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Hi all, Goal-setting conferences this week; please make sure you have scheduled with your teachers. Wednesday is a Minimum Day with normal release times. To facilitate conference time, Thursday we are ending academic programming at Minimum Day times. If possible, please pick up your children by 1 pm (there is no busing until 3:20 pm). [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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”. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]