California By: St. Martin’s 4 th Grade Student

State Symbols  Bird/ california valley quail  Animal/Bear  Reptile/dessert tortoise

State Flag  Became a flag officially in 1911  The bear represents all the bears in the state  The star imitates the Texas lone star

The Golden State  The motto is Eureka and means I’ve found it!  We get our nickname from the gold rush and all the golden poppy’s

Statehood and governor  CA became an official state in 1847  It is the 31 state  The first governor is Peter Burnett  The current governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger

The State Map  The capital is Sacramento

Places to visit  Disneyland  Six Flags  Sea World  Hurricane Harbor  The Library

Famous people  Tiger Woods is a very good golfer  Tony Hawk is good at skateboarding  Ronald Reagan used to be a President

Fun Facts about California California is bigger than 85 countries Mount Shasta is the second tallest volcano in the America Castroville is the artichoke capital in the world