Lower School News
Calendar highlights for next year
Upper School orientations, book pick-ups, locker assignments (specific dates and times for each grade level to follow)
Tuesday, September 4, and Wednesday, September 5
Middle School kick-off and classes begin
Tuesday, September 4
Lower School open house
Tuesday, September 4, 10 a.m. – noon
Lower School classes begin
Wednesday, September 5
Preschool classes begin for half of class
Kindergarten orientation
Wednesday, September 5
Preschool classes begin for half of class
Kindergarten classes begin
Thursday, September 6
Upper School classes begin
Thursday, September 6
Beginning School – all classes in session
Friday, September 7
Thanksgiving break
Wednesday, November 21 - Sunday, November 25
Winter break
Saturday, December 15 - Tuesday, January 1
Classes resume
Wednesday, January 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes
Monday, January 21
Presidents' Day - no classes
Monday, February 18
Spring break (note: Friday is a no-school day)
Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 31
Memorial Day – no classes
Monday, May 27
Last day of classes
Friday, June 14
Graduation
Saturday, June 15
Reserved days for closure make-up (if we have three or more unplanned closures)
June 17 – 19
Watch Portland mayoral candidates square off at Catlin Gabel
Thank you, Cody Hoyt '13, for video and post-production work.
KOIN TV runs segment on student-led mayoral debate
Students expertly run mayoral debate. Read the Oregonian article.
Oregonian columnist Steve Duin comments on mayoral debate: "…the student organizers…were at the top of their game." Read more.
Chinese New Year photo gallery
Video of 5th graders' "Let Freedom Ring" presentation at MLK community meeting
MLK community meeting photo gallery
The Lower School community celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with songs, poetry, and powerful lessons about courage, American history, and our hopes and dreams for a better world.
Snowball fight! Video of Lower Schoolers having fun
It snowed on January 17, 2012, and Lower Schoolers had great fun having a snowball fight in the Paddock.
China’s Little Companion Art Troupe photo gallery
From the China.org website: “The 800-member CWI Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe is the first of its kind in Shanghai, and is also China's most famous children's art troupe. Founded in 1955 by Soong Ching Ling (Mme. Sun Yat-sen), honorary president of the People's Republic of China, it includes seven companies where children are trained in singing, dancing, musical instruments, acting, folk theatrical arts, calligraphy, painting and handicrafts.”
Two alumni businesses featured in New York Times
Read the New York Times story about Gary Coover '00's company, Modify Watches, contracting with Riley Gibson '04's company, Napkin Labs, to turn Facebook followers into online communities and focus groups. Catlin Gabel connects!
Freshman Valerie Ding wins music competition
Valerie Ding was named a winner in the Young Artists Debut! Concerto Competition. She was also named a winner in 2010. Valerie and the other winning soloists will perform with a combined orchestra of professional musicians from Oregon Symphony and the Oregon Ballet Theatre, conducted by Niel DePonte, on April 10 at the Newmark Theatre. Valerie will perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, first movement.
» Link to MetroArts website and more information about the competition
English teacher Carl Adamshick named Oregon Book Award finalist
Carl's poetry collection, Curses and Wishes (Louisiana State University Press), has been recognized by Literary Arts' annual book award in the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry category. Winners will be announced April 23.
Carl already won the Walt Whitman Award, one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the country, for Curses and Wishes.
Link to June Oregonian article about Carl
Catlin Gabel Video Conversations #4
Catlin Gabel video conversations #3
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