Hi all, Lots going on over the next few weeks; please try and keep up with dates and times and have your students at school, get in any required documents, and help your children finish out a successful school year. Fieldwork is in high gear: the Holguin Crew over-nighted at a farm near Oroville last [...]
Expedition Express Our final month of school is jam packed with events, fieldwork, adventure, celebrations, and Passages. Be careful not to blink or you may miss all the excitement. Local Experts: Last Tuesday, Ian from the Truckee Donner Public Utilities District came to SELS to conduct an energy survey with the crew and to teach them about energy [...]
What A Month! We are preparing two major products, for Celebration of Learning and Passages, at the same time we are exploring our last ancient civilization and preparing to share our documentary with the community - it is an intense period of new learning and self-reflection! So the BIG EVENT: The McMains Crew (Blue Bear [...]
What A Month! We are preparing two major products, for Celebration of Learning and Passages, at the same time we are exploring our last ancient civilization and preparing to share our documentary with the community - it is an intense period of new learning and self-reflection! So the BIG EVENT: The McMains Crew (Blue Bear [...]
Hi all, Another lovely spring week. Keep your eyes on the sky this Saturday: around 6 pm there will be a solar eclipse. Make sure you have filtered glasses if watching it so you don't hurt your eyes. Other interesting news/info: Thanks to all your efforts in completing Independent Study, we earned an extra $18,000 [...]
Please enjoy the smilebox newletter format I make for the Brisbin Crew! http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d7a45314e6a557a4e5456384e4449774d5467334f44673d0d0a&sb=1 Proudly, Mrs Brisbin
Hi all, STAR testing this week and next so things a little different and off schedule. We appreciate your having students here and on-time. Some information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I spent 3 days at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference in Denver. Great group of people, lots of info and ideas. After [...]
Hi, Some excitement around here yesterday. I want to assure everyone that staff handled the situation very well and all children were safe throughout. Information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I will be in Denver at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference from Wed-Fri this week. Mr Williams (or “Red” as he is more [...]
Expedition Express Truckee Donner Public Utilities District: Our crew braved the elements last week to walk over to the Truckee Donner PUD (I love our Truckee Kids!!). Students were given a tour of the facility by Steven Poncelet and learned where the sources for energy in Truckee originate and water sources for Truckee residents. Questions of [...]
Worlds Of Wonders Expedition Essential Question of the Week: What are the wonders of Ancient Greece? Greek festival preparation is underway for Monday, May 7th. Members of each city-state, Athens and Sparta, will share their foods, music and games with our crew. Metalworking has begun and involves in cutting and nailing sheets of tin, copper [...]
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