by LATO | Jul 16, 2014 | News and Views, Santa Margarita Elementary School
Thanks to Oak Ambassador dad and Cal Poly architectural engineering professor John Lawson for upgrading the Mammals Among the Oaks exhibit for safe use at the Santa Margarita School library. John offered to take this on as a summer project. The exhibit is now back at...
by LATO | May 19, 2014 | News and Views, Santa Margarita Elementary School
Thanks to Mr. Bob Thomas of Turtle and Tortoise Rescue for coming to Santa Margarita School to teach us about turtles and tortoises from around the world and here at home. LATO Lunch Club members learned about proper care and the conservation status of these...
by LATO | Apr 24, 2014 | News and Views, Santa Margarita Elementary School
Thanks to the California Conservation Corps crew, led by LaToya Owens, who did a super job preparing the LATO trail for spring hikes. The photos here were taken by LATO docent Mike Klatt during the CCC’s April 21,2014 workday on the trail. Our first of the...
by LATO | Feb 5, 2014 | Discoveries, News and Views, Oak Ambassadors, Santa Margarita Elementary School, Santa Margarita Ranch LATO Trail
Title/Author: Vulture View, by April Pulley Sayre and Steve Jenkins Publisher/Date/Price: Henry Holt and Company, 2007, hardcover, $16.95 Length/Audience: 32 pgs., ages 4 to 8 Commentary: Vulture View is a picture book about the daily life of vultures – how they eat...
by LATO | Jan 20, 2014 | News and Views, Santa Margarita Elementary School
During our January 17 LATO Lunch Club, Santa Margarita School nature detectives had fun learning about frog biology and ecology with professional biologist and frog lover Brooke Langle. We [icon style=”heart” color=”ff0099″] frogs! Brooke was...
by LATO | Jan 2, 2014 | News and Views, Oak Ambassadors, Santa Margarita Elementary School
7th grade Sr. Oak Ambassador and Santa Margarita School alumnus Landon (shown here) has shared the video he created from the November 12,2013 Oak Ambassador and docent guided hike for the History Center of San Luis Obispo County. Fellow 8th grade Sr. Oak Ambassador...