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Board Meeting Mon Nov 7
SELS Board Meeting Monday Nov 7, 6 pm in M-3. sels-11-7-16-agenda
Akers Crew News
Expedition Express Redcoats and Rebels: The Akers Crew is exploring events that framed the American Revolution by examining their second case study “The Boston Massacre.” Students have learned about that fateful night when the Redcoats fired upon unarmed Rebels in the town square, Crispus Attucks and the irony behind his fate, and how King George [...]
MinBorg Crew News
Expedition Express Fire and Ice - Case Study 2 Truckee Yesterday: Students have been learning from local experts about the history of Truckee. Chelsea Walterscheid visited the classroom and shared historical photos and stories about the early years of Truckee’s downtown Commercial Row. We also visited Truckee Fire Station 92 and learned about how fire [...]
Williams CREW NEWS
Expedition Express: Cartographers and Commanders Expedition: Thank you again for making the Bay sailing fieldwork such a great success. We had some challenges along the way (rain, no wind, traffic, change in camping) but everyone handled it very well. I have posted the pictures to the crew website if you would like to get a [...]
TELFER CREW NEWS
Expedition Express Case Study #2, On the Job!, is in full swing. We have learned how to use many tools safely, written about them and sketched them. This month we will be putting our knowledge to the test and building our own geoboards (possibly some other things time permitting) and writing about & illustrating the [...]
Brisbin & Akers Crew News
September was filled with Constitution Day, horseback riding and overnight fieldwork! Thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who helped our fieldwork go smoothly. Without you, we would never have the experience of outdoor classrooms/field work. Thank You! As we close up our first case study, the students are assimilating all they learned [...]
Williams Crew News
Expedition Express Expedition Name: Cartographers and Commanders Grouse Ridge What a great trip we had. I have uploaded all of the pictures from the trip, if you have time, go to this link and check it out. I want to again thank all of the parents that helped to make this fieldwork possible. Again if [...]
Connolly Crew News
Expedition Express Expedition Name: Building STEAM Description: We are in the final weeks of our first case study “Blowing off STEAM” in which the students are learning about matter and chemistry. The students have complete two STEM challenges. While in the Sierra Buttes, students explored the principles of buoyancy by building boats from a variety [...]
Telfer Crew News
Expedition Express Case Study #2, On the Job!, will be starting in Oct. Students will learn how to use tools, and learn how to plan and construct a project that improves the SELS community. Questions to Ask Your Child: What tools have you learned about? What type of tool is it? How do you use [...]
MinBorg Crew News
Expedition Express: Case Studies 1 & 2: Truckee Yesterday and Truckee Today: Our Fire and Ice expedition is in full swing. Through fieldwork the students have all been acquainted with downtown Truckee, and have looked at the historical buildings as well as the current businesses. The Truckee Jail Museum was a theatrical hit (ask about [...]