On Thursday morning we had a great turn out for our garden work party. A dedicated group of volunteers worked to weed the Butterfly Garden located on the west side of the school. They also laid a new layer of bark mulch in the beds. We thank our volunteers for their work and support...
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Over the summer we have had a project up at Donors Choose, that if funded, would allow us to buy the Arts Attack curriculum for our school. This curriculum package would help us supplement and expand the work taking place by our teachers to achieve our goal of 3 – 5 art projects per...
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Class placement letters will be mailed home on Monday, August 23, 2010. These letters will have student placement information, along with a welcome from your child's new teacher, and information about the start of school. A reminder that school begins for our first - fifth grade students on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The first...
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Parking Lot Situation and our Fire lane: PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE FIRE LANE
A reminder that we will soon be enforcing a no parking policy in the fire lane area in the parking lot. Recently we have begun to post informational “tickets” on car windshields...
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This winter Lewis will be offering two informational meetings for prospective kindergarten families. The dates and times are listed below. We also offer tours of the school each Wednesday in January and February except for the late opening days, (Jan. 20 & Feb 17)
Lewis Kindergarten Round Up Meetings
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 9:00...
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Students from our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classroom took a trip today to Willamette Park to release their salmon fry...
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Portland Public Schools and the Portland Council PTA invite you to join the conversation about the future of the high school system. Come to any of eight community meetings -- starting tonight and running through Dec. 17.
More information and a listing of...
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* Mon, Nov. 23 Full Day of School, Evening Conferences * Tues, Nov.24 Day & Evening Conferences- no school * Wed, Nov. 25-no school * Thurs, Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Holiday-no school * Fri, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday-no school
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Our next Lewis Eats Out event will take place Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at The Funky Door on SE 28th and Holgate. A portion of the sales on Tuesday will be donated to the Lewis PTA to support PTA programs at Lewis. Please plan to...
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Lewis Elementary School Holiday Bazaar November 7th, 2009 10am – 3pm Our goals: Fund raise for Lewis Elementary School. Support local artists & local economy. Encourage community building. contact us at lewisholidaysale@yahoo.com Art work on banner and flyer done by Sol Cycle Design
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We had a very successful weekend of activities at the Barnes and Noble bookstore at Lloyd Center. A portion of the sales that took place on Saturday and Sunday will be donated to our PTA. In addition some of our 5th grade music students performed on Sunday afternoon at the store. I would like...
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Families wishing to apply for Free and Reduced Price Meals may do so by filling out a paper application or by doing so online. Free and Reduced Price Meals applications are available in the school office and will be sent home in the opening day packet. In addition families wishing to apply online can...
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Lewis will observe International Walk & Bike Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Students walking, scooting, skating, and biking to school should stop by the Walk and Bike table on the playground for a cup of hot chocolate.
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School Office Summer Hours: The school office will be open Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm through Wednesday, June 24th. The office will reopen on Tuesday, August 18th. For school registration information please call 503 916 3333.
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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.
CD Back Cover
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.
