Ms. Wold and Ms. Shaw

Our week was packed with special activities as well as some great in-depth study of our current Social Studies unit. Twice this week, brave Mrs. Swanson packed her room with 83 kids so the students could start learning how their own class fits in with others for the big program NEXT Thursday.  Make sure your… [Read More...]

Do you know who turns 153-years-old next week?  It’s our beloved state of Oregon.  We have been learning about Oregon this week and some of the symbols that represent it.  We have closely examined the state flag; learned half of the state anthem; inspected some of the symbols (state animal, state rock, state tree) and… [Read More...]

When you walk into the Trillium Room these days, you are greeted with a beautifully decorated tree, adorned with lovely lights.  Some silly people thought it was a Christmas Tree, but obviously it is a Valentine Tree.  The ornaments are heart-shaped notes that the children have written to each other.  Hopefully, you saw the notice… [Read More...]

The “Red Dot Writers” made hamburger cookies today.  This project was to inspire tomorrow’s how-to book, which will be appropriately titled, “How to Make a Hamburger Cookie.”

With our science unit concluded, we began our next area of focus:  “How-to” writing.  All of the students are learning how to write an effective instructional book.  We’ve read a lot of examples and have watched some instructional videos to pick up more tips.  We were very fortunate to have Mrs. Shaw’s friend Lucinda join… [Read More...]

We thought last week’s science lessons were super fun, but this week’s lessons were super duper fun!  We learned all about “motion.”  The vocabulary words Mr. Clark highlighted were:  force, axis, spin, slope, sphere and motion.  Using tops, zoomers, racers and marble runs we explored different ways force can act upon an object.  The kids… [Read More...]

Today, we wrapped up our study of balance and motion with an amazingly fun activity. With a partner, the children used foam tubes, tape, and gravity to construct ramps for their marbles. The conclusion of this unit ends our time with Mr. Clark, as he will be doing his student teaching in an intermediate classroom.

Anyone who didn’t spend their week in the Trillium Room missed out on a great week filled with science.  This week was phase one of “Balance and Motion.”  We learned some great strategies to make balancing easier, culminating with…I hope you’re ready to be amazed…balancing a pencil on its tip!  Yes, that’s right.  Your child… [Read More...]

What a wonderful bunch of parents you are!  We are so fortunate that we can send out emails asking for help and materials and within 48 hours, we have so many offers, we can’t even take them all.  Many of you did a lot of cutting for us this week and we’re so grateful.  The… [Read More...]

The Trillium Room continues the wonderful Corbett Grade School tradition of Friendship Stockings.