Expedition Express The story of the transcontinental railroad is one with triumph as well as defeat, danger and excitement. With the help of the graphic novel: “The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad,” our crew has been able to learn more about this historical event from the perspective of the railroad’s leaders. This includes: The Big [...]
Expedition Express I've Been Working on the Railroad: The history of the Transcontinental Railroad…what a feat!! From Donner Summit Snowsheds and Tunnels to Old Sacramento, the 2nd and 3rd grade Crews are in the field and learning first hand of the exciting and dangerous past of the railroad. It can be difficult to understand or [...]
Welcome BACK-TO-SCHOOL! Expedition Express: I've Been Working on the Railroad: Our fall expedition will kick-off on Monday, Sept. 9th with fieldwork on Donner Summit. We will meet with local historian Greg Palmer and learn all about the Snowsheds and Tunnels constructed for the Transcontinental Railroad. Students need to come prepared on Monday with the following [...]
Expedition News Our spring expedition and school year is quickly coming to a close. It is truly amazing how much the students have learned about the human body systems this semester. They look forward to sharing all of their hard work with you at Celebration of Learning next Thursday night! Our Spring Adventure Campout [...]
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 [...]
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