ART AUCTION

Thanks to the parents and students of Room 23, we have completed our Art Auction project! It looks even better in person. It is especially sweet to see the kids gathered around hunting for their individual contributions.
If you are not familiar with the project, it is compiled of thousands of photos that our class took while in forest park. Each student's name is also featured a number of times throughout the composition. To put finishing touches on the project students took turns sewing through the picture to highlight the forms. You can come see it up close and personal tomorrow or wait until you see it at the Chapman Prom.

PRESENTING OUR PERSONAL NARRATIVES!!

Great Work!

November Update

Our art project is coming to a close. Students have created beautiful paintings inspired by their photographs.

We will be using every image from our class project to create a photo mosaic of Multnomah Falls for our class Auction project. We have a need for volunteers to assist with the project with both time and or funds if possible. Debra will be coordinating these efforts.

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up soon so please be sure to sign up if you have not already.

Photography Project

This week students reviewed their files of photographs and chose an image to work with next week. They will be creating a water color painting of the print they selected. We had SO MUCH fun preparing for these photos at Forest Park!

Artist in Residence Phase 1

Today we worked with blending color. Very nice.

Busy Busy Week

It was great seeing you all at Back to School Night. If you were unable to come and sign up for a conference, you can find the schedule outside of my classroom. This week we are going to be VERY busy. Today, students participated in a chemistry class presented by OMSI. For the next few weeks we will be working with our Artist in Residence, Nancy Klos. She will be guiding students through realistic nature sketches which will lead into our work with Anne Ploger, a local photographer. She will be helping students capture art in nature through photography. Last week two docents from the Portland Art Museum visited our class in order to prepare students for our field trip to the museum next Wednesday. Speaking of the field trip, Wednesday is late opening, and we will need to leave immediately after the bell rings at 10:00 am. Please make sure your student is here on time. Thanks so much!

Last of the First

Welcome to the last week of our first month together. Thank you all for getting your paperwork back promptly! Who knew we had such generous families in our class? Thank you to everybody who has donated to our class, both in time and money.
Last week our Story of the Week was Mackenzie. She shared beautiful artwork as well as four amazing stories about her family jokes, her proudest moments and powerful influences in her life. This week we are looking forward to learning more about Ethan.
Students will be posting the poems they have been working on publishing this last week. Look for those soon....

First Week

Well, as I have told many of you, I am already dreading the end of the school year when I have to say goodbye. This is a wonderful class. But, alas, it is only September and we still have all year to look forward to. Over the past week we have reviewed and discussed fifth-grade expectations and rules. We have also been sharing a lot of personal stories and making connections with one another. In addition to the administrative tasks the first week is burdened with, students have been busy working on grade level assessments. Not exciting for anybody, but necessary nonetheless. Please watch for a newsletter being sent home later this week with more details about curriculum in the classroom. I will attach all newsletters to this blog in addition to sending home a hard copy.

Take a moment to discuss Story of the Week with your family. Dana has graciously volunteered to be our guest for this week. Thank you Dana! Next week, we will begin digging into our class for stories!

Summer Fun

Hello Everybody. I am so excited and anxious to meet you all, and to get started with the best year of fifth- grade ever! I hope everybody had a wonderful, exciting, and hopefully at times relaxing, summer break. I took a long, almost 4,000 mile, road trip with my family. We drove through Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and of course Oregon. My daughter and I found rivers with rope swings, deer, herds of sheep and goats, lots of swimming pools, and millions of stars in the desert sky. I also added a new member to my family. His name is Oscar and he is a very well behaved puppy who enjoys sleeping his days and nights away. Please take a minute to post an introduction of yourself and share how you spent your summer. I look forward to seeing you all at the ice cream social.