CCS Primary School

Dear Families, Well, it seems fair to say the winter break did us all some good. The kids came back cheerful, glad to see each other and ready to work. What a great week. More good news! After a week reviewing our studies of the Native Americans of the Columbia River Gorge, we were all… [Read More...]

Dear Families, We hope you’re all relaxing amidst all the holiday bustle.  Here’s a little recap or our last weeks before the break. Students finished up their magical gateway stories.  These were oral stories with illustrations of the key structural pieces of their story.  We also discussed the transition from a stable native culture “from… [Read More...]

Dear Families, With two weeks before the winter break there are a couple things to think about. The Scholastic Book Fair is now going on in the east cafeteria. This will continue through Thursday with hours until 4 each day and a Family Night on Wednesday. We appreciate your support of the book fair and… [Read More...]

Dear Families, We hope you’re all enjoying the extended holiday weekend with your families. Here are a few news items along with some classroom treats in the form of pictures and video. The CCS Primary and Intermediate grades will be sending progress notes home with students on Thursday, December 1. The Corbett Schools will be… [Read More...]

  Dear Families, Yes, this is school! This week we have learned to cook without a pot. Native box cooking used woven or wooden boxes, placing hot stones from the fire into a water tight container until the contents boiled. Amazing!  We made a delicious stew with fish, wapato, greens, and other secret ingredients. Want… [Read More...]

Dear Families, Another week of serious fun and games. We continue to learn more about the food and shelter of the Cascades Indians. Dolkas and Knight’s classrooms have “grown” camas and harvested wapato. We all learned the “Wapato” dance and chant. Reed Stuewe and Dunton’s classes have learned how to harvest cedar from the deepest,… [Read More...]

Dear Families, We greatly enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with you all last week at conferences. We get pretty excited about what we’re doing in class and sharing that with the families of our students is a real treat for us. Hope it was for you as well! Thanks for fitting us into your… [Read More...]

Dear Families, It’s been a busy few weeks.  Our days are full to the brim!  We look forward to visiting with you all next week at conferences.  If you have not set up your conference or do not know your conference time, please drop an email to your child’s teacher.  Of course, we can make… [Read More...]