March 12 Cross Country Ski day Tahoe Donner March 14 Pi day celebration (Minimum Day) March 21 Cross Country Ski day Tahoe Donner March 26 Documentary Sneak Peek, Martis Camp Theater, 6:30 Showtime Students, Sponsors, Producers and Experts only (Community premiere date to be announced later this month) March 28-29 Goal-reviewing/setting Conferences
March 12 Cross Country Ski day Tahoe Donner March 14 Pi day celebration (Minimum Day) March 21 Cross Country Ski day Tahoe Donner March 26 Documentary Sneak Peek, Martis Camp Theater, 6:30 Showtime Students, Sponsors, Producers and Experts only March 28-29 Goal-reviewing/setting Conferences
Sierra Scientists: Case Study 1 Thinking Like and Ecologist We are off and running with our first case study. Students worked today on a "processes of living things" jigsaw...ask a Brisbin Crew member to describe one of the six criteria for all abiotic things. In the following weeks we will be observing the [...]
Sierra Scientists: Case Study 1 Thinking Like and Ecologist We are off and running with our first case study. Students worked today on a "processes of living things" jigsaw...ask a Brisbin Crew member to describe one of the six criteria for all abiotic things. In the following weeks we will be observing the [...]
Expedition News: Worlds of Wonders Expedition Question of the Week: How did geography affect the early settlement of Egypt? Learning Targets: I can explain how geography affected early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan. I can use the skills of craftsmanship to produce high-quality art related to our expedition. As we are exploring the geography [...]
Hi all, Hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather. Last week I forgot to announce our first “Distinguished Crew Members” (4th-6th grade eligible, based on excellent progress reports): 6th grade, McMains Crew: Please congratulate these students Kylie Greeno, Olivia Omar, Taylor Pruski, Hyla Staudenmayer, Lucy Swanson, Kaya Wooley This week we started our Student Council. [...]
Six members of the McMains Crew kicked their leadership skills into high gear and presented their qualifications for Student Council offices. Their one-minute speeches were well prepared and each student presented their best qualities and ideas. After a very close vote, we are proud to be represented by Olivia Omar and Cole Bumen! To all [...]
Seems the roads are good so we will be having the Middle School configuration meeting tonight at 5:30 in M-4. If you want to be part of the conversation and/or feel you want more information, please try and make it.
Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room: Case Study 1 continues to build the Background Knowledge of students into the world of Matter. We have taken a closer look at SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, and GASES as well as understanding ALL matter is made of ATOMS combined into MOLECULES. Experts in the Classroom: On March [...]
Expedition News This week we have started working on building our model farms! This section of our expedition is a combination of social studies and math, and we spend a large part of each day involved in learning and building our farms. Children are discovering foods that grow on farms, animals that are raised on [...]
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