Fairy Tale sharing with Kindergarten

As part of 3rd grade's read-a-thon on Friday afternoon we invited the kindergarteners into our extra cozy classroom to share the fairy tales and illustrations they recently finished. We also shared some of the stories we have written or been inspired by during our fairy tale unit. We so enjoyed their visit and were inspired by their creations. It was awesome to see our almost 4th graders take on a leadership role. 

Thanks to Ms. Jamie and the kindergarten class for visiting our class and for being such gracious and respectful guests. 

Scappoose Bay Canoe Trip

Edward Tulane Field Trip

Last Wednesay we were lucky enough to attend Oregon Childrens Theater's production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. It took place at the Winningstad Theater in downtown Portland. We read the book as a read aloud in class. It is a touching and at moments heart-breaking story of a China rabbit who goes on an epic journey and learns how to love. The book was written by the fabulous Kate DiCamilio who also wrote the book Flora and Ulysses which we read earlier this year. 

3rd/ 6th Grade Garden Partnership

3rd grade has partnered up with the 6th graders to do some buddy gardening. This spring we're starting small with a salad garden. We hope to have a celebration salad meal at the end of the school year to celebrate and integrate some learning and classroom content along the way! Thanks to Mr. Radich, Ms. Ferris, and the 6th graders for helping us get our hands in the dirt. :) 

Haiku Hike at Wapato

One cloudy and cool morning in February, we set out do the 2 mile loop at Wapato Park. Luckily we were mostly dry and while we walked we started to collect words and images in our minds, hearts, and poetry notebooks so we can later on turn these thoughts and images into haikus. A special thanks to Kim DuBois, Jenny Malone, Sarah Murrell, Paul the bus driver, and SIA Community member John Eccles for joining us on this adventure and for the beautiful photos!