Thanks to excellent volunteer support, we had a very successful trip to the Portland Art Museum last Friday. The class did a super job of being respectful in public, especially under the watchful eye of Aaron, Alea, Chad, Jerry 1, Jerry 2, Julie, Ms. Berman, Steve, and Toshi. We split into three groups, with...
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Art Night This Thursday. All four musical groups will be performing on stage. I sent out an email message with details of the event. If you didn’t get that email, I’ve posted the letter I sent out on my website – http://1314.posterous.com/art-night-thursday-may-3rd  It’s also available in my room if you need a hard copy. Violins...
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It’s another busy week! Some of the students took Round 2 of the OAKS Reading state test this week. Some students will be taking Round 2 of the OAKS Math and Science state test next week. We are reviewing fraction and other math concepts this week. We finished the Pilgrims unit this week and...
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 Greetings Parents,         This week in kindergarten students will learn the definitions of the following words: harbor, airport, city, flock, adventure, and abuela (which means grandma in Spanish).  The lead story for work-time is entitled Abuela by Arthur Durros and illustrated by Elisa Kleven. It is about a young girl (Rosalba) and her abuela who go on...
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Normal 0 0 1 132 755 Portland Public Schools 6 1 927 11.1539 0 0 0 Greetings Parents,        This week in kindergarten students will learn the definitions of the following words: harbor, airport, city, flock, adventure, and abuela (which means grandma in Spanish).  The lead story for work-time is entitled Abuela by Arthur...
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This week in Room 1 we are preparing for Family Art Night. We are all very excited to share our art with the school community. If your child would like to be a docent, and hasn’t signed up yet, you may do so on the schedule posted outside the classroom. It is amazing that...
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Last week was very eventful!  On Thursday, David Stone, our local Portland historian, came and told us stories about the development of Portland, from a simple clearing near the Willamette to a bustling city. His animated presentation held our students’ attention for nearly an hour.  Then it was off to see the preview of...
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Congratulations to all of those involved in the theater production! What a success! Last week was really fun! We had a wonderful field trip to Philip Foster Farm to learn about life in the mid-1800′s. We were also visited by Lennie, our Walk and Bike to School guru. We had a tremendous conversation and...
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Is it May already? This is the time of year when calendars fill up with so many events it’s hard to keep track of them all. Room 24′s May calendar is no exception. We’ve got a field trip downtown and Art Night this week, a Family Dance and Singalong next Friday, May 11, and...
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Learning the pulley system n the barn after using the corn grinder. IMG_4199.MOV Watch on Posterous Sent from Matt’s IPhone
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This is the busy time of the year at Lewis. Last weekend was the annual Lewis Garden Fair, which has really blossomed into a great community event. The 4th Grade strings performed in the garden and they sounded great. This week there are the only performances of the Lewis Play “The Elves and Shoemaker”....
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I hope you had a beautiful Earth Day last Sunday! My eldest daughter, Claire  and I were in McMinnville Oregon at a High school equestrian meet. We cleaned a lot of stalls and I was so happy to learn that the  dumped horse manure is headed for local gardens:) It is  great to see...
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What gorgeous weather we started the week with! On Monday we took the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine and moved our learning to the playground. There we did our reading under one of the shady trees. I was pleased and impressed with the kids’ ability to focus and be respectful. It is nice to...
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Next week, we will start our Habitat Unit ”Life At The Pond.” In this unit of study the children will learn facts of the animals and plants that live in and around the pond. In addition, the children will develop an awareness of the dependence of animals in the pond. We will visit Brookside...
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It has been an active week and we relished the sunshine yesterday. We have continued our nonfiction by writing how-to genre of books. Ask your child for different examples of how-to writing and what you need to do to write a successful how-to book (give step by step directions that the reader can follow...
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I am so pleased with the students’ progress in working with fractions.  Today we wrote number sentences such as 1/4 x 2 = 1/2, 1/16+1/16=1/8, and 3/4-4/16=1/2. The big idea hasn’t been mastered, but we’re on our way toward understanding how the parts of a whole can be compared and manipulated! IXL Math has...
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Our trip to the Portland Museum of Art couldn’t have come at a more opportune moment. We had just finished studying the Native Americans living in this region last Friday. Our museum tour was chock full of Native American artifacts and interesting stories that furthered children’s knowledge about Native American culture. Ask your child...
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We have another busy week in Room 2. We will be getting ready for Art Night which is coming up next Thursday, May 3rd. Art Night is filled with art, music, friends, family and dessert! Each classroom has student docents stationed with their art work. Students get to dress up and tell people all...
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We have started a new unit on Geometry. Over the next few weeks, we will use pattern blocks, geoboards, and polydrons to investigate many different 2- and 3-dimensional shapes.  Besides learning to recognize and name these shapes, we’ll explore how they’re alike and different, what happens when we put them together, take them apart,...
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