Portland Japanese Gardens Field Trip

Today we were treated with a special field trip to the Portland Japanese Gardens.  Students were able to walk around the gardens and capture words on clipboards to create some amazing haiku poems.  They were also able to use a camera to capture some moments to remember that will inspire haiku poetry.  Next week Miss Joan will come back to our classroom with some pictures that the students have taken and write some haiku poetry.  Thanks again to the adult volunteers that came with us today and captured their own haiku moments!

Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery

Yesterday we went to the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery for our first field trip together.  Students were able to see the power of the river and how we get our power here in Portland.  Students also got to see some salmon in the fry stage at the fish hatchery.  We had beautiful weather and a great time!  Thanks for being so flexible with the date and thank you to all the adult volunteers that attended!

Salmon Life Cycle

Tomorrow we are planning on taking a field trip to the Bonneville Dam and Hatchery.  Today we watched this video to show the life cycle of a salmon.  Jordi particularly loves the  music and wanted to watch it again.  So here it is!

Spelling and Vocabulary Help

Franklin makes a great tool for students to use at home and at school.  This is a picture of Jordi using it in our classroom.  I taught the students how to look up words they don't know how to spell.  There are fun games they can play too.

Earth Day

Our class got some brown paper bags from Winco and decorated them.  We will be taking the bags back to Winco to put back into the shelves for customers to use.  Hopefully our good messages will reach lots of people!  We had a good time decorating the bags.

Run for the Arts

Last week on Friday the students went to the Portland Christian High School and ran around the track to raise money for Russell Academy.  One our our students was able to get around the track 12 times!  Please turn in your pledge money by Friday, April 27th.

Trailblazer Visit!

Several students from our class were able to attend a very special assembly today.  One of the players from the Portland Trailblazers was here to honor the students who tracked and read over Spring Break.  The students all received a free t-shirt, ruler, and pencil.  Three of our students were even able to get their t-shirt autographed!  What a neat opportunity for our students! Read, read, read!