Field Trip

On Wednesday, May 18, we will be loading up a school bus and heading to downtown Portland to see A Wrinkle in Time. Thanks to Ticia Evans, a Corbett parent, we are able to watch this Oregon Children's Theater production with free tickets. Permission slips went home on Thursday and should be returned by Tuesday, 5/10. Students will need to bring a lunch (we will leave school at 10:30 and return about 2:00). We have room for three chaperones. Please let me know if you are able to attend.

Aboriginal Art

This week we took a trip down under to Australia to learn about Aboriginal art. We first found the word "original" in Aboriginal. That was a huge clue that "aboriginal" people were the first people of Australia. Australia Aborigines created stories to teach each other about the Dreamtime, these stories taught about life, including birth, love, food gathering, hunting, warfare, marriage and death. Aboriginal people reminded many of use of the Native Americans that we have learned about in our own exploration of the Gorge.

Here are a few pictures taken while we were painting while listening to Aboriginal music.