Rain, rain, please stay away for our Pumpkin Patch field trip tomorrow; however, if it is wet, please be sure your child is dressed for the weather. We will be loading the bus about 9:15 and will leave at 9:30-please be sure to pack a sack lunch, or I can get a school sack...
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During our third week of school, we have established our classroom routines. Students are working daily on handwriting, phonics, counting, and simple addition. They have been using tambourines and shakers during music sessions. Multisensory activities included playing with rice in the tub. Some students are also building basic computer skills with cause-and-effect programs, and...
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It was great to see so many of you at Open House last Thursday evening. The children were very proud to show off their classroom and work. If you didn’t have a chance yet to sign up for a November Parent Conference, please stop by after school and sign up. Inventions take our imaginations...
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It was so nice to see so many of you at Open House last week. Many of you were asking when the various musical groups would be starting. If you are new to Lewis this year, I offer kids in 3rd through 5th grade several choices for playing in musical group. At 3rd grade...
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All Astronomy Projects are due next Monday; we can’t wait to see what each child created. We will be presenting the projects throughout the week so students need to practice their presentation at home before they bring their project to school. Also starting next week is our bike safety class which will be held...
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It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Open House last Thursday. I know your children enjoyed showing you around the room and sharing what we have been doing so far this year! If you have not already, please sign up for a conference in November. A schedule is outside our...
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Thank you all for coming to the Open House last Thursday night! It was great to see how proud and independent the first graders are already, navigating their way around the classroom, cafeteria, library and music room. Nina’s family had the closest estimation of Jelly Beans in the jar and we had fun computing...
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Thank you for coming to our “Open House”. I enjoyed meeting many of you. I just wished that I could of talked to everyone. Our students were very excited to start the drama workshop with Michael Wherlie. You probably remember the wonderful performances that the second graders did last year. The third graders will...
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It was a delight to see so many of you at our Back to School night. The students really enjoyed showing off “their room” and making the introductions that we had practiced in class. In math we are studying Arrays and Shares. Our work in this unit involves skip counting, building arrays, and dividing...
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***I wanted to thank you all for attending our Open House! We had an amazing turn-out…25 out of 26 families were able to come. It means so much to have your interest and support. ***If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for Parent-Teacher conferences which will be held in November, be sure...
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It was wonderful to see and talk with so many of you at Open School Night. After talking with many of you at Open School Night it became apparent that most of you would prefer to have a homework packet rather than nightly assignments. This is fine with me. We will begin using the...
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It was wonderful seeing so many of you and your children at Thursday’s Open House. The Kindergartners were so proud to show you their classroom and share their journals and hard work to you. If you were unable to attend, please be sure to sign up for Parent Conferences, which will be held in...
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It is amazing what your children are learning in our Astronomy classes! Did you know that it would take you over 17 years to fiy to the sun on a 747 traveling at the speed of 600 mph? I hope they are sharing the interesting things they are learning about our universe. We met...
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Don’t forget to be at your child’s “Open House”, which is tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. We will meet outside for an introduction from Mr. Lauer, and then all of the teachers will be available in their classrooms to meet parents and guardians. This will give you the opportunity to ask any question that you...
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Next week we will begin our regular class library schedule. I am very excited to start seeing students and sharing the marvelous improvements in our library. Parents can be very supportive in making sure library books are well cared for and returned each week. It is disappointing to students not to be able to...
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In our second week we are working with pieces that help define our music classroom. We are working with three words which we use to build the culture of our classroom, Respect, Responsibility and Compassion. We are then playing musical games and developing dances that help kids to better understand these words and why...
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For our second week, students in Room 7 are building their counting skills and simple addition. Handwriting, letter recogintion and basic letter sounds are also being reviewed. Basic phonics work has begun this week with three-letter words. We have been mixing and painting with primary colors, and identifying other colors as well. Sensory development...
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I hope you are able to come to our Lewis Elementary Back to School Night on Thursday. I know your children are excited to share with you and show you around our room, as well as the school. They have all been working so hard during the first two weeks of school. This is...
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We are looking forward to showing parents our room tomorrow night! Each student has created a collage about him/her self. They’ll be hanging in the hall. See if you can find your child’s. They are very attractive and fun! We have started our new reading adoption, and this week ties in beautifully with our...
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***We’re looking forward to our Back to School Night on Thursday. Hope to see you there. Perhaps you will get to be the first to sign up for Parent Teacher conferences coming up in November. Tempting? =-) ***This is such a great group of children and we are all enjoying our time together. We’re...
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Hooray For You! A book by Marianne Richmond has led us as we explored our “you-ness”. We’re giving thought to ways we are the same and different. Paper cutouts of ourselves are up, and ready to welcome you. Assessments in literacy, spelling, and math are under way. Mia was the first “first grader” to...
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I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow night at Open School Night. It will be a time for you to sign up for parent teacher conferences, learn more about the curriculum for the year, sign up to volunteer in the classroom, have your child show you, and ask any questions you might...
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