What beautiful weather we continue to have; hopefully, it will last during our last field trip on Friday, when we go to Berkeley Park for our end of the year celebration with our buddy class. We will be serving ice cream sundaes and hope you can join us in the afternoon. Please be sure...
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Just two weeks of school and there is still so much to do! This week Booming Beats will be performing at the Lewis End of the Year Picnic on Friday May 29th @ 6:00 PM. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the music. And all four groups, The Beats, Recorder Club, Band and Strings...
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The 21st annual Lewis Talent Show was phenomenal! Cheers to all the children who participated! Last Friday morning Gregory MacNaughton visited us and orchestrated an art project based on the Urban China exhibit currently going on at the Reed gallery. Our project is based on urban Portland and will be displayed in the children’s...
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Another exciting week in room 4. Tuesday we went to the Chinese Gardens. The students had a wonderful time viewing the gardens, playing on the playground and trying Chinese foods. This week we will begin new work-time centers focused on the non-fiction book “On The Move”. In science we are observing real chrysalises and...
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Thanks to all of you who made our Teacher’s Appreciation Week so awesome! The morning treats, car wash, luncheon, duty help, desserts, sweet notes and flowers were so appreciated by all of us! Next week it is our turn to say thank you! The staff invites all volunteers to join us for a breakfast...
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Read nightly to your child and have them read their take home book to you.( Please search for and return all borrowed books this week and at the latest, next Monday. Also included this week is the Reading Adoption Packet, a Literacy Link page and a telling time practice page. Have fun and keep...
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What a busy week! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable weekend. Yesterday we had a fabulous day at the Chinese Gardens. It is amazing that in the middle of the city there is such a tranquil lovely space. The kids enjoyed the day, as did I. Thank you to the parents...
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We are finishing up many things that need to be done before the end of the school year. We picked our design and color for our class t-shirts and have sent in the design. Thanks to all the students who submitted drawings! I have sent a hard copy and an email copy about the...
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There are spies our in room! The British soldiers are trying to find out where the food and weapons are stored in each colony, and some colonists have had their homes searched without their consent! Last week we made secret messages with invisible ink and developed codes! War has begun…our Battle for Independence (which...
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Last week we explored Africa through folk tales including “The Lonely Lioness” and “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Your Ears”. We read “Ahmed’s Secret” about a boy who works in Cairo, Egypt and has a secret to tell his family. We also took a virtual trip to Morocco on Google Earth and Google Images, traveling...
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Homework for 5/26/09 – 5/29/09 Tuesday – Math (Working on telling time) Wednesday – Reading (Categorizing books into different genres) Thursday – Spelling/Writing (Writing the words used to make each contraction: This is just for practice, there is NO spelling quiz this week)
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Hi everyone! Hope you have been enjoying this beautiful weather! * Thank you so much for remembering us during Teacher Appreciation Week! We were completely spoiled and feel VERY appreciated! * Also, a big thank you to the families of Elizabeth and Maia for each donating a bottle of hand sanitizer to help keep...
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Observations of our mealworms continues to fascinate us.  We have learned to identify the body parts of insects and are using that information and book research to help us make scientific drawings of many different kinds of insects.  Next we are using our creative thinking to draw insects with chalk.  Blending chalk colors is...
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This week, as part of our continuing study of plants and seeds, we will be messing about with dirt, using our hands, feet, elbows, whatever works and is most sanitary for the particular child. We will clean them up, but if they happen to come home with soil, you will know where it came...
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HOMEWORK Week 36 Name: ____________________ May 26-29 Spirit Week Tuesday: “Elegant Day” 1. Reading: Read for 20-30 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to ____ 2. Math: Do worksheet assigned. 3. Spelling: Study your words for the week. Parent Signature: _________________________ **************************************************************************************** Wednesday: Monochromatic Day 7:45-8:30...
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The talent show was terrific! My husband and I really enjoyed it. A lot of wonderful work and effort, on the part of adults and all the students involved, really showed. Thanks for a great performance. Our class has started a simulation of “The Oregon Trail”. Each class member has an 1850 name and...
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Homework sent home on Tuesday, May 26th 1. May Calendar of Activities 2.Reading Log 3. Literacy: aw and au, short e (ea), drawing conclusions 4. Adding and Subtracting
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This is an exciting time of the year with our ” Portland Urban Tour” coming up , the shooting of The Lewis compost commercial, and the end of the year class party. The “Portland Urban Tour” is Monday, June 1st. We are leaving immediately when the second class bell rings at 8:45a.m. Please make...
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We are quickly approaching the end of the school year. I just wanted to take this week to remind everyone of some upcoming performances. This week Booming Beats will be playing for the Lewis Walk and Bike Celebration. This takes place this Wednesday, May 20th right after school on the Lewis playground. Booming Beats...
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This is a full week for us in Room 3. We are busy investigating worms in science. We have begun to examine earthworms and will add red worms into the mix next week. We are taking a few days off from worktime and are exploring a few familiar stories that kids can then practice...
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As the end of the year gets closer, the anxiety builds in children.  As excited as they are for summer, many don’t want the year to end.  They are experiencing mixed emotions from happy to sad. It’s important to keep a regular routine and get a good night’s sleep.  I know this is hard...
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Homework sent home on Tuesday, May 19th 1. May Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: oi and oy, suffixes er and or, main idea 4. Math: addition
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