On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 our Lewis PTA welcomed officially welcomed our new kindergarten families with a social on the Lewis Playground. The event provided families an opportunity to meet and get acquainted as we begin the 2011-2012 school year. We thank our PTA and PTA Board members for their support of this event.
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At this date we don’t know exactly what kind of staffing cut we face at Lewis, but we do anticipate that we will be required to make staffing reductions based on the current budget projections. In anticipation of this, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 we sent home a short parent survey to provide families...
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Dear Lewis Community, It is with a bittersweet feeling that I share with you the news that Kathy Gould will retire from teaching at the end of the school year. Mrs. Gould’s career as an educator began in 1975. She started at Lewis as a student teacher and continued on as a classroom teacher....
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We would like to remind our families of having current contact information on file with the office in the event of an emergency. If you have recently acquired a new phone number, or have a new address, please contact the school office so that we can update our records.
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Our Lost and Found has grown quite large. We plan to donate any remaining items (those without names) over spring break. If you are missing items, please check the lost and found.
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EARLY ENTRY IN THE NORTH HALL BY PARENTS BEFORE 2:55 PM
Recently we have had some adults coming to school quite early to pick up students and waiting on the benches under the 1962 mural in the north hallway. This has presented a bit of a problem with the instructional use of this area. As...
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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 families. Please share this information with family and friends who might be interested. 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...
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We had a great opening day Tuesday at Lewis. The sight of so many smiling children and parents is something I always look forward to as we start the new school year. I had an opportunity to spend time in every classroom and I saw happy and hopeful children. I saw teachers and support...
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On Tuesday we were able to share with our students the Inauguration of our new President. Below are a few images that show how classrooms viewed the event.
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On Monday, January 19, 2009, Lewis held a day of service in honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Julia Hamlin lead a good sized group of students, staff, parents and community members, working on several project in our Outdoor Center. These included taking out an old raised bed to make...
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Lewis Kindergarten Information Meeting:
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 6:00 pm
If you have an incoming Kindergarten student, or are interested in transferring a first through fifth grader, or know of family or friends who are interested in coming to Lewis, please plan to attend or share this information. Lewis staff and parents will share information...
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Portland Nursery has been a valuable partner in our garden education efforts. Recently the work of our staff and families was highlighted on the Portland Nursery web site. Thanks to Peggy Alcott and the Portland Nursery staff for their continued support to our program... Read More »
We have recently had several of our classrooms take advantage of the Cooley Art Gallery at Reed College. These trips provide our students with an opportunity...
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We will be offering two informational meetings for prospective kindergarten families. Please share this information with family and friends who might be interested. The dates and times are listed below:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
or
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – 6:00 pm
We need your help… We are working to determine just how many kindergarten students we can expect for next school year. If you have an incoming kindergarten student in your family and you plan to have him or her attend Lewis during the 2011 – 2012 school year, could you please fill out the information form available on our web site, ( http://goo.gl/1NZJV ) or contact the school office at 503 916 6360. This will help us in our planning process. Also if you know of family and friends who plan to have kindergarten students attend Lewis, could you please share this information with them.
