5th Grade, Camp, School

Mt. Hermon Outdoor Science School

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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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5th Grade, School

Fifth Grade

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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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Baseball, Recreation, Summer 2010

Oakland A’s Baseball Game – Play Ball!

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July 24, 2010

We saw the Oakland Athletics play against Chicago White Sox at the Oakland Coliseum.  We got seats in the Club Luxury Suite 22 – with dad’s company, awesome!  The game started at 1:10 PM.  Never been to a real baseball game before.  The A’s triumphed over the White Sox, 10 – 2.  Had to dash away to get to Gun-Bun on time.

Play Ball!
Play Ball!

“Take me out to the ballgame,

Take me out to the park.

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks,

I don’t care if we never come back…”

Art, Recreation, Summer, Summer 2010

Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay @ deYoung Museum

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July 17, 2010

Les raboteurs de parquet (The Floor Scrapers), (1875) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
The Floor Scrapers, by Caillebotte (1875) Musée d’Orsay

They voted “The Magpie”, by Monet, as their favorite and wondered what all the fuss was about with “Whistler’s Mother”, but they kept returning again and again to their favorites and eventually emerged from the exhibit with a deeper appreciation for the ” Impressionists”.

At The DeYoung Museum

The last time “Whistler’s Mother” was in San Francisco was in 1933.  There’s a good chance they’ll never see it again, unless they visit in Paris at the Musée d’Orsay…

Cooking, Recipes

Peanut Butter Cookies

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Ingredients:

1 ½ cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°.  Melt butter and soften peanut butter in microwave.  Combine and mix all ingredients in a large bowl.  Grease cookie sheet with butter and place small balls of the mixture.  Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cooked.

Camping, Climbing, Recreation, Summer 2010

Camping and Climbing At Lake Tahoe 2010

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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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Ballet, PBA Summer 2010, Summer 2010, Summer Intensive

PBA Ballet Summer Intensive 2010

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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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