Please, please, please return all library books before Friday. Reminder notices have been sent home with replacement costs. We appreciate reimbursement if the item has been lost. Please contact Ms. Tori to make arrangements. Keep your students reading this summer and earn prizes through the Mult. Co. Library Summer Reading program. Students that don’t...
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Our week is a busy one with wrapping up projects, attending assemblies, taking part in field day, and celebrating special people with goodbye parties. We want to thank Ms. Armstrong for a fabulous job, and wish her well for a teaching job next year. We are also cashing in on two of our prizes...
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What an amazing year! Students have gone from beginning to read and write, to authors of chapter books; From counting objects to solving complex addition, subtraction and even multiplication and division problems. We are designing experiments to find out why balls bounce more on the carpet than on the floor; and watching patiently as...
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*With so many fun end-of-the-year activities that these last few days of school have been really flying by! We are excited for summer but sad to say goodbye to our special classroom family. It has been a wonderful year together! *This week, we made our own rain gauges and wind anenometers, and have been...
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Welcome to the last week of school. I can’t believe we are almost done. There are few last things to mark on your calendar. If you were in band this year, you should have turned in your instrument, if not get it to me as soon as possible. That goes the same for recorders....
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Happy Last Week of School! Thank you all for the wonderful turnout we had during Portland Museum Night. Children did a fabulous job all year in social studies and it was great to see all of their projects displayed. Thanks to Kathlyn for dedicating Monday afternoons to work on social studies projects with our...
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What an amazing school year this has been. The students were a lively, intelligent, and very creative group. I will happily see most of my students next year as they continue their education down the hall. Thank you to all of my parent helpers and students who made the Portland walking tour such a...
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As the school year comes to an end, we are very busy with many activities. We have seen plays in the school auditorium, we went to the junior parade, participated in the Lewis field day, and of there will be the 5th grade graduation. JUNE THEMES: The June color is aqua, the color of...
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Wow! I have loved having your kindergartners this year! What a passionate, energetic group, and what an honor to be their teacher. Thank you to all of you for the support you have given them and me this year! I wish you all a happy and healthy summer vacation! This week we will write...
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Only two more days until your child is officially a first grader! I am so proud of my students-their hard work throughout the year, along with their enthusiasm, helpfulness and friendliness towards each other has made this a wonderful and successful year. I would like to thank all of the families for their support...
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The fifth graders worked hard on their play and their hard work showed on Monday night!  The fifth grade promotion is at 2:00 PM on Friday; hope to see you there!  Thank you for sharing your fourth and fifth grade children with me this year; we had a great year and learned a lot...
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Please return all library books by this Friday, June 8th. Reminder notices will be coming home throughout this week. We appreciate reimbursement if a book has been lost. Don’t forget to keep track of student reading on the gameboards for the Multnomah Co. Summer Reading Program. Remember to adjust the rules to meet your...
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Looking back at our school year, I just cannot believe how fast it has gone.  Students have learned and grown so much!  I am thrilled I was a part of each student’s first grade experience.  As the year comes to a close, learning continues in our classroom through the very last day!  We are...
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*The year is winding down, and we are looking forward to several fun events these next two weeks! Please remember to turn in your permission slip for our walking field trip to Island Creamery. We are also having an end-of-the-year sundae party in our classroom, and ask for a few volunteers to sign up...
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It is hard to believe that there are two weeks left! We had a terrific trip to Downtown Portland last Thursday. Thanks to Jennifer, Tracy, Terri, Wendy, Rikki, Kim, and CJ for joining us and making the trip a success. This week we will finish making shadow puppets and begin rehearsing skits. I am...
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This week we are busy editing our poems and adding illustrations, so that our classroom poetry book can be published. For art we will be making marbleized paper, a very fun project! Each student will select their favorite piece to use for the front and back covers of their poetry book. We’re finishing up...
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It is hard to believe that in two weeks the Room 4 Kindergartners will become first graders! This week the class’ focus is on plants and seeds and how insects help the plants continue to grow. I am reading fiction and non-fiction literature to the children and much of their writing will be based...
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The third grade students proudly carried their amazing bridges into school last week. Anna Davis and I showcased them in the school hall. All the students had the opportunity to present their bridges to their class. Many of them were truly awe inspiring. What was especially fun was to see the variety of different...
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Bzzzzzz… This week we are continuing to explore through art,science,and math activities our important insect friends the bumble bee,( how about that honey!) and the mason bee,(hurray for flowers and fruit!). We are learning more about how our environment depends on these helpful insects and how we can encourage their important work. The wonderful...
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On Monday we learned about the new eco-roof that is being planted on the outdoor classroom right outside our windows!  Last week we watched as volunteers prepared the roof for the dirt and seed.  A big thank you to Lynne McFarland for volunteering to coordinate the Fifth Grade party on June 15th.  You will...
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