Friday, May 29, 2009

Pool Party, Science Fair, Mike's Birthday

Photos Taken Within the Last Week: Mike's Birthday----Grades 4-6 Science Fair----Grade 5 Pool Party




Mike's Birthday Cake-Half Chocolate/Half Fruit
Mikey and Mouse--At Kelly's apt. where we ate the birthday cake the day after our fish trip. You've heard of three blind mice--Kelly has two sight-challenged pets. They're very old, by mouse standards (over two years old)

I think there is a mouse on my left hand


We pose for the cameras after our meal



Mike and Kris--Sunset over the Med. as we await our fishy dishy




Kelly, a teacher at school, who along with Massimo, treated us to dinner, talking to another, much younger, guest at Zepherion Restaurant





Kelly and Massimo pose for the camera






Another view of the outside of Zepherion Restaurant







Outside of Zepherion Restaurant





The View Outside Zepherion Restaurant-Where we went to eat for my birthday on Friday, May 29 Aya---She was the top 5th grade winner at the science fair with her experiment in which she tested various dish soaps.


















Malini-She tested laundry soaps to see which one best removes ink stains.










Malini, who is from India, explaining her experiment











Aly-the Grade 5 second-place champ, and his displa of light dimmer circuitry.














Hussein---He took vanilla ice-cream, added various food colorings, and had people choose their favorite "flavor"---based on color.










The head of food services at Schutz, Seham, who provided food for the judges.











One of the judges talking to Aly about his circuit experiment











Dr. C., our principal and a judge, Aly, and the other Grade 5 judge










Nada and her "Music and Math" display--she played music for students while they worked on math problems to determine if the music helped or hindered them as they worked










The judge looks at Farah's display.










Ghali and his rubber gloves--he tested different toothpastes and their effectiveness in removing stains from teeth











Vighnesh---and his display-he used Mentos and put them in various soft drinks to test for "fizzability".






Ghali displaying his knowledge of dental cleansers






Nadine and her "Does Age Affect Your Memory" display..Answer: Yes, take it from me





Yun-Kyung explains how salt affects the freezing rate of ice






Ahmed froze and heated playground balls to test for "bounceability"







Our handy-dandy Science Fair sign













Grade 5 pool party--May 24th at the school pool. The Grade 5 students had brought in the most foods last fall during the school's food drive for the poor. The reward was to have a pool party with ice cream and pizza






Pool Part Pic





Girls don't want to be photographed






Macho men and Ms. Kelly, high school math teacher





Shahan keeping cool in the pool





Thumbs-Up from Ahmed



































1 comment:

Lauryn said...

Wait, school pool? Why doesn't st.Vincent have a pool? They should get one...an indoor one of course.