Last week for Math, we continued practicing using Touch Math techniques for addition of one-digit numbers. This week we are showing how to use Touch Math for two-digit addition, plus we will start practicing counting down for subtraction. Students will also get a chance to try out some new Math apps on our classroom...
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Good Week To You! Calling all egg cartons! We need egg cartons for an upcoming math project. We need them ASAP! This week for homework, I would like students to watch some videos with parent oversight. The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf4iJvrAv-M is a very good introduction to the topic of volcanoes and plates within the Earth. I...
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Students were gently guided through the songwriting process last week by local songwriters and performers Rick Weiss and Kate Finn. Rick and Kate have worked with the Community of Writers group for years and bring their writing and musical talents to schools in the Portland area. Lewis is lucky to have them working with...
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Thank you parents who helped out with Bike Safety last week! The students learned the rules on interesections and right of way. The students that could not ride a bike a couple weeks ago are now able to ride a bike and feeling confident about riding! We were so lucky to have good weather...
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Last Friday afternoon,  we celebrated fall in our Outdoor Center with Miss Sarah’s class. The children enjoyed fall books with friends and concocted yummy cups of pumpkin pudding to sample. They loved it! Last week we also dissected, observed and recorded our explorations of several little pumpkins during Work Time Centers, learned 3 fall...
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We are preparing some posters for the hall based on the new composting, garbage and recycling standards by the city. See the full gallery on Posterous Sent from Matt’s IPhone
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lessons_in_lava.pdf Download this file Here is an organizer to help us before and during reading. Please fill organizer out before you read and after you read. We will discuss your answers after you finish.
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 It is amazing that it is already the last week of October. This month has just flown by. When I look around the room I see so many artifacts of the work we have done. As I read over our past notes, I realize how much we have accomplished in such a short time. ...
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This week both 4th Grade Strings and 3rd Grade Recorder Club are meeting for their first classes. Student are excited to get started on their instruments. If you are in these groups I’ll be posting online resources this week on my blog. For Band students I’ve begun to post online resources that will help...
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On Monday during Mathematics the children made their own rulers and used them to find things in the classroom that were shorter than, longer than, and the same length as a foot. The rest of our week will be spent measuring the length of items found in our classroom to the nearest inch, foot...
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Our first walking field trip will be next Monday, October 31st, from 9-11:30. Permission slips are not necessary since you signed the Walking Field Permission Form in September. The current exhibit is titled Museion. It is an evolving exhibition of works from the Reed College Art Collection of objects donated to the college over...
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Last week, we had the pleasure of having Gregory MacNaughton visit Room 17.  He is part of the Reed College Outreach program for Cooley Art Gallery. Tuesday was our first walking field trip to an exhibit entitled Museion, the result of 100 years of collecting. At the gallery, we saw paintings of many different kinds, collected...
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We are ending October with a short study of pumpkins. We are reading lots of seasonal books and Friday we will be meeting with our friends in Mrs. Logue’s class to make and eat some yummy pumpkin pudding! This was our last week of gardening with Ms. Julia. The kids have had a wonderful...
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Tuesday was blustery and the leaves were swirling, a perfect autumn day.  Sometimes we observe prints of famous paintings, sometimes we look in books,  For this lesson we used observations outdoors and our new i-Pad.  Tree paintings by Vincent van Gogh were shared on the i-pad in small groups and we looked for clues...
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***A summer ago, Miss Leake and I were two of eight teachers around Portland invited to participate in an Art and Critical Inquiry Institute at Reed College. They had received a grant from the Lehman Foundation, so we were able to have three days together. The goals were to talk about art, bring even...
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This week’s lead story is a nonfiction piece called Life in the Ocean. Students did a wonderful job handling, observing, and sketching a variety of shells and corals on Monday, which Miss Cindy was kind enough to loan us. A real treat- helping to give kids a real hands-on look at ocean life! She...
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The Kindergartners are so excited about going to Kruger’s Pumpkin Patch next Monday, Halloween.  Unfortunately, the date on the permission slip is incorrect; Monday, October 31 is the correct day.  I hope this did not cause any confusion.  Please be sure to sign the permission slip and turn in the money by this Friday...
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Last week for Math, we learned how to add with Touch Math. I sent home a letter and “Touch Point” number line for parents and students to use for homework. Our reading groups have each been working on a Halloween title and the Reading A—Z literacy activities. For Writing, students are finishing their Autumn...
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Please bring in 5 food labels with nutrition facts on Friday. Also bring in the homework questions an answers about nutrition, reading log, and math Home Connections 8-10. Sent from Matt’s IPhone
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