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Director’s Notes Oct 8, 2014 Hi all, Beautiful week of school. Probably nearing the end of our shorts and t-shirt weather. Change: Make up Picture Day is now scheduled for Oct 10 (this Friday). McMains, Welch, and Seaborg/Minczeski Crews should all plan for this, as should any student who missed the first round. All families can still turn in order forms, if needed. Minimum Week next week, Oct 13-17. Please make sure you have connected with your teachers about Goal-setting Conferences sign up. Middle school is out at 11:45 am and elementary school at 1 pm. […]

Director’s Notes Sept 30, 2014 Hi all, Nice to have the rain over the weekend and get rid of the smoke. Hope everyone is enjoying the return to clean, breathable air. I am going on fieldwork with McMains Crew Wed/Thurs this week, so please direct any needs to Jenn or Anna in the Office. (I am sending these Notes out a day early since I will not have Internet access on Wed). […]

Director’s Notes Sept 24, 2014 Hi all, Been a tough, smoky week. We have had the students mostly inside, and as you can imagine they are beginning to go a little bonkers. Hopefully this will mellow out soon. If anyone would like to thank the firefighters for their efforts, you can write to: Information Officers King Fire 100 Placerville Drive Placerville CA 95667 Due to smoke, we have (sadly) had to cancel a lot of our fieldwork. We will try to make up what we can. Teachers will let you know as they find re-scheduling dates. Many thanks to those helping organize, shop, drive, chaperone; fieldwork would not happen without your support and time. Picture Day changes: Picture day is now scheduled for Oct 3. Those crews out on fieldwork, and any students who miss Oct 3, will make up pictures on Oct 15. […]

Hi all,Sorry I am a little late on this. Spent yesterday afternoon, evening,and today with the Connolly Crew on Mt Rose.  We had a wonderful hike up today (especially since there was no smoke – beautiful skies up there).As many of you have noticed, we had some landscaping last weekend. Riley Welch (Diane’s son) completed his Eagle Scout project with the help of many volunteers.  They built wonderful stairs leading up to the office, put in some plants, and laid out wood chips and a rock “stream”.  Also thanks to Seamus Gallagher for all his help with the project.  Looks great, and the steps are fantastic!Picture day is Tues, Sept 23.  Order forms are going home this week.The makeup day is Oct 16 (this is also the all school picture day). […]

Hi all,Hope the transition back to school has gone well for everyone.  Things are going smoothly here on campus.  Fieldwork season is kicking in and we have a new gear shed to help with that.  Many thanks to Seamus Gallagher for building it and to Susanna Neave, Tina Bassett, and Sonja Martin for taking on the lovely task of organizing and inventorying all the camping supplies. […]

Hi all, Welcome to school year 2014-15! Off to a great start; students are excited to be here and are really demonstrating excellent learning and behavior skills. Some students have already been out on fieldwork; we have many great learning adventures lined up for fall. Please sign up to help out – really nice time to get to know your children’s crews (and hopefully learn something new as well). […]

Aug 7, 2014 Hi all SELS families, Three weeks until school starts (Thurs, Aug 28). Hope everyone is having a nice summer. Also hope everyone is spending some time reading, particularly the all-school and crew summer reads. I wanted to also connect and provide some info as we get closer to our return to school: [...]

Director’s Notes Hi all, Final Director’s Notes of the the ’13-14 school year. Where did it go? Exciting to be heading into summer, especially after this past week of a superb Celebration of Learning and the past 2 days of wonderful Passages. […]

Director's notes                                                                                                                           May 21, 2014 Hi all, Hitting the final stretch of expeditions. Still lots of fieldwork happening; students have camped at Prosser, Lava Beds National Monument, and will be going to Mono Lake and Yosemite. They have also visited farms, are going rafting, and have been rock climbing. Great experiences all around; many thanks [...]

Director's notes                                                                                                   May 14, 2014 Hi all, Last month of school and lots going on. Please keep up with all the fieldwork and scheduled events so you make sure you and/or your children are keeping to the expectations of the Commitment Contract. The fieldwork is integral to students connecting and internalizing the learning and our [...]