We’ve been busy the last couple of weeks. Last week we dissected owl pellets to see what type of animal each of them had eaten. There were quite a few mice and voles, but also two students found birds in theirs. Pictures will be posted soon.

visiting the u’machas

Our field trip to Indian Grinding Rock was a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the Miwok Indians.  We were able to experience many of the tools, they used as well as  some of the games they played. Miss Lizzie our museum guide is a Miwok and taught us how to play the hand game.  We went into the uma’chas (houses) and got to look into the round house, as well as see the HUGE grinding rock with 1, 178 mortar holes in it.

Guess who?

Today we had our Dia de los Muertos fiesta. Yesterday we decorated our sugar skulls and made “papael picados” or cut paper banners. Today we made tissue marigolds and celebrated with music and Mexican chocolate to drink