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See the full gallery on Posterous Field Day, presented by our awesome gym teacher Mr. Woods, and his band of fifth grade assistants, was a super fun way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.  Along with five kindergarten friends from Mr. Post’s classroom, we gathered outside just before one o’clock.  Renee was kind enough to...
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It is hard to believe that this is our last newsletter of the year! It is a bittersweet time for me as a teacher. I am so proud of all of your children. It has been an amazing year of tremendous growth. I have been reflecting on how far the students have come and...
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 “Very” is one of the last Word Wall words we are learning this year and it has been a great additional to our reading.  We have been very busy and very excited, making us very tired.  Literacy assessments have all been collected and I hope you have noticed an impressive gain in the way...
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 “Very” is one of the last Word Wall words we are learning this year and it has been a great additional to our reading.  We have been very busy and very excited, making us very tired.  Literacy assessments have all been collected and I hope you have noticed an impressive gain in the way...
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Aloha!  In this last post of the school year, I’d like to thank all of you for your support and involvement.  I’ve watched your children become strong independent learners and thinkers.  This week finds us wrapping up our pond unit.  Students have worked in committees to create the animals and plants found in their...
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The end of the year has sailed in, and we are busily getting final projects and lessons completed. This has been a wonderful year for me, watching the amazing growth in our students. The fourth graders who worked as a well organized team to create a funny performance of “The King in the Kitchen.”...
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See the full gallery on Posterous We had an excellent time visiting the Portland Children’s Museum with all our kindergarten friends from Lewis and wonderful parent volunteers!   The water play room, the construction zone, and the clay center were extremely popular.  However, as you can see, nothing had quite the same draw as the...
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This has been a year of going to the Oregon Ballet, exploring Johnson Creek and getting to know the Woodstock neighborhood. The children have all grown academically and socially. My hope is that I’ve instill the” love of learning “ in each of my students. In addition, I would like to take the opportunity...
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I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the school year! We (Dana and Lisa) have truly enjoyed teaching your children and watching them grow as learners. We are sad to see them leave kindergarten, but we are excited for the adventures they will have in first grade.  We have an exciting last week...
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Our field trip to the Reed College Cooley Gallery on Monday was fabulous. Children had the opportunity to view the calligraphy and artwork of Lloyd Reynolds and had an opportunity to practice writing in calligraphy. As soon as the calligraphy pens, ink, and paper were passed out the room went silent as children concentrated...
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We had a great time at camp last week! Too bad that it rained and was chilly most of the time though. We were quite thankful to have heat and electricity in our cabins! I hope your child came home with exciting tales of their lessons on ecology, macroinvertebrates, frog dissection, and predator and...
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We’ve got a little less than a week left and there’s still so much to do! This year has flown by so quickly. Being at a school that truly values creativity, art, music, and technology, along with having a supportive staff, has made my re-entry into teaching 4th grade an extremely positive experience. I...
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Well, we’re wrapping up a successful year in Room 7. Students have finished their Animal Research flipbooks, and are taking photos of the pages to put into a slideshow. The slideshow will be put onto DVDs for the families, and it will also be posted onto our new classroom website– once it’s up and...
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As the end of the year closes, I wish to thank our incredible community for not only welcoming Mr. Colvin and myself as new teachers to your school, but supporting our efforts on a regular basis. Thank you for raising such imaginative, curious, creative, and special children! It was my pleasure working with them....
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***Spirit Week was so much fun! The kids had a blast and we noticed some very creative costuming throughout the week! ***A huge congratulations to our Ms. Saxon (and our other Lewis and Clark interns) who graduated with Master’s Degrees this weekend! Woohoo! ***We are working hard to wrap up the year. Sadly, our...
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As we approach the last few days of school, we would like to begin by acknowledging what a pleasure it has been to teach such a wonderful group of kindergartners! They have worked hard all year and we are so proud of their progress. They are a dynamic and intelligent group of students and...
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Our visit to The Oregon Zoo was an exciting day of using what we have learned about maps, our world, and the animals of the world.  It was also a day spent with the good friends we have made in first grade.  Your child brought home their Zoo Journal which was used to record...
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