Halloween Village

Ghostly Greetings! This boo-tiful pumpkin was carved by Hailey and won the pumpkin contest.

Caution! Skeleton Crossing! Halloween Village sent many goblins leaping with delight. Logan's class was in charge of the Haunted Garden. The kids sang songs and then crawled under the spider webs to get out of the graveyard! No bones about it!

As the kids journeyed through each room, the wall of explorer's were waiting. We encountered famous painting's of explorers and the frame traveled around the room explaining who each explorer was and why they know in history for their unique excursions. Hailey's explorer was Zheng He (pronounced jung huh) was a 15th-century skilled Chinese commander who made seven voyages from Asia to Africa at the height of Chinese maritime dominance.

After all the travels through Halloween Village, it was time for a coffin break to eat some boo bites. Bat Wing Soup is Now being served.

Listen to your mummy! When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
good fortune may be yours this Halloween.

Pumpkin Festival

Fall is in the air! With scents of pumpkin spice and everything nice. Autumn is is particily special on scenic coast around Half Moon Bay. The Pumpkin festival is surrounded by magnificent vistas of seaside farm country dotted with vast, rolling fields of orange, scarecrows, barns, and pick-your-own pumpkin patches. No rainy weather was going to hold back our family from sinking our teeth into some pumpkin pie and pumpkin roles. Unfortunately, no pie eating contest this year for the little boys because they were under the weather but we all had a smashing good time.

Dragon Bread

A trip to the bakery is always fun. Our class took the bus to a local bakery for a fantastic learning experience. The brave souls at Parker- Lusseau taught 20 eight year olds how to make dragon bread. We watched the dough rise and each student received a piece. They squished, patted, and rolled them into long forms. They cut the dough into "dragon" shapes and then decorated the yummy dough with raisins and almonds. Some made the slivered almonds appear like scales all over the body while the raisins were great for eyes and claws.


Here's a yummy Dragon Bread Recipe


1 cup warm water
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon yeast
4 cups whole wheat flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cardamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks butter, warmed
almonds - slivered and sliced
sunflower seeds
raisins

Combine the water, honey (or sugar), and yeast. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamon, and salt; cut in the butter. Add the yeast mixture and stir until stiff. Knead 5 minutes. Place dough on a cookie sheet and shape it into a dragon lying flat (side view) or have lying on belly making hands, feet and tail - almost lizard appearing. Decorate dragon with almonds, sunflower seeds and raisins. Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Serve him for dinner!