Meet Ms. Gilbert!

Hello Parents and Guardians,

My name is Erin Gilbert (kids know me as Miss Gilbert). For the last few weeks and at the beginning of next year I am Miss Gilbert of Gilbert Park. No, I don’t own the school and my Great Grandfather did not open it, I wish. Mr. Nguyen is kind enough to help me fulfill my dream of being a teacher by sharing his classroom and knowledge. In the past I have taught as an after school art teacher and at the S.U.N. program. I am currently a student at Concordia University in the MAT program. Please feel free to say hi if you see me around Gilbert Park School! I’m very excited to get to know, teach and learn with your children during these final weeks of a fantastic school year!

Spring Zenger Farms Field Trip

On April 30th, the students of Room 24 went on their final field trip to Zenger Farm.  This was an incredible experience for the students!  We walked the half mile to Zenger in BEAUTIFUL weather and they worked hard all day long.

They started the day learning about why the SEASONS of the year happen by dressing up as the SUN and the EARTH and displaying how the Earth orbits and has a tilt that impacts seasons.

They next went to a station where they practice their scientific inquiry skills by seeing how the wind effects a wind vane.  They made predictions about the wind vane, made a wind vane, observed, and recorded data, then came up with a conclusion.

Finally in the afternoon, the students did their service work.  They moved compost piles, plowed a section of a garden, and created compost piles.  It was great to see the students give back to the farm that has given them so much knowledge throughout the year!

Ten Grands and Portland State University Field Trip

On Friday, April 18th, the students of Room 24 went downtown for a great field trip!  First, we went to the Arlene Shnizter concert hall and experienced the Ten Grands.  It was amazing!  There were ten grand pianos played by mostly high-school students.  We were barely on time, but we got there!  I was extremely impressed on the students' behavior at this time.  They did a respectful job listening!

The next stop was a walking tour of Portland State University (where I went).  We toured through the whole campus from the Lincoln Hall all the way to Neuberger Hall to the bowling alley to the PSU bookstore.  The whole point of this was to expose the students to what a university looks like and motivate them to someday, attend.