Alta Vista Elementary students go to science camp and see snow
Caption- Zane Kohler and Jonah Graham write in their science journal during a class. Photo by Stephanie Kohler. Ten-year-old Stanley Reinhart had never seen snow before in his life. Two weeks ago during the fifth-grade science camp at Blue Sky Meadow, he had his chance — along with 105 other students from Alta Vista Elementary School. “My hands got numb really fast,” said Reinhart. “It was better than I expected. It was fluffy, white and really cool and looked like powdered sugar.” The snow melted and went through 10-year-old Beck Hokanson’s gloves. “They weren’t waterproof — they were water resistant,” Hokanson explained. Reinhart had to borrow different gloves because he wasn’t expecting the snow and his gloves got soaked through as well. According to Reinhart it snowed one to two inches, or about mid calf. The snow offered the naturalists at Blue Sky Meadow many alternative classes to expand the beach kid’s outdoor knowledge. [nggallery id=333]. “We saw a bobcat,” said Rinehart, “and learned how to figure out which animals made different tracks. We even learned about a den for coyotes.” The students spent Monday until Friday two and a half hours away in Big Bear City learning…
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