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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

From the Inbox: The Lytle Creek Story (Bloomington)

We have room for more people for this FREE event----

Hawthorne Center for Innovation
18211 Hawthorne Ave.,
Bloomington (Fontana area)
10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov 7
10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov 17

The Lytle Creek Story:
A Vital Tale About Fire, Flood, Fish & Your Drinking Water

The Lytle Creek Story Puppet Show
Free Puppet Show for Kids and Adults alike!

a.. Puppets to tell a "vital" story about fire, frogs and the Lytle Creek area's water supply!

Theater Arts students and the Water Resources Institute at Cal State San Bernardino have teamed up to create a puppet show designed to teach children of all ages about the interconnectivity of nature, pollution and the quality of their drinking water.

The half-hour show, called the "Lytle Creek Story" features puppets and a storyline created by internationally acclaimed puppeteer and Cal State Professor Johanna Smith.
Come to a FREE pupet show. A production of the Theatre Arts Department of Cal State San Bernardino. Written & directed by Dr. Johanna Smith; peformed by Theatre Arts Students.

Executive Producers:
CALFED Watershed Program
The Water Resources Institute

Partners:
Inland Empire Resource Conservation District
Santa Ana Watershed Association
California Resources Connecion Inc.
Urban Semillas
Lytle Creek FireSafe Council
U.S. Forest Service

Please R.S.V.P. with number coming. Email Donna at donna@hawcenter.org or leave a message at 909-350-0311.

more about the event:

The Lytle Creek Story Puppet Show
Science Curriculum Connections

The Lytle Creek Story puppet show is compatible with the State of California science curriculum standards for grades 3rd through 5th. Included in the show are concepts that relate to Life and Earth Science topics. The WRI includes the following Hand-outs included for teachers and parents to use after the performance.

These include:

· A finger puppet sheet that can be colored included some animals that are special to Lytle Creek region. The Speckled Dace fish and the Slender Salamander who are all depicted in the play.

· The water cycle hand-out offers teachers of older students to supplement student's understanding of the water cycle topic and how watershed health is vital to keeping our water supply healthy.

3rd Grade

The students in the third grade will be able to take away science related concepts they see in the puppet show and relate it to what they have and will be taught in the classroom.

For example, 3rd grade students may recognize the idea that living things cause changes in the environment in which they live; some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial.

4th Grade

The students in the fourth grade will be able to relate concepts related to life and earth science that they learned in the third grade and concepts that will and have been taught in the fourth.

For example, a 4th grade student may also recognize the idea of living organisms' dependency on one another and on their environment for survival.

5th Grade

The fifth grade students will be able to relate the concepts that they learned in the third and fourth grade as well as the science concepts from the fifth grade in the puppet show.

For example, a 5th grade student will recognize the concept that water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation.

The Water Resources Institute is interested in any feedback and other topics that are not reflected in this summary. We appreciate any opportunity to evolve discussions with teachers that would be interested in potentially working on a more comprehensive program for Fall 2009.

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Dear Teacher and/or Principal,

The Lytle Creek watershed supplies drinking water to our local cities, including Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, Colton, as well as the neighborhoods of Muscoy and Bloomington. The Water Resources Institute and Theater Arts Department of California State University, San Bernardino have put together puppet show to demonstrate the importance of the watershed to our daily lives, as part of larger "Lytle is Vital" Outreach program we are spearheading. We would love to perform the 30-minute puppet show at your school for free.

The puppet show is compatible with the State of California science curriculum standards for grades 3rd through 5th. Included in the show are concepts that relate to Life and Earth Sciences. For example, 3rd grade students may recognize the idea that living things cause changes in the environment in which they live; some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, and some are beneficial. A 4th grade student may also recognize the idea of living organisms' dependency on one another and on their environment for survival. And lastly, a 5th grade student will recognize the concept that water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation. There are many other concepts demonstrated during the show and above are just a few examples; all students will have a better understanding of their own watershed and how these concepts tie into the importance of taking care of the watershed.

We have several dates available for the show to be performed at your school. You may contact Lisa Pierce at (909) 537-3685 to schedule a show and get more information about our efforts within the watershed. Dates are filling fast, so please let us know as soon as possible if your school is interested in having the CSUSB 2008 Puppetry Class perform the puppet show.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Lisa A. Pierce
Water Resources Institute
CSUSB
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407
909-537-3685
909-553-4710 (Cell)
wri.csusb.edu
lpierce@csusb.edu

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Other puppet show venues. Call ahead, where there are phone numbers, to confirm.



Saturday, Nov 8
Lytle Creek Community Center
14082 Center Rd.,
Lytle Creek
(909) 887-1198
Three shows: 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov 19
Resource Conservation Districts Annual Conference
(all welcome)
Mission Inn
3649 Mission Inn Ave.,
Riverside
Morning sometime TBA

Friday, Nov 21
Steelworkers' Auditorium
8353 Sierra Ave.,
Fontana
(909) 428-8816
Morning sometime TBA

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