Room 4 is now full of wonderful work created by the kindergartners: a pumpkin patch painting using primary colors to create secondary colors, shape vehicles, a “Five Little Pumpkins” picture based on the poem and the WOW WALL is filled with personal best work from last week’s worktime centers. The writing each child has...
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We have a lovely time at the Pumpkin Patch last Friday, despite the wet weather. We got to see many different animals and learn about different pumpkin varieties. Thank you for sending your child prepared for the day! This week our focus at worktime is around the story Dig, Dig, Digging. We are also...
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As of today all before/after school music groups have officially met. 4th Grade strings was the last group to start up, meeting for the first time on Monday of this week. I very pleased with the turnout for all the groups. I know you may still have some questions, so feel free to catch...
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This Friday Teacher Dana’s Kindergartners and our class will meet for our very first Buddy Activity! We will meet every other week to do art activities and reading activities. This week we have a Fall Project. The students will be making “Leaf Creatures” from leaves that they have collected and dried for a week....
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This Friday Teacher Dana’s Kindergartners and our class will meet for our very first Buddy Activity! We will meet every other week to do art activities and reading activities. This week we have a Fall Project. The students will be making “Leaf Creatures” from leaves that they have collected and dried for a week....
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Homework for the week of October 27th-November 2nd 1.  October Calendar of Activities 2.  Reading Log 3. Literacy:  Get the Egg (short e, initial blends, realism and fantasy 4.  Math: Counting Forwards and Backwards
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Leaves are falling, falling to the ground.  Red, yellow, green, and brown, leaves are falling to the ground.  Tomorrow we will experience autumn and the swirling leaves in the forest of Tryon Creek State Park.  Our learning about autumn and seasonal changes will flow through all areas of study in the classroom.  Each of...
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Last week for our Communities Unit, we learned more about different types of jobs adults have, brainstorming jobs, reading books like “You Might Fly a Jet”, and doing activities like a jobs word search. We compared this to some of the jobs students have at school and at home. We also continued to review...
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We had a fabulous field trip to Lee Farms. Yes, it was cold and wet, yet not one single child made one complaint. They all had a great time. Thank you for all of the great help I had. It made the trip so enjoyable for me. Yesterday we had visitors from Seattle Public...
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This week’s homework is as follows: Reading Log Math- place value, addition
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We ended last week by making leaf creatures with our buddy class. The leaf creatures will be displayed on the bulletin boards in the dip next month. We will spend this Friday afternoon with our buddies learning about bats. This week we are making our cards for the holiday bazaar. Each child is designing...
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Last Thursday, my 15 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. My husband and I spent a week at Doernbecher Hospital with the amazing staff, learning with her about her new challenges and needs. All is well now and I want to thank all of you who have expressed your support and...
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We are not having a Halloween Party this Friday, however, we are having a pizza party. One of our students, Jacob Miller, won an art contest, and the reward is pizza for his whole class. The pizza will not arrive until after lunchtime at 1:00 p.m. Knowing third graders, I think they will still...
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***I know that I’m kind of a “news-aholic,” but I think that most would agree with me that the health related news is a BIG concern. In our classroom, we wash our hands when we get to school, after PE and recess, before lunch and anytime there is a sneeze or cough. Children also...
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Routines are very important to the students in room 5. The more consistent the classroom routines, the less stress for the students. This makes it easier to learn. Consistent routines also give the students an opportunity to predict what will come next. We have daily routines, weekly routines and monthly routines. The monthly routines...
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Last Friday your child brought home a new homework project: research and write a report about a modern explorer. Please help your child find appropriate materials for note taking this week. By next week your child should be writing their rough draft at home. This week we began Bike Safety class! Each afternoon from...
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We started Bike Safety this week. Please remember to wear appropriate clothing for riding outside in all kinds of weather.  Please remember that students have to wear closed shoes. We will have Bike Safety every afternoon for 2 weeks. We are working on our explorer projects. The students are doing a group project in...
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Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who came on our pumpkin patch field trip. It was wet, muddy and A LOT of fun. After the trip, our class met with their third grade buddies and they each created a “leaf creature”, which will be displayed next month on the two bulletin boards...
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Last Thursday we boarded a Tri-Met bus that took us to the Keller Auditorium to attend a Ballet Performance called “Emeralds.” The children had the opportunity to watch the dancers go through their “practice routine.” After the performance the students realized how much work and dedication it takes to be a Ballet dancer. A...
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I want to thank families for getting field trip permission slips back to me in a timely manner. We are sure to have a fabulous time at Lee’s Farm this Friday. Please remember to dress your child appropriately; wearing layered clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty, boots, etc.. We are beginning our new...
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I first want to thank all the 5th graders and families who participated in Sunday’s fundraising performance. In case you didn’t catch the show, about 20 Lewis 5th Graders performed 5 musical pieces at the Barnes and Noble in the Lloyd Center for a Lewis PTA fundraising event. I am so proud of the...
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Ms. Kennedy has begun her full time student teaching experience in our classroom. She will slowly begin teaching different elements of the curriculum. I have total confidence that she will do an awesome job. We are all excited about our field trip on Friday. Please dress your child for the weather. It could be...
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