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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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...
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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.
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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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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...
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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 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...
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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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On Thursday, our kindergarten students performed a puppet show for family and friends. This is part of their work with Tears of Joy Puppet Theater. This opportunity was provided by our involvement with The Right Brain Initiative.
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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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This year each of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms have had the opportunity to work with Rick Weiss and Kate Finn as part of our Song Writers in Residence program. Each of these classrooms were able to help write and record a song. Each student will receive a copy of their class...
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Recently we have had several classrooms post projects to DonorsChoose. DonorsChoose is a web site that allows teachers to post requests for funding for classroom projects and equipment. I am happy to report that these projects have been funded. Recently staff have been researching how movement can enhance learning. Specifically how student seating can...
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On Friday, April 6, 2012 the Lewis student body and staff gathered on the field for our whole school photo.
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On Tuesday class photos were taken. In this image Ms. Jen’s class gets ready for their close up…
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A reminder that our Garden Fair is set for Saturday, April 21, 2012. We are looking forward to another great event. Below are a few updates… Plant Sale Donations: 2nd Chance to drop off plants to sell at the Fair will be after school this Thursday, near the North entrance to Lewis on Glenwood....
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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.
