I hope you found some time to relax this weekend and spend time with your children:) I did, but mostly I recorded assessments and organized and planned for the next 10 days of learning and adventure in your child’s first grade year! (Last day for students is June, 15th). We kicked off the week...
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My math group is finishing up our stock unit this week. That means all daily financial reports, all worksheets, line graphs are due this Friday afternoon. They should be in order by the Table of Contents in the blue folder. We will have a comprehensive math test on the last week of school, so...
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I hope you all had a relaxing three day week-end. This is our last week of work time centers. We continue with Drama with Michael each afternoon and are learning about different kinds of bugs. Children are making “mutant bugs”, using the three body parts of an insect and then turning them into their...
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On Monday I read Tomie da Paola’s The Cloud Book, which launched our study into learning how to identify the different types of clouds. Today the children will bring home a chart in which they will identify, describe, and illustrate the type of clouds seen in they sky. Make it a Family Affair! Tornadoes...
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We had such fun at our “Pajama Party” on Friday. We really stood out in the halls and on the playground! The students have worked so hard this year at being good community members. It was great to take a little time to celebrate our teamwork and success! We started drama this week. Students...
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The world of insects is coming alive for us.  Our observations began with ladybird beetles.  We usually call them ladybugs.  Like most insects, the ladybug has six legs, but they sure are tiny and hard to count!  We are learning scientific words like abdomen, thorax, head, and antennae, which Alden explained.  Austin remembered from...
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I hope you are working on your model of a Portland Bridge. If you are having any problems with this assignment please contact me as soon as possible. I will help. Please don’t bring the bridges in earlier than June 2nd because there is no room in the classroom. On June 2nd there will...
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We are having our end of the year celebration with an open house on June 9th. Student work will be displayed, and the students will do a puppet show based on Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Plus, there will be a continuously running slide show of some of the highlights of the third grade. There will...
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Thank you to all of the parents that participated in staff appreciation week last week. The daily special treats were fabulous. We are hoping that we can share in the spirit of appreciation this Friday with our teacher organized Volunteer Breakfast. I am always astounded by how many parent and community volunteers this school...
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Last week we finished our review of the long vowel sounds and are moving on to some common letter blends (ch, sh, th, st, etc.) Last Friday, in reading literacy centers, we had a spelling test on various long vowel sounds and the students did great. Our unit on the Body continued last week...
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On Wednesday night Recorder Club, Lewis Strings, Lewis Band and the Boomin Beats will be performing in the annual Spring Concert. The concert begins at 6:30 and all are invited to listen the to the accomplishments of Lewis’ young musicians. All student musicians should meet me in the music room at 6:00 PM on...
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We are having another exciting week in Kindergarten! We were observing goldfish however, they didn’t live long. Then came guppies… same. This is not an easy thing to explain to 5 and 6 year olds. Fortunately, they aren’t asking about it too much.  We are reading Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. I have never...
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***Wow! Are we ever feeling appreciated! Thank you so much to the Lewis families for spoiling us with treats and a wonderful luncheon! Rarely does the staff get to eat and chat together, so it was a real event! ***We’re all wrapped up in Charlotte’s Web, so to speak. The children are loving hearing...
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The colonists are becoming rather unruly over the taxes they are paying! The King of England is even taxing them to use their pencils, paper for assignments, and the glass in the windows! On Tuesday the soldiers entered Concord and searched for hidden stashes of weapons. Colonists were not happy about having their property...
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As part of our study of seeds we have been messing about with dirt, using our hands, feet, elbows, whatever works and is most sanitary for the particular child. We clean them up, but if you have happened to notice them coming home with dirt, you know where it came from. Also as part...
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Last week we celebrated the success of our Literacy Circle studies this year taught by one of two amazing OASIS volunteers we are thrilled to have, Ms. Geri Dash. All of the student’s participated and it was a great learning time for all. Please stop by to see some photographs outside of our room....
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My math group pretended to buy stocks this week. We hope the market will do well the next couple weeks! The students will need a calculator every day for math class so they can figure out the value of their portfolio every day. Your child cannot fall behind in the daily work in this...
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We are all missing Miss Morgan this week; however, I am excited to be back in the classroom full time. We began Drama this week with Michael Wehrli; he is taking groups of children each afternoon to perform theatre games and they are really enjoying it; this will last for three weeks. On Monday...
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I passed out a flyer last week detailing the end of the year concert on May 26th. If you have a student in Recorder Club, Violin, Band or the Boomin Beats you should have received this letter. If you didn’t, swing by my room at pick up a copy or ask your student to....
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Another busy week in Room 3! We are brimming with excitement as our science exploration turns to worms. The 2 varieties we are looking at are Earth Worms and Red Worms. We are noticing similarities and differences, as well as learning the different parts of the worm’s anatomy. In worktime, our lead story is...
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Amazing! Last week we had a full week of camp without rain and wind at the beach, and we really appreciated that! A BIG THANK YOU to Jay Miller, Eddy Bringelson, Jackie Dirks, Chris Lynch, Daniel Petersen, Sue Gottfried, Tiffany Cook, Dan Hack, Tim Burkhart, adults who supervised fifth graders at camp. We really...
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This week the children wrote Thank You cards to Lynn Vanderkamp who has been our tour guide to Brookside Wetlands during our visits in the Fall and Spring. Finally, the children are creating a bulletin board display with illustrations and facts about the habitat, animal and plant life found at Brookside. They are hoping...
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