On Friday, May 18, 2012 we held our annual Spring Community Dinner in our school cafeteria. Again this year, Chef David Anderson of Genoa and Accanto Cafe prepared a dinner for our community. We would like to thank David and his crew for their generous support. Also a big thank you to all of...
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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...
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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…
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Our Lewis Drama Club has been hard at work preparing for their performances next week. This year our club will be presenting The Elves and the Shoemaker. Performances are set for: Friday, April 27, 2012 – 6:30 pm Saturday, April 28, 2012 – 2:00 pm. Selected scenes from the play will prefer formed for...
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Art Night 2012 Meriwether Lewis Elementary School May 3, 2012 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm You are cordially invited to visit Lewis Elementary on the evening of May 3, 2012 as our school is transformed into a gallery of student art work. In addition, music students from our Recorder Club, Instrumental Band, Strings and...
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The Lewis PTA game night that was scheduled for this evening Thursday, April 12, 2012, has been canceled.
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A reminder that school will not be in session on Friday, April 13, 2012 as teachers will be working on report cards…
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April 10, 2012 8:00 am-2:00 pm Join us at TOAST and support Lewis by eating some tasty breakfast or lunch on Tuesday, April 10th! Toast is located at 5222 SE 52nd Ave, and will be donating 20% of their sales all day. They are open from 8:00am – 2:00pm. Check out their menu at...
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The Lewis PTA will meet on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Childcare will be provided.
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On Friday, March 23, 2012 we held our 25th 24th annual Talent Show. It was great event and we would like to thank all of our performers, our many parent and community volunteers, our Talent Show coordinators, Oona Baker Sarah Kohn. Follow the Read More link below to view some images from the evening.
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Last week Lewis students, staff and families worked together to collect 1057 pounds of food for the Oregon Food Bank. We would like to thank all those that contributed and would also like to thank and acknowledge the work of our 4th grade students and staff for their help collecting the food from classrooms.
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Lewis Dines Out will be on Wednesday, March 21st at Iron Horse Restaurant in Sellwood at 6034 SE Milwaukie Avenue. They will be donating 15% to Lewis for all sales from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm … spread the word and help raise money for our school!
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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.
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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.
