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Out of the mouths of babes…
I recently encountered this TED talk (please see link at the end of this post), featuring a researcher who was funny, interesting and informative. I share…
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Research Homework Kicks off in Opal 4
An intention we have for social studies work in Opal 4 this year is to dive into the study of Oregon History. With the story…
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Field trip to the Oregon Historical Society
Last Friday, Opal 3 visited the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, to tour the permanent exhibit "Oregon, My Oregon". In three separate groups, we…
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Embracing the Weather
I admire the way that the children in Opal 1 don’t complain about the weather. Especially after the week of crazy weather we’ve had. From…
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Putting it all in perspective
Someone walks in the classroom, looks out the window, comes to sit at the risers and says to someone: "I've never seen anything like that…
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Telling our favorite family stories
As many folks at Opal School know by now, one of my passions is telling stories. I love telling any story, really, but my favorite…
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