Welcome to Tulakes Elementary
OUR MISSION
Provide students with the resources that will assist them to successfully meet the challenges and choices of the future.
More About the School:
School Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
School Mascot : Twister
School Colors: Blue and Gold
Folders are sent home with the students to inform the parents of the progress your student is making. It also includes notes from the school, PTA and teachers. Please sign and return to school the next day.
Back to School Information
Thursday, August 15th
Back to School Night/Meet the Teacher 5:30-6:30pm
School Starts
Monday, August 19th at 8:30am
Information about Tulakes School Uniforms - Click Here
School News
![Putnam City Launches Largest District Wide K-12 Esports Program in the State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570736336/putnamcityschoolsorg/gjq97i4wrs90rin5rkct/5J7A9844.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570736336/putnamcityschoolsorg/gjq97i4wrs90rin5rkct/5J7A9844.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570736336/putnamcityschoolsorg/gjq97i4wrs90rin5rkct/5J7A9844.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570736336/putnamcityschoolsorg/gjq97i4wrs90rin5rkct/5J7A9844.jpg","width":1200}])
The launch of esports at all three Putnam City high schools forms the largest district wide esports program in Oklahoma K-12 schools.
It is of importance to inform the public that Putnam City Schools manages an established online virtual public school that has been successfully operating since 2011 under public school guidelines.
![Oklahoma Academic Scholars logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560378091/putnamcityschoolsorg/womcjz6w223lsb43lro7/OklahomaAcademicScholars4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560378091/putnamcityschoolsorg/womcjz6w223lsb43lro7/OklahomaAcademicScholars4.png","width":300}])
Fifty-four Putnam City students have been named 2019 Oklahoma Academic Scholars by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
![Shadonna Watkins, Putnam City Teacher of the Year, addresses the audience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1551841943/putnamcityschoolsorg/wgzgo8fll6dg93negqm8/p1b.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1551841943/putnamcityschoolsorg/wgzgo8fll6dg93negqm8/p1b.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1551841943/putnamcityschoolsorg/wgzgo8fll6dg93negqm8/p1b.jpg","width":600}])
Tulakes Elementary 1st-grade teacher Shadonna Watkins was named Putnam City Schools’ “Teacher of the Year” during the district’s annual celebration of teaching excellence Tuesday night.
Five teachers have been selected as finalists for Putnam City’s Teacher of the Year. The finalists, along with teachers of the year from other district schools, will be honored at the district’s annual Teacher of the Year program at 7p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at Victory Church, 4300 N MacArthur Blvd.
![Putnam City’s Child Development Center Saves Money for Teachers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1548275352/putnamcityschoolsorg/kl3oxovgulycw3kgjcol/IMG_9985.jpg","width":2200}])
Putnam City Schools is offering a benefit that saves its teachers an estimated $4,000 a year and as an additional bonus brings them peace of mind. And even though the benefit is significant, it’s one that few other Oklahoma school districts provide: district-operated child care.