March 31, 2010

Arts Fundraiser at Space Gallery


Some artsy crafty photos of our Arts Committee fundraiser last month. A big thanks to all the parents who helped organize the brunch and arts sessions. Also, thank you to Hope Perello at Space Gallery in South Pasadena. We had a blast.






Making Sushi


Just some pics of our 5/6/7th graders making asian food at a recent Cooking Kids session. There were vegetarian sushi rolls, miso soup, gado gado (a tasty Malaysian salad) and Thai banana fritters. The cooking was hard work but oh, the results! Smiles all around.






March 4, 2010

Spanky at the Stove

Friend of the Beanstalk, Steve Tedesco, shows us his 'brooklyn-in-the-kitchen' best with a great video of two Italian American classics - Pasta with clams and Chicken Scarpariello. Add a glass of wine, maybe a little bread and hey, what's not to like?

Watch Steve at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73yu-0lT0uY

Earth Hour

I'm forwarding on this great message from Crist Khachikian -- Thank you Crist and definitely let's do something at OCS! Parents, get in touch with your teachers and find out how your child's classroom can celebrate Earth Hour.

"On March 27th, we will be celebrating Earth Hour. We did this last year with the kids and, for some reason, it affected us all more than Earth Day did. Here is a link to the site: https://www.myearthhour.org/. I thought this might be an interesting thing to bring to the attention of the teachers, students, and families at Odyssey...maybe we can host an activity at school (hosted and paid for by our Center)."