Meriwether Lewis Elementary School Classroom Notes

Please come to the fifth grade promotion assembly next Tuesday at 1:45 PM. We will be serving cake to the parents and fifth graders at 1:15 PM before the assembly! Requiring daily reading over the summer will help your child keep their skills fresh for sixth grade; there are several good reading...
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It is hard to believe this is our last full week of school this year! It has been a wonderful journey. We have learned and grown so much this year. I hope that you will continue to support your child in their learning throughout the summer; reading, writing and working on math skills. This...
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Happy last week of school. We are busy working like 2nd graders. Students are finishing their nonfiction rock books with Tiffany.  This week we are also learning about bees.  Students have learned how pollen is spread from flower to flower in an activity where we put our hands in cheese puffs to dig for...
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The children are excited about the Authors’ Tea on Friday, June 11th. They are anxious to share their stories with family and friends. We are wrapping up the Weather Unit by creating tornadoes in a bottle! I would like each student to bring a garbage bag on Monday, June 14th. They will clean out desks and...
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This week, we still need to finish up the Oregon Trail and math. We will also be celebrating our great year with a few surprises. I have created a 4th grade scrapbook complete with photos of the students throughout the year. Their art portfolio came home on Tuesday and many other...
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***Our class really enjoyed last week’s puppet show, “Mother’s Garden.” The children learned alternate ways to care for flowers and vegetables in their at home gardens. Good music. Good message. Lots of fun! ***By the time you read this, we will have attended our first Poetry Slam! We’ve been invited to Ms. Wieand’s classroom to hear...
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Mixed emotions have been expressed throughout our last days.  Some first graders are excited by the idea of summer and moving along into second grade, while others want to hold onto the security of what they know makes them feel happy.  In the next week we will transition smoothly, while making those closing first...
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There are so many fun end of the year activities these last few days of school that time has really been flying by! We have been having so much fun with writing social studies books, painting the murals about Portland’s past and present, and of course working on...
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This is the last classroom notes post of the 2009-2010 school year. Thank you all for your ongoing support throughout the school year. Working with your child has been an honor. When I think back to the last nine months, a smile comes to my face. Having the opportunity to...
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Reading Log Math packet Practice multiplication facts
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Reading log Finish Oregon Trail projects- due Monday! Practice multiplication facts
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This is the last week of regular homework. Next week, I will be sending home the directions for the...
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Reading Log Math Packet Work on Oregon Trail projects- due May 24
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MONDAY- No spelling this week because of “Art Night” this Thursday. TUESDAY- MATH- Subtracting three-digit numbers.(This assignment did not go...
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SPELLING- Multiple syllable words with unaccented parts. I forgot to put the working with spelling words on the back. Instead,...
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Reading Log Math Packet Decide on Oregon Trail project and turn in planning sheet by Wednesday, April 28.
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Reading Log Math Packet Practice Speech
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Reading log Math packet Work on speech
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Reading Log Math packet Word Study
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Reading Log Study multiplication facts
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MONDAY: SPELLING TUESDAY: Math- Two Part Problems WEDNESDAY: ABC HOMEWORK- Research Russia THURSDAY: Math- Revisiting patterns.
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Reading Log Math packet Word Study Right Brain Initiative Assignment
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Homework for the week of March 2nd-8th 1. March Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: ai and ay, possessives, drawing...
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There is no spelling homework this week. TUESDAY: Math – fractions-halves, thirds, and things that can and can’t be divided...
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Homework for the week of February 16th-February 22nd 1. February Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: drawing conclusions, contractions, er,...
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Reading Log Math Packet Word Study
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Homework for the week of February 9th-16th 1.  February Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: endings ed and ing, ar,...
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Reading log Math packet Pixie Pals Word Study
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Homework for the week of February 2nd-8th 1.  February Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: ending es, or, theme of...
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MONDAY: Spelling- pattern of the “er” sound TUESDAY- Math review WEDNESDAY- ABC HOMEWORK- “N’ Focus newspapers. THURSDAY- Math review
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Reading Log Math Packet Practice Spelling
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