Archive for March 30th, 2011
Teamwork Makes CC Students Math Champions – Elizabeth Coombs
Why would fourth- and fifth-graders get together during recess or after school to work math problems? Why would they give up soccer matches, baseball games, play rehearsals, or just some downtime on a Saturday morning to try to solve a bunch of word problems faster than kids the next city over? Well, says fifth-grade “mathlete” Emily Wulf of Linwood E. Howe Elementary, when you do math as [...]
Healthy Schools and Julie Garcia Collecting Recipes
Representatives from Healthy Schools Culver City, the Culver City Education Foundation and Growing Great met with Julie Garcia, CCUSD Food Service Director last week as a follow-up to the tours offered of the individual school sites and of the central kitchen. These tours and last week's meeting are part of an ongoing effort to enhance communication and education around school food service [...]
Great Culver City Scavenger Hunt- April 10
The second annual Great Culver City Scavenger Hunt will take place on Sunday, April 10th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is open to all and will take place at Veterans’ Memorial Park, 4117 Overland Avenue, beginning at 10 a.m.; the hunt is from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Created and organized by city resident and staffer Jill Thomsen, the hunt is designed to give friends and families a fun [...]
