Happy Thanksgiving!
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Where do overused words go when they need to be put to rest? A word graveyard!
Mrs. Smith's 7th grade English classes created a word graveyard on Halloween Day. Words such as "said" and "pretty" had become exceedingly prosaic and needed to be put to rest! Students sought out alternative words using a thesaurus. Groups in each class contributed to the creation of the Overused Word Memorial Graveyard by forging headstones. Surviving words (synonyms) were listed, hence constructing a reference posters for all to use as students revised their short stories.
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How do you make spelling fun? You play games!
Mrs. Mercer's WIN class played a game of WORDICAL to practice vocabulary, word building, and spelling skills.
In the game, each player gets 5 random consonant cards. They roll the dice to see what 2 vowels they can work with. The player who builds the highest scoring word wins that round!
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Pumpkin Pie in a Cup! Just in time for Thanksgiving!
Students learned about reading a recipe! They learned measurements such as tsp for teaspoon, T for Tablespoon, fractions of measuring with cups, "pinch" and "dash", and "garnish" to decorate the tops of our pumpkin pie in a cup. We used a different technique to blend by using a baggie. We discussed all the ways to celebrate being thankful during this time of year. We also tied this into our novel that we are reading currently called "A Long Walk to Water". This was during the war in Sudan 1986 - 2009, when water was such a shortage. Being thankful!
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Conflict- is it internal or external? Do you know the difference?
In Mrs. Wiley's class, students completed a collaborative group activity where they sorted popular texts on task cards into groups of internal and external conflict.
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Thanksgiving is this week and everybody loves that Chick-Fil-A sweet tea and lemonade! Bring it to your holiday gathering, corporate party, or home for dinner. This month Chick-fil-A will donate $1 to the Claremore Public School Foundation. CPSF funds class and teacher grants district-wide.
Go by and grab a gallon or two... or three this month.
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Congratulations to our WRJH 8th grade boys basketball team! They placed 2nd in the Verdigris Junior High Basketball Invitational!
Way to go, boys! We are so proud of you!
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Where have some of our teachers been this week? San Francisco! They are attending a workshop for Solution Tree Math! All thanks to GEAR UP! We miss them, but know they are learning lots to bring back to their classroom!
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Break ups are hard! Especially with a country!
In Coach Dexter's History class, students wrote "break up" letters to Great Britain, telling the country that we "America" are no longer wanting to be a part of that country and want to be on our own!
What a fun way to learn about our independence!
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How do you get the BEST Robotics Team in the state? Let them start learning about it EARLY!
Mr. Isenbart & Mrs. Rahn’s robotic teams are teaming up! The high school robotic team members are mentoring the new 6th grade VEX IQ team along with Roosa & Claremont robotic teams. We are bridging the gap between elementary and high school robotics!
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✨WRJH WINTER DANCE✨
PTO is sponsoring a WINTER DANCE for our WRJH students!
Dec. 9th
◄Claremore High School Cafeteria►
6th Graders - 6pm-7:30pm
7th and 8th grader - 7:45-9:15pm
Tickets are $10 if bought early or $15 at the door.
Tickets will be sold on Thursday and Fridays during lunches starting Nov. 10th.
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Future Women in Aviation!
Cole Brown, Director of Operations of Tulsa International Airport, invited WRJH STEM girls to learn more about future careers in aviation and aerospace. Students were selected after writing about their interest in aviation. Women are still underrepresented in most STEM fields, so Tulsa International Airport is looking to close opportunity gaps for women in aviation. The girls experienced the Tulsa Air & Space Museum and saw the inside operations of the airport which is like a small city! Some of the highlights were checking out the equipment that clears snow off the runways, learning about Tulsa's impact on the aerospace industry and riding alongside an F-16 that was taxiing down the runway!
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Our lost and found is FULL! If your student is missing anything, please ask them to check our lost and found box. We will be donating all the contents over the break.
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✨STUDENTS OF THE MONTH✨
Congratulations to our Students of the Month for October►
Riley Fay, 8th grade
Karlee Ladd, 7th grade
Presley Near, 6th grade
Way to go, ladies!
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With winter weather upon us, here are some frequently asked questions regarding winter weather scenarios.
https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/643291
We had a great Veteran's Day assembly! What a great way to honor those who served and are serving!
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Life (or Coach Knoke) size art!
Coach Knoke's classes are recreating images of our Founding Fathers.
Student's projects will be displayed in the hallways as a walking through history project.
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Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served and are serving! We appreciate you!
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🎇Cherokee Heritage Day at WRJH🎇
Our 6th grade Geography students rotated through four different stations provided by our guests from the Cherokee Heritage Center. One station was Butterbean, a game similar to Yahtzee, then Game of Graces where they used sticks to launch a hoop to each other to catch, stick ball, and a story telling station with Robert Lewis, the Cherokee storyteller.
Thank you to the Cherokee Heritage Center for spending the day with us!
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What do you do with no WIFI? Jousting!
During the week of no internet, 7th grade Science students spent time wrapping up their unit on energy by building jousting cars! Students were given a bag of materials they could use to build with. The objective was to build a car that would pop your opponent’s balloon while protecting your own. Certain building specifications had to be met. Teams competed in a jousting tournament with the winning team receiving a years worth of bragging rights and a full size candy bar of their choice!
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