It has been a couple of weeks since the 2011-2012 school year ended and I wanted to give you an update on the progress of our little silk worms! I brought the worms home and continued to feed them at least 3 times a day! They grew to be about 2 inches long and...
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Well the end of the school year is upon us. The Boomin’ Beats have one last performance this Friday for the annual School Picnic. We’ll be playing at 6:00 out in quad area. I’m hoping the June sunshine will break through for this last event. I wish everyone a fantastic summer break. If you...
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This is our last full week of school and our last classroom notes. We are so busy finishing up all our “lasts”, I am worried we may not get it all done. I am optimistic that somehow it will happen! We had a wonderful day at the zoo on Monday! We were lucky and...
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As the year winds down I want to thank all of my families for their support, encouragement, shared stories, and help day in and day out. I feel so lucky to be a part of such a tight knit community. It truly takes a village to raise bright and caring young people. Thank you...
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Wow! Hard to believe the last full week of school is upon us! We will be wrapping up our science unit with a look at land and water snails on Tuesday. It has been a lot of fun getting our hands tickled and slimed by these exciting garden creatures! As a final activity for this...
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Thank you all for sharing your fabulous kids with me all year! They are a dynamic group of smart, hardworking children. I look forward to watching them continue to grow throughout their years at Lewis and beyond. Thanks for making our Shadow Puppet Shows a success! Children love sharing with an attentive audience. A...
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So we’re in the final days of the school year. We’re trying to wind things up, and get ready for some changes, especially for our five 5th graders, who will graduate next week and move on to middle school. Last Wednesday, the fifth grade students went to OMSI camp with Mr. Post and Mr....
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When reviewing Zoo Journals AC said it best, “I was so happy to see the zoo!” During small group discussions, the use of the zoo map was reviewed and each child shared pages from their journal. These journals came home yesterday, and when shared will give you a good review of this fabulous day. ...
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We have a busy week coming up. Pajama Day and Read-a-thon on Tuesday, Downtown field trip on Wednesday (sack lunch and weather appropriate dress/hats/coat), Volunteer Breakfast and Field Day on Thursday, PTA picnic on Friday, and Berkley Park with our K-Buddies on Monday (any parents interested in coming along???)In spite of all these fun...
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Last Thursday, we enjoyed one final field trip to the Cooley Art Gallery at Reed College. A special thanks to Kameron’s mom who joined us in spite of the drizzle and uncomfortable walking shoes. At the gallery, Gregory McNaughton took us on a tour of Lorna Bieber’s exhibit of photographs of photocopies. We had...
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Wow, this year has gone by so quickly! This week we are busy finishing Reading and Writing projects and assessments. Lisa Wilcke came on Monday to show them what the 6-panel representation of the Pond looked like. It will be displayed in the school for the community to see. Then they saw a video...
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***It’s hard to believe it is time to write the final Classroom Notes of the year! TIme has whizzed by. We all have built so many lasting memories of a wonderful year. I’m so proud of all the hard work of our students. I’m also grateful to a terrific group of committed parents. I...
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This will be the last post of the year. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. Looking back at the photos from the beginning of the year I am amazed at how much these kiddos have grown. They have physically grown, academically grown, and emotionally grown. This is why I love teaching...
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This is the last week of classroom notes and I wanted to thank all of my parents for the help and support that you have given me throughout this school year. It has been such a pleasure to have taught your child and I am so proud of them all. This week our class...
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