Monthly Archives: May 2011

I love seeing my kids perform. The Spring Concert on Friday was fun to watch and listen to.  Mr. Jamesbarry does an incredible job working with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades in different performance groups and the Spring Concert … Continue reading →

We finished all the work for the week on Friday afternoon, so we took some time just to explore some of the new and old apps on the iPads. We now have GarageBand, Apple’s recording software that allows anybody to … Continue reading →

When they say there’s an app for that, they really mean it. One minute the iPad is a lowly $10 calculator and the next minute it can be used for generating a drum rhythm (GarageBand) to accompany a poetry reading. … Continue reading →

By Graham

Another great field trip. The fourth grade classes are getting a good reputation for choosing days with good weather for our field trips. Let’s hope our luck holds out for next week’s trip to the Oregon Children’s Theater production of … Continue reading →

Put vinegar and baking soda together and you get a classic acid-base reaction. In this case there’s a lot of CO2  produced and when there’s enough CO2 the cork will pop out of a bottle. We did an experiment to … Continue reading →

Thanks to everybody who helped make Teacher Appreciation Week special. The treats during the week and the lunch on Friday were fantastic. Parents who volunteered in the classroom and on field trips this year are invited to a Volunteer Breakfast … Continue reading →

We’ve been getting together with Ms. Leake’s second grade class since early in the year. We spent most of our time reading and sharing books with each other, but we have been known to sing a song or two, also. … Continue reading →

I spent Saturday pedaling my bike from the Willamette Valley to the Oregon Coast with a good friend and 2,500 other people who were supporting the work of the American Lung Association. What mountain range did I have to cross … Continue reading →