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 [...]
Expedition Express Celebration of Learning: WOW! That sums it up for me. I was so impressed with each one of our crew members for having the courage to stand up in front of so many people and perform their Transcontinental Railroad Chatauqua’s during our December Celebration of Learning. This is a testament to the meaningful [...]
Thanks to all participants in last nights Board Workshop on school configuration; lots of good ideas shared and discussed. Based on the workshop and additional information from research and other schools, staff will develop a recommendation to be presented at the Feb 6 Board Meeting. Please come to that meeting if interested as there will [...]
Hope everyone had a nice holiday break. Many thanks to all for your kind words and gifts; staff very much appreciate your recognition of their efforts. Lots to share in this new year. First, we would like to welcome back Ms Brisbin to the 4/5 classroom after her leave of absence; please help her feel [...]
Our Parent-Teacher Crew is headed by Marcy Thompson. To contact Marcy, send an email to mlttruckee@yahoo.com Mission of the PTC The Mission of the Sierra Expeditionary Learning School Parent Teacher Crew is to assist our crew and crew leaders by helping with volunteering, organization and fundraising through our communication with administration and families. We want [...]
As many of you are aware, government funding of education has been increasingly limited in recent years. Most charter schools count on a per child family donation to supplement the state and government funding they receive. Family donations are generally used for items not entirely covered in the budget, such as expedition fieldwork. We would [...]
A common misconception of public schools is that they are free when in fact providing excellent education comes at quite a high cost. When most of us were children, property taxes and other federal funding were more than adequate to provide the required resources to fund schools. In 1978, Proposition 13 overhauled the way California [...]
SELS provides a KinderCare program for our kindergarten students who finish their academic day just after lunch. Since we offer a half-day kindergarten program, we provide this option so that our youngest learners can remain on campus for the whole academic day and have access to the same TTUSD district busses that come at the [...]
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