Monthly Archives: February 2011

We are moving right along on our Native American unit of study. We have divided into groups of three and will start researching for information about the cultures of several distinctly different Native American tribes that lived and continue to … Continue reading →

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/ Use the list of Indian tribes on the left to gather further information. Useful for many groups. Nez Perce http://www.bigorrin.org/nez_kids.htm Q and A about basic facts. This site is specifically for kids. Hyperlinks to tribe’s page and external pages. … Continue reading →

Lewis School is fortunate to have a partnership with the Reed College Biology Outreach Program that gives our students supplemental lessons on the scientific method in general, and for our 4th graders, units on Salmon in the Fall and Microbiology … Continue reading →

Our new Pursuing the Past questionnaire is called “What’s Cooking?” and is all about food. We are still getting very good participation in this unit and I am very pleased with the effort the kids and interviewees are putting into … Continue reading →

This is a great website called Guys Read that has tons of suggestions of books for guys to read. Thanks to Josh’s mom for suggesting this site.

Our class was part of the school-wide tree-planting ceremonies on Tuesday, Feb. 8. It was amazing seeing class after class come out to plant their tree and learn about the benefits of having trees. Julia did a great job organizing … Continue reading →

We are reading The Secret Garden, a book that just celebrated its 100th year of being in print. It was first published in 1911.  Although the story takes place over a hundred years ago, the themes in it are timeless. … Continue reading →

These pictures are from the our first days with the iPads, finishing the Oregon relief maps, and the planting of our Japanese Larch, which the kids named Larry the Larch.

These photos include our time with Portland Taiko, the making of our Oregon relief maps, and our second-grade buddies from Ms. Leake’s room.