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Raising Readers

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1) Talia Yarmand,  3 1/2, (left) and her best friend Anai Herz, 4, color with crayons  during 'Raising Readers: A Children's Literacy Festival' at Santa Monica College on Saturday, April 26, 2008. 2) Jason Telanoff, 3 1/2, blows bubbles during the children's literacy festival. 3) Parker Bent sings children songs with Elias Obrist, 5, (left) and Angelina Arroyo, 5 1/2 (center) during the festival. 4) Andre Jones, 2 1/2, blows a bubble. 5)  Jason Telanoff, 3 1/2, and Violet Brooks, 2 1/2, play with bubbles 6) Families shop for children's books at SMC on Saturday.

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 01:54AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Skippin' rope

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(top) Members (left to right) from  02 Max Fitness; Indiana McAlpine, 10, Mecca Donovan, 9, and Aliya Lerner, skip rope during the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's 26th Annual 2008 Wellness & Safety Festival at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, April 26, 2008. (above) Mecca Donovan, 9, and Sophie Schwartz jump rope in tandem.

The Hundred Dresses

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(1) As part of the Youth Education/Entertainment Series, Quinn D'Andrea, 11, who plays the lead role of  Wanda -  a poor and friendless Polish-American girl, sits alone during a scene of Santa Monica Theatre Guild's production   “The Hundred Dresses” at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. (2) Cast left to right: Rebecca Sherouse, 13, Molly Quaranta, 13, Franky Garces, 13, and Alice Kors, 13. (above) Kindergarten students from Overland Elementary school, many of who's first time to see a live play, stretch during the intermission.The Morgan-Wixson partners with SMMUSD Visual and Performing Arts to present school shows and introduce kids to the wonders of live theatre. The Hundred Dresses is a 1944 children's book by Eleanor Estes. The book is about Wanda Petronski, a poor and friendless Polish-American girl. Her teacher, outwardly kind, puts her in the worst seat in the schoolroom and does not intervene when her schoolmates tease her mercilessly. One day, after her classmates laugh and tease her over the faded blue dress she wears to school every day, Wanda claims to own one hundred dresses. The story follows these students as they learn a lesson about their moral values when faced with prejudice.

Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 03:57AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Once upon a time...

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 Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman, reads 'What a Wonderful World' (by George Weiss & Bob Thiele) to a group of four and five year-olds at Maohr Hatorah Preschool on Wednesday, Apruil 9, 2008. © 2008 FabianLewkowicz.com

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 02:28AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Noche De César Chávez

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(1,2,3) The Edison Language Academy Parent Theatre Troupe perform a play during 'Noche De César Chávez' (César Chávez Night) on Friday, April 4, 2008. (4,5)  Edison Language Academy Kindergarten students sing songs during the celebration. (6) right to left; Preschool students Sophia Banuet, 3, and Seven Auchterlonie, 3, play with masks at the alter . (7) The PTA sells T-shirts during the celebration at ELA on Friday. The Academy is a charter school teaching an English/Spanish language curriculum to approximately 400 students in grades K-5. - César Chávez, legendary labor activist, civil rights leader and founder of the first successful farm workers union, is hailed as one of the greatest American civil rights leaders. His birthday has become a holiday in eight U.S. states. Many parks, cultural centers, libraries, schools, and streets have been named in his honor in cities across the United States.
Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 01:34AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

PAL Carnival

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(top) Kokinda Johnson, paints Stormi Sanders,'  9, face during the Police Activities League's Spring Carnival on Monday, March 25, 2008. (center) Nathan Giannette, 9, (left) and Khalid Hester, 10, eat cotton candy during the PAL Carnival. (above) Nyla Williams, 6, and  Stormi Sanders, 9,  smile for a portrait while eating cotton candy at PAL.

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 01:00AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Peter Rabbit Day

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(1) Kindergartner Celeste Delgadillo, 6, pulls an egg from Peter the Rabbit's basket at Douglas Park during the Santa Monica Jaycees' 16th Annual Peter Rabbit Day on Saturday, March 22, 2008. (2) Mattie Finn, 2, gets an egg from Peter the Rabbit's basket. (3,4) Children run in the  “Egg In Spoon” race. (5) Peter the Rabbit, played by Carolyn Leal, 39, rests on fellow members Tamara Greet, 38, and Ho Nguen after a day of Easter activities at Douglas Park.  (6) Petter the Rabit poses for a portrait with the children at Douglas Park.  The Santa Monica Jaycees (Santa Monica Junior Chamber) is Santa Monica and the Westside's premier organization for young Professionals who want to make the most out of living in the Greater Los Angeles area. Recently named one of the top 115 chapters in America, we are a volunteer organization offering opportunities for leadership development, community service and camaraderie for women and men ages 21-40.

Coloring eggs

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(ABOVE) Karina Schneider, 10, (left) and her younger sister Sasha, 9, (right) color Easter eggs at Santa Monica Police Activities League  on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (TOP) Sixth-grader Angie Davin. 11, dips her egg in paint at PAL.

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 09:43PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint