Featured Books
Spiders
A Lerner Natural Science Book
by
Jane Dallinger
photographs by
Satoshi Kuribayashi
Lerner Publications
1981
Spiders is a terrific book for kids (especially those bugsters who are coming to our next Bug Club meeting featuring arachnids). This book, a Lerner Natural Science Book, is one of a series of award-winning books published by Lerner Publications Company. All of the books in the series are excellent, with incredible photographs and clear, interesting writing. Although the series is out of print, you can still purchase most of them online.
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Letters to a Young Teacher
by
Jonathan Kozol
Crown Publishers
2007
For a clear understanding of what's happening in public education in this country, read Letters To A Young Teacher. Jonathan Kozol, one of America's best educators and social commentators, tells it straight. This is not just a book for teachers. This is a book for parents, students and anyone who cares about educating children. Kozol's correspondence with a beginning teacher reveals what good, inspiring teaching is and why it is so difficult to achieve in these test-ridden, bureaucratic times. I highly recommend this book and all Kozol's other books as well. |
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Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone (510) 581-3739
Fax (510) 581-6144
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| Greetings!
 The leaves are beginning to change color, and the crisp morning air is gently nudging us into the fall season. I hope you've all had a great start to the school year. The Sarah's Science team has been fully engaged in a creative flurry that has produced an exciting line-up of fall and winter programs.
I'm pleased to announce a 3-dayThanksgiving Camp on Monday, November 19 - Wednesday, November 21, 2007, coinciding with the Oakland Unified School District's Thanksgiving Recess. We'll be exploring the science of toys, a timely theme as our campers and their families head into the holiday season.
As promised in our last Sarah Says, you'll find more details below on our new December 2007 programs - Saturday Science: Magic on December 1 and Science Night with Sarah: Stargazing on December 15. We hope these programs will offer children fascinating new perspectives on science while giving parents some quality time on their own.
We've finalized all the details for our Inventor's Workshop Winter Camp, offered in Oakland and Berkeley on December 26, 27, 28 and 31, 2007, and January 2, 3 and 4, 2008. Our exploration of the forces of electricity, magnetism and gravity will feature fantastically fun projects, including an electro-magnetic crane, an amazing acrobatic toy and a mysterious bouncing butterfly.
Our next Bug of the Month Club class on Saturday, October 20, 2007, will focus on arachnids, the amazing 8-legged creatures better known as spiders. Children will learn how and why spiders spin webs and meet a real live arachnologist.
And last but not least, I want to highlight our Special Holiday Offer (see below) of only $250/week forThis Land is Your Land 2008 Summer Day Camp. This is absolutely the lowest rate we'll be offering for the 2008 summer camp season, so please take advantage of the savings and perhaps suggest aThis Land is Your Land 2008 Gift Certificate for the gift givers in your family.
As always I look forward to seeing you this fall.
Sincerely,
Sarah Shaffer
P.S. By the way our Sarah Says editor is still recovering from the blah blah blah blah error in our last e-newsletter. His new mantra: proofread!
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Thanksgiving Camp
The Science of Toys
 The physics of toys comes alive while creating amazing projects such as an electric pinball machine, a Wright Brothers' helicopter, a bounce-back bunny and more. Each fun-filled day will be packed with projects, active play, and arts and crafts.
November 19-21, 2007 (Daily attendance possible)
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Cost: $85/day ($95/day after November 5)
Location: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1255 First Avenue, Oakland
For more information, call (510) 581-3739
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Saturday Science: Magic
Join us for our first Saturday Science focusing on the science of magic. Kids will spend the day making magic and learning about the fascinating physics behind it. A professional magician will tantalize us with amazing feats of magic. (Meanwhile, parents can get that holiday shopping magically completed!)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Hours: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Cost: $85 ($95 after November 19)
Location: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1255 First Avenue, Oakland
For more information, call (510) 581-3739
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Science Night: Stargazing
During this special evening edition of Sarah's Science, we will explore the universe of stars and planets through unique astronomy projects and direct observation of our starry sky. Dinner will be served and kids can bring their jammies and sleeping bags for story time. (Parents, this is your chance to enjoy an evening out!)
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Hours: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost: $55 ($65 if registering after December 1)
Location: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1255 First Avenue, Oakland
For more information, call (510) 581-3739
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You meet the best bugs at-
 Bug of the
Month Club® In monthly classes, children explore the bizarre and fascinating world of insects. Each class features a different insect, its habitat and its unique role in our world.
"Calling all Bugsters!"
(Ages 4 - 12)
Featuring spiders on October 20
This month you'll make a new 8-legged friend. We'll be learning all about spiders and taking home an amazing arachnid as a pet.
- Learn how and why spiders spin webs
- Create a cozy habitat for your little pet spider
- Raise drosophila (fruit flies) to feed your new pet
- Meet a real live arachnologist (spider scientist)
Date: Saturday, October 20, 2007
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am or 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
(same class repeated twice)Where: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1255 First Avenue, Oakland
Fee: $25.00 (includes all materials and a snack)
RSVP: (510) 581-3739 (pre-registration not required)
Mark your calendars for upcoming Saturday Classes:
- November 10, 2007: Beetles
- January 19, 2008
- February 16, 2008
- March 8, 2008
- April 26, 2008
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