Expedition Express: What the Cell?!
We are finishing up our “What the Cell?!” expedition and starting a native species project that will be displayed at Celebration of Learning. We do not really have any homework for the rest of the year, although many students may need to bring some of their work home with them when we get closer to Celebration of Learning. We have been working on the student’s passages presentations for the past few weeks and the students will likely need to practice their presentation during the last week of school.

Crew News
We had a great time rafting the Truckee! The sun was hot and the water was really cold (we all got wet during the many splash fights that took place). Thank you again to Kerri and Tahoe Whitewater Adventures. It was a great way to spend our last fieldwork of the year.

We released our trout on Friday, June 9 to Donner Creek!

Celebration of Learning is on June 15th, from 6:00-7:30pm. The students have worked very hard to complete their native species project as well as the other projects they did this year that are on display.

Passages will be held on June 21st and 22nd from 12:30-2:00pm each day. We ask parents to stay for all of the passages presentations during your child’s session if you are able.

The last day of school is June 23rd. We will be doing the Crew Transition Ceremony from 9:15-10:45ish. We will be holding our last morning meeting of the year, signing yearbooks, listening to music, and looking at pictures from the past year. Middle school is dismissed at 11:45am.

SELS News
• June 15th: Celebration of learning 6:00-7:30
• June 21, 22: Passages (12:30 – 2:00)
• June 23: Last Day of School: 11:45am Dismiss

Highlights
Students: I want to highlight students who presented at the SELS board meeting on Monday: Bella, Maia, Parker, and Abby presented a variety of projects that we have done during the “What the Cell?!” expedition. They were all very professional and showed an excellent knowledge of the concepts we have learned this year.

Also, Audrey presented to the SELS board on behalf of the middle school students. She and other middle school students have been working with Kim Bradley to brainstorm ideas to improve the middle school environment here at SELS.

Parent Volunteer: I wanted to highlight all the parents who helped on fieldwork this year. Thinking back over the year it is amazing how much we have done, and the adventures we have had. From bees at Grouse Ridge, to rain and no wind for sailing, to wind at half moon bay… we have had a lot of adventure. None of these exciting times would have been possible without the help and preparation from the parents of this crew. Thank you for all you do to make this school special.