Tree snag

Nate and Finn adding a tree snag to our bird sanctuary.

Girls planting shrubs

Julieanne, Ivy, and Coco planting Heteromeles abutifolia, or Toyon, a California native plant. Part of our culminating activity to provide sanctuary for birds.

Bird Sanctuary

Finn and Nate digging a nice home for a Sequoia Sempervirens. Part of our bird sanctuary at the Theule's home.

The Wizard of Oz

The whole gang enjoyed the production at the pcpa in Santa Maria. Dads too!

Emu Egg

Nice Job Ivy

Egg Sketches and Watercoloring

Nest Research

Trick or Treating Amuck

Happy kids, happy feet, happy day looking for bird nests.

Look! We found one! It's a cup nest.

Heading out on an adventure to look for bird nests at Cal Poly Arboretum.

Finn birding with a Cannon Rebel camera at Cal Poly logging pond. We went on a guided trip and learned the value of nice, high powered equipment when bird watching.

Delicious literature tie in. Coco wrote about making an Apple Pie and then made one for dessert. Gotta' love that!

Cal Poly Pond

Spotting Pie-billed Grebes

Beautiful Watercolored Pumpkins

Look at all Those Seeds!

Coco and Ivy

Pumpkins, Muffins, and Tea...Delish!

Busy Sketching

Pumpkin Time!

Michelle hosted a wonderful morning with pumpkin observations,sketching, watercoloring, and a tea party!

Our 1st Section 5 Celebration Picnic

After L2 kids shared their "Love that Dog" projects we enjoyed a picnic together.

History Class

On the brink of the American Revolution!

Exploring Shell Beach Together

Ocean View Science Class

Working Hard

Michelle and Coco on Coffee Bean Sacks!

Fridays

Friday Science in Shell Beach

Glorious day for science class. After the kids diagramed the body of a bird Michelle brought our a frozen hawk from her deep freeze for the kids to observe. Hands on experiment on water surface pressure while listening to a little classical music then time at the ocean and library. I'd say that was a beautiful morning of learning mrs. Israel!

Finn and Kyle

Thursday lit group. What is Captain Cook up to boys?

Thursday Literature Group

Jacquelyn leading the kids through the "Ben and Me" literature group. Finn and Kyle are working away on the "Stowaway."

Part of Kyle's piano recital at The Villages

Heading down to the ocean. Stoked to spot a few Snowy Plovers.

Any warblers up there?

Kyle checking the Osprey off his birding list. What an amazing bird!

Beautiful morning for birding at Oceano Campground.

Many thanks to Doug from Wild Birds Unlimited and Ron who led our gang on a glorious morning of bird watching.

No way! That's a Green Herron on that log!

Kyle taking some nature shots with his camera

Is that a Long-billed Curlew?

On the hunt!

Bird watching at the Batiguitos Lagoon in Carlsbad

Drummer boy Nate.

What is that instrument called again julianne? Lots to explore.

Kyle keyboarding at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad

Brady grooving on the drums at the Museum of Making Music

Julianne is working on a poem from "Love that Dog"

Nate working on section 3 "Love that Dog"

Love that Dog

Kyle and Finn on the way back to the trailhead

Might have to come back again to get a sighting of these elusive birds

Coco teaching Brady about shells and crabs while he is buried in sand