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FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

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Dear Claremont Families,

We are wrapping up April with purpose, grit, and excellence! State testing is nearly complete! We’re proud of our students’ hard work and focus—3rd grade assessments begin next week.

We’re collecting teacher appreciation donations during arrival and dismissal, this Tuesday–Thursday. This is a great way for students to contribute!

It's time to enroll for 2025-2026, and we're turning this task on the parents and guardians into something fun for the kids! Each day, Mrs. Goodwin, our registrar, will track each and every completed enrollment —and every submission pushes your child’s class, wing, and grade level closer to winning the competitions!

Not only does this generate serious hype, but it also helps us plan ahead to provide the very best for our students, especially to prepare for the appropriate student to teacher ratio. Please help us share the exciting challenge details which are found below!

As we close out the month, let’s stay focused on our goals. Whether it’s pushing through the final tests, showing kindness to classmates, or meeting high expectations—we are determined to finish strong with purpose.

Thank you for your continued support and for being an essential part of our Claremont community.

With Claremont Pride,

Ms. Fay

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
— Vincent Van Gogh

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🍎 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, May 5-9 🍎

Let's team up to provide for the hard-working CLMT staff!
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PTO members will be at morning arrival, and admin will be collecting items at dismissal
this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for any families who want to participate toward the effort.
The grade level items are listed, but please know that any and all donations
will be received with an abundance of gratitude.

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🏆 Enrollment Challenge 🏆

OUR KIDS LOVE THE EXCITMENT OF FRIENDLY COMPETITION!

GRADE LEVEL
CLASS vs. CLASS

The first homeroom class in each grade level to reach 60% of students enrolled for next year wins...

🕒 An extra 20-minute recess – covered by someone other than the classroom teacher!

✅ Deadline: May 2
🎯 Or… whichever class hits 60% first!

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ENROLL
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🡆 Registration Link 🡄

SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS:
 ELEMENTARY
JUNIOR HIGH
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BUILDING-WIDE
WING vs. WING

The first wing (A, B, or C)
to reach 80% completed enrollment for next
year wins...

🍧 Freezer Pop Party + 🕒 Extra 20-Minute Recess
– covered by someone other than the classroom teacher!

✅ Deadline: May 9
🎯 Or… whichever wing hits 80% first!

💧 The Ultimate Enrollment Showdown! 💧

A BUILDING DIVIDED
PreK- 2nd vs. 3rd-5th

LOWER GRADES (PreK–2nd) vs. Upper Grades (3rd–5th) in the final challenge!

🎯 The first team to hit 85% completed enrollment (or by May 16) gets the honor of…
🥶 Pouring ICE COLD water on the reps from the team with the lowest enrollment rate!
👧 Lower Grades Reps: Mr. Mudd & Mrs. Crum
👦 Upper Grades Reps: Ms. Fay & Ms. Brown
🎥 Once it’s game over, all grades will watch the chilly celebration unfold!

Let’s do this, Claremont! Who’s getting soaked?! 💦

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Robotics has had an active and exciting year! Check out some of the fun they have had!

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CLAREMONT ELEMENTARY

GREAT EXPECTATIONS MODEL SCHOOL

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LUNCH CHARGES

With the end of school quickly approaching, this is a reminder that students who do not have money in their lunch accounts can no longer charge meals as of May 1, 2025. Alternative meals will be provided as needed, including a sandwich, milk, and fruit, meet all federal child nutrition guidelines.

If your child has current meal charges or debt, you can add funds online with your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, make cash/check payments with the cafeteria manager at your site, or contact the Child Nutrition office to set up a repayment schedule. If you have any questions, please contact us. 

