Hiking the Pacific Coast Trail

Diane Johnson, former TBS Director of Advancement and parent of former TBS student David Johnson, sent me the link to his blog today. David is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, sharing his experience in words, photos, and videos. Check out this amazing journey!

Free workshop from Making Math Real

Making Math Real is a great program for big picture thinkers who have trouble retaining ideas like math facts, and need visual symbol imaging training to support the consolidation and integration of concepts. TBS hosts the East Bay trainings for MMR, and several of our faculty and family members have taken various trainings through the program. Check out the free workshop information below (being held in Marin).

Laurel Creek visits The Maker Faire

Today Laurel Creek (K/1) went on a trip to the annual Maker's Faire down in San Mateo. This was a fantastic opportunity to see connect their current study of Simple Machines with the DIY creativity and ingenuity of folks out in the world. Word is the electronic giraffe was a big hit! Check out the great pictures below, courtesy of Sherry Hsi.

Images from my day

In Kindergarten math, students practiced skip counting by 25 using a sequence of motions to develop body-concept connection. 

Next came a visit at the Laurel Creek General Store, where students went shopping for items, paid for their purchases,  counted their change and checked their receipts!

Some students did self-correcting puzzles to match coin shapes, names, and values.

Other students practiced adding sequences of coins.

Over in the Art Room, parent volunteers helped silk-screen on Walk-athon logos for next week's event.

In a combined Spanish/Music class, Rennea and Kim taught children songs and dances from throughout Central and South America.

In the Depot, tables were set up nicely for Temescal's Family Day Tea event.

Strawberry Creek (4/5) students worked on building memory boxes for their  Oregon Trail unit.

In Blackberry Creek (K/1), students continued working with the "size of the problem" concept from the Zones of Regulation curriculum. This sequence of lessons helps children match their emotions and reactions to the events and issues they encounter.

Middle School students worked in the art room to prepare for their upcoming Fashion Forward year-end event. This was a massive hit two years ago, and we're all thrilled to see it return!

Back in the Depot, families enjoyed the aftermath of the Temescal event.

Yeah, Bike-to-School Day!

Over at the Chaparral House, Laurel Creek students delivered plants they had germinated in pots they had painted, and sang a few songs to bring some sunshine to the residents.

"Pinapples, unlike people, don't have bilateral symmetry"

From Sima: Our small crew today engaged in a variety of activities:  working on puzzles that required sequencing & multiples; solving Once Upon a Time problems, involving time measurement; playing Frac-Jac and other games that practice adding fractions; or solving the Frog & Toad puzzle.  After lunch, we watched two mathematical short videos by mathemusician Vi Hart:  the club favorite Wind & Mr. Ug, about mobius strips, and Spongebob's Pineapple Under the Sea, about Fibonacci numbers.