Costumes for Fort Ross: Yesterday the students were given time to plan costume ideas for their Fort Ross costume. In class we will soon be making fur hats and babushkas (scarves), but the remainder of the costume needs to be assembled at home. Each student has a packet of information about costume ideas. You can see similar information and some photos at the Fort Ross website: http://www.fortrossstatepark.org/costumes.htm
This is a good time to go to thrift stores before the last minute Halloween rush kicks in.
We will show more costume ideas to the kids and continue to help them plan. The costume needed by November 6 for the dress rehearsal and character presentations.
Home Assignments:
This is a good time to go to thrift stores before the last minute Halloween rush kicks in.
We will show more costume ideas to the kids and continue to help them plan. The costume needed by November 6 for the dress rehearsal and character presentations.
Home Assignments:
1.
5th Grade Math: Skills packet and homework packet due Wednesday
4th Grade Math: Place value packet, due Wednesday
2. Science: Create a Fish project. Due Wednesday. Students use the fish adaptation charts, along with their planning chart to draw an invented fish in its habitat. Please color or use shading to finish your drawing. Be ready to share about your fish.
3. Reading (every night)– Read for at least 20 minutes each night.
Today in Strawberry: We walked down to the marina for our orientation to beach clean-up protocol and education class at the Shorebird Natural Science Center.
Our day of garbage began on our walk.
A passing train.
From the bridge above Aquatic Park - where we learned in our class was once known as Berkeley Beach, when it was a beach. The freeway and landfill dump ended the beach days.
Berkeley pedestrian bridge over I-80.
A day of waving at cars, trains and trucks - lots of folks gave a toot and honk in return.
Classroom session at the Shorebird Natural Science Center.
Redtail hawk pursuing a squirrel hiding in a bush. We watched for several minutes as the hawk sought ways to get to the squirrel.
Our rocky shoreline clean-up spot.
Sorting and recording the trash.
Hairbrushes, wrappers, socks, toothbrushes too.
Playing after lunch.
The kids were terrific and were reluctant to end the clean-up. We took a bus back to TBS from the Berkeley pier.
