I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving break. In music class this week we started back with a dance from Quebec titled “La Bastringue”. This is a simple dance that kids from Kindergarten to 5th grade can enjoy. I find it important to return from break with some activity that helps kids celebrate their...
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MONDAY-Grammar-irregular past tense TUESDAY- MATH- Time – Show what you know. WEDNESDAY- Write a paragraph about your families’ special tradition that you celebrate during the winter break. Make sure that your paragraph describing this tradition has a beginning, middle, and an end. We will share the homework papers next week on Tuesday in class....
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I enjoyed meeting with all the loving parents and family members for parent/teacher conferences last week. If you have not yet met with me for a conference, don’t forget to check your voice mail to schedule a conference as soon as possible. It is important to get these conferences in before the end of...
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December themes for room 5 feature the color SILVER and the star shape. Everyone has a silver star for morning circle. The December poem is: Silver, Silver is my star. Twinkle, Twinkle from afar. Silver is the color of, All the stars in the sky above. The December Number Story is: Five Silver Stars,...
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During the week before Thanksgiving, we did a lot of festive activities. We read stories including “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie”, and “‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Students made Thanksgiving cards with stamps and fallen leaves. Our Winter Wonderland mural is now finished and on display near the cafeteria. Mr....
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There is a box on top of the cubbies called Parent Helpers.  This is you.  You can help keep our class moving along smoothly by completing small projects from this box.  It usually includes tasks such as copying, laminating, cutting, or even pencil sharpening.  The system works easily.  Take a project you are comfortable...
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Thank you for attending your child’s conference last week! This is the first time in all the years I have been at Lewis that all my students’ parents showed up for their child’s conference. It shows that my students have parents who are actively supporting their child’s learning, and I really appreciate that effort....
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Thanks to all the parents who came to conferences last week. It was great to talk to you and share information on your child’s progress. Thanks also for all your positive comments. Your child is fortunate to have such involved and supportive parents. This week we are continuing our science fiction novel study. Some...
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Thank you families for coming in last week to learn more about what your child has been doing in school so far this year and where we hope to see them grow during the next 6 months of First Grade. Conferences are one of my favorite times of the year and I have returned...
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It was so nice meeting with you last week for parent conferences. Each child has grown so much academically in reading and writing! This is a short week-Friday I will be completing report cards that will be sent home next Friday. The letter/sound of Ff will be taught/reviewed through a variety of projects. Children...
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Homework for the week of December 1st-7th 1. December Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: Who Works Here? (long i, wh, ch, tch, Author’s Purpose) 4. Math: Do you add or subtract?
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Our field trip to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last week was a blast. The Oregon Children’s Theatre did splendid job of packing the whole story into one hour. Our class was so well behaved on the public bus that they received a complement from a teacher from another school about how respectful and...
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All Band and String players will be taking home instrument rental slips this week. Ask your young musician if they brought one home. I would like all slips returned by the week of November 30th. I know some are wondering about books. I will have books for students after Winter Break. I have found...
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We are having a lovely week in Room 3! I am observing more focused, quality work happening in our class all the time. It is so exciting to be a part of your child’s learning. Daily, kids are making discoveries and excitement abounds as letters and sounds are coming together, words are forming in...
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“I am going to be an artist when I grow up, and write stories and draw pictures for books” Tomie de Paola told his family when he was just four years old. That’s what he has been doing for the last 44 years! Like Patricia Polacco, Tomie writes about his family and his childhood....
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“I am going to be an artist when I grow up, and write stories and draw pictures for books” Tomie de Paola told his family when he was just four years old. That’s what he has been doing for the last 44 years! Like Patricia Polacco, Tomie writes about his family and his childhood....
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***At our staff meeting on Monday, we met with people from Young Audiences and the Regional Arts and Culture Council about the Right Brain Initiative. Our Arts Team is working closely with them to bring some new art experiences to all the students of Lewis School. You’ll be hearing a lot more about this...
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Homework for the week of November 17-23 1.  November Calendar of Activities 2. Reading Log 3. Literacy: The Farmer in the Hat (long a, c/s/ and g/j/, cause and effect) 4.  Math: Addition to 10
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Mail service within Lewis School has begun.  Writing letters to friends and teachers is an exciting way to write with a purpose.  Letters are written and addressed in the classrooms, then delivered to the blue mailbox outside the office door.  Once a week two children from our class “hand cancel”, then sort and deliver...
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Last week we concluded our Communities unit with a trip to the Belmont Firehouse. Firefighter Don zoomed down the pole to greet us, then took us on a tour and explained some firefighting history. Students also got to take turns sliding down a “trainer” pole, take a virtual ride in a fire truck, and...
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The Modern Explorer reports were fabulous! We learned a lot about people who explored many different places. Thank you for the support you gave your students on this project. Our next big homework project will be a science project that will be assigned after Winter Break. This week we will begin our next science...
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On Friday, the students reached their class goal of earning 50 reward slips for be responsible and respectful!  At the end of the day, they got to have either a dance party or an extra dose of recess.  The children have already begun earning more reward slips for such great efforts as considerate behavior,...
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