Time for Math, Art, & the Lunar New Year!

For math night, many students chose to work on number and clock riddles, as well as teaching their families a variety of Marcy Cook tile games. We enjoyed spending an evening devoted to math with you. The 1,000s projects on display in the depot received many accolades for how infused they were with facts, creativity, […]

Math Night – Why It’s My Favorite Night of the Year!

This Wednesday, Feb. 25, all families are welcome to stop by for 20 minutes (or more!) anytime between 6-7:30p at the University Avenue Campus to explore math with their students. Early Childhood and Kindergarten families will be welcome in Sweet Briar, 1st graders in Laurel, 2nd graders in Blackberry, 3rd graders in Temescal, 4th graders […]

The Sweetness of Friendship Week

We have dubbed the week leading up to Valentine’s Day as “Friendship Week”.  Each Temescalian pulled a name out of a basket and found different ways to show his/her “Secret Pal” small acts of kindness on the sly.  To be extra secretive, Temescalians were encouraged to be kind to many different people so that no […]

Sew Busy and Full of Heart

We started the week with docent-led tours of the California section of the Botanical Garden at UC up in Tilden. We experienced first hand how the local native people used plants and trees in many ways from basketry to medicines to toys. Upon our return we reflected on the experience with words and labeled pictures. The results are hanging […]