Welch Crew

Expedition Express FIRE and ICE:  Our Expedition is off to a great start and the student's are working hard on their interviewing skills with each other and at home to prepare for interviews with Downtown business owners.  The purpose of the interviews is to gain knowledge about the historic buildings in our town and learn [...]

Expedition Express Successful Fieldwork:  Last week, our crew participated in a Downtown Truckee Photo Scavenger Hunt looking for familiar buildings that have historical contexts.  Students were instructed to find each building, take a photo, and identify the 2012 buisness of that site.  It was a great learning experience for all students. We learned some ways [...]

Welcome Welch Crew!! This is the first newsletter of the year following the first day of what is going to be a WONDERFUL year of learning and growning.  Our crew did a wonderful job today greeting each other, meeting new friends, and including students throughout the day.  Thank you for coming on Monday evening to [...]

The Final Stretch Expedition Express:  Our work is done and the crew is ready to share their learning with the community at our Celebration of Learning on Thursday, June 7th, from 6:00 - 7:30. Bring your family and freinds to visit our classrooms and be amazed at all the wonderful learning that happens everyday at [...]

Expedition Express Our final month of school is jam packed with events, fieldwork, adventure, celebrations, and Passages.  Be careful not to blink or you may miss all the excitement. Local Experts:  Last Tuesday, Ian from the Truckee Donner Public Utilities District came to SELS to conduct an energy survey with the crew and to teach them about energy [...]

Expedition Express Truckee Donner Public Utilities District:  Our crew braved the elements last week to walk over to the Truckee Donner PUD (I love our Truckee Kids!!).  Students were given a tour of the facility by Steven Poncelet and learned where the sources for energy in Truckee originate and water sources for Truckee residents.   Questions of [...]

CONGRATULATIONS HALEY FLAHERTY!!! As part of our Spring Expedition, our crew entered a statewide poster contest through Senator Barbara Boxer's office as a celebration of EARTH DAY.  I am thrilled to announce that Haley Flaherty won FIRST PLACE for the K-2 category.  A representative from Senator Boxer's office presented Haley with a framed photograph of [...]

Expedition Express A room full of scientists:  Case Study #2 is full of hands-on science experiments focusing on sound, light, and heat energy.  The first set of experiments have focused on SOUND and how is sound energy? Our first experiment was called SOUND is VIBRATION and students learned how sound is made by vibrating (invisible) [...]

Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room - Case Study #1: This Case Study has come to a conclusion and students are beginning to write a fictional narrative on the life of a water drop as it changes into the 3 states of matter through its journey. The students have learned quite a [...]

Expedition Express Sierra Nevada Journeys: We have had 2 wonderful experiences with Joanna from Sierra Nevada Journeys in our crew. Last week she introduced the students to Potential and Kinetic Energy. She gave kids that chance to experience through different activities these two types of energy. This week, students were given the chance to learn [...]