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Hi all, Wow, two early snow days. Hmmm... what does this say about winter? Beautiful outside, though. Some general info on Snow Days: We have 3 built into the schedule as “free” days Any snow days over 3 and we will ask all students to complete Independent Study (these will be provided as packets). This [...]

It was great to see so many of you last week during our Goal Setting Conferences! I appreciate all the work you did with your kiddos to help them prepare. They did a great job of helping to set some goals for themselves. It will be very helpful for families to keep reminding students about [...]

Hi all, Good week of conferences – please make sure you take advantage of this time to work with your teacher to help facilitate the most effective learning opportunities for your children. While still happening, fieldwork is winding down. Many thanks to all the help with organization, driving, and chaperoning, and to all those family [...]

Hi all, Hope everyone is enjoying what may be our final stellar week of warmth. Its been a nice long run since April. A few things to share this week: We are starting our second block of electives on Friday. Looking forward to some new activities and parent volunteers. REMINDER: Next week is Minimum Week [...]

Hi all, Everything is going along nice and smoothly. Students and teachers are into their routines, occasionally offset with fieldwork. Some of the great work going on: Williams Crew spent 2 nights on the summit last week working on mapping and compasses as part of their case study on exploration. Bell-Bannon Crew recently summitted Andesite [...]

Hi all, Fall is in the air, which means cool mornings and beautiful days. Also means jackets in the morning and “Lost and Found” in the afternoon. If you get a chance, please check through the bucket in the Library for any missing articles of clothing. Some important information: Photo forms are coming home today [...]

Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2012-2013 school year! The Kinder crew has spent the first few weeks getting to know each other and learning the classroom and school wide routines. They are a very spirited and fun group! Language Arts Kindergarten is all about literacy! We have been focusing on recognizing letters and [...]

Hi all, Having a great fall so far; students seem to be enjoying school, great fieldwork happening, our Electives Program off to a fantastic start, lots of participation by families. Lets keep it up. Some information to share: End of day, pick up changes: adjustments in students' after school schedules are difficult for us to [...]

Hi all, Great first couple of weeks. Students are settling in well and expeditions are off to a strong start. Some information to pass along: Wed, Sept 12 (tomorrow), is a Minimum Day: 6/7 released at 11:45 ; K-5 released at 1 STAR results are in; please stop in the office to pick up Announcement: [...]

Welcome everyone to the beginning of 2012-13 and my first Director's Notes. I will get these out most every Tuesday as a way to communicate all-school information. If you have something you feel should be included, please let me know by each Monday. Our Back to School Night was very successful; parent participation was just [...]