KIDS FIND NATURAL ROOM FOR CLASS; FUND DONORS, VOLUNTEERS CREATING AMPHITHEATER, GARDEN OF NATIVE PLANTS.Byline: Analucia DaSilva Daily News Staff Writer Glenoaks Elementary School elementary school: see school. officials didn't realize the hillside property at the back of the school was theirs to use until a PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. president asked some questions about the site. When Karen Saunders looked into the land title, the now-outgoing PTA president learned the property belongs to the school. It had been forgotten because, running straight up into Glenoaks Canyon to the ridge, it was deemed unusable. But when school officials and Saunders took a close look at it, they realized they could use its natural shape without altering it. The landscape itself suggested an amphitheater. Now Glenoaks Elementary School is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of constructing an amphitheater, as well as an outdoor classroom and a garden of native California and American plants on the property. ``Kids are excited,'' Saunders said. ``We want this to belong to everybody.'' The amphitheater will consist of a large stage area surrounded by the grassy slope of the hillside for seating. It will be used as an outdoor classroom to complement studies in poetry or Greek theater, as well as a site for larger productions and assemblies. ``A math class might be held out there just to get out of the classroom,'' Saunders suggested. The native garden, which will extend up the hill to the ridge, will be used to supplement the curriculum in areas such as California history, American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. history, biology and botany botany, science devoted to the study of plants. Botany, microbiology, and zoology together compose the science of biology. Humanity's earliest concern with plants was with their practical uses, i.e., for fuel, clothing, shelter, and, particularly, food and drugs. . Funding for the project came mostly from The Glenoaks Elementary School Foundation, student fund-raising and parent donations. Troop 125 Eagle Scouts Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts Scott Saunders and Brian Nelson Brian Nelson may refer to:
If all goes well, construction of the amphitheater will be completed in time for the sixth-grade promotion ceremony June 16. Funds still are being sought for the project. Donations can be sent to Glenoaks Elementary School Foundation, PO Box 11191, Glendale CA 91206. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Glenoaks Elementary School children run on land volunteers are turning into an amphitheater and native-plants garden. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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