Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Spelling Quiz–Friday, 3/20/15 __________________________ Upcoming Events Lower School Dress Down Day/St. Patrick’s Day–3/17/15 Pi Day Contest–3/17/15 Spring Break–3/21/15-4/5/15 Fourth Grade Visit to Fifth Grade–4/9/15 (10:15-12:50)

Monday Read for 20 minutes and record in reading log.  Complete math study link 7.4. (one star) Finish spelling unit 27; if finished, practice spelling words on Spelling City for 10 minutes. (two stars) Practice math facts for 10 minutes. (three stars) Tuesday Read for 20 minutes and record in reading log.  Complete math study link […]

Here is an example of the stained-glass window pieces completed in art class. To see the rest, come visit our classroom. The paintings below were also created in art class as we studied the California missions in social studies class.

Upcoming Tests, Projects, & Quizzes Spelling Quiz–Friday, 3/13/15 __________________________ Upcoming Events Science Fair–3/10/15 Lower School Dress Down Day/St. Patrick’s Day–3/17/15 Spring Break–3/21/15-4/5/15

Monday Read for 20 minutes and record in reading log.  Complete math review worksheet. (one star) Finish spelling unit 26; if finished, practice spelling words on Spelling City for 10 minutes. (two stars) Practice math facts for 10 minutes. (three stars) Tuesday–No Homework due to Science Fair Wednesday Read for 20 minutes and record in reading […]

Today, students had the privilege of meeting and working with two talented circus entertainers from the group, Cirque Mechanics. Here’s a clip about the group from the U.C.S.B. Arts and Lectures web site: You’ve never seen a circus like this: a dazzling whirl of acrobats, cyclists and mind-blowing, one-of-a-kind machines! Founded by BMX rider, acrobat and […]

The fourth grade students enjoyed a fun-filled day of activities with the entire Laguna Blanca student body. Some of the activities were organized by age-level groups and other activities were set up so that students participated with all age-groups (EK-12). The weather was beautiful. It was so much fun to see everyone together! To see […]

Today, students shared speeches about the California missions they researched and presented their projects. Three teams presented today, and the rest will present on Monday. One team cooked and shared a sampling of the food that was served at their mission. The two remaining groups created projects using an app called Comic Life. One team created a dialogue […]

The auction project this year is certainly worth tagging! Internationally-acclaimed pop artist and father of three, Russell Young is helping the young artists of Laguna Blanca School to create masterpieces for the school’s spring fundraising benefit on March 14. Young and his wife, Finola Hughes, a long-running star of the soap opera General Hospital, volunteered to help the […]

The fourth grade students read their favorite Dr. Suess books to the EK class on Monday morning.  It was priceless to watch our littlest learners share the experience with the fourth graders. Could there be a more perfect way to spend a rainy morning? In this video, one of our EK students is also reading!