- 5:21pm - Sun sets in the west and full moon rises in the east
- 2:51am - Penumbral lunar eclipse begins: not visible to the naked eye
- 3:48am - Partial lunar eclipse begins: Earth's umbra/shadow starts to cover the Moon, which will get darker and darker
- 4:51am - Total lunar eclipse begins: Earth's umbra/shadow completely covers the Moon, which will appear brownish red
- 5:29am - Maximum lunar eclipse - the middle of the total eclipse
- 6:07am - Total lunar eclipse ends
- 6:50am - Moon sets in the west and sun rises in the east - no longer visible to us because it has dropped below the horizon
Some website links: Also, I've assigned a Newsela article --- your child can log onto their account to open it.
*Super - Moon appears 14% larger than usual due to the fact that the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit
*Blue - second full moon in one calendar month (the first was Jan 1)
*Blood - total lunar eclipse, Earth's atmosphere, the shorter blue light wavelengths scatter, but longer red light wavelengths bend around the sun and appear red
Hollywood Bowl - I hope that, by now, you have heard a report from your child about our wonderful field trip. We started out with a private tour of the Hollywood Bowl, including backstage and under the stage, dressing rooms, security office, and the Hollywood Bowl Museum, currently hosting a special Jazz exhibit. We learned that, while the front box seats are $200 each, there are bench seats at the top of the Bowl that only cost $2.00! The acoustics of the Bowl are amazing, to the point that it's consistently named the best outdoor concert venue in the world, so every one of the 17,000+ audience members will hear and enjoy the concert. Check out the Bowl's website for more information about their season, which runs from May until October.
One highlight of the day was when we actually went onstage, where we performed America, the Beautiful --- boy, did we feel special!
Another highlight was the opportunity to try out different musical instruments. After our docents from the LA Philharmonic Affiliates taught us about the various instruments of the orchestra, students got to try the various string and percussion instruments. (We had a demonstration of the the brass and woodwinds, but during this flu season, we weren't permitted to share germs playing those.)
Thanks to our parent chaperones: Ike's dad, Ava's mom, and Allen's mom. We couldn't have gone without you!
Thanks, also, to GUSD for finding an alternate bus company when First Student drivers went out on strike. We had no options for rescheduling this date, so we would have missed out!
Looking Ahead - Did you know that all fourth and fifth graders in GUSD have the option of learning a musical instrument right here at school? Mr. B is here all day every Tuesday teaching small groups of students the flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, double bass, trumpet, trombone, and snare drum (I hope I didn't miss any!). Even better, the district rents those instruments to students for $95 for the entire school year! (Mr. B tells me that the average monthly cost to rent and instrument from a local music store is $50 per month.) Earlier this year, we enjoyed a concert by the Toll band and orchestra --- it's amazing to hear the high level of musicianship of these young artists.