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This week finds us wrapping up our year in 2nd Grade. Today, we began our residency through the Right Brain Initiative with artist Lisa Wilke.  Students learned about the different ways glass is made through nature and talked about the history of how glass has been used.  We saw samples of glass made by meteors, glass...
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Thank you all for the wonderful treats last week during Staff Appreciation! I think I can speak for all the staff at Lewis when I say how lucky we all feel to work with such wonderful children and families. This is a short week but a fun week with Spirit Week happening! It is...
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Thank you all for the amazing Staff Appreciation Week! The daily acts of kindness made our week extra special. We are looking forward to many exciting events in the next couple of weeks. Theory of Knowledge Projects are due Thursday. We look forward to hearing about an array of topics. Shadow Puppet Performances will...
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This week I have started end of the year assessments in Reading. The assessments consist of a Phonics Survey and an Informal Reading Inventory. For the Reading Inventory, I choose a book that the student can read independently. As the student is reading I am listening for fluency and checking for  accuracy. After the...
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Our science unit Animals Two by Two is in full swing. We observed night crawlers last week, and red worms on Tuesday. We will be looking at pillbugs and sowbugs on Wednesday of this week, and gearing up to look at snails next week. We are learning how to handle these creatures carefully and...
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  When working through Penguin Math earlier this year, we were introduced to world maps and the continent of Antarctica.  This week we’re looking at geography and mapping, learning the definitions of map and globe and how they are useful.  It’s fun to examine world maps, continents and oceans, and many investigative questions arise. ...
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. My family headed out to Goldendale, WA, where the sun was shining. I sat out for hours, correcting papers and assessments, while tree swallows swooped around me. Look for much of this paperwork to come home this week. Please pay special attention to the recent...
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Everyone came in on Tuesday with lots of energy and excitement.  It is Spirit Week at Lewis! Tuesday was Favorite Book Character, Wednesday is P.J. Day (although our room is NOT PARTICIPATING because of our field trip), Thursday is Decades Day and Friday is Wacky Hair Day.  I do love the excitement that these...
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Our big news for the week is that the fifth graders are going to spend the day at OMSI camp! Mr. Lauer and Mr. Post are taking them down to the camp in Foster, Oregon Wednesday morning to join in the activities with the rest of their fifth grade classmates. Then this Friday, our...
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***Today was our field trip to the Brookside Wetlands and what an exciting adventure it was! We saw a blue heron, a bald eagle, ducks, geese and raccoon, deer and coyote tracks! We also took samples of the pond water where we found tadpoles, salamanders, snails, water skippers and more! The children were thrilled....
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I first want to say just how proud I am of our young performers. Two stellar performances in less the 24 hours! Congratulations! All your hard work really paid off. I would also like to thank Mr. Lauer and Mr. Colvin for helping out with both performances. We could not have done this without...
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This week in Room 1 we are continuing to study earthworms, pill bugs and sow bugs, and slugs and snails. We are labeling body parts, learning about animal environments, life cycles and closely observing these critters. After observing, we will be collecting data, and sharing our observations. In literacy, we are continuing with our...
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It is hard to believe that we have so few days left of school.  It is amazing how much more mature each kindergartner is and how ready they are to move up to first grade, both socially and academically.  This week the lead story is Messenger. Messenger.  It is a story about a man...
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Well done all performers last week! We had a big room 20 representation and had many others in our class supporting their classmates. Way to go! This week we finish our human skeleton study and also have a hands-on study using owl pellets. We will get a little forensic with, “Owl Crime Scene Investigation-...
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I hope you had a terrific weekend together and a thankful Memorial Day. I was able to spend a little time hiking in the Mount Hood forest near Zig Zag and it was overcast but beautiful! I feel very lucky to live in Oregon:) This week and last we have been learning about what...
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The highlight of the past week was definitely the Spring Concerts put on for parents and students. I loved watching my students being totally focused on what they were doing. That is one of the joys of playing music. Mr. Jamesbarry does an excellent job working with our students in the regular music classes...
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