Sequoia Stomp

May 30, 2009

Today, hundreds of Sequoia students took to the streets (well, the school perimeter to be exact) to raise money for our school! Thanks to everyone who participated!

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This Is Just to Say

May 15, 2009

In this week’s edition of our Poetry Slam, Group 4 (Tranay, Bridgette, Clarisse, Izabella, Antwan, Jasmine and Matanda) took home the prize for best group recitation of “This Is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams. Take a listen!


Those Fabulous 49ers!

May 12, 2009

Hey everyone! Last week we went to the Oakland Museum to pan for gold!  Here are a couple pictures from the trip.

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Columbia State Park

May 2, 2009

We recently took a field trip to Gold Rush country – Columbia State Park to be exact. Here are some pictures from the trip!

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When there were fires, citizens would stand in a line and pass the buckets down the line from a water trough down to the spot of the fire.

They used buckets like these to put out fires back in the mid-1800s. Good luck!

They used buckets like these to put out fires back in the mid-1800s. Good luck!

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An inside peek at a classroom during the mid-1800s.