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 [...]
2014-2015 Enrollment News: The 2014-15 Enrollment process is underway. We have set dates for Informational Meetings (see below); to receive an application for our Lottery, you must attend one of these meetings. You are welcome to attend any of the three (Kinder parents can attend any, not necessarily only the designated Kindergarten Roundup). Childcare provided [...]
Sierra Expeditionary Learning School {div float:left; margin-right: 50px;}{module Contact form|xhtml}{/div} 11603 Donner Pass RoadTruckee, CA 96161 Portable buildings M2-M8 Mailing Address: PO Box 2179Truckee, CA 96160 Email: truckeecharter@gmail.com Phone: (530) 448-8115Fax: (530) 448-8223
Expedition Express Celebration of Learning: Nuts and Bolts: Remember, Thursday, December 15th, from 6:00 to 7:30 is SELS Celebration of Learning. This is an ALL school event that showcases the wonderful learning students at SELS have been working on durning their fall expeditions. This event is OPEN HOUSE style, but there are a few [...]
Classroom News We continue to start each day with Morning Meeting where we greet each other and share important news. We usually do a morning message, which is one place we discuss parts of words, spelling, and writing rules. Last month we began combining the 1st graders and Kindergarteners for Morning Meeting on Tuesdays and [...]
Expedition News: Building Blocks As the year 2011 comes to an end, so does the Kindergartners' first expedition, “Building Community”. They have come a tremendous way with...mastering carpentry skills and creating a supportive learning community in the Bell Crew. Additionally, they have gained understanding of the importance of giving to their school community. Throughout the expedition, your children [...]
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