We are wrapping up our Earth Science unit by combining the prints and haikus in a mural. Plus we will have a game of “Buzzword” this Friday to review some of the facts we have learned. Students flew their paper airplanes with and without paperclips and we are graphing and comparing the differences. Last...
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Archive for January, 2011
News From Mr. Post’s Classroom
Room 20 Marchyok
Well, as I’m sure will be the primary subject of posts for all 4th and 5th grades, WE RECEIVED IPADS! The 2:1 ratio will be unprecedented in Portland Public Schools and I am honored to be a part of this interesting and exciting opportunity. With all of the hubbub, we must ask ourselves how...
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News from 5th Grade – Ms. Jen
We are finishing our Taiko sessions this week. The students have really enjoyed learning the drums and some Japanese words and culture. We are celebrating Asian New Year this week. Thursday is the Year of the Rabbit. Students should wear red on the day for good luck! We have been learning about Chinese customs...
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Class News Room 1
We are gearing up for our tree planting in Room 1. We are planting a Douglas Fir tree in the parking strip on February 8that We have created clay tiles with tree imprints to decorate the wire that will protect the tree. This week we are focusing a lot on winter and winter stories....
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News From Room 4-Miss Cindy and Miss Sarah
It is hard to believe that we are already in the month of February! There are many activities planned for the next two weeks, including Groundhog Day, Chinese New Year (the year of the Rabbit), and Valentines Day. On Monday we were able to hear Cleveland High School singers perform and yesterday the children...
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Mr. Colvin’s 4th Grade Class Notes
Late breaking news! On Monday afternoon we received 13 iPads from a Salem company called BookByte Digital. We are looking forward to exploring the ways we can use them in all of our areas of study. You should have seen the looks on the kids’ faces when we started handing them out! We have...
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Classroom Notes from Mrs. Logue’s First Grade
There are so many special events and wonderful things for our curious first graders to explore during the month of February! This week we will be learning about and celebrating Ground Hogs Day on the 2nd and Asian Lunar New Year on the 3rd. Valentine’s Day is in two weeks on the 14th. It...
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Ms. Kennedy’s Kindergarten
It was another great week in Room 34. I want to thank all the families who are getting their children to school before the tardy bell. It makes the morning routine run very smoothly. We finished up our unit on Little Quack, and are moving onto See How We Grow, a biography about twins,...
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Ms. Sarah’s Classroom Notes
We are busy at work in Room 3! Last Friday we took part in our first session with Portland Taiko. We learned some important values which are the focus of the Taiko experience, but are also ideas to remember in our daily lives. Respect, Spirit, and Perseverance are the 3 main principles. The kids’...
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News from Ms. Davis and Ms. AlSuhaimi, 3rd Grade
Students had a wonderful time in their first sessions withPortland Taiko last Thursday. They will be attending another session thisWednesday and on the following Thursday. We have invited families to come by after school today to see ourcomplete Family Heirloom Arts Projects. Both third grade classrooms will be open at 3:00 for you to...
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Mrs. Pechette’s First Grade
The excitement of Henri Matisse came to us via Dana , Simon’s mom, an art history expert. We learned about Fauvism, “THE WILD BEAST!” and how Matisse painted boldly putting contrasting colors next to each other. After viewing many examples of his work, groups of five children worked together to select a piece for...
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Classroom Notes From Mrs. Ross, Room 22
Valentine’s Day will be on Monday in two and a half weeks. We will use the occasion to appreciate each other by exchanging cards. If your child wants to participate in this American custom, please make sure there is a card for every student. Making your own cards is ideal, but I realize that...
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Fourth and Fifth Grade Homework, Room 22
Fourth Grade Social Studies This assignment is also an interview to find out what life was like for your parents or grandparents. For example, how has the kitchen changed for the last two generations? Do they still use the same appliances? How have gender roles changed for your family? Fifth Grade Math MATH HOMEWORK...
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Marchyok- Room 20
We began a 3D physical relief map of Oregon this week. Students make a physical map out of a corn starch blend. We will label the map and color it relating to the elevation changes. We finish our fractions and decimals unit this week with creating and recording in a running log. We have...
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Ms. Kennedy’s Kindergarten
Hello Kindergarten families! Mr. Lauer introduced me to a great new format to share photos of the students of Room 34, and the work we do there. If interested, please visit: http://mskennedy.posterous.com/ I will be continually adding new images and posts in order to keep you updated. Regarding Worktime Centers, you won’t be able...
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Room 1 News from Miss Lisa and Teacher Dana
Our lead story this week is “Little Quack”, a fictional story about a brave duckling. We will be using the characters, setting, and events from this story as the basis for many of our Work Time activities. We have been thinking about times when we were scared to try something new but were brave...
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Notes from Mr. Post’s Classroom
Last week for our Earth Science unit we wrote Haiku poems about the Earth, water, air, and fire. We did a “volcano” experiment with a Star Wars science kit to recreate three types of “eruptions” using common kitchen supplies. We also have been making and test-flying paper airplane designs to prepare for this week’s...
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Kindergarten News from Room 4- Miss Cindy and Miss Sarah
This week we will begin a new cycle of work-time centers based on the book, “Little Quack.” Centers will consist of activities in which students will practice the following skills: incorporating new vocabulary into a sentence, sequencing events, handwriting, counting, creating word webs, cut up sentences, creating “real world objects” with pattern blocks, and...
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Mr. Colvin’s 4th Grade Class Notes
We have some fun things planned for this week. We started out the week by making raised relief maps of our favorite state (that would be Oregon). When the clay is dry near the end of the week, we’ll paint and label them. Please have your child bring an old paint shirt by Thursday...
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News from 5th Grade – Ms. Jen
We are starting a new unit in Science on invertebrates this week. We are also learning concepts such as food chain, food web, predator, prey, omnivore, herbivore, carnivore. These concepts are reinforced when we have our gardening sessions. We are enjoying our Mondays with Julia in the garden. The class continues with our Mayflower...
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Classroom Notes from Mrs. Logue’s First Grade
Last week the students enjoyed reading a variety of Goldilocks and the Three Bears books together. On Friday, the students sampled and recorded their observations about porridge, (Now they know why the Three Bears and Goldilocks loved the porridge so!). It was fun, delicious and informative. We also began learning about that unfortunate little...
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Room 1 News from Miss Lisa and Teacher Dana
Teacher Dana is so glad to be back at school in her classroom! She really missed all her students and their parents and really appreciates everyone’s support and concern. This week is a very exciting week because we had our first Taiko drumming lesson on Tuesday. The instructors taught our students how to stand...
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