Welcome Welch Crew!!

This is the first newsletter of the year following the first day of what is going to be a WONDERFUL year of learning and growning.  Our crew did a wonderful job today greeting each other, meeting new friends, and including students throughout the day.  Thank you for coming on Monday evening to our Back-to-School night and preparing your child for a great start to the school year.

Expedition Express

Upcoming Fieldwork:  Our first excursion will take place next week!!  We will ride the TART to Downtown Truckee and begin a scavenger hunt of the historic buildings on Wednesday, September 5.  Please let me know if you are interested in joining us on this photo journey into the past.  I will send out a Google doc for volunteer sign-ups.  Also, we will participate in Trails and Vistas on Tuesday, September 11.  Volunteers are needed for that walking trip to Donner State Memorial Park.

Permisssion Slips:  Fieldwork permission slips were sent home in the Tuesday folder today (Wednesday) and are due back on Friday, August 31.  There are two upcoming trips, so I sent both home with your child today.

Crew News

Back to School Paperwork:  Please complete and return all Back-to-School paperwork as soon as possible.  These forms include: 

  1. Family Handbook Acknowledgement
  2. Field Trip Permission Slip
  3. Independent Study Master Agreement
  4. Chaperone Code of Conduct
  5. Volunteer Driver Form (please include a copy of your Driver’s License and current Insurance card).

If you have already completed these forms and turned them in to me, THANK YOU.

Daily Planners:  Your child will bring home their Daily Planner tonight for you to initial.  Please ask them to show you where to sign (hint:  August 29th, page 14).  They should come to you with the Planner open to the correct date and a writing object. 

Snacks and Water Bottles:  Remember to send your child to school each day with a healthy snack and a water bottle that closes tightly.  With our hot weather lately, the kids are super thirsty and we have water coolers in each classroom, but no water fountains. 

SELS News

Electives:  Students will sign up for Friday electives this week during Community Meeting.  Remember, if you have a special talent you would like to share or teach the students, please see David or Lynn in the office to get on the schedule.  The elective classes are 5 weeks long on Friday afternoons from 12:45 – 2:00pm.  I will send a list of electives home in an email.

School Lunches:  Please remember to pre-order school lunches if you would like your child to eat a hot lunch at school.  Menus for September will come home next week.

Dates to Remember:

  • Monday, September 3:  No School – Labor Day
  • Wednesday, September 5:  Fieldwork to Downtown Truckee  11:00 – 3:00
  • Tuesday, September 11:  Fieldwork to Trails and Vistas at Donner State Memorial Park  10:00 – 1:00