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10th Birthday Party @ the Zeum

When: November 13, 2010

Where: Yerba Beuna Gardens Zeum

What: Music Video Production

Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday

They formed 3 bands and made 3 music videos:

  • “Tik-tok” (Ke$ha) by Anjali, Izzy, Maya & Meshi
  • “PokerFace” (Lady Gaga) by Amelia, Matttie & Mia
  • “Here Comes The Sun” (The Beatles) by Charulata, Grace & Leila

After some really good takes in the studio, back to the party room for pizza and cake.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to open presents at the Zeum :p

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Halloween 2010 – Steam Punk

It’s a steam punk Halloween!

Steam Punk
Steam Punk

This year, AMS is all into the trappings of steam punk.  With visions of “The Time Machine” by Jules Verne or “Leviathan” by Scott Westerfield, she aimed at creating a post-apocalyptic Victorian steam punk look with found odds and ends.  No costume from the era would be complete without a vacuum cleaner hose, goggles, brass compass, monocular, skeleton keys and a leather bomber jacket.  Are you a clanker?…or a Darwinist?

Post-Apocalyptic
Post-Apocalyptic

Steam Punk
Happy Steam Punk

Trick Or Treating
Trick Or Treating

Getting Ready for Some Serious Trick or Treating
Getting Ready

Annual Halloween Parade
Annual Halloween Parade

Annual Halloween Parade
Annual Halloween Parade

Mt. Hermon Outdoor Science School

Tuesday October 19 – Friday, October 22, 2010

This 4-day, 3-night interdisciplinary program will allow students to increase their awareness and knowledge of our physical environment and to develop critical thinking skills and responsible actions to understand and properly care for it. The program covers the following areas: science, mathematics, history-social science, visual and performing arts, English language arts, health and physical education. The Santa Cruz coastal mountains provide a setting for diverse studies including creek research, soil digs, plant and animal identification, a night hike, habitat restoration and more. Escondido’s 5th grade classes have been attending Outdoor Science School since 2006 and have had wonderful experiences.

Outdoor Science Camper
Outdoor Science Camper

Tuesday, October 19 – First Day

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Wednesday, October 20 –

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Thursday, October 21 –

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Friday, October 22 – Returning Home

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Fifth Grade

Where did the summer go? And what a good summer it has been! We got to do a lot of things: Raging Waters, PAPPA Art Camp, camping at Lake Tahoe, Master Impressionist Paintings, Mid-summer Mozart Festival, University Club and finally Skylark Ranch. Plus, she got promoted at SFBS to Level III.

Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade

First day of school.  Meeting old friends, making new ones.

First Day Greetings
First Day Greetings

Now it’s time for shopping for new clothes, getting a new backpack and shoes for school.  Back to the routine – “looks like it’s gonna be another wild year”.  Fifth grade here she comes.

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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

STAR Testing 2010

May 4, 2010 (Tue) 8:15 – 10:00, Language Arts Part I…………….Easy peasy
May 5, 2010 (Wed) 10:20 – 12:05, Language Arts Part II…………..still easy peasy.
May 6, 2010 (Thu) 8:15 – 10:00, Math Part I………….not as easy peasy.
May 7, 2010 (Fri) 8:15 – 10:00, Math Part II……………. sorta easy. totally finito benito.