Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed spring break. For the next seven weeks Laura Ruffner, our student teacher, will be joining us fulltime. I am delighted to have her with us. On Monday, our class received a special delivery from the Oregon Historical Society. We received a trunk with artifacts from Portland’s past....
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When children are young we want to expose them to the live arts in an age appropriate way.  Go, Dog! Go was a wonderful theater experience, captivating imaginations with Dr. Seuss’s wit and humor.  The set and costumes were colorful and appealing, while the actors brought life to their characters.  At the end of...
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In room 5, the students are working on statewide assessments. Our assessments are a version of the same state tests the general ed students take. They are the scaffold administration of the Elementary Extended Tests for math, reading, writing and science. This assessment focuses on the academic skills presented in the state benchmark goals....
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A big “Bravo” to all of the students who performed in the Lewis’ production – Blather, Blarney, and Balderdash. The fourth and fifth graders had such energy, commitment, and focus, which heartily entertained Lewis families and friends. A special thank you to Suzanne Miller who organized, purchased or made all of those beautiful costumes...
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Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all enjoyed a nice, relaxing break. This week, the students are doing many math activities involving shapes and recognizing shapes in the environment. We are continuing our science unit (Animals Two by Two) and are now learning about fish including goldfish and guppies! The students are...
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Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you and your child were able to spend some fun time together exploring the world beyond Room 6! My family and I visited the beach, cleaned out the garage and put away many loads of laundry, (to my daughter’s chagrin!) I also collected some wonderful pussy willows,...
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First I’d like to congratulate Ms. Davis and Ms. Leake’s classes on a great performance last week. All you hard work really showed. You were all a smashing success. And just as one performance ends another gets started. The Lewis School Drama club puts on their performance of “Blather, Blarney and Balderdash” this Thursday...
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It is hard to believe March break is upon us. Wow, the year has gone by quickly. Last week’s joint drama performance by Mrs. Leake’s class and our class was superb. Cheers to both classes for working together with Michael Whirli to put on a fantastic show. We are back to our normal routine...
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Since spring break is right around the corner, I wanted to remind families about a great on-line reading resource that we have available to you called Raz-Kids. Kids are assigned books at their level that they can listen to or read as well as quizzes and worksheets. It’s a great alternative to “real” books...
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Thank you for sending rocks for our kindergarten/third grade buddy activity. It was such a fun activity for all of them. It warms my heart to watch how kind and helpful our third graders are with their buddies. On Monday, our class wrote odes to Rocks. They caught on quickly, and they wrote some...
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We have been invited to participate in a “practice style” Chess For Success tournament on April 5th. This is a continuous play tournament with no eliminations. It is appropriate for chess players of all skill levels. The tournament will be at Atkinson Elementary (5800 SE Division) from 9:00am – Noon. Players should arrive between...
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Monday, we were treated to an Irish dance performance courtesy of our very own, Kyndall, her mom, and several members of her dance school. We learned about their costumes, shoes, and a little history. They were wonderful! Thank you Kyndall! Students also brought home a book called, Have You Seen My Pot of Gold....
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***Congratulations to the Lewis Auction committee and all the volunteers for pulling off such a great event! It was a LOT of fun! A personal thank you goes to the Gibson family for being the high bidders on our classroom art project. Thanks to all the other families who bid on that as well...
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The highlight for our class last week was participating in the Art for the Sky project. Like the rest of the students and teachers, each one of us was a small part of a great condor on Wednesday. Watching the video on Thursday showing the artist’s point of view– the “Sky Sight”– with 350...
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This week Room Five students will finish the month of March by continuing our study of green. Green books we have been reading are: Green Eggs and Ham, and The Killer Brussell Sprouts. There are still a few students in room five who have not yet had their annual IEP. If you have not...
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Our Native American speeches are going very well and the dioramas are fabulous. Come down the hall and see them on display outside our classroom. Tomorrow we go to the Living Lelooska Museum. Students need to dress warmly, bring a warm throw for their lap, if they want, and a sack lunch. We are...
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On Monday, St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated through math and art activities. We also had the opportunity to watch Kyndall from Mrs. Park’s Kindergarten class perform some Irish dancing! After lunch, Miss Cindy’s Irish son-in-law read the children a story and talked about growing up in Ireland and looking for leprechauns! On Tuesday, the...
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Thank you to the parents who attended the school auction.  Our Polar Bear Pictures have all gone to good homes and the families who purchased them have generously supported Lewis School.  Help!  Mouse’s big book with CD is missing from his bag.  Please look around, it’s at someone’s house.  We have learned about Adinkra...
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Thank you to the parents who responded to my desperate plea about the candy last week! We still have more that needs to be sold, and Spring Break would be a great time to get out there and sell. Please stop by and pick up a case or two! Ms. Blakeley has started our...
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“Slainte Chugat!” = “Good Health to You!” as they say in Irish Gaelic:) Thankfully, most of our class who have been ill with the cough and cold have returned this week and on Monday we all enjoyed some fun Saint Patrick’s Day math and literacy activities. We loved the Lewis Drama Club production this...
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Today students participated in a wonderful art project called Art For The Sky. Artist, Daniel Dancer directed us in creating a condor on the field, then took photographs from high on a fire truck. Ask your child what he or she thought of this experience. Tomorrow we will see our work at an assembly....
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We need help. We have too much chocolate left over from our fund raiser and several families in the fifth grade who cannot pay for camp. If you can help your child sell chocolate over Spring Break, please come in and see me. We (the fourth and fifth graders) are desperate to finish selling...
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