Crew Update 4-29 With the 70 degree temperatures and the start of baseball, lacrosse, and soccer practices, it definitely feels like summer. I’m sure everyone can’t wait to close out the year on a great note! Here is the latest news: First, we are still in need of parents to drive/chaperone for the South Bay [...]
Hi all, Thanks to all for participating in your children's goal-setting conferences. Helpful to stay connected to your child's learning and goals. The SELS100 Capital Campaign has now raised just over $215,000 – great work everyone. Still working on full participation, however; 53% of SELS families have contributed – for those who have not, love [...]
Hi all, Goal-setting conferences this week; please make sure you have scheduled with your teachers. Wednesday is a Minimum Day with normal release times. To facilitate conference time, Thursday we are ending academic programming at Minimum Day times. If possible, please pick up your children by 1 pm (there is no busing until 3:20 pm). [...]
Crew update 4-9-13 I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing spring break. I missed our Williams’ crew and am looking forward to our last few months together. Summer is right around the corner! Spring goal setting conferences: SELS will be holding goal setting conferences on Wednesday May 17. This year the middle school is [...]
Welcome back from Spring Break! Keep Tahoe Green?...The Chemistry of the Asian Clam Expedition: Students are involved in the first case study "The Algal Bloom." Beginning with atomic structure and moving into the periodic table, students have been working up to focusing on Phosphorous and Nitrogen as key players in our local aquatic ecosystems. [...]
Language Arts At this point in the year, all students are reading in groups and taking books home weekly. The children love to read and are very proud of themselves! Please keep up the great practice at home! Besides reading groups, we are studying about word patterns to help us spell, learning to [...]
Hi all, Just finishing up Enrollment for next year with our Lottery on Thurs. Busy around here with Information Meetings; thanks to all those who have helped out with organization, sign in, and child supervision. Received our external review report from before break – very positive. SELS was assessed on Academic Achievement, Increasing Quality Programming, [...]
SELS Board Meeting, Monday, April 8, 2013 from 6-9 pm in M-4. Please see attached agenda.
Expedition News Case Study #2: Tell Me a Story Long Term Learning Target: I can identify and describe the elements of a story. We are immersed in stories in First Grade! Our students have become experts at identifying and discussing the characters/setting/major events/problem/solution of the stories they listen to. In addition, they have delved [...]
Expedition Express Anato-ME: Our spring Expedition is in full swing and the kids are really soaking up all the knowledge they have read so far about the SKELETAL SYSTEM and NERVOUS SYSTEM. We are jam packed with amazing resources and experts coming in to our classrooms. SKELETAL SYSTEM: Students are enjoying using their newly learned vocabulary words to describe [...]
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