Art Night is here. This means not only great art on the walls and in the halls, but also a time to here all of the performing musical groups here at Lewis. The musical schedule is as follows. 6:45 Level I & Level 2 Band 7:15 3rd Grade Recorder Club 7:30 Boomin’ Beats All...
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Art Night is tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:00. Please come and celebrate children’s art. In addition to looking at artwork, you can have a treat at the Paint Brush Cafe, listen to fantastic musical presentations and purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win some great gifts! Our class is featuring three pieces by...
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All fourth grade camp money is due!  A letter with directions about next Monday was sent home to parents of fourth graders; fourth graders need a sack lunch to eat when we get to camp.  Next week at this time we will be on our way home from camp!  Fifth graders will have a...
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One of my favorite gatherings of Lewis Families and friends is happening this Thursday night…It is our annual Art Night! Besides having the opportunity to view lots of beautiful art work by our Lewis children, you can also eat at the Paint Brush Cafe, listen to awesome musical presentations and purchase raffle tickets for...
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Our class is busy getting ready for Lewis’ annual Art Night, which will be held this Thursday, May 3, 2007, from 6:30-8:00pm. There will be Music (in the cafeteria), Art (throughout the halls) and the Book Fair (held in the Library) and I hope you and your families can make it. This week in...
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This week we are experimenting to find out if mealworms prefer potatoes or apples. We are also beginning to learn about, and write, poetry. Tomorrow our class will be performing, with all the first graders, in the cafeteria at 2:00. Drama classes with Michael have been such fun, we will be sad to see...
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Next week is Lewis Elementary School’s Art Night. This event celebrates the artist in all of our children, promoting creativity. Come and see the variety of art work that will adorn the halls, hear music, and eat some treats. There will always be some new activities. For example, this year my class will share...
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Welcome back 5th graders. I hope you had a wonderful time at camp. If you walk down the hall here at Lewis you can’t help but notice that the hallways are going through their yearly transformation. The annual Lewis Art Night is fast approaching. Thursday May 3rd is the scheduled date. This means not...
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Each person in our class is reading a biography of someone of their choice. They will research this person and give a presentation on him or her to the class. Students can come dressed as that person on the day they present, if they would like. The class is very excited about this project!...
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We had a wonderful time on our fieldtrip to the Keller Auditorium to see the Boxcar Children! Many thanks to Doyle Lytle, Joe Gallardo, and Christine Couchot for helping chaperone! To round out our literature study, we finished our class reading of the book the day before the trip. The students also enjoyed doing...
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Art Night is around the corner! We are spending some of this week preparing for the big night. On Monday we created a paper factory and had children paint paper to use in a Matisse collage piece that we will be working on later in the week. We have begun a new math unit...
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Fifth graders had a fun time at Camp Kiwanilong last week!  We had periods of sun and rain throughout the week with sun on both Thursday and Friday.  All fifth graders did a fine job of participating in camp activities.  You’ll have to ask them about their favorite field study or interest group! Fourth...
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Last week was busy! We celebrated the amazing earth all week, through song and great read alouds and on Friday both kindergarten classrooms planted loads of calendula flower seeds to further beautify the front of our school. We wrote and explored the fun world of “pets”, causing lots of important discussion regarding our responsibility...
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We had a new student start in our class on Monday, Devon, and everyone is excited to have a new friend. This week our class is learning about pillbugs-their life cycle, habitat, the food they eat and their body structure. Children have created with me a knowledge chart about pillbugs and what they want...
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Students are really enjoying their drama classes with Michael!  If you are available, come to the cafeteria NEXT Thursday, April 26th at 2:00, for our drama performance.  It is sure to be a hit! This week, students are glazing pinch pots that we made last month.  They have been fired in the kiln once...
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Our third grade students finished their math work samples last week. Most students did very well if they understood the term “dimensions.” There will be another opportunity to take another math work sample at a later time. I am videoing the students’ speeches this week. It is evident that they have worked hard on...
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The hallways around Lewis seem a little empty with our 5th graders at camp this week. We hope they are having fun, staying dry and learning some great campfire songs. Around Lewis this week 2nd graders will begin to tackle an arrangement for “Wake up it’s Spring”. We’ve been playing with the themes of...
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In math this week we’re flipping coins, shaking dice, and drawing colored tiles from a bag. It’s probability time, which is one of my favorite math units. I hope your child enjoys it too! Ms. Armstrong began a unit on early Oregon history this week. The main focus will be on the people of...
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It has been a quiet week with the fifth graders at camp. Our trip to Jean’s Farm last week was splendid. We made bread, tasted edible plants in the woods surrounding the gardens, and made farewell flags to decorate the farm. The farm has been a wonderful hands-on learning experience for the children. We...
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Last Wednesday students in room 5 participated in Lewis School’s Run for the Arts. We had no pledges this year, but we did enjoy running around the playground with all the other kids. We are working hard to finish the State Assessments. The last of this year’s IEPs are coming up, also. If your...
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