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Lynn Akers
4th/5th Grade Crew Leader
Lynn Akers has been part of the SELS crew since 2012 and currently is a 4/5 teacher. Lynn came to SELS with a Master’s of Education and an expansive resume of experience in the education field including but not limited to teaching elementary education, leading teacher Master classes and field work, teaching the G.A.T.E (gifted and talented) program, teaching as a school-wide science teacher, special education paraprofessional, 504 coordinator, leading teachers in outdoor education workshops, board member of S.W.E.P (Sierra Watershed Education Program), administrative positions, and mentoring teachers in the preschool field.
Recently, Lynn helped a group of students win a national contest, The Shane McConkey Eco Challenge. Excited with the opportunity to empower kids, she used the award money along with a grant from Truckee Tahoe Airport, to purchase a whole class set of stand up desk. If kids are given the opportunity to move throughout the day, they will do so and together her crew has been standing.
A resident of Truckee for over twenty years, Lynn enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. Together you will find them enjoying the outdoors through skiing, white water rafting, hiking and backpacking.
Akers Crew News
Expedition Express: Bills and Gills Students in the Brisbin and Akers Crews have completed their final studies in learning “What makes a fish a fish,” and “What makes a bird a bird” by completing a [...]
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Happy Spring! Expedition: Bills and Gills Case Study One was a success! The students commendably created two main projects, which highlighted their new knowledge. First, with a partner, they researched a biome, and then created [...]
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Expedition Express: Bills and Gills – How complete ecosystems work together to survive and thrive How is all life supported? What does the sun do to help create systems of life, and what are the [...]
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It is great to be back in the classroom and kids are in full force learning mode. What a way to start the New Year with a record amount of snowfall for the month of [...]
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Expedition Express: Redcoats and Rebels The Akers Crew has wrapped up their studies regarding the onset of the American Revolution by completing various tasks centered around the interactions between the Redcoats and Rebels. We Skyped [...]
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Expedition Express Redcoats and Rebels: The Akers Crew is exploring events that framed the American Revolution by examining their second case study “The Boston Massacre.” Students have learned about that fateful night when the Redcoats [...]
Brisbin & Akers Crew News
September was filled with Constitution Day, horseback riding and overnight fieldwork! Thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who helped our fieldwork go smoothly. Without you, we would never have the experience of [...]
Akers Crew — Welcome to the 2016/17 School Year!
Rebels and Redcoats - The Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness on American Soil “We the Kids of the Akers Crew, in order to form a more perfect crew, establish integrity, honesty and fairness, insure [...]
H20H! Why Water Matters
Dear Crew, Our Sierra Scientists have been working hard and learning a great deal about matter, molecules, atoms and water! After a series of science labs experimenting with water and it’s properties, learning about periodic [...]
Great New Year!
Expedition: First, we want to send a BIG THANK YOU to TTCTV for such an exceptional experience with filming our Charlie Chaplin Movies! Everyone enjoyed our big premiere at Celebration of Learning! Thank you to [...]
Grateful for a Wonderful Crew!
As we close up November and make our way into the hectic but wonderful holiday season, I want to express to my crew and families how grateful I am for this exceptional group! Thanks to the parents for all the help they provide from homework, class time, harvest of the month, behind the scenes work, and driving on fieldwork. Thanks to our amazing kiddos who work so hard, have fantastic ideas and embrace new ideas with open minds! We have been quite busy with knowing that Celebration of Learning is right around the corner. The students are busy completing case study projects as well as working on Silent Movies. They have put a lot of effort and creativity into an interactive map for the brochure project in which students labeled major mining areas, landmarks, travel routes, and development in California. The brochures are creative with an abundant amount of information in the contents. Our final product is a silent film based on Charlie Chaplin’s “Gold Rush” movie. The Brisbin and Akers crews both are over the moon with this product and are having a ball getting their scenes together. Mrs. Brisbin and I are enjoying watching them write, produce, and act in their very own production, while they incorporate expedition content into their final product. Please work with your child to develop their costumes, and they are more than welcome to bring in props to make their film fantastic! We are so thankful to Dan Martin who we will meet with to film our movies at the high school TV station. […]
Extraordinary October!
We have had two incredible and successful overnights this fall! We are fresh from our Coloma overnight. We spent the day touring the park, filling a wagon with supplies to support a family on the [...]
Happy 2015 School Year Akers Crew!
The start of the year has been extremely positive! It has been such a joy melding our crew together. We are establishing strong ethics in the SIERRA Norms and Habits of Work through investigation of [...]
The Secret of The Spheres
Hello Crew Families! We have kicked off our spring expedition, The Secret of the Spheres! Our first case study will be about our atmosphere. We will identify the elements that make-up our air, the different levels/layers that create our atmosphere, and analyze the chemistry of the atmosphere. We will also study the weather and what layer it develops in, and how weather systems travel. Another piece to our case study will be exploring how the earth is a closed system except for the energy from the sun. The students are reflecting on their fall academic, character and HOW’s goals. We are creating new goals or revisiting former goals. Expect to have a goals setting sheet to come home and please take time to go over this with your child. Please remember to sign up on our google doc goal setting page. […]
January off to a Great Start!
January Newsletter: Hello Akers Crew! January is a great academic month! The students know the daily routine and can get so much accomplished. This week, we put final touches on our Letters About Literature author’s letter. […]
Akers Crew Newsletter
The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us GRATEFUL, it is gratitude that makes us JOYFUL! -David Steindl-Rast In a month of filled with Gratitude, I am thankful for all the students and families in our crew! Your support, encouragement and willingness to participate in our learning experiences create an optimal environment! Thank you for everything! We continue to work on our Redcoats and Rebels expedition. […]
Akers Crew News
Dear Crew Families, Our fall expedition, Redcoats and Rebels, is off to a great start! We have conquered our first case study about the establishment of the 13 Colonies ("Colony Vs. King"). The students can [...]
Akers Newsletter Spring 2014
Happy Spring, Crew! Students in the Akers Crew are celebrating a successful Goal Setting week. Thanks to all families for coming together to support your student's efforts in reflecting on their progress as of yet [...]
Akers Newsletter January 2014
Expedition The Legacy of the Gold Rush is our final Case Study for our Expedition. The students are learning about the many different mining techniques used both then and now. We will explore the substantial effects of [...]
Akers Newsletter
Happy November 1st! Thank you to all who attended and contributed to the Bear Walk- it was a huge success. Envelopes are coming in with the hard-earned money students raised for their Crews by [...]