May is National Bike Monthhttp://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/shapeimage_3_link_0
 
Family Excursions: Winchester Mystery House in San Jose Visit the Bay Model in Sausalito, where you can walk on models of the SF Bay and its surrounding areas. (closed June 8th - June 15th for upkeep) The Exploratorium – Exhibits on Magnetism and more...http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/http://www.exploratorium.edu/shapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2
http://www.bpcweb.net/dept/summerschool/summer08/Registration&Emergencyweb08.pdf
Special Events May Friday, May 2 Assembly: Third Grade Play - 9:00 Music Room Friday, May 9 Assembly: Second Grade Play - 9:00 Music Room Saturday, May 10 May Soiree - 6:00 - 10:30 Dinner Dance FAD Friday, May 16 Assembly: Second Grade Play Hawaiian Surfer Day and pizza National Bike to Work Day Sunday, May 18 Annual Art Faire & Carnival 12:00 - 3:00 Upper School Yard & FAD Tusday, May 20 Diversity Committee Meeting - 7:00 - 8:30 Library Friday, May 23 Assembly: House Activity - Wear House Colors - Music Genres Minimum Day - Noon Dismissal (day care available) Monday, May 26 Memorial Day Holiday - School Closed Thursday, May 29 K-8 Spring Music Concert - First Congregational of Oakland (get directions) Friday, May 30 Assembly: Fifth Grade Play - 9:00 Music Room 
 2008-09 6th Grade - Ice Cream Social - Upper School Garden 3:00 June Friday, June 6 Assembly: Fourth Grade Performance Tuesday, June 10 K - 8 Games Day Aquatic Park Thursday, June 12 Last Day of School - Minimum Day 8th Grade Graduation Monday, June 16 to Friday, June 27 BPC Lower School Summer Programhttp://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&dq=first+congreational+church+loc:+Oakland,+CA&daddr=2501+Harrison+St,+Oakland,+CA+94612&geocode=6276352296433071849,37.813328,-122.261092&ll=37.813328,-122.261092&iwstate1=dir:to&iwloc=A&f=dhttp://www.bpcweb.netshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1
Field Trips: May 15th: Our final field trip was on May 15 when the second grade spent the morning in Tilden Park with Naturalist Bethany. Despite record -breaking heat that day, the second graders enjoyed all of the points of interest along our nature hike, and the cool interior display at the visitor’s center. Highlights included the long gopher snake that slithered amongst us, as we sat on the grass before our hike. Fearless Bethany scooped it up, and put it in a better place. Children saw pipe vine swallowtail butterflies in various stages of their life cycle- caterpillar, chrysalis, and full-grown adults. We were lucky to see a great horned owl’s nest at the top of a Eucalyptus tree, with baby owlets peeking out. Mrs. Bechtel kept notes, and we were able to draw our own maps using landmarks when we returned to school.http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tildenshapeimage_8_link_0
http://www.bpcweb.net/dept/summerschool/summer08/SSbrochure08web.pdf
Current themes and supporting websites . . . May Maps and Magnets: We are studying different geographical terms and looking at different kinds of maps (political, physical, elevation, products etc.). We are labeling a world and U.S.A. map. We are locating longitudes and latitudes. We will make floating compasses in Science and use real compasses to find north. Magnet Man Exploratorium Science Snacks - Magnetism Maps4Kids June Mysteries: We will do the LHS unit on fingerprinting, and other deductive reasoning labs. Fingerprinting Mystery Net’s Kids Mysterieshttp://www.coolmagnetman.com/magindex.htmhttp://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmagnetism.htmlhttp://www.maps4kids.com/http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htmhttp://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/prints.htmlhttp://kids.mysterynet.com/shapeimage_14_link_0shapeimage_14_link_1shapeimage_14_link_2shapeimage_14_link_3shapeimage_14_link_4shapeimage_14_link_5

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Recommended Grade Level (Edutainment) Sites: Math Cats AAA Math - Second Grade Second Grade Skill Builders - Math Second Grade Skill Builders - Language Artshttp://www.mathcats.com/http://www.aaamath.com/grade2.htmlhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm#mathhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd_lang.htmshapeimage_25_link_0shapeimage_25_link_1shapeimage_25_link_2shapeimage_25_link_3