MinBorg News

  Expedition News Anato-ME: We have wrapped up our first case study focusing on the 5 major human body systems and are now moving into our second case study of Healthy Living.   This expedition has been rich with experts including: Tom Kidd Tim McDermott Daphne Nielsen P.J. Antilla Dr. Dan Smith Tina Cook Erica Stein [...]

Expedition Express Anato-ME:  Our spring Expedition is in full swing and the kids are really soaking up all the knowledge they have read so far about the SKELETAL SYSTEM and NERVOUS SYSTEM.  We are jam packed with amazing resources and experts coming in to our classrooms.   SKELETAL SYSTEM:  Students are enjoying using their newly learned vocabulary words to describe [...]

Expedition News Anato-ME- Both 2/3 crews have launched a new and exciting science expedition that will carry us through the rest of the year.  The Anato-ME expedition takes a close look at the human body and the 6 main systems:  circulatory, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, nervous and digestive. Students will investigate how these systems interact with [...]

  Expedition News Fire and Ice:  Our current expedition is wrapping up as we finish our study of Truckee’s most notable historic figures.  Students have designed a poster (they are turning out so great!) with important information, and students will share their findings with the crew.  We are planning to deliver our Photo Overlays and [...]

  Expedition News The Seaborg Crew has been chugging along with our Fire and Ice Expedition.  We’ve completed our photography portion leading up to our final product.  The students are currently compiling their research on the historic Truckee building and we will format the photo book soon.  On Friday, both 2/3 crews will be making [...]

  Expedition News  Service learning- Fire Escape Plan: This month’s design principle is Service and Compassion.  As a crew service-learning project, all students are expected to design and create a family fire escape plan for their home.  An informational checklist is located in this week’s yellow folder.  You are not expected to do all of [...]

Happy weekend everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed the two snow days last week.  I certainly enjoyed the unexpected days of rest!  Goal setting conferences were a huge success.  Thank you for coming prepared!  The goal sheets were sent home this week in your child's Yellow Folder.  Please help them locate a space to post these [...]

  Expedition News  The 2/3 Fire and Ice expedition is off to a great start! As posted on our classroom wall, here is the Fire and Ice expedition framework to give you an idea of what this semester will look like: Guiding Questions: How did fire and ice shape Truckee? How have historical buildings in [...]