big school

In a big school like Venice High, Melvoin said, pouches would seem to make the most sense.

“The deeper mystery is, why is that big school of fish out there?” he said.

During the last sea lion surge in 2009, there was also a big school of anchovies off the bay — but food deserts for the sea lions elsewhere, Ratner said.

"This transition into big school is a big deal for children and for their families," she said.

In the three-year-old's nursery, Anwen and the other children have read stories about moving to big school and looked at scrapbooks with photos of the new teachers in.