Walk Through California

Welcome to Walk Through California™!  This presentation is designed to allow fourth grade students to actively participate in a lively retelling of California’s rich history.  Through the use of games, music, and storytelling, history will come alive!

Walk Through California is California Weekly’s first Walk Through presentation and continues to be presented to thousands of classrooms each year. The program focuses on major events that shaped our great state of California. Drama, dance, games, and music support students’ listening skills, vocabulary development, history and geography standards. A large topographical map of California is built for students to experience California’s geography hands-on.

Lauren's part: Mountain

A mountain is high, rocky land, often with steep sides and a pointed top.  A mountain range is a group of mountains that form a wall or chain.

What is the highest mountain in California, and what is its elevation?

The highest mountain in California is Mt. Whitney and the elevation is 14, 500 feet.

Lauren's 4th grade class

This was very entertaining and educational for me, too.   I was a little late {the location was moved to a different school} and I literally walk in and sat down just in time to hear Lauren.  What a fun activity!

Talent Show w/ Lauren

Lauren decided to help a friend out and participate in her "Joke Skit" for the school talent show.  She did this all on her own.  I didn't even know she had auditioned until her friends mom brought her home.  {which was about the same time she would have gotten off the bus:)} She had her parts all memorized, picked out her outfit, arranged her practices and did a fantastic job. She played the part of Be-Quiet.

 

 

This is how it went:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was three little girls named Be-Quiet, Trouble and Manners.  ANd they were out of milk.

Be-Quiet: Hey Trouble, do you mind going to get us more milk?

Trouble: Of course.

Narrator: So Trouble went to the store, but when she was walking back toward her house she made a wrong turn and got lost.  After a couple of hours had past, her sisters started getting worried.  Be-Quiet and Manners began to look for her. Trying to save daylight, they decided to split up.  Be-Quiet went toward the playground, while Manners, knowing Trouble the way she did, headed toward a neighboring construction ground.

Manners: I know that Trouble likes to play in ditches.  She's Trouble after all.  Maybe she's down there.

Narrator: Manners pointed at a ditch she found and thought that it didn't look that steep.  She tried to guide herself down the muddy embankment down to the bottom of the ditch.  But the base wa filled with thick mud and she got stuck.  After too long, Be-Quiet had lost both her sisters and decided to go to the police officer.

Police Officer: What seems to be the problem little girl?

Be-Quiet: My sisters are stuck!

Police Officer: Okay, Okay, We can help.  What's your name?

Be-Quiet: Be-Quiet

Police Officer: (looks blankly at her for a couple of minutes) Um, excuse me?  What is your name child?

Be-Quiet: I said B-Quiet.

Police Officer: (sternly) I'm going to ask you one more time, what's your name?

Be-Quiet: (exasperated) Be! Quiet!

Police Officer: Are you looking for trouble?

Be-Quiet: (smiling) Uh huh!

Police Officer: Where are your manners?

Be-Quiet: Stuck in a ditch!

 

 

 

 

Our Movie Stars

 

 

 

 

Presley Evans, Sierra Lamas, Michelle Battan, Sam Albee and Lauren Spendlove

 

 

Lauren's Once Upon A Time....

Lauren was about to throw this away and just thought it was so cute I had to keep it.  Just wish I knew the rest of the story.

Once upon a time, there was a palace. It's princess was sad because she used to live in Texas. Texas was not just a place to her it was like she could do whatever she wanted to do but then there was a very pretty boy.....
 
 

Little bit of Lauren

faling asleep reading

school Christmas treats

teddy bear

selfie

growing a playdough beard

A Lauren Post

I don't know?

Silly!

Beautiful!

Friend Mina @ school

 

Michelle, Lauren, Taylor and Nichole (best neighbors)

 

Selfie

Planetarium w/ Lauren and friends

So I was able to go on a field trip this year with Lauren. And yes I got to ride a school bus. And now I have a greater appreciation for school bus drivers. We went to Bakersfield College to their Panetarium. I think I am ready to go back to school to learn. I loved it.  The show included a tour of the evening sky pointing out the major constellations, an all-dome video show, and question-answer time with the resident astronomer, Nick Strobel. We were in a dark room, with comfy seats, watching a great show.  Nick Strobel was very interesting and put together a nice slide show. And I got to spend time with Lauren!!!  and her friend Mina.

 

Lauren's favorite part was that she got to miss most of school.  She said she didn't learn anything! Oh, wait different things about different planets.

 

Chronos Star Projector!

 

Lauren's BOOTS

Oh my goodness. When this girl likes something she likes it. She is also a little bit of a hoarder. I just found these special things in a bag under her bed. She actually called me one day at school to ask me to bring her some other shoes she could wear to P.E. because these boots were causing her a little trouble. I'm sorry Lauren but I had to through these away. But I did take a picture so you will always remember them.

Girl's Pedicures for Rebecca's Wedding

The big girls as in Rebecca and her sisters and SIL and Mom schedule a pedicure date before the wedding when we were all together and so I took these cute girls to get their nails done before we left for the wedding. It is always nice to get pampered. Rachel was especially in love with hers and Lauren just loved the idea of the whole thing. I just love my girls.

Proof Lauren Practiced the Piano {once}

Ok, I am not sure why I pay to torture myself.  Trying to get my children to practice the piano is like pulling my teeth out, but I'm still going to keep doing it.  This is almost right up there with trying to get Lauren out of bed in the mornings and ready for school.  The joys of parenthood! 

What are Big Sisters for?

Lauren and Jacob having some really good bonding time. She was cracking herself up as she was dressing Jacob up and as Jacob was having fun being dressed up. These are great pictures to put in that special album that gets shown to future brides.

If you were on television...

SHACK IT UP

(On what kind of show would you like to be?)
I would like to be on shack it up.
(Why would you choose that show?)
Becuse you get to dance alot and it will be willy fun and icsiting.
(What would you wear)
I would wear weally cute dance close.
(What would be the best thing about being on television?)
The best thing will be dancing.
(Is there something you wouldn't like about it?)
There would not be enything I would not like.
(What would you write when you signed autographs?)
I would write my name, you are the best and you're name.
(How would you answer fan mail?)
I would write wun back.

written by Lauren

A Perfect Day by Lauren

A perfect Day
(What time would you get up?)
I would wake up the nexded day.
(What would you do in the morning?) 
I won't do any thing because I'm sleeping.
(Where would you eat lunch?)
I won't go any were becuse I'm sleeping.
(What would you do in the afternoon?)
Nothing becuse I'm sleeping.
(What would you have for dinner?)
Nothing becus I'm sleeping.
(How would you spend the evening?)
I wood sleep in the evening.
(What time would you go to bed?)
One acloce in the morning becuse I'm sleeping the whole entire day.

by Lauren

(Mom is not sure what to think of such creative laziness.)

Brownie Mix & Fruit Smoothie

The most interesting animal...

My fricishly werd dog.

(What is your favorite kind of animal?)
A hoarse, a dolfine and cats.
(What does the animal look like?)
He has brown fur and blue or brown eyes.
(Is it friendly toward people?)
It is friendly to everyone but me.
(Can it be a pet?)
Yess it can, it is a dog.
(What does it eat?)
He stells all our food, so thats wate he eats.
(What kind of sound does it make?)
It macks a rrufe, rrufe.
(What does it do that is interesting?)
It doesn't do eneything that is interesting.

written by Lauren

Lauren's Christmas List 2012