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Portland Bridge Walk – 4/30/12 by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:43:24 +0000

Our class took a second field study last week as part of our on-going Bridge Unit. Our tour guide, Nathan Hoover, led us to the Department of Transportation. We then hopped on the MAX to arrive at the Morrison Bridge, and viewed the bridge lifting from its bascule pit — the students loved it! We thanked the bridge operator, Dennis, and headed back to the MAX, hopping off back at Chinatown. We crossed the Steel Bridge to Rose Quarter and rode the MAX back over the Steel Bridge’s upper deck to Union Station for lunch. After lunch we walked on the Broadway Bridge and imagined what it would be like to climb the to the top of Fremont’s arch. We caught the bus to the Veteran’s hospital to walk across the longest indoor suspension bridge in the US. We finished with a ride downhill on the OHSU Tram and a walk through South Waterfront. It was a great opportunity to view truss, arch, suspension and beam bridges in action while learning a bit of history along the way!

Here are a few pictures of our trip…..

Scenic Highway Bridges Field Study – 4/24/12 by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:40:35 +0000

As part of our Columbia Gorge Studies and Bridges Unit, our class went on a field study along the Scenic Highway. In class, we’ve been studying the arch, truss, suspension and beam bridge constructions. This field study was an opportunity to put our knowledge into practice! We stopped at three different bridges in the Gorge: The Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks, Shepperd’s Dell Bridge and Latourell Creek Bridge. At each leg of the field study, students studied specific statistics regarding each bridge, identified each bridge type, and labeled its components while experiencing the bridges in person. We also a few small hikes along the way to enjoy our natural surroundings! Here are just a few pictures of our trip.

Winter Progress Reports by Victoria Hubler

Victoria Hubler — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:48:05 +0000

It’s that time again…winter progress reports went home with your student today, 3/14/12. I’m sure they’ll remember to pull it from their backpacks…but just in case, now you know it’s there.

Author’s Celebration – supplies needed by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:27:09 +0000

As part of our People of the Columbia River Gorge study, we participated in a simulation, or role-playing, and became a Native American Chinook Village. Students wrote historical fiction journal entries that recorded the life of their character through the simulation. Some parts came from their imagination, other parts are based on historical facts and the rest was decided by fate!

As a village, we have gone through the writing process numerous times to publish these journal entries. Next Monday, February 6th, we will be celebrating our published pieces as a village! We are in need of the following:

30 hot beverage cups (Valentine’s Day themed preferably)
30 napkins (Valentine’s Day themed preferably)
60 cookies (Valentine’s Day themed preferably)
30 hot chocolate packets (preferably)
Red, White, Pink or Purple flowers for decorations
2-3 Parent Volunteers to help set-up and clean-up

This Author’s Celebration will have a Valentine’s Day theme, in lieu of a traditional Valentine’s Day party. In this way, we are able to keep our class celebrations focused on meaningful, student-based projects and have a great time doing it!

Thanks for your continued support!

Longhouses and Baskets by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:48:12 +0000

Last week each clan created a model of a Native American longhouse as part of their Chinook Village Simulation. They all turned out fabulous with historically accurate components!

This week our village members are weaving baskets to replicate the process and simulate this time-consuming activity. We will continue to work on them this week. If you are interesting in helping to guide the students in this process during class time, please let us know. We’d love to have more adults in the class to help!

Scholastic Book Fair Update by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:05:39 +0000

This year’s Book Fair was a huge success thanks to you. Our classroom received 8 book donations from students in the class and about $300 worth in books from the proceeds. Thanks so much for your support and putting books into students hands!

Looking Forward… by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:02:45 +0000

The last week of school before Winter Break will be jammed packed full of curriculum and celebrations! Our Chinook village will experience a new fate and task (more to follow next week). We will meet with our buddy class for a collaborative activity, wrap up our Biography Book Clubs, participate in a school-wide Sing-a- Long (led by the Funky Monkeys), and experiment with a new Vegetable of the Month in Garden Studies.

Remember, the last day of school is Thursday, December 15th and Winter Break begins. We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Happy Holidays!

Week of 12/5 – 12/8 by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:40:57 +0000

It’s been such a busy week! Our Chinook Village Simulation is in full swing and is permeating several different aspects of our day. Last week, the students’ characters discovered that some of the village children were missing. So, based on Native American legend, they had to create whistling masks to help guide the lost children back home. This week, the village relocated to their Winter Longhouses, only to find that a lightening storm had destroyed their homes. So they had to rebuild! Students created model longhouses and wrote journal entries from their character’s perspective about the rebuilding process. Our classroom village then voted to decide which clan’s longhouse was the most historically accurate.

Scholastic Book Fair by Dacia Loeung

Dacia Loeung — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:01:36 +0000

The Scholastic Book Fair is this week, December 5 – 8 from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Building on the stage. FRIENDS and FAMILY NIGHT is Wednesday, Dec 7th from 3:30pm – 7:30pm. This year is unique in that we have the ability to purchase even more titles from our on – line web site by going to:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/corbettschool

Thank you for your help and support to get more books into our students hands. In past years, we have received 50% of total sales back in scholastic dollars to buy books for our classrooms. Please help make this happen again this year. Thank you for your support!

Havest Gathering by Victoria Hubler

Victoria Hubler — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:47:17 +0000

Native American Dancers from Warm Springs

We had a wonderful time at our Harvest Gathering. The morning started late, due to a power outage, but we hit the road running! Dancers from the Warm Springs Reservation shared several stories and dances with the elementary school during an all school assembly. They even invited the students to participate in the program. It was simply wonderful! Following the assembly, we shared a simple meal of smoked salmon, nuts, and berries with our buddies after trading hand-made beads. What a beautiful way to head-out for the long weekend.