Brisbin Crew

Language Arts Students continue to work on their Literature Circle study of Sid Fleishman's, By the Great Horn Spoon. We are also working on reading comprehension with Reader's Workshop mini-lessons using the novel, Samurai of Gold Hill, by Yoshiko Uchida. Research shows that one of the best ways to improve your child's reading is for [...]

Brisbin Crew News    9.14.11 Welcome to the 2011/2012 Brisbin Crew page. This will be your go to site for information and pictures of the Brisbin Crew happenings. Please check it regularly to be kept up to date. We have had an amazing start to our year. Our new crew already fits together beautifully in [...]

For the 2010-11 school year, the class is studying "Cultural Ecology Through Petroglyphic Stories". This academic unit examines the relationships of geography and climate on the cultures of Pre-Columbian settlements and early settlers in the Truckee area.  The class has been working closely with the Donner Summit Historical Society, conducting fieldwork, touring the different sites [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Truckee, CA, (November 10, 2010)- Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS) would like to thank the Truckee Rotary for their donation of $350 to fund the 4th/5th grade class in their creation of the petroglyph interpretive sign for the 20-Mile Museum.   The class is studying Cultural Ecology Through Petroglyphic Stories. This academic [...]