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April Newsletter

By |April 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Language Arts      At this point in the year, all students are reading in groups and taking books home weekly. The children love to read and are very proud of themselves! Please keep up the great practice at home!      Besides reading groups, we are studying about word patterns to help us spell, learning to [...]

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Welcome Back from Spring Break

By |April 10th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi all, Just finishing up Enrollment for next year with our Lottery on Thurs. Busy around here with Information Meetings; thanks to all those who have helped out with organization, sign in, and child supervision. Received our external review report from before break – very positive. SELS was assessed on Academic Achievement, Increasing Quality Programming, [...]

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Spring Break Coming Up

By |March 27th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Great work on our SELS100 Capital Campaign. We have raised approximately $50,000 in the past week! Keep up the effort, contacting relatives and friends if you have not already done so. Thus far 53% of our families have contributed or pledged in our quest to reach 100% participation; “we are crew, not passengers”. [...]

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Busy Week

By |March 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Lots happening around campus these days. Information meetings for next year's enrollment start on Thursday (please see PTC section to help); Friday we have someone from Insight Education here for an external review of our program (thanks to those who are able to help with interview panels). We are also making a big [...]

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Feels like Spring

By |March 13th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Great outside week with this warmth. Means kids are shedding jackets – please stop in and check Lost and Found (which has become a small mountain). Will donate anything left in the box on Monday. ** To secure your placement next year, re-enrollment forms must be in by this Friday. Girl on the [...]

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Great EL Conference

By |March 5th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Nice to be back. We had a great learning experience last week in Baltimore at the EL National Conf. Lots of amazing things happening around the country. Our two presentations went well; lots of attendees and great feedback. Educators from all over were impressed with what our students have accomplished and continue to [...]

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Welcome back from Ski-Skate

By |February 27th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Hope everyone's break was fun and relaxing. Came back to see the campus bulbs starting to emerge. Wed-Fri this week, five of us are going to Baltimore for Expeditionary Learning's National Conference. Lynn Akers and I, and Diane Welch and Dana Seaborg are all presenting; Zach Williams will also be along. Tiffany Michalka [...]

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Ski/Skate Week Coming Up

By |February 13th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Not much to report this week. Things are going well, new expeditions are under way, and some crews are beginning winter x-country skiing. New electives start this week. Many thanks to all parents helping with course offerings. Please look for SELS News, Issue 2 – coming to your inbox soon. Girls on the [...]

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Donation Request Letter

By |February 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hello Family and Friends, I am writing to ask for help. Our school, Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS) is in its final year of expansion, adding 8th grade and infilling a 4th/5th grade classroom. We need 3 portable buildings to meet the needs of the expansion. In the Fall, we started a Capital Campaign to [...]

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It’s February Already

By |February 5th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Hi All, Everything going well here on campus. Sunshine and warm weather allowing lots of outside time. On Friday evening, Leadership put on a wonderful Movie Night. They asked for donations and raised approximately $150 to donate to the Capital Campaign. Speaking of the Capital Campaign, we are gearing up for another big push. This [...]

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