This week has been designated Spirit Week. The schedule is listed below:
Tuesday, May 26 – Elegant Day
Wednesday, May 27 – Monochromatic Day
Thursday, May 28 – Crazy Hair Day
Friday, May 29 – Lewis T-Shirt Day (Lewis, Run for the Arts, Chess Club, etc.)
Friday, May 22, 2009 – 7:00 pm
Lewis Walk and Bike Festival. Wednesday, May 20, 2009
We will be hosting a community dinner at the school featuring local, seasonal food. The menu includes Spring Minestrone Soup, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Fresh Green Salad, Farro Salad with Peas, Asparagus and Feta, fresh bread, and a Strawberry Rhubarb Compote over ice cream for dessert. Dessert will be served in the school garden. There will be a suggested donation of $5-$10
per family. Bring your own bowl if possible. To RSVP please email Julia Hamlin at lewislearninggardens@gmail.com
Be a Part of the Art!
At our 21st Annual Art Night Celebration, “First Impressions: Interpretations Through the Eyes of a Child,” on Thursday, May7 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Along with a gallery-style exhibition, featuring student artwork and performances, this year’s celebration will again feature The Paintbrush Cafe, which will serve specialty desserts, treats and beverages as well as performances by Lewis’s talented musical groups. Best of all—all of the proceeds will be used to support Lewis art programs.
Art Night Music Schedule:
6:30 5th Grade Band
6:45 4th Grade Strings
7:20 3rd Grade Recorder Club
7:30 Boomin’ Beats
Lewis Dines Out: Tuesday, May 5 at The Bagdad on 37th & Hawthorne. May 5th from 5 pm ’till close. Dine in the pub or the theater and 50% goes to Lewis!
Our run has been rescheduled for Friday, May 1. We are looking for volunteers to help during the run to hand out water and snacks, count laps, and process pledge sheets (after the run). We are looking for parents and community members to help with the run. To volunteer, please call Julie LaRoche at 503.754.8996.
We had a great turn out this morning for our April Walk & Bike Day. Thanks to all those who took part and to our parent volunteers who make these events possible.
May Walk & Bike Challenge
There are 20 school days in May – how many days do you think you can use your leges to get school? Look for pledge tables near the front office and outside between now and May 1. Your first opportunity is this Thursday morning when you check in for Walk & Bike Day. To inquire about current and future Lewis Walk & Bike projects or sign up to volunteer, please contact Art Burden at 971-235-9016 or aburden@hevanet.com.
Do you have any extra mugs that you would like to donate to Lewis? Please bring them into Room 9, and place them on the counter on the left hand side of the room. We are going green for Art Night which is on May 7th. We are looking to collect 200 mugs for the event. These same mugs will be used for future events such as Community Dinners and the Volunteer Breakfast.
Garden Social and Plant Swap – Wednesday April 15th from 3:00-4:30
Come check out the garden, eat some healthy after school snacks, enjoy a performance by our 4th Grade Strings and swap plants. Collections for the plant swap was on Friday. We would like to collect all of the plants prior to the event. If you are unable to attend Friday please call Nadja at 503-777-7158 and a different drop off can be arranged. For more information please contact Julia Hamlin at lewislearninggardens@gmail.com .
A reminder that school will be in session on Friday, April 10, 2009.
Originally scheduled as a teacher professional day we are now having school in order to make up for one of the snow days we took in December.
On Monday, April 6, 2009 at 1:30 pm we will hold our Run for the Arts kickoff assembly. Our run is scheduled for Wednesday April 29. The money raised from Run for the Arts helps to fund arts programs at our school. For the past few years we have used these funds to provide each classroom with a drama residency. As part of our kickoff we are very happy to have scheduled a special performance by the musical group Trashcan Joe. We would like to thank Young Audiences for sponsoring this performance.
The Lewis PTA will meet on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 6:30 pm in the school library.
Lewis Elementary School, and all Portland Public Schools, will be on Spring Break the week of March 23 – 27, 2009. School will resume on Monday, March 30, 2009.
This week our PTA held their annual auction. The event was a great success and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our volunteers for their work and support. We also thank the many local merchants, artists, and professionals who donated items and services to the auction.
Also I wanted to note that on Tuesday we held another Lewis Dines Out event, this time at Laughing Planet Cafe on Woodstock. This too was a great event and Laughing Planet donated 20% of their sales to our PTA. Thanks to all those that took part, and and a big thank you to Laughing Planet for their continued support.
Lewis Attendance Boundary Map
Lewis Classroom Notes
On Friday, students in 4th and 5th grade worked in the technology lab creating short animation projects around the theme of the Dr. King holiday and or the Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama.
Finding Lewis