Field Trips:
Tuesday, February 12                 	      Hyde Street Maritime Pier - San Francisco - leaving 9:15- returning by 2:00  
                                                        Naturalist tour aboard ships and a look at new maritime museum.

Friday, March 21,                               Crab Cove, Alameda Island -  Leaving BPC 10:30 - returning by 2:00.  
                                                              Naturalist class on Bay Ecology.
http://www.nps.gov/features/safr/feat0001/virtualshipshttp://www.ebparks.org/parks/vc/crab_coveshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
Lincoln’s Birthdayhttp://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Pd/abe.html#LAUSR
Take a virtual tour. Go aboard a ship. Tour the Museum at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.http://www.nps.gov/features/safr/feat0001/virtualships/
Special Events:
Saturday, February 2                   Groundhog Day - visit official site
Friday, February 8                       Assembly: House Activity - wear your house colors
Sunday, February  10                   Parent Staff - “Hootenanny” - 3:00 to 5:00 FAD
Tuesday, February   12                 Parents Circle - 7:00 pm - Lower School Music Room
Thursday, February 14                                   St. Valentine's Day              
Friday, February 15                     Assembly: Kindergarten  9:00 Lower School Music Roomhttp://www.groundhog.org/shapeimage_8_link_0
Monday, February 18                      School Closed - President’s Week Vacation
Wednesday, February 20 - 21         Total Eclipse of the Moon - 7:00- 7:52 PST - click to learn more
Monday, February 25                      School resumes...http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/359/27/http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/15357796.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0shapeimage_9_link_1
Suggested Activities:
Take a walk around The Berkeley Marina
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=3966shapeimage_16_link_0
Berkeley Marinahttp://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=3966
Visit the Cal Sailing Clubhttp://www.cal-sailing.org/index.htmlshapeimage_18_link_0

Take a Ferry Ride to San Francisco or Angel Island

from Oakland’s Jack London Square

From San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal hop on a

Golden Gate Ferry bound to Larkspur or Sausalito.

Image courtesy of Blue & Gold Ferry service.

Photos of models from Google Image Bank

Washington’s Birthday