Monthly Archives: January 2012

Class Notes for Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

We had another great art project with Collin and Julie on Friday. Following up on a story we read called Adelina’s Whales, the students made a seascape on foam board showing at least one whale and other creatures of the … Continue reading →

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The Great Kapok Tree Spelling and Vocabulary Words

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry finishes Unit Three in our Reading Street book. A man treks into the Amazon rain forest to chop down a great kapok tree but ends up napping instead. As he sleeps, the creatures that … Continue reading →

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The Beat Goes On

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

I feel strongly about the importance of music in education. Since I was in 4th grade myself, music has been a passion of mine. It started with Mr. Fleshman in choir, then Mr. Hogan and later Mr. Frazell in band … Continue reading →

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Free Handwriting Workshop Opportunity This Saturday, Jan. 28

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Well-known Portland calligraphers Inga Dubay and Barbara Getty are sponsoring a free handwriting workshop this Saturday in NW Portland. This is a very special opportunity to work with two excellent teachers who literally wrote the book on Italic Handwritng. Several … Continue reading →

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Class Notes for Jan. 23-28

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

We just had one of the rainiest weeks ever last week. I hope your basements and roofs didn’t leak and you stayed dry. The kids got very tired of inside recesses by the end of the week. We continued our … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary and Spelling Activities for Eye of the Storm

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Eye of the Storm cover Vocabulary words for Eye of the Storm are listed here: destruction – great damage; ruin expected – thought something would probably come or happen forecasts – statements of what is coming; predictions inland – in … Continue reading →

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In the Garden with Julia

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Students from Room 24 had their first garden experience of the year today. I use the word “garden” lightly because they really didn’t go out in the garden. Because of the torrential rains we had this morning, Julia chose to … Continue reading →

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Class Notes for Jan. 17-20 (updated 1/18/12)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

We wish Robbie a speedy recovery from his appendectomy last Friday! We can’t wait to see his smiling face back at school. We have Garden activities with Julia scheduled for the next four Thursdays starting tomorrow, Jan. 19 and going … Continue reading →

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Motor Mania on Friday the 13th

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Boy, were we were lucky! Everybody’s motor worked, even if some of them didn’t go very long. With the help of parent volunteers Todd and Julie, we were able to construct a working motor out of batteries, wire, magnets, paper … Continue reading →

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Practice Track for Mrs. Keefer’s Summer Song

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

The Summer Song by Mrs. Keefer’s class 01 Summer Song

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