In addition to its fascinating Gold Rush past, the Sacramento area is rich with an amazing array of state-of-the-art museums and historic sites that offer visitors the chance to explore California’s fine art, history, science, and wildlife treasures all year long.  In January, many of the 30 members of Sacramento Association of Museums (SAM) are kicking off the year with “hands on” or “how-to” events and activities, a sampling of which follows:

Pop-Up Science Month at the Sacramento Children’s Museum - January 1-31
Join the Sacramento Children’s Museum all month for science experiments and activities! Pop-Up Science month is filled with wonderful opportunities for children to witness science experiments, have hands-on time testing and explore science activities themselves.  Each child will be given goggles and a lab coat to complete the pretend play.  Activities will happen each day at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The winners of the 2012/2013 No Excuses – Go to School Poster Contest have been announced.  The No Excuses – Go to School poster contest showcases student-created art that illustrates rhymes about going to school.  Students were invited to create a picture on an entry form that reflects an assigned rhyme.  Principals selected the most compelling artwork and forwarded it to the district office.  The Superintendent’s Cabinet selected the top 12 posters.  The posters will be used for the attendance campaign in district communications and events. 

The following students were the winners of the 12 poster themes:

·        Stubbed your toe?  You’ve still got to go.
Megan Weng, Robert J. Fite Elementary School