We had a beautiful day for our community service project at Howarth Park. Hopefully all of you enjoyed WORKING together and getting to know each other better through the process! 
Once we arrived at Howarth Park (and boy was it crowded!!!), some of the park personnel showed us all that needed to be done - cleaning and then painting picnic tables and HUGE trash bins, cleaning out the firepits and hauling off the ashes, raking leaves, picking up trash...Everyone worked hard and hopefully had fun doing it. I was hoping that everyone would get to know each other better...and it looked to me like that definitely happened! Thank you to the parents and siblings who also helped out. The park personnel was VERY impressed with how well we did! True ambassadors!
Chad and Garrett rake leaves......................Jocy, Jacquelyn, and hidden Nicole work on tables
Erin, Stephanie, Emily, and Jay pick up trash...........................Darren, Erin, Stephanie, and Emily
Andrea and Alex work on painting................Andrea, Shelby, and Kendra
Andrea, Shelby, Kendra................painting the trash bin are Kendra, Shelby, Alex, and Samir
Christine, Sarah, Brittany, and Lauren - the painted painters!........Hidden Nicole, Jacquelyn, and Jocy work on another trash bin
Margot, Hannah, Daniel, and Mike work on the firepits..................Alex and Samir
Margot and Hannah...............................................Mandie and Amber
Peter......................................................and Garrett
Alex........................................................and Darren
Daniel................................................and Christine
Jocy.......................................................and Jacquelyn
Brittany...........................................and Sarah B
Kendra..................................................and Hannah
Chad.....................................................and Margot
Jay.................................................and Stephanie
Sara E......................................................and Shelby
Emily..........................Erin...........................and KaylaRemember to write your first pre-travel journal entry on what it means to you to be an American...what characteristics do you think are typical of Americans...and what you think Americans are known for in other countries.
Also, find out the information on your Civics sheet, AND read up on Australia, paying particular attention to how their government is set up and their basic history.
Remember ALL cultural projects and/or presentations are due at our next meeting: May 5th at the Rohnert Park Library.... 2-4 p.m.
Let me know if I have anyone's name incorrect on these photos!
