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There were rockets flying, boats floating and slime oozing at the ILA Science and Engineering family fun night. The kids enjoyed many different hands on experiments where they learned the how and why of things. One of the children’s favorite was a stomp rocket. The children made their own rocket and by the force of [...]
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For the past month, the ILA students have been the proud foster parents of 12 Painted Lady Butterfly offspring. The tiny caterpillars arrived by parcel post early in April, and were set up into two “nursery cages.” Since then, the children have raptly observed them growing into larger caterpillars, then climbing their container walls, suspending [...]
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Bonjour to the friends and families of ILA, Enjoy the whimsical results of the recycling ILA families brought in at the entrance of the school! Children created animals, robots, monsters, musical instruments and cars with imagination, glue, and lots of paint. We are looking forward to a fun-filled month of May! Caterpillars now cocoons, soon [...]
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Over eighty guests attended ILA’s Bal Masqué this past March 9th, and by all accounts, everyone had a great time. Cassandra Morrison coordinated a splendid music program. Guests rocked out to t jazz played by Hoghead Larry and the Rusty Nails, as well as to Cassondra’s tasty renditions of such popular favorites as “Hello Dolly” [...]
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The forest is alive with sounds of laughing children and excited voices these days as the children of ILA have been building houses and other feats of engineering using all the abundant resources our forests have to offer. It is wonderful to watch how harmony reigns as the children work together to create structures of [...]
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This spring will bring new activity outside as the children learn about planting seeds, nourishing the earth, and taking care of plants in all their stages of growth. Keep your eyes out for new garden beds being built at the school in the next few weeks. At the same time a composting project has been [...]
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This Thursday at school the ILA children learned all about the importance of recycling.Susan Terry from the Clackamas County office of sustainability came to the school to talk about the how’s and why’s of recycling. The children had the opportunity to sort materials to be recycled (thanks to the items the parents brought in), and [...]
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