Williams Crew Update

Hi all,

It hasn’t been too long since our last crew update but I wanted to send out some information on upcoming events:

I will be gone at my brother-in-law’s wedding from Thursday, October 15 – Monday, October 19. Megan Maciel will be the substitute teacher on those days.

SELS Summit Day, Friday October 16th: Students will leave SELS via bus to the Sierra summit near the Sugar Bowl Academy to start our hike.  We follow the PCT north and will be meeting the younger students at Flora Lake for lunch. After lunch we will continue north to the Forest service parking at the Boreal exit where we will be picked up by parent drivers (at 1:30).  We will drive back to SELS in time for the regular dismissal time.  Make sure students bring a sack lunch, water bottle, journal, hat, sunscreen, and wear their SELS shirt if they have one (students who need to leave school early, and are not attending SELS Summit Day because of sports or other events, need to be picked up at 9:30 because there will be no one at SELS to supervise your child after that.

Bear Walk October 30th: The Bear Walk is our annual fundraiser put on by the PTC.  Students will be given instructions to ask for donations for our school based on how many laps they can run around the track (or field if the track is not finished by then).  On the 30th the students will run laps and are also allowed to wear costumes.

Goal-Setting Conference November 4th and 5th: We are having conferences on Tuesday, November 3 from 12:00-5:30, and Wednesday, November 4 from 12:00-3:00. See here for the Google document to sign-up for a half-hour time slot. There will be two families scheduled for each half-hour time slot.  During that 30 minutes, you and your child will come with the goals you created (on the student’s Google Classroom account) for this school year.  I will review these with you to make sure they are SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely).  Students worked on the first draft of their goals today. Sometime between now and the conference, each parent will need to sit down with their student and talk about their goals.

If your child has set goals that you agree with, help them word their goals in an appropriate way that makes them SMART goals.  If you do not agree with the goal that your child has set, help give suggestions about areas that you think they should focus on improving.

For families who come to the conference prepared with their goals, the conference should be very quick.  I will read over the goals, make sure they are SMART, answer any questions, and send you on your way.  For families who are not prepared with their goals, I will leave you alone to come up with your goals and review them with you when you are ready.

Sailing Fieldwork November 9-10: We have all of our drivers selected and are all planed and ready.  I will send out more details as we get closer.

Student Mentors: Students need to interview their mentor by November 2.  We have a few students that have not found a mentor yet. Is anyone interested in being a mentor for another student, or if you know someone who would, let me know.  Interests include medical and science, we’re open to ideas or any person that you think could be a good mentor for one of our students.

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