for 30 years (all in Claremore from 5-8 grades). I truly LOVE teaching and know that when the time comes to leave education I will be very sad. My husband, Russell has lived in
Claremore his entire life and I have lived here for 32 years, so it is home. Two of our children came through the Claremore school system and received EXCELLENT educations. Robbie and his wife Sarah live in Owasso and are raising my super Nanababies with an eye toward
education and sports. B’Mer has worked in education and the prison system. Our other daughter, Bethany, is in the US Navy and is about to be stationed in Panama City, Panama----can’t wait for that to happen because we love visiting Panama. We love to travel! I have been to Italy, Spain, Panama, France, Venezuela, and numerous states here in the USA.
I have taught so long in Claremore that I am now teaching students whose parents I also taught---love that connection! CPS is a great school system and I have enjoyed every friendship, student, and life experience I have had here!
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D I S T A N C E learning can be a challenge! 💻 Ms. Blankenship is giving us tips on how to be successful while we are all at home distance learning- and distance teaching! Thank you for your help, and a special thank you to your assistant for his help!
We appreciate all of our teachers' hard work during this time and can't wait to see everyone back in school! 🏫
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It's a mystery! Mrs. Tietz's class had to put together fossils based solely on discussions with their lab partner. They had no idea what the original animal looked like! Can you identify the animals?
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6th graders in Mrs. Simpson's science class learned about states of matter and the water cycle. They ended the lesson with an experiment that had students observe water in each state.
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‼TENNIS TRY-OUTS UPDATE‼
We have made the decision to postpone 🎾tennis🎾 tryouts due to the weather. ❄ Boys and girls will both tryout on Monday the 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd at the HS tennis courts. Tryouts will begin at 7:45am. Please show up 5-10 minutes early so we are ready to begin promptly at 7:45am.
Continue to check the Remind app where up-to-date info can be found.
Class name WRJH Tennis 2021 Season
Class code @wrjhten
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Do you know the different types of waves? Not ocean waves or lake waves, but waves that transport energy without transporting matter.
They come in many shapes and forms. Mrs. Gillispie's class are investigating mechanical waves with springs. Students created video examples of transverse and mechanical waves with springs.
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We've got another winter weather challenge for our Zebra families. Let's make some Ice Marbles.
Put a few drops of food coloring or Kool-aid powder into a balloon then fill with water. Place outside and let it freeze. Depending on how big the balloons are and how cold it is, this will take about 24 hours. Hold them up to the light to see if they are frozen all the way through.
Join Finley, Alayna & Brecken from Westside and submit your photos in the comments of the CPS FB page.
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Did you know...
55% of CHS graduates enrolled in college in 2019?
153 CHS graduates were able to participate in a college bridge program before their freshman year FREE?
The OK Gear Up Grant is designed to fill in the gap for students that want to go to college. It's purpose is to educate, support, facilitate, and students, parents and staff in this process.
Want to get college updates from Gear Up? Reminders about services, FAFSA, and other updates. Watch this video with our Gear Up College Coach to find out how.
https://animoto.com/play/FG1XRi0BoJedbyUmazBhww
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💖Valentine's Day💖fun may have been interrupted by Mother Nature, but before she decided to bring us this cold weather, our NJHS and STUCO students were hard at work making Candy Grams! The sales from this and other fundraisers help NJHS and STUCO do fun things throughout the school year and teach students the importance of volunteering! *Candy grams will be delivered when we return to school.
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All Claremore Public Schools offices and campuses will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday, February 15, 2021.
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✨STAFF SPOTLIGHT✨
My name is Aubrey Higgins. I grew up in Owasso and went to TCC then on to NSU. I have been teaching for 15 years! The reason I teach is because I love my students! I love seeing the ah-ha lightbulb moment when they finally understand something we have been working on.
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For all you "planners" out there... the CPS Academic Calendar for 2021-22 has been approved by the Board of Education. It goes without saying, but just in case, this is official unless we have any unforeseen situations come up in the future.
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https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/academic-calendars
Native American Club meets every Wednesday after school. The goal of the club is to learn more about the Native American cultures through stories, crafts and games. Before the Christmas break, they painted and decorated cannonball gourds for tree ornaments.
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Due to the icy conditions, CPS will continue Distance Learning, Thursday, February 11th & Friday, February 12th.
Additionally, the child nutrition team will not distribute meals this week.
Check in to your Google Classrooms and follow the instructions. Your teachers are working from home and are available to assist you.
There will be no after school activities, including athletic practices or games.
We will post updates on the CPS communication platforms. If you have not downloaded our CPS App on your phone, we suggest doing that to receive the most updated information. It's available through the Apple Store & Google Play for free.
Be safe, stay warm, make a memory, and remember it's A Great Day to be a Zebra.
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Can you find the area and perimeter of an object? Students in Mrs. Smith's math class created mosaics to help them find areas and perimeters. This looks like a fun math project!
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✨STAFF SPOTLIGHT✨
My name is Donna Eddings and I am the librarian at WRJH. I have been teaching here for almost 20 years. I began my career at the junior high as a paraprofessional before earning a Master of Library
and Information Studies from the University of Oklahoma in 2015. Since then, I have become a certified Library Media Specialist. I grew up in Northeast Oklahoma and have been a Claremore resident
for over 35 years. My husband and I raised our two sons in Claremore. He and our sons are all Claremore Zebra graduates. My favorite thing about being the WRJH librarian is having the opportunity
to help others and I especially love helping students find just the right book!
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🎉SHE'S HERE!🎉
Congratulations to Mrs. Simpson and her family on the arrival of her baby girl, Treylee. We are so happy for you!
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WJRH was represented well at the junior high state wrestling tournament this weekend! All athletes did really well! Special congrats to Mackenzie Bacon- she got 3rd place!🤼♂️ We are proud of all of you!
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Adaptation is a change in structure, function, or behavior by which a species or individual improves its chance of survival in a specific environment. All of us adapt to our surroundings. 8th grade science students are learning about adaptations first hand. Each student received a bird beak and had to get food in order to survive. Each beak was well suited for certain environments and students were able to figure out if they were specialized or general and create a class graph to identify patterns.
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