This week in writing, we are working on finishing our rough draft and starting to edit our imaginative piece. For reading, students are continuing to work on their reading strategies while reading their just right books. At the nonfiction station, students will be continuing to explore nonfiction books and they are given an option...
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Busy! Busy! Busy! feels like the theme this week. Kindergarten artists have been busy at work creating unique and wonderful pieces that will adorn our walls for Art Night next week. Tuesday we learned about the great artist, Jackson Pollack who created art without touching the canvas with a brush. This type of art...
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After studying mapping, the earth and continents, our trip to the Oregon Zoo was a huge success!  Each child carried their own map and recording journal, which they used to find their way.  Discovering and reading maps throughout the zoo was exciting.  While eating snack, Sam realized he was standing on a large tile...
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On Thursday, April 29th we will go to the Student Performance of The Oregon Ballet “Duets.” Remind your child that they need to dress for the forecasted weather. Since we are eating lunch after our return to school, your child needs to bring a morning snack. Today the children painted a Desert Landscape using...
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This week we are gearing up for our annual Family Art Night. It is next week on Thursday, May 6th. We are also beginning drama next week with our artist in residence. We will have drama for 30 minutes a day, four days a week for four weeks. This will culminate with a drama...
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Dear Parent: This week the central office of Portland Public Schools sent out letters informing parents of next years school placement for their children in self-contained classrooms. Please call 503-916-3931 if you did not get a letter which starts like this: This letter is to inform you of the classroom your student will attend...
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This week I’m sending out information about upcoming performances for this year’s Lewis Art Night. I’m also posting the info here in this weeks news letter. The Lewis Art Night is less than two short weeks away! 5th Grade Band, 4th Grade Strings, The Boomin’ Beats and the 3rd Grade Recorder Club are currently...
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Tomorrow is the third grade “Urban Walking Field Trip”. The students will need their sack lunches, which we are planning on eating at Pioneer Courthouse Square. We are leaving immediately at 8:50a.m. Therefore, all of our students and chaperones will need to be at school at 8:40a.m. when the first school bell rings. At...
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SPELLING- Multiple syllable words with unaccented parts. I forgot to put the working with spelling words on the back. Instead, have your student study the words by breaking them up into syllables. A dictionary would be very helpful with this activity. TUESDAY- Math- Spend your money wisely. WEDNESDAY- Create a want-ad for either something...
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Last week our class worked on reading maps and understanding the directions on a map using a compass rose. We were studying the United States last week and used the giant US map on the school playground to locate specific states such as California, Oregon, Florida and Texas. Last week, we finished our focus...
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We have finished our wonderful colony models, as you can see from the pictures at riedlteach.com. We will be wrapping up the unit this week, as we look forward to see which simulation colony earned the most wealth in the New World. In our math group, we will be starting our math work samples...
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Sixteen Japanese teachers from the Institute of International Education will be visiting Lewis Elementary on April 28th to observe our gardening program. They are here to study Education for Sustainable Development here in the United States. Our class will be participating by helping to show the teachers from Japan what gardening is like at...
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We went to the Zoo on Monday and what a great way to kick off the week:) The kids learned so much and we had a great learning experience! I especially want to thank our Chaperones for the incredible work you did with your groups and assistance you gave me in making the trip...
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Thanks to all those families who contributed to Run for the Arts. We have finished our sessions with the mural art project. The students had fun painting and adding texture to the large canvas. You will have a chance to view this school-wide project during Art Night on May 6, Thursday. This week, my...
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We are busily getting ready for our annual Lewis School Art Night that will be held next Thursday, May 6, from 6:30 until 8:00 pm. I hope that you can make it; it will be filled with art, music and so much more. Our halls will be decorated with all different types of art...
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This week Ms. Gardner is taking over the teaching full-time. The children are helping Ms. Gardner feel very welcome and everyone is learning a lot! On Tuesday, we met with Roldalfo to add another layer of painting on the mural. This was our last session working with him. The children have really enjoyed this...
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Homework for 4/19-4/23 Reading log Math worksheet Study spelling words
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This week in writing, we are working on our rough draft for our imaginative piece. For our stations, we have a just right reading station where students continue to work on their reading strategies while reading their just right books. At the nonfiction station, students will be reading nonfiction books on RAZ kids and...
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The children have been listening and reading Poetry throughout the year. They like for me to read poetry written by Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, and Betsy Franco to name a few. One of their favorite poets is Mary O’Neill who wrote Hailstones and Halibut Bones. This poetry book is a collection of Color poems....
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As we prepare for our visit to the Oregon Zoo on Monday, April 26th, our interest in the continents and the animals that live in different regions has become very exciting.  We’ve learned animals and people live on all the continents, but an animal may only live in a small part of the world....
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This week in Technology classes student in the 3rd through 5th grade will continue working with digital cameras. We’ll be looking at some of the artistic elements that make for a good composition. This week we’ll focus on line, texture, and the rule of thirds. In our general music classes all classes are working...
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Thank you for turning in the field trip permission slip in such a timely manner. Don’t forget that I also need a check for $10.00, which will cover both field trips. The class finished the second round of state math tests this week, and next week they will take the state reading test. On...
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