Welch Crew

Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room:  Case Study 1 continues to build the Background Knowledge of students into the world of Matter.  We have taken a closer look at SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, and GASES as well as understanding ALL matter is made of ATOMS combined into MOLECULES.  Experts in the Classroom:  On March [...]

Expedition Express   What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room?  Case Study #1 is off and running with a deeper look into the 3 states of matter.  Our Learning Target for this Case Study is:  I can compare and contrast different states of matter and how each can change from one form to another. Matter [...]

Expedition Express   So Long Railroad!!  Wow!  Our fall expedition was a great learning experience for all students in our crew.  The students are truly experts on the history of the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains.  Thanks to all the parents for making this expedition a total success. Now on to our Spring [...]

Expedition Express   Railroad:  Good or Evil?  We are in the final stages of our Fall Expedition and our 3rd case study focuses on the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on Native American tribes in our area.  We have read the story Death of the Iron Horse by Paul Goble and have discussed the initial [...]

Expedition Express Celebration of Learning:  WOW!  That sums it up for me.  I was so impressed with each one of our crew members for having the courage to stand up in front of so many people and perform their Transcontinental Railroad Chatauqua’s during our December Celebration of Learning.   This is a testament to the meaningful [...]

Expedition Express   Celebration of Learning: Nuts and Bolts:  Remember, Thursday, December 15th, from 6:00 to 7:30 is SELS Celebration of Learning.  This is an ALL school event that showcases the wonderful learning students at SELS have been working on durning their fall expeditions.  This event is OPEN HