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Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year! I hope your summer has been wonderful, full of exploration, play, and good family and friend time. As we relish in the long summer days and warm summer nights, please begin looking forward to our journey back in time as our fall expedition, Gold Dust and Gunsmoke kicks off. Below are some important fieldwork & school dates that we have put on our fall calendar: September 1- Back to School Night, 5:30 September 4- Walking fieldwork to Meadow Park, Building Background Knowledge Event September 22 – Akers Crew – Walking tour/ Gold Rush Museum at Presidio September 23 – Akers- San Francisco Maritime National Park October 7-8 Akers and Brisbin to Coloma and Gold Rush Live October 22- Akers- Empire State Mine Tour (to be confirmed) & Reclaiming the Sierra Expert, Gold Mining Historic Markers, and Deer Creek Historic Mining Trail –Nevada City * August 29- Saturday- is the 120th annual Miners Picnic at Empire State Mine. Optional event for students, just wanted to let you know in case you want to join in on the fun! November 19- Teichert Tour (local ) – Akers Also, I wanted to check in with you to see if you have begun reading our required reading this summer […]

Director’s Notes                                                               June 10, 2015 Hi all, What a fantastic last week of events! 8th grade art show at Moody’s, Celebration of Learning, and the Great Skate were all incredibly successful. Many thanks to the many hours of work it took to make all the events successful; big effort from students, staff, and parents. All of you should be proud of the accomplishments. First round of Passages on Tues were very successful. Students presented with poise and clarity, highlighting and reflecting on their achievements. Round two is tomorrow (Thurs) so if on campus please be respectful of noise levels; ideally keep things quiet from 8-9 am and 12:30-2 pm. Thanks. […]

Director’s Notes                                                      May 20, 2015 Hi all, Big, big thank you to all who made staff appreciation week so wonderful. Great job as well to the student leadership crew, who took much of their free time to help organize and run activities. And loved the first Staff Olympics! If anyone is need, Tiffany Connolly will be offering fee-based tutoring this summer. If interested, please contact her directly: tconnolly@truckeecharterschool.org SCHOOL EVENTS / INFO Positively Rolling art show at Coffeebar on Friday, June 5th from 6-8 pm. SELS, ACMS, and Forest Charter student work will be showcased. Reminders: TEDx event scheduled for May 21 at the Tahoe Haus and Cinema (in Tahoe City) from 4-6 pm. During winter electives, a dozen students of various ages created presentations of their own ideas. This event has limited seating (approx 50 tickets for general public). If you would like to attend, stop in the office Thursday to pick up tickets. McMains Crew 6th graders have created an ancient Egypt display for KidZone. Stop in anytime to see their great work. Connolly Crew 8th graders have a cartoon art show at Moody’s on June 2 from 5-7 pm. They have been diligently working on discrimination and race, and have developed political cartoons to represent their learning.  […]

Director’s Notes                                                             May 13, 2015 Hi all, Really busy around here as we are into fieldwork and prepping for end of year events. Seems the weather may not cooperate so please be flexible with changes as they arise. Akers Crew was recently awarded Grand Prize in the McConkey Foundation Eco-challenge . We had a small presentation at Friday’s Community Meeting where Sherry McConkey presented the 10 students with a check for $6000. Superb job by these students coming up with a topic (low flow sinks and toilets) and developing a presentation. SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EVENTS / INFO TEDx event scheduled for May 21 at the Tahoe Haus and Cinema (in Tahoe City) from 4-6 pm. During winter electives, a dozen students of various ages created presentations of their own ideas. This event has limited seating (approx 50 tickets for general public). If you would like to attend, stop in the office Fri-Wed to pick up tickets. Since tickets are so limited, please only get tickets if you are sure you are going to attend. McMains Crew 6th graders have created an ancient Egypt display for KidZone. Stop in anytime to see their great work. Connolly Crew 8th graders have a cartoon art show at Moody’s on June 2 from 5-7 pm. They have been diligently working on discrimination and race, and have developed political cartoons to represent their learning. Arts for the Schools’ “Artists in Bloom” event May 16 from 5-8 pm at the Community Arts Center in downtown Truckee. Student art is on display and available for purchase as a fundraiser.  […]

Director's Notes                                                                 May 6, 2015 Hi all, Many thanks for having your children here on time and ready for testing. Most of it is going well, though I imagine some students are feeling a little tired from it. Will be finished early/mid next week. SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EVENTS / INFO Inspired Adventure Spring Festival at [...]

Director's Notes                                                                 April 29, 2015 Hi all, Looks like spring heading to summer is officially here (which means we will probably have snow soon). Please remember our school dress code; in the handbook if you need a refresher. With state testing in full swing the next two weeks, please make sure your children are at [...]

Director's Notes                                                               April 22, 2015 Hi all, Everything going well on campus these days. Many thanks for having your children ready for school and here on time. State testing begins next week. Students will have four sessions of testing (2 math and 2 English/Language Arts); sessions will be spread out. Fieldwork season going strong, though [...]

Director's Notes                                                             April 15, 2015 Hi all, Fieldwork season is now upon us. Many thanks to all those helping coordinate, drive, chaperone, and more. This important part of our program is only possible with your help. Also gearing up for state testing starting the last week of April. Crews will have four designated times to [...]

Director's Notes                                              March 25, 2015 Hi all, Hope everyone is doing well. One more week until Spring Break. Going through our records we have noticed not everyone is up to date. If you have changed phone numbers or addresses since you enrolled and have not let us know (or are not sure if you have [...]

Director's Notes                                                   March 18, 2015 Hi all, Expeditions are now deep into exploring and learning, and fieldwork season will be upon us shortly. Very exciting. As we head into official [...]