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Kiosk In This Issue Fri., July 12 “Pirates of Penzance” Wharf Theater 8:30 PM, $25/$10 649-2332 • Sat., July 13 Movie Night Marina Library 7 PM, Free 883-7573 • Focus on the Art Walk - Page 6 Journey - Page 13 Feast of Lanterns - Page 16 Sun., July 14 Short Cinema Festival Forest Theater 8:30 PM, $10 Pacific Grove’s 582-3653 • Sun., July 14 Grief Workshop Seaside Yoga Sanctuary 1:30-4 PM, Free 649-7758 • Thu., July 18 Ribbon Cutting Beach House 3 PM, Free Times 373-3304 July 12-18, 2013 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. V, Issue 43 • Friday, July 19 Talk: Don Kohrs-Chautauqua: The Nature Study Movement in PG Picture perfect day Canterbury Woods 651 Sinex Ave. 10:00 AM Free - RSVP: 657-4193 • Sat., July 20 Cardmaking Workshop PG Art Center 1-3 PM, $35 512-9063 • Sat., July 20 Chalk Fest Natural History Museum 11 AM-3 PM, Free 648-5716 • Sat., July 20 Simple Pleasures The Works 7:30-9:30 PM, $12 372-2242 • Sat., July 20 Feast of Lanterns Chalk Fest Natural History Museum 11 AM-3 PM, Free 648-5716 • Sat., July 20º Belly Dancing Fundraiser For Rape Crisis Ctr. Pajaro St. Bar & Grill 6:30-8 PM, Donation 373-3955 • Sun., July 21 “The Magic Flute” Golden Bough Theatre 7 PM, $7.50-$24 622-0100 • Mon., July 22 “You’re Never Too Marge Brigadier offered us this picture of the cove at Lovers Point, and we couldn’t refuse. How many “likes” for a picture Old to Raise a Little Hell” perfect day? Peace Resource Center 7 PM, Donation 899-7322 • Mon., July 22 Road and Sewer Common Core Standards for Schools Potluck & Travel Program Monterey Hostel Improvements Will 6 PM, Free Offer Academic Success 899-3046 Affect Local Traffic • National Standards Ensure Uniformity of Tue., July 23 “Observation and Ecology” Revision of Previously Instruction Across the Board Museum to equalize American education. By Kacie Clark 7 PM, $5 Announced Routes “Having the same standards helps all 648.5716 In case you haven't noticed, didn't read students get a good education, even if they Pacific Grove Unified School District our previous announcement or see it on our change schools or move to a different state,” (PGUSD) teachers and staff have one more Inside web page or on television, there will be the Dept. website said. “Teachers and local year to prepare for the nearly nationally- vehicle and pedestrian traffic problems on school officials, in collaboration with families Animal Tales & Random Thoughts .... 15 adopted Common Core State Standards, Ocean View Blvd. Between Eardley Ave, and and community partners, use these standards Green Page ...................................... 19 which go into effect for the 2014-15 school Legal Notices ................................... 10 First St. through October. to help students achieve academic success.” year. Money ......................................... 9, 15 The project, which began this week, The Dept. of Ed. continued; “ Teachers, Otter Views ...................................... 11 The Standards have been adopted by includes replacing a sewer pump station and parents, and education experts designed the Opinion ........................................... 10 45 states nationwide. According to the standards to prepare students for success in Peeps ............................................... 17 California Department of Education Stan- Poetry ................................................ 5 See TRAFFIC Page 2 Seniors .............................................. 9 dards web page, the program is designed See STANDARDS Page 2 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2013 p From Page 1 p From Page 1 STANDARDS TRAFFIC college and the workplace.” 1,200 feet of main sewer line. Dry weather is needed for the underground construction According to PGUSD Superintendent Dr. Ralph Porras, the teachers and staff of part of the project, hence the necessity of timing it from the end of the seal pupping the district are excited about the new direction of the Common Core. season and during Pacific Grove's summer tourist season. “It’s a new era in education,” he said. “The standards are really a good thing. They The project is expected to provide more reliable wastewater pumping capacity and emphasize critical thinking, communication, discussion, collaboration. It’s a change of reduce the risk of pollution entering Monterey Bay. It will also provide better water pace after the No Child Left Behind Act.” quality in the Pacific Grove Area of Special Biological Significance. The school district has been preparing for the new standards for some time, ac- A portion of the Rec Trail and one lane of Ocean View Blvd. will be rerouted. cording to Porras. Ocean View Blvd. will be limited to one lane traveling westbound toward Pacific Grove. “We’ve had a couple of years to prep for it,” he said. “And we’ve really been on Businesses at the American Tin Cannery remain open and free parking is available