Hi All, Great outside week with this warmth. Means kids are shedding jackets – please stop in and check Lost and Found (which has become a small mountain). Will donate anything left in the box on Monday. ** To secure your placement next year, re-enrollment forms must be in by this Friday. Girl on the [...]
Happy March, Crew! Language Arts: Tomorrow is the state writing test- students have been working very hard on crafting and drafting their writing pieces through Response to Literature, Narrative, and Summary Writers' Workshops. Ask your child about the Narrative Prompt Story Glove, or the key ingredients to writing a perfect summary, or what a [...]
Happy March, Crew! Language Arts: Tomorrow is the state writing test- students have been working very hard on crafting and drafting their writing pieces through Response to Literature, Narrative, and Summary Writers' Workshops. Ask your child about the Narrative Prompt Story Glove, or the key ingredients to writing a perfect summary, or what a [...]
Hi All, Nice to be back. We had a great learning experience last week in Baltimore at the EL National Conf. Lots of amazing things happening around the country. Our two presentations went well; lots of attendees and great feedback. Educators from all over were impressed with what our students have accomplished and continue to [...]
Hi All, Hope everyone's break was fun and relaxing. Came back to see the campus bulbs starting to emerge. Wed-Fri this week, five of us are going to Baltimore for Expeditionary Learning's National Conference. Lynn Akers and I, and Diane Welch and Dana Seaborg are all presenting; Zach Williams will also be along. Tiffany Michalka [...]
Hi All, Not much to report this week. Things are going well, new expeditions are under way, and some crews are beginning winter x-country skiing. New electives start this week. Many thanks to all parents helping with course offerings. Please look for SELS News, Issue 2 – coming to your inbox soon. Girls on the [...]
Williams Crew, I wanted to inform you of what we have been doing over the past three days. As part of the "Who am I?" expedition we are studying several Nobel Laureates and what their impact is on our world. On Tuesday, we read about the struggles Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan Maquire encountered in Northern Ireland, [...]
Hello Family and Friends, I am writing to ask for help. Our school, Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS) is in its final year of expansion, adding 8th grade and infilling a 4th/5th grade classroom. We need 3 portable buildings to meet the needs of the expansion. In the Fall, we started a Capital Campaign to [...]
Hello B Crew! We have had a very exciting start back to school since winter break. Our crew is impressing us once again with their hard work and eagerness to learn in our new expedition "Once Upon a Time." The question guiding us through the expedition is "How great would it be to live [...]
Lynn Akers comes to SELS with an expansive resume of experience in the education field, including but not limited to teaching elementary education, leading teacher 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), successful collaboration in team teaching situations, administrative positions, and mentoring teachers in the preschool field. […]
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