Expedition Express So Long Railroad!! Wow! Our fall expedition was a great learning experience for all students in our crew. The students are truly experts on the history of the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains. Thanks to all the parents for making this expedition a total success. Now on to our Spring [...]
Hi all, Quiet week on campus as the McMains Crew is off on a four day “California Wonders Tour”. They are connecting today's human-made wonders with those of the the ancient civilizations they are studying. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL THE NOTES. Since we have consolidated nearly all school information into these Notes, we need the [...]
Sierra Scientists Expedition Our scientific inquiry block has been SO much fun. We have participated in daily labs that boost student's interest in the process of science- from mixing colored liquids to create our own recipe (practicing measuring in a graduated cylinder and recording data), to our final assessment- studying wolves' sense of [...]
Hi all, With the change in weather and our first snow day behind us, a few things to remember: Make sure your child comes dressed appropriately: jacket, snow pants, gloves, and hat. They will continue to spend most recesses outside. Your teachers may have already mentioned this, but please have your child bring shoes/slippers to [...]
Snow Day info ENG-SP.pdf
Expedition Express Railroad: Good or Evil? We are in the final stages of our Fall Expedition and our 3rd case study focuses on the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on Native American tribes in our area. We have read the story Death of the Iron Horse by Paul Goble and have discussed the initial [...]
Hi all, Hope the long weekend treated everyone well. Most students are either just finishing fall expeditions or are starting spring expeditions; please ask your child about it. There is some very exciting learning planned. Some topics to cover: Snow is predicted this week; granted, not much, but Snow Day procedure is as follows: we [...]
Bear-y Important News Happy 2012! Your kindergartners have hit the ground running with their new expedition, The Strength of a Bear. This expedition explores bears from two angles. In our first case study, "Bear Necessities," students will dive into the structure and functions of black bears. They will examine how these creatures are built, their [...]
Happy New Year! Sierra Scientists Expedition: We have jumped head first into the new semester with a mini-unit on Scientific Method and Scientific Inquiry. Students have participated in a black boxes lab, a chemistry lab, and are now building paper airplanes for a method lab- they are loving it! By learning the process of science, [...]
Blue Bear Productions needs your help! We are very excited that the film “Geology of California: 4,500,000,000 Years in the Making” is nearing completion. The students photographed, created the artwork and graphics, wrote the scripts, and conducted the interviews. They also directed the documentary short and partnered with Coconut-Films.com for post-production. The trailer can be [...]
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