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Camping and Climbing At Lake Tahoe 2010

July 3 (Saturday)

Arrived in camp around 4:00 PM (Fallen Leaf Camp).

Highway 50 Passing Strawberry
Highway 50 Passing Strawberry

Set-up camp.  Prepared Santa Maria style BBQ tri-tip, beans and garlic bread with Joe, Albert, Dennis, Terry, Charlotte and us by 7:00.  AMS had brought along the tapioca pudding she’d made and everyone enjoyed the treat.  Later we were all annoyed by a very loud (and large) party causing a ruckus that kept us all up.

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PBA Ballet Summer Intensive 2010

June 21 to July 16, 2010

Amelia with Rima Chaeff
With Miss Rima

AMS attended the Pacific Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Course 2010.  She was in Level IV (Pre-Intermediate), M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  This workshop ran from June 21 to July 16.  After the intensive course, AMS was able to do the splits and really improved her technique.  She also had an introduction to contemporary dance, jazz dance, costume design and ballet history.  What a great thing to do this summer.

Summer Intensive 2010
Summer Intensive 2010

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Summer Goals 2010

June 14, 2010

Summer Goals:

  1. Study and do 5th grade math, algebra, geometry, writing and science workbooks
  2. Be able to do the splits comfortably (stretch every day)
  3. Improve overall ballet technique and flexibility
    • PBA 2010 Summer Intensive Workshop
    • Daily practice
  4. Complete my summer reading list
  5. Write 24 reading notes to turn-in at start of 2010-2011 school year
  6. Practice viola at least 3 times per week for 20 minutes each time
  7. Clean-up room and recycle old junk
  8. Have a fun summer!

Summer 2010 Reading List

  • Everything on a Waffle, Horvath
  • Saffy’s Angel, McKay
  • Pictures of Hollis Woods, Patricia Reilly Giff
  • Stone Fox, Gardiner
  • Maniac Magee, Spinelli
  • Hatchet, Paulson
  • Harriet the Spy, Fitzhugh
  • Ragweed, Avi
  • Poppy, Avi
  • Poppy and Rye, Avi
  • Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing, Blume
  • Sheila the Great, Blume
  • Fudge-a-Mania, Blume
  • Double Fudge, Blume
  • Island of Aunts, Eva Ibbotson
  • Witch Witch?, Eva Ibbotson
  • Dial-A-Ghost, Eva Ibbotson
  • The Secret of Platform 13, Eva Ibbotson
  • Crazy Lady, Jane Leslie Conly
  • The Secret Garden, Burnett
  • A Little Princess, Burnett
  • Love That Dog, Creech
  • The School Story, Clements
  • The Kite Fighters, Park
  • Archimedes and the Door of Science, Jeanne Bendrick
  • The Mystery of the Periodic Table, Jeanne Bendrick
  • Herodotus and the Road to History, Jeanne Bendrick

Escondido Music Concert 2010

June 2, 2010:

The Escondido Elementary School fifth and fourth grade classes demonstrated their musical talents at the annual music concert on June 2, 2010.

Music Concert At Nixon
Music Concert At Nixon

The Viola Section
The Viola Section

Playing the Viola
Playing the Viola

They played “Pachelbel’s Canon” by Pachelbel, “Mozart Serenade” by Mozart,  “Ode To Joy” from the 9th Symphony by Beethoven, Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld, Infernal Galop from Act II, Scene 2” and many other fun and entertaining numbers.

2010 Student-Led Conference

May 26, 2010:

The students had their student-led conferences where they showed off their school accomplishments in the past year. They’ve learned and done so much!

Conference
Student-In-Charge

Agenda:

  • Writing: Coloma Reflections, California Academy of Science Poem, Descriptive Writing, Poem Project, Rancho Letter and Pioneer Journal
  • Social Studies: Native American Poster, Explorer Stain Glass, Mission Watercolor (Mission La Purisima)  and Notes, and California Fact Booklet
  • Literature: Readers Notebook and Book Talk
  • Math: Everyday Math Game – Polygon Pair-Up
  • Art: Two Spectra Art Pieces
  • Science: Science Notebook, and Hands-On Magnetism and Electricity
  • Music: Play Instrument Outside (optional)
  • Classroom Tour