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 [...]
Hi all, Many thanks for the huge participation at our Gratitude Dinner; the event highlighted our wonderful community of families and staff. A big thank you to the PTC for organizing, renting the equipment, and taking care of set-up/clean-up – great job. A big thanks as well to Jenna Shropshire, her father, and Katie Pruski [...]
Brisbin Crew News 12.6.11 Design Principle The design principles for December are Solitude and Reflection. Our crew is working on being reminded of the importance of these principles during this crazy month of December Language Arts Our readers have been studying one of three titles: Island of the Blue Dolphins, by O'Dell, Riding Freedom, by [...]
Expedition Express Chatauqua Presentations: Our Living History Museum displaying the people of the Central Pacific Railroad is coming along as planned. Students have chosen a specific person in railroad history and recently completed a Historical Fiction Narrative telling the story of that person. The students will perform their narratives in a Chatauqua format where they [...]
Building Blocks The kindergartners have been busy “On the Job!” with our second case study. Fueled by the field work two weeks ago to the Hardware Department at Home Depot, they have been honing their building skills under the careful guidance of two experts-- Brent (Ethan’s dad) and Jaimie (Cheyanne’s mom). The kindergartners sanded [...]
The SELS Board would like to invite you to attend an upcoming Diversity Meeting on Tuesday, Nov 29th from 5:30-7:00 in Rm M4 about how we can build a more diverse school culture at SELS. We will be having a skype conversation with Alfredo Vergara-Lobo, an expert in cultural competence, about methods to outreach to, [...]
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