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October 13, 2016
A Few Thoughts from Mr. Galati One of my joys is going into the classroom and seeing our students enjoying a lesson. This is shown in their enthusiasm, their willingness to participate, and their desire to work with one another. Our kids love to learn and they possess an energy that is contagious for others. A lot of this happens because of what our teachers do every day. They are innovate, they plan creative lessons, and they work to get their students involved. Going into classrooms and seeing this first hand is magical for me. Both teachers and students are working together and doing what needs to happen. Our teachers teach well and our kids are receptive and ready to learn. Thank you to you, our parents, for encouraging them to come ready to learn. If you haven’t already, be sure to look in the flier to see the things our kids are doing in the “At A Glance” column. Monthly, our teachers, by grade level, provide a narrative of what is happening. This also helps you see what sorts of things you students will get to do as they grow here at Llewellyn. Thank you for being an active participant in your child’s educational experience. When your child tells you something that they loved doing in class, let your child’s teacher know. I love Llewellyn for our students, our teachers, our parents, and for the Sellwood community we are in. We have interviewed, recommended and are now waiting for Human Resources to fill our first grade vacancy.
Halloween by: Julia, 4th grade
How are you, After all that candy? Laughing, Loving the gooey chocolate, and the hard, round candy. Only if you knew the stomachache you will have tomorrow. Would you stop, or continue to eat your loot? Even when thinking of the future Even when you feel like throwing up. My lesson? NEVER EAT ALL YOUR CANDY ON HALLOWS EVE!
Halloween By Stella Page 5th Grade
When I think of Halloween, I think of, witches, purple, and especially green. Then, poison ivy, and freaky, freaky, freaky, freaky, freaky, freaky things. Cyclops, pumpkins, all sorts of goop, and super freaky ghosts that say boo. All of the sudden no more green leaves, than in the haunted house everyone screams!!!!!!!!!! Skeletons, and gelatin and everything goes missing.
Impor tant Dates Oct. 14 Oct.19 Oct.28 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 9-11
NO SCHOOL – Teacher Inservice Day LATE OPENING – School Beings 10:00 A Cup of joe with Joe 8:15AM Monster March starts 3:00P Llewellyn Wreath Sales Begin NO SCHOOL – Teacher Planning Day NO SCHOOL – Conferences/Veterans Day
Nov. 15
Picture Retake Day
Oct. 4 7:30PM
Reading Night 6:00-
Please Note that there is no School This Friday due to State Wide In-Service day
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Rozell’s Maps
Balancing Act
by: Hannah 5th Grade
by: Hattie and Natalie, 3rd grade
In Mr. Rozell’s class, we are making school maps. This means we are walking around the school, measuring how many steps the different dimensions are drawing them in on a picture of the whole schools, and then marking them in on grid paper. Once we are done with that, we will color it in. This is a really fun concept and I think everyone should do it.
Last week, our teacher< Ms Gilkey and Ms. Bass, assigned us to balance a pencil on our finger. We wrapped wire around the pencil and used paperclips for counterweights. We did a parade around the covered area. When we walked around we saw that our pencils were not straight up because we needed them further below and closer to the bottom of pencil so we adjusted the counterweight so that they would balance. Finally everyone had them straight up and there was even wind outside. It was fun because it was a part of science. Science is fun
Music by: Mason, 5th grade
Centipede
I am Music Rhythm, tapping, pulse Melody
Last Friday we found a centipede in room 100. It had 16 legs it was one inch long, it had antennas, and it looked like it had a smooth back. Our teacher caught it and we kept it
I am a Melody Tunes, a beat Lyrics I am Lyrics Sung from the heart Beats I am a Beat Drums, marimba, keyboard Dance
Mrs. Engstrom by: Madelyn and Olivia, 4th grade
Marvelous Respectful Super Excellent New Great Star Totally cool Responsible Open to our ideas Magical
by: June and Georgina, Kindergarten
as our pet for the day. We put it in a jar and our teacher and she put it on top of paper so it wouldn’t get out. She showed it to all of us and we got to see it. We thought it was good.
