The 2022 edition of the Mokelumne Current is live! Our Lodi students want to share what they’ve learned about the Mokelumne River watershed this year, and it’s precious. This year’s edition has covered the usual topics, highlighting the various programs made available to Lodi teachers interested in incorporating the Mokelumne River watershed in their studies. Click to read the full post.
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The 2020 Mokelumne Current is online!
Lodi’s Watershed Program Adapts to COVID-19 Sheltering in Place Lodi Unified School District’s spring quarter, 2020, is almost in the books as students and teachers anticipate summer break — and maybe a less restrictive homebound lifestyle. But before the bells rings and school is dismissed till fall, please take the time now to enjoy the Click to read the full post.
An interview with mushroom expert Bob Stahmer
Editor’s note: We’ve had another successful year at the Mokelumne Current! The students have put together a wonderful newspaper. As usual, there was some excellent work that simply didn’t fit into the print edition, and we’ll be sharing it all here. First up is an interview with Lodi mushroom expert Bob Stahmer, who regularly leads Click to read the full post.
Second-graders share facts about plants and animals
Among our student journalists this year are second-grade students from Mrs. Jenna Pal-Freeman at Lockeford Elementary School. Here are some of their pictures and sentences sharing facts about the plants and animals that live in the Mokelumne River Watershed.
This year’s Mokelumne Current is online
It’s that time of year again: When the hard work that students and teachers have put into watershed education comes together in the annual Mokelumne Current. For those who missed it in the Lodi News-Sentinel, PDFs of each page of this year’s student newspaper are available here. Every year, there are a number of students Click to read the full post.
An interview with Barbara Transon
By Janine Jacinto’s fifth-grade class at Heritage Elementary School Barbara Transon is a GATE instructional coach for Lodi Unified School District. Q: How many years have you been making leaf packs? A: I have been making leaf packs for two years. Q: Who taught you about making leaf packs? A: I learned about leaf packs Click to read the full post.
Don’t miss this year’s Mokelumne Current
We’ve been hard at work on this year’s edition of the Mokelumne Current, but not nearly as hard at work as Lodi students.
The latest edition of the Mokelumne Current is out!
The Mokelumne Current features eight pages of writing, photography and art created by Lodi students to showcase what they have learned about the watershed and local environment this year. Read it online, or contact Kathy Grant, City of Lodi Watershed Program Coordinator, for a copy.
Insect Alert! Vinewood students study local bugs
Vinewood Elementary students have been studying and drawing insects they see around Lodi for the Mokelumne Current, a student-created newspaper published each spring. Here is a sample of some of their work: