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Director's notes                                                                                          Nov 13, 2013 Hi all, Beautiful weather here on campus. Remember to come in and check Lost and Found when you get a chance. Due to other commitments on Tuesdays, I am changing the day to Wednesday in which I send out the Director's Notes. Gratitude Dinner is coming up in 3 wks [...]

Director's notes                                                                                         Nov 5, 2013 Hi all, Students are loving this warm weather; we are keeping them outside as long as possible. That said, Lost and Found is overflowing – please stop in the Library and grab your missing items. Great Bear Walk! Lots of fun watching students race around the track in some excellent [...]

     Welcome to our crew’s first newsletter. We are off and running on a new school year! It has been great re-connecting with all the children, and also getting to know our new students. I have been very impressed with how much our students remember from last year and how easy the transition back [...]

Director's Notes Sept 10, 2013 Hi all, Nice start to the school year; students are all fired up to be here learning and playing. We appreciate all parents help with this, having them here on time, and assisting teachers on fieldwork (of which there is a lot in the next 4 weeks). Kinder and 7th [...]

Hi all, Great start to school: students are fired up and ready to be here; lots of great new faces and families; new look to campus with the completed middle school “Quad” (as the students are calling it). Looking forward to meeting all you over the next couple of months. School picture day is scheduled [...]

Hi all, Our final week. Wow, year seemed to go really quickly. Passages are in full swing. Students are demonstrating superb presentation skills and high quality learning. Please try and attend your child's session. Many thanks to all for a wonderful year. The students continually demonstrate their ownership of our SIERRA norms and newly added [...]

Hi all, Big week with Celebration of Learning on Thursday from 6-7:30 pm. Please make sure you support your children by participating; they love to share what they have accomplished (and this sharing is important to their feeling supported in their education). McMains Crew will be performing their Clash of the Titans debate in the [...]

Hi all, Heading into our final weeks; lots to be accomplished as crews finish expeditions and prepare for Celebration of Learning and Passages. Please help by having your children here and ready to participate. Brisbin Crew's McIver Diary Interpretive Sign event happened on Friday and the sign is now posted at the site. Great event [...]

Hi all, Great job everyone during STAR testing weeks. Appreciate all the hard work by students and having them here and ready by parents. Fieldwork is high gear: Williams Crew in the South Bay Tues-Fri; Welch and Seaborg Crews at Meeks Bay Tues-Wed. Next week McMains, Brisbin, and Bell-Bannon Crews will be on fieldwork at [...]

Hi all, A big thank you to our community for all the kind and generous expressions for staff during Appreciation Week. You all do a wonderful job contributing to the on-going success of our program and we know how fortunate we are to have such an involved and respectful community. Announcement: Jenn Skaff has been [...]