On Friday, May 11, 2012 we held a Family Dance featuring our very own Lonesome Teacher Treo (Mr. Colvin, Mr. Marchyok, Mr. Jamesabarry and their friend Tim Hahn) lead participants in a great evening of music and dance. We would like to thank our teachers for their work and...
Read moreToday our Butterfly Garden on the west side of the school received some new plants complements of our grant from the Multnomah County Soil and Water Conservation Board grant. At lunch recess time, some students from Mrs. Zimmerman’s classroom helped with the planting.
Read moreLewis Elementary is participating in the May Walk and Bike to School Challenge sponsored by Safe Routes to School. This is a friendly competition among our elementary and middle schools to encourage families to use alternative/active transportation to get to and from school. Every day in May students from...
Read moreThis year our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students had the opportunity to work with musicians Kate Finn and Rick Weiss to each write, produce, and record a song. We have compiled all 7 songs onto a CD available for purchase. The cost is $5 and the funds raised...
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On Friday, May 11, 2012 we held a Family Dance featuring our very own Lonesome Teacher Treo (Mr. Colvin, Mr. Marchyok, Mr. Jamesabarry and their friend Tim Hahn) lead participants in a great evening of music and dance. We would like to thank our teachers for their work and also acknowledge the support of our many parent volunteers who help to make this a great family event.
Today our Butterfly Garden on the west side of the school received some new plants complements of our grant from the Multnomah County Soil and Water Conservation Board grant. At lunch recess time, some students from Mrs. Zimmerman’s classroom helped with the planting.
This year our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students had the opportunity to work with musicians Kate Finn and Rick Weiss to each write, produce, and record a song. We have compiled all 7 songs onto a CD available for purchase. The cost is $5 and the funds raised will go to support arts and technology programs at Lewis.
Please consider purchasing one. The CD’s are available in the school office and will also be sold at upcoming school events.
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?Tuesday, May 8th! Mark your calendars for this big event, where 50% of the sales at The Bagdad go to support Lewis.
This past weekend our Lewis Drama Club performed their production of The Elves and the Shoemaker. I continue to be impressed with the quality of work demonstrated by our students, our staff, and our parent and community volunteers who work to make these productions possible. Under the direction of Tori Padellford, Hannah Welsh, and Debbie Keefer, our young actors put on a performance that was entertaining and inspiring. To see these students come together and work as a team is something I find very satisfying.
This year we returned to having Mr. Jamesbarry’s students provide the music and under his direction, and with the help of Mr. Colvin, they added an element, that together with the student actors, made the program very special.
It was also nice to see many former Lewis students and past cast members come back to help with rehearsals, and to serve as ushers during the performances. We greatly appreciate their support and the connection we have with them.
We thank all of our parent and staff volunteers for their help and support with the production. Also a special shout out to Jen Kelly for her work with costumes, Shawn Holenstein for her work with the sets, and to Robert Welsh for his technical and carpentry support.
Photo Credit: Mr. Colvin
Below is a video clip of our Drama Club Musicians practicing before the presentation to our students.
Lewis Elementary is participating in the May Walk and Bike to School Challenge sponsored by Safe Routes to School. This is a friendly competition among our elementary and middle schools to encourage families to use alternative/active transportation to get to and from school. Every day in May students from Mr. Marchyok’s 4th grade class will be visiting each classroom to collect data on how students get to school. Students will then analyze the data and display weekly totals on the bulletin board in “The Dip”. Remember that “park and walk” counts, too (you can park 2-3 blocks away and walk to school).
We had a great turnout for our annual Art Night. We would like to thank all of our staff and volunteers for making this event possible and a big thank you to our volunteers who worked in our Paintbrush Cafe. Follow the Read More link to see some images from Art Night…
This edition of the Lewis Elementary School Podcast features an interview with 2nd grade teacher, Deborah Swan. Ms. Swan has worked at Lewis for 25 years and helps lead our Art Night event. In this interview she discusses the history of Art Night at Lewis and some of the background regarding the event.
Our 4th grade teachers Mr. Colvin and Mr. Marchyok, along with Mr. Jamesbarry, are hosting a family dance and sing along on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Proceeds will help to fund various 4th grade field trips associated with Oregon history. Admission is $2 or $6 per family. Tickets will be available at the door.
On Saturday, April 21, 2012 the 3rd annual Lewis Garden Fair and Plant Sale was held. We would like to thank all those that came out to support our school, and would especially like to thank our many volunteers who worked to make the event possible. 
If you have an student coming to Lewis for kindergarten next year, please stop by the school office to register. For more information, please contact the school office at 503-916-6360.
NEW for 2012-2013 School Year: Lewis will he changing to fee-for-service kindergarten in the fall. This means families will need to pay tuition for full day kindergarten. Register now to learn more about fee for-service kindergarten and scholarships: Families qualifying for Free or Reduced Priced Meals do not pay tuition. Families who qualify for Free and Reduced-priced Meals may be
eligible for a partial scholarship.
Questions? Contact Nancy Hauth, nhauth@pps.net or 503-916-3230, Monday Thursday.
