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Granola arrived safe and sound
on his first visit to Arizona. Here he is sitting on a map of the State
of Arizona painted on the sidewalk of Oakwood Elementary School. This
K-8 school has about 800 students. Granola is visiting the 3rd and 4th
grade Project IDEAL class for gifted and talented students. You can find
out more about our school at http://oakwood.peoriaud.k12.az.us/
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Granola enjoyed sitting near a saguaro cactus near the front
entrance to the school. Saguaro is a Spanish word and is pronounced sah-wah-ro.
Saguaro cactuses grow very tall and can live more than 100 years. Click
here to find out more about the saguaro cactus: http://www.nps.gov/sagu/Saguaros/saguaro.htm |
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Granola enjoyed being principal of Oakwood Elementary School
for a few minutes. He is wearing the "Go Raiders" button in support
of the school's athletic teams. |
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On November 2, Granola went to the polls. Luckily the voting
place for the neighborhood was right at Oakwood School. Granola enjoyed
accompanying a girl from the class and her father to the polls.
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Oakwood Elementary School children and their families donate
a lot of canned goods to the local food bank during the month of November.
Granola was amazed by the number of canned goods collected. |
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Granola climbed the school sign announcing the McDonald's
Night. From here he could see all over the neighborhood!
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Oakwood teachers and staff worked one evening at McDonald's
taking orders and serving food. Granola loved helping out at the order counter! |
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Granola attended his first college football game while he
was in Arizona. Granola joined a family with tickets to an Arizona State
University football game. He dressed in ASU colors like the rest of the
fans.
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Granola climbed an orange tree to have a closer look. He
was a little too early to try an orange. They won't be ripe until December.
Lots of citrus trees can be found around the "Valley of the Sun."
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Granola was fascinated by the Sonoran Desert. He took a ride
away from the city to see what the desert really looks like. You can see
an ocotillo cactus with its tall spiny arms and a saguaro cactus behind
it. You can find out more about the Sonoran Desert at http://www.desertusa.com/du_sonoran.html |
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