Thanks to all participants in last nights Board Workshop on school configuration; lots of good ideas shared and discussed. Based on the workshop and additional information from research and other schools, staff will develop a recommendation to be presented at the Feb 6 Board Meeting. Please come to that meeting if interested as there will be an opportunity for public comment.

Chorus starts today for grades 3-6 and on Thursday for K-2. Please make sure you arrive on time at 4:30 to pick up your children.

In a very generous gesture, we received a $4000 donation from the David and Catherine D. Marsten Fund of the Community Foundation Sonoma County. Donations of this type are very helpful in providing our students with field experiences and curriculum/materials for expeditions.

We are also the recipient of organizing the fundraising portion of the Rotary Crab Feed to be held on March 24. This is a live auction where we supply the auction items and help with the Feed. This has potential to be a big fundraiser for us and we need lots of help to make it successful. If interested in helping, please contact Erica Stein (erica@grizzlylodge.com) or Arthur Rader (arthurrader@gmail.com) as soon as possible.

** Last year’s families: if you recall, many/most of you decorated tiles for our inaugural year “tile project” (you may have seen the nearly completed tile board at our Gratitude Dinner). There remain, however, 4 open tiles we would like finished. If you did not do one last year (or for some reason you were unable to find yours on the board) and would like to complete a tile, please let me know this week. I will set up the first four families to respond. Ideally, we would like to have this completed over the next two weeks so we can complete the tile board and hang it on campus.

Cheers, David

PTC Report

Hi SELS familes,

We will have a PTC meeting on Wed. 1/11/12 @ 1:00pm in the library. This is a min. day of school…and the kids can play outside…

Agenda for the meeting:

  • Adopt SELS PTGC bylaws (needed for 501c3 filing)

  • Take vote on allowing Jenna S (treasurer) to have check signing authority (need vote to be recorded in the minutes for bank purposes)

  • Talk about and form committee for Original Artwork fundraiser to be completed in time for Mother’s Day

  • Talk about teacher appreciation week 5/7 – 5/11. (ideas?)

  • Update from Signature Event Committee

  • Crab and Pasta Feed event….3/24/11 Need lots of help/donations, etc.

  • Yearbook? Is this happening?

  • Fundraising opportunity with Amber D. how to spread the word?

  • Celebration of Learning: 6/7/11

  • Anything we should do different for next year’s Gratitude Night?

  • Anything else…..

Please let me know if you have anything to add to the agenda. I hope to see all of you there!

Thanks

Marcy

Important events / dates
 

  • Wed, Jan 11 is a Minimum Day

  • Mon, Jan 16 is a holiday; NO SCHOOL

  • Thurs, Jan 26 from 6-7:30 pm we will be holding a workshop on Expeditionary Learning (EL); the workshop will provide more insights/information on EL in general and more specifically on the implementation of EL in our program.

  • March will begin the Admissions process for next year. We will hold informational meetings again for new families to pick up applications for the lottery. The dates have yet to be set, but please point community questions to our website for forthcoming information (mid-Feb). Our lottery will be in early April.

** Reminder: every Friday from 9:15-9:45 am is Community Meeting, with Coffee House staring at 8:45 am.