Friday, December 7, 2012

Field Trip to the Peninsula Foodbank

Loading the food into Cristina's car


Mr. Barth, the Interim CEO, talking about the Foodbank's programs

Entering the Foodbank warehouse


The containers to the left feed 1,400 children a day.

The chefs that prepare the food to feed the hungry.




The giant refrigerator that makes Costo's look small.

The students were very excited to enter the giant freezer...

...and happy to exit the freezer.

A fork-lift driver that was happy to see us.

The backpack program that feeds hungry students over the weekend.

Mr. Barth answering our questions.

Our class

The students carrying food to the weigh station.

Our food contributions weighed in at about 300 lbs.

The students loading the food into grocery carts.

Lunch at El Tapatio...We ordered in Spanish!












Celebration of Day of the Dead with the Hernandez-Santillian Family





A day in the life of upper elementary...

What's your angle? Measuring angles in triangles and polygons.

Generalist or Specialist. Choosing work to stay balanced.

Happy to write!

We can work this out. Reduce!

Are you in your prime? Using prime factors for reducing fractions.



Long multiplication with Melissa.

Transposing music to a different scale...

Greek Mythology with Kiara

A newly purchased chair with a built-in bug habitat...needless to say, the chair was returned. We loved observing the progress the bug was making!

Research!

Learning to read notes with Thomas

Research

Creative writing and wolves....these ladies like the study of wolves!

History research


A study on non-decimal bases...computer engineers in the works.