Mrs. Dawkins
The Week Behind Us and Looking Forward to the Week Ahead
Last week was SO busy. Our Funky Monkeys were practicing each day to prepare for their performance last Wednesday. The story of Eagle was wonderful to watch. The rest of us were busy weaving baskets and painting our back drop for our Reader’s Theater presentations. On Thursday we all joined in to make our “Stick… [Read More...]
November 7 – 10
Chess: We began our week with learning the game of chess. It was great to know that so many of the kids had already played it. On Monday, we went over the names of the pieces, how they moved, and the rules of the game. Everyone then found a partner, a board, and played a… [Read More...]
October 31 – November 3
Welcome November! Math: In addition to working on our Saxon math lessons and assessments this week, students have been learning and reviewing geometric shapes. Mr. Clark made some impressive triangles to help us with angles and triangles. We reviewed the types of angles: an acute, an obtuse, and a right angle. We used our knowledge… [Read More...]
Monday, October 31st
On Monday, October 31st our class will be talking about APPLES! Please bring at least one apple to sketch and then we will peel them and bake them, and finally eat them in the afternoon. Mrs. Hanes has also asked that there be no Halloween costumes worn to school.
October 24 -27
It was great getting to meet with parents and kids this week to set goals for the academic year. The purpose of our yearly conference is to teach students how to take responsibility for their education and to understand that success in school requires a collaborative team – teachers, parents, and especially the students. Now… [Read More...]
A Few Pictures from Our Field Trip
Week of October 10 – 13
Safety first! Keeping with that motto we began our week with a visit from the Corbett Volunteer Fire Department. We reviewed what we have learned from their visits over the past years and then viewed a brand new DVD on home safety. Prevention is a great way to keep safe. Talk with you child about… [Read More...]
Updated Conference Schedule
Fall Conference Schedule Monday, October 17 4:30 pm Luke Finn Monday, October 24th 3:30 pm Gehrig Baur 3:45 pm Joseph Bidondo 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Charlie Moseley 4:30 pm Amelia Moseley 4:45 pm Reed Sloan Tuesday, October 25th 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Belle Regalado 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Shaylene Mosely 4:30 pm Andrew Nelsen 4:45… [Read More...]
October 6, 2011
It is amazing just how quickly the week went by. This week our writing mini-lessons were on grammar. We are going over the basics and we started with nouns. We learned how to identify them and explore when to capitalize them. We wrote a paper that had to include: who, what, when, where, and why. … [Read More...]
Confluence Project Grant Award
Gifts from Our Ancestors is a two-year art program led by the Confluence Project, local artists, and educators to engage over 2,000 local students in the exploration of traditional art and cultures found at Celilo Falls. In the Northwest, there are few places more powerful than where Celilo Falls once thundered into the Columbia River…. [Read More...]