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Hi all, Great evening last night with the class premier of The Geology of California: 4.5 Billion Years in the Making. The McMains Crew shot, wrote the script, and edited the documentary under the guidance of Doug McMains. The students committed enormous time and energy to the film's production, including time after school and on [...]

Hi all, Great end to last week when the Kindergarteners entertained the Community Meeting crowd with their presentation on bears (they just finished an expedition on the topic). They were informed, articulate, and presented well – nice job Kinders! Laurie Martin is currently our enrichment instructor and is drumming with the students: "Health Rhythms Drum [...]

Expedition News The past two weeks we have continued to build our model farms. At this point we have added the farmhouse, a silo, a barn, and a tractor. Students have also bought sheep, goats, cows, pigs, and chickens, and added them to their farms. Each time children buy an animal/s, they also have to [...]

Hi all, We are gearing up for next year's enrollment, so lots going on around here. Please encourage any interested friends to attend one of the informational meetings (listed below and on website) to pick up an applications for the lottery. Also, still looking for more volunteer help (set up, greeting and sign in, answering [...]

Hi all, Hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather. Last week I forgot to announce our first “Distinguished Crew Members” (4th-6th grade eligible, based on excellent progress reports): 6th grade, McMains Crew: Please congratulate these students Kylie Greeno, Olivia Omar, Taylor Pruski, Hyla Staudenmayer, Lucy Swanson, Kaya Wooley This week we started our Student Council.  [...]

Expedition News This week we have started working on building our model farms! This section of our expedition is a combination of social studies and math, and we spend a large part of each day involved in learning and building our farms. Children are discovering foods that grow on farms, animals that are raised on [...]

Hi all, Hope the break was nice and relaxing. Looks like we may finally have some winter snow after all.... Please make sure you child comes with the appropriate winter/snow clothing. I will be out of the office Tuesday and Wednesday this week at a conference in Sacramento. Zach Williams will be around Tuesday and [...]

Hi all, Hope all is well with everyone. I have some new information to pass along: Diversity Committee meeting, Thurs, Feb 16 from 2-3:15 pm in the Library. Please come and provide your energy and ideas. I recently found out Emily Tessmer (chorus instructor) has been buying snacks for all the chorus singers; she says [...]

Hi all, I wanted to fill you in on our great Board Meeting last night. After some discussion on each issue, including community feedback, the Board has approved our expansion plan (outlined below) and thought we needed a community meeting to further discuss our Middle School organization (more on this once a date is set). [...]

Hi all, Quiet week on campus as the McMains Crew is off on a four day “California Wonders Tour”. They are connecting today's human-made wonders with those of the the ancient civilizations they are studying. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL THE NOTES. Since we have consolidated nearly all school information into these Notes, we need the [...]