What happened to Spring?

Hi all,

We are gearing up for next year’s enrollment, so lots going on around here. Please encourage any interested friends to attend one of the informational meetings (listed below and on website) to pick up an applications for the lottery. Also, still looking for more volunteer help (set up, greeting and sign in, answering questions); please contact Jen Wilkin (jen@jenwilkin.com) if you are able to help.

Some exciting news: the McMains Crew documentary Geology of California, 4,500,0000 Years in the Making is ready for its first showing! 6^th grade students and film sponsors/experts are invited to the sneak preview on Monday, March 26 at the Martis Camp Theater.
* Families, the SELS community, and other guests will be invited to the grand premiere at a later date (TBD).
We are holding follow-up goal setting conferences March 28/29. Teachers are currently setting these up so please respond and set a day and time. Even though conferences are starting at lunch, students will remain in school as usual until buses arrive; we will be setting up activities outside of the classroom for them. Kinders still need to be picked up at 1:25 or go into the After-school care program.
REMINDER: On Monday, March 19, we are holding a Board Workshop to discuss middle school configuration
Excellence in Education and the Community Collaborative are spearheading the Tahoe Truckee READS literacy campaign. The hope is to make sure all children are reading at grade level by 3^rd grade by addressing community needs, such as access to books, summer reading, and intervention programs. For this to work, we need to community’s support. Please sign up at www.Gradelevelreading.net
An invite from Renee Koijane, Executive Director of the Squaw Valley Institute. On Saturday, March 17 at 7 pm at the Resort at Squaw Creek, they are hosting the premier of Discovery Channel’s Frozen Planet. From the makers of Planet Earth, this film is four years in the making and beautifully showcases the top and bottom of our amazing planet. Admission is free and all ages of the family are of course welcome. And, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Guinness beer will be poured on tap. All beer sales benefit the Squaw Valley Institute. Clif Bar free product samples will be handed out, as will “Frozen Planet” beanies! Visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org for more details and/or watch a video clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15PuJULBMTs

PTC

The Rotary Crab and Pasta Feed is just around the corner! The deadline
to purchase tickets is WEDNESDAY, March 14. Tickets are $40/adults and
$20/kids and will be available before and after school on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday from Stacey Carr and Erica Stein. You can also
pick some up in the office from David Manahan. Checks can be made to
Truckee Rotary. Child care with pizza will be available.
Please also consider donating an auction item. While we have received
many wonderful donations, we definitely NEED MORE! Please contact
Arthur Rader – arthurrader@gmail.com – to make an auction donation or drop something off in the office.
PTC is looking for someone to take over no-cost fundraising; Cindy Burson has done an excellent job with this for the past 1.5 years. Commitment is about 4-5 hours/month. Please contact Marcy Thompson (mlttruckee@yahoo.com) if interested.
Minimum Day Madness – Great ski day and fundraiser at Tahoe Donner
$10 lift tickets or $15 lift ticket, lesson and equipment ($10 tickets go straight back to SELS)
1 pm ski movie showing and ongoing BBQ
Next PTC Meeting is Wednesday, April 11th at 5:30 pm – Minimum Day

Important Dates

Wed, March 14 in a MINIMUM DAY; 11:45 release for 6^th grade, 1:00 release for all others
Mon, March 19, Board Workshop on Middle School configuration, 5:30-7 pm, M-4
Sat, March 24 CRAB FEED, 5-7:30 pm (please purchase tickets as this is a big fundraiser for us)
Wed/Thurs, March 28/29 parent-teacher conferences