Janna Ragland
Child Nutrition Director 
cnutrition@claremore.k12.ok.us 
918-923-4243 ext. 1011

STATE TESTING
3rd - 5th Grades

3rd

April
29 ELA, Part I
30 ELA, Part II

May
6 Math, Part I
7 Math, Part II

4th

April
15 ELA, Part I
16 ELA, Part II

22 Math, Part I
23 Math, Part II

5th

April
17 ELA, Part I
18 ELA, Part II

21 Writing
24 Math, Part I
25 Math, Part II

May
1 Science, Part I
2 Science, Part 2

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Grade Level Academic Expectations

The academic guides were inadvertently left out of the previous week's newsletter.

🔗 Access the guides here:
Oklahoma Family Guides

📚 For full academic standards:
Oklahoma Academic Standards

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LITERACY LOOP

Zebras Read to Lead

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Tasks for the Week:

✅ Complete activity
✅ Parent/guardian signature
✅ Return completed task to Mrs. Cochrane for a prize 🎉

Literacy Focus: COMPREHENSION

What is reading comprehension?
It is the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze written text. It involves recognizing words, grasping their meanings, making connections between ideas, and drawing conclusions. Strong reading comprehension skills enable readers to extract information, infer deeper meanings and critically evaluate what they read.

Below are the recommended fluency benchmarks for each grade level:

📖 1st Grade – 39+ words per minute
📖 2nd Grade – 94+ words per minute
📖 3rd Grade – 114+ words per minute
📖 4th & 5th Grade – 125+ words per minute

Reading Resources

The School-Home Links Reading Kits are a collection of research-based activities designed to help families reinforce the reading and language arts skills that their children are learning at school.  The kits are organized to assist children in the following grade levels:

KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE

SECOND GRADE THIRD GRADE

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MAY

LIFE PRINCIPLE

OPTIMISM

to anticipate the best possible outcome

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"Starting strong is good; finishing strong is EPIC!"
-Robin Sharma

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MOXIE

courageous spirit and determination

GREETING

Carpe Diem...
SEIZE THE DAY!

Character Recognition

APRIL

PERSERVERANCE

PreK
Brynlee Haggard

Kindergarten
Harley Hammer
Brooklynn Bridges
Paisley Anderson

First
Lincoln Owen
Sammuel Haddox
Prudence Tubbs

Second
Irelynn Camber
Tanner Williams
Evelyn Sousa
Ryker Glendenning

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Third
Layton Nichols
Jacobie Woods
Waylon Benton
Isabella Murillo

Fourth
Dhemii White
Emerson Tubbs
Zayden Parrish

Fifth
Aaliya Francis
Meeya Duckworth

LIBRARY

Ms. Schultz
Lower Elementary

Mrs. Millsap
Upper Elementary

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IMPORTANT DATES

MAY

1 No Lunch Charging
14 Running Club Last Day
15 Tutoring Last Day
2nd Grade Fairy Tale Ball
16 PreK Promotion, 12:15
Award Celebration
Speech Pathologist's Day
21 Kinder & 5th Promotion Ceremonies
22-23 Sack Lunch Only

SUMMER
ZEBRA STRIPES

6:30 am- 6:00 pm
June 2- 27
July 7- Aug 1

Catalayah Elementary
2700 King Road

Take a Look at Next Year’s School Calendar!
As you begin planning vacations and events, please keep instructional days in mind. Every moment in the classroom matters—especially during these foundational elementary years. Let’s work together to set our students up for success!

2025-26 School Calendar
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DISTRICT GOALS

  • Raise Student Achievement for All Students

  • Close The Achievement Gap and Provide Educational Equity For All Students

  • Ensure a Safe Educational Environment for All Students 

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Announcements Worth Repeating...

ZEBRA STRIPES - Tax Forms

  • If your child attended ZS 24/25 year (during school or during the summer session) you will be able to pick up tax forms the last week of January. If you are unable to come to the school's ZS office, please email the Zebra Stripes Director at catzs@claremore.k12.ok.us for your copy.

PEACHJAR - Fundraisers / Activities Available

JOSTENS - Order school pictures

  • LINK TO ORDER HERE

  • Event code = FE167024

  • SQUARE SOCIAL POST

**CALENDARS**

Details on the Events Calendar Link Below

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