Reading Night 2016
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At A Glance
This week we highlight 2nd and 3rd Grades
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3 Grade: Happy fall! In 3rd grade Reading, we have started reading groups, and will continue working on a variety of reading skills using both Scott Foresman and leveled novels. Our Writing focus right now is on the Real Narrative genre, and in Math we're onto Unit 2 which focuses on place value (up to the millions!), and double-digit addition/subtraction. Each class will be going on a field trip this month, and our first Parent Led Art lesson will take place this month as well. If you haven't signed up for a November Conference, please see your child's teacher! 2nd Grade: Fall is here; our classrooms are cozy, and we keep on learning! Second graders have been hard at work on personal narratives. Each class is starting to edit, revise and publish final drafts of these thoughtful pieces of writing. Students have worked on adding detail to their stories by thinking about their five senses to describe their "small moment." In math, we are wrapping up our measurement unit with lessons on converting feet to yards. Making predictions, measuring in inches, feet and yards, and using measurement tools have been the focus of this unit. Next, we will move on to Addition, Subtraction & Probability. In this unit, students will build on number sense and develop new strategies to quickly solve addition and subtraction problems to 18. Thank you for all that you do as parents!
Current Events by: Solomon 5th grade
Monster march By: Hanna, 5th grade On October 30th, Sellwood has the yearly Monster March! This is where anyone in can Sellwood wear their Halloween costumes and march around the neighborhood. The march starts and ends at Llewellyn. It goes down SE Tolman Street, SE Milwaukie Ave, SE Bybee blvd, and SE 14th Ave. There are usually people handing out candy. But remember, it will probably rain (like it does every year), so bring your umbrellas! Every year me, my friend, and our families always pick a theme and we all wear that theme to the monster march. I think the monster march is a really fun event and that everyone should try it!
This year in Mr. Crouser's class we write current events every week. To do a current event you have to find and read a current event in the news. Then you have to write a paragraph about the article. I like current events because they help us learn about what is going on in the world. Below is an example of a paragraph. This article is about the discovery of the footprint of what could possibly have belonged to the largest titanosaur on record. It is important for our class to hear because it shows how much we can learn from something such as an old dinosaur footprint. A titanosaur is a massive dinosaur that lived about 70 million years ago on all 7 continents except for Antarctica. The footprint was discovered by Japan’s Okayama University of Science and Mongolia’s Mongolian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Paleontology and Geology in the Gobi Desert. The estimated size of this creature is 98 feet long and 60,000 kilograms. I found that amazing. The titanosaur footprint was 3.6 feet long and 6.4 feet wide. The sand and silt around the print acted as a natural cast therefore creating a 3D imprintation that paleontologists can study more easily than a flat print. By simply looking at a footprint we were able to figure out so much about this enormous creature. This is amazing because it shows how much humans can figure out with only small amounts of information.
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The New 2016-17 PTA Board
Llewellyn School 6301 SE 14th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 Phone: (503) 916-6216 Child Watch: (503) 916-6256 Fax: (503) 916-2653 www.pps.net/schools/llewellyn
The Star Flier Editor: Joe Galati Copy Editors: Mark Robb & Brittany Sill E-mail:
[email protected] Student Writers: Madelyn Joe Olivia Doster Hattie Schauerman Natalie Bouldin June Dunning Georgina (Frisby) Sofia Maurolevelle Delaney Wold Olivia Brown Julia Vogel Stella Page Solomon Barnett Hanna Brady
Llewellyn PTA We Create Community, Enhance Learning, and Organize Volunteers *** find us on instagram: llewellynpta (just click follow) This will keep you up to-date on the latest events & happenings.*** Organize Volunteers Recess Volunteers Needed! Although the Llewellyn staff takes turns at recess, there's a lot of kids outside and more adults on hand helps keep recess fun and safe for everyone. Please remember to sign-in at the office and put on a "recess vest" found in the ball bucket. Also, review the posted playground rules. **Please note: all volunteers must have filled out a background check and passed in order to volunteer. Copy and paste the following link to sign up! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549abaa28a1f85-recess Save the Date! Wednesday, Oct. 19th- Late Start (School begins at 10am) Friday, Oct. 28th- Cup of joe with Joe! 8am in library Sunday, Oct. 30th- Monster March-(kids & parents come dressed in you Halloween costumes & march around the neighborhood) 3pm at Llewellyn
The Weather comes to Llewellyn By Olivia, 4th Grade Last week, Rod Hill from KGW came to Llewellyn school. Mr. Hill told us about the cascades Mountains and the weather. So we cou8ld understand weather he drew pictures of evaporation and he showed us how precipitation works. He also showed us pictures and videos of how he shows weather on the TV. It was really fun to find out that he did weather and how he made predictions. Mr. Hill showed us how weather can get tricky and how rain patterns happen. We learned that the mountains trap the cold air and that is why we don’t get snow. He said that wind comes in from both the ocean and the gorge and this can cause hail and freezing rain. I want someday to be a weather person on TV
