We are getting ready for Art Night in May! Our class is learning about Claude Monet’s series Water Lilies. Monet painted about 250 paintings of the water lilies that were part of his beautiful garden in Giverney. The Water Lilies were his primary focus the last thirty years of his life. On Tuesday, the...
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Class Notes From Ms. Vasquez
Ms. Kennedy’s 3rd Grade
The sunshine was a marvelous addition to our workweek. By the time this has hit the presses, we will have completed our tour of Lone Fir Cemetery. At the very least, I learned how to spell ‘cemetery’ correctly. Art projects are making their way to the walls outside Room 17. I recently uploaded the...
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Ms. Swan’s Second Grade
The Folk Dancers are coming! On this Friday at 1:00, our class will be meeting with two talented folk dancers. They are an older couple who are well versed in the art of dance. I have had them visit my class for a few years now. They will teach our students dances from all...
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Mrs. Pechette’s First Grade
We are grateful to have the beautiful camellias of spring for our art lesson on value, the range of lightness or darkness in a color. We first observed a pure white flower, then painted several randomly on the paper. Next a dot of red was added to the white paint on each child’s palette. ...
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Week Twenty-Eight in Room Twenty-Two
State testing is upon us. We began the OAKS Reading test on Tuesday and will be completing it this week. Next Tuesday we will be taking the OAKS Math test. We have been working hard and the kiddos are ready to do their best! Outside of test preparations, we have continued to enjoy the...
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News from Mr. Post’s Classroom
Students in our class have been working hard writing and illustrating their comic books, finishing up the stories and making the covers. They have also made the screen prints of the main characters on paper and on T-shirts. Please visit our classroom website to see some examples, then come to Art Night next Thursday,...
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News from 5th Grade – Ms. Jen
This week we are studying metric measurement in Math and also reviewing for next week’s math OAKS assessment. This week’s ixl.com is reviewing algebra and solving with variables. This week we will be taking the Reading OAKS assessment. Students should have finished the Illustrated Dictionary of Literary Terms on Friday which would help them...
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Mr. Colvin’s 4th Grade Class Notes
I have to start by saying how proud I am of the actors and musicians who participated in the play over the weekend. I got a chance to watch the play progress from an idea in Ms. Tori’s head to a full-blown Lewis Drama Club production with great acting, incredible props, and music that...
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Music & Tech Notes – April 22
I first want to say just how very proud I am of our young musicians who played in this year’s drama orchestra. It took 6 weeks of very hard work, long hours and team work, and these 14 musicians gave two performances that truly touched and inspired me. Also great work to all the...
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News from Room 12
Welcome to another week in room 12! We have a few things going on this week that are out of the ordinary! Ms. Leake finished up the final touches from the weather unit on Tuesday while Ms. Gereau was out of the classroom. We are continuing on with our pond unit for the remainder...
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