Venn Academy

Connecting families to the joy of learning through participation in a community that values relationship-based education.

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Portraits and "isms"! Zarya returned to teach portraits, and the kiddos made their own. Some also created their own art movements with "isms". Check out the pics. A huge Thank you! to Zarya for sharing her expertise and passion with us.

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Field trip to Portland Art Museum just before the snow and ice hit!

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Earthquake unit end with trip to OMSI to experience the Earthquake Simulator and other exhibits
Thank you to OMSI Staff who made our visit as smooth as can be!

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Art in the last couple of days - part 2
Teacher Sam introduced the kiddos to bleeding tissue paper art. Super cool, and so easy to do! Here are some of the students' work.

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Art in the last couple of days - part 1
Our amazing parent Zarya came in this week to make art with our kiddos based on Matisse. Here are some of the pieces our kiddos created. *Thank you* Zarya!

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Amazing trip to Plumper Pumpkin Patch! The weather was a jewel in a sea of rainy days. It was extraordinarily beautiful. The folks at Plumper Pumpkin Patch & Tree Farm were fabulous. Check them out: https://t.co/PLotC7ta9f

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Field trip to Historic Belmont Firehouse! We had a great time sliding down fire poles, learning about fire safety, and travelling in a real/virtual fire truck to different fire scenes. Many thanks to the staff for a wonderful tour.

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Walking back to Venn after trail clean-up at Marquam Park!

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Walking back to Venn from trail clean-up work at Marquam Park!

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A few pics from week one of year 6 of Venn Academy!

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Graduation and end-of-year celebration
Parents braved the wind and rain to have a party to celebrate the end of the year, and a student graduating from the 5th grade.

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Open House tonight! 4:30-7pm
Parents and kiddos will be on hand to hang with, and answer your questions.

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Open House Tuesday, 5/17 from 4:30-7pm
Teacher Sam and Mr. Ley will be on hand to answer your questions, and talk about how they run a relationship-based classroom.

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Cherry blossoms between rain showers!

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Making paper in the Rainbow Room
Teacher Sam is the best! They are making paper from used paper around the classroom. Stay tuned for more as the project develops.

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Trombone at Venn!
We had a guest today, showing the kiddos how the trombone works and sounds. Good thing we were outside, because it got loud!

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Reminder of our Open House, Thursday, 4/14 from 4:30-7pm
Come meet our amazing educators, and see how a Relationship-Based classroom works!

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In-person Open House Thursday, April 14th from 4:30-7pm

We invite you to see what a Relationship-Based classroom looks like, and meet our educators. Masks are required. See you soon!

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Gardening starts at Venn!
Teacher Sam works with our students harvesting potatoes, green onions, and carrots from last planting. They also prepared the soil for gardening to begin this week at Venn. Good salads tonight!