in the ball. We’re ahead of the curve.” the ATC lot on Eardley, below the Tourist Information Center and above ATC. Some of the more “veteran” teachers may find that they are already familiar with the principles involved with the Common Core, Porras said, noting that it was only with the No Child 2Left Behind Act that current methods of standardization were put into place. “No C2hild Left Behind changed the way we were teaching. Education became kind of watered down. It was more breadth, less depth. The Common Core is more about the depth.” The new standards, which have an emphasis in collaboration and communication, are “challenging,” Porras said, “but not overwhelming.” At PGUSD, the development of the Core has really been a “grassroots” operation,” Porras said. A group of lead teachers have been immersing themselves in Core technique and information, and are now teaching it to their colleagues. “We’re really fortunate in this district,” Porras said,”to have such amazing teachers. We’re excited about this. We’re getting ready for next year.” One important aspect of the new Core Standards is that the assessments are primarily tech based- meaning the students take the tests on computers. This is part of the reason the proposed Education Technology Bond is such an important issue, Porras explained. Passage of the Ed. Tech Bond would allow the district to update and better maintain their technology and equipment, and really increase the scope of learning that can be done in a classroom. “We could be using technology as a tool,” Porras said, “It needs to be an everyday learning tool.” Student use of technology would include updated computers, software, and possibly tablets. It gives teachers the ability to enhance their instruction as well, through things like document cameras and Smart Boards, Porras said. Similarly, the idea of reconfiguration is also a key issue in light of these new standards. In an environment where collaborative effort between students and teach- ers is key, having all the students of the same grade level on the same campus would dramatically streamline the process, Porras said. “It would be a huge boon to have them together,” he said, “it would be more pro- ductive, and it really tunes right into the Common Core Standards.” “We all want the best for the students,” he said. “And the Standards are really well designed. We’re already in line.” Cardmaking workshop offered A workshop to teach how to transform everyday ephemera into unique handcrafted note cards will be held on Saturday, July 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Art Center. Lisa Handley, artist and owner of Plumeria Papercraft, will guide participants through a variety of designs assembled with upcycled clippings from magazines, catalogs and newspapers, paper bags, wrapping paper, old maps, stamps, and doilies The cost is $35, which includes instruction and all tools and materials. Register with Handley at 512-9063 or [email protected]. The Expandable versions are available on our website at http://www.cedarstreet- art center is located at 568 Lighthouse Avenue. times.com Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 12th 13th 14th 15th Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 4079 Los Altos Drive Chance Chance Chance Chance Pebble Beach 142 Monterey Avenue of Rain of Rain of Rain of Rain House + guest house on over 1/3 acre! Main house: Single level, 3 beds/2.5 baths, Pacific Grove 10% 0% 0% 0% 2,113 sq.ft., 2-car garage.Guest house Adorable PG cottage. 2 beds, 1 bath, 65° 67° 65° 64° 851 sq. ft. Just 1.5 blocks to the beach. WIND: WIND: WIND: WIND is large studio w/full kitchen and laundry, Your friendly local real 709 sq. ft. 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List Price: $575,000 Lic. #01147233 Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods Week ending 07-11-13 .................................. .01 Total for the season ........................................ .01 Mauricio’s To date last year (04-20-12) ....................... 10.86 Serving Breakfast from 7:30 and Lunch until 3:00 daily Cumulative average to this date ..................... .02 Dinner 5:00 until closing Tuesday - Saturday 589 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove • 831-645-9051 Wettest year ............................................................ 47.15 during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Special - Any Dinner Meal Driest year ................................................................. 9.87 Buy One Dinner, Get One Half Off during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76 Valid Tues. - Sat. AprilJuly 12, 26, 2013 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 Disaster response training with CERT begins September 5 Laura Emerson Community Emergency Response Team is a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that teaches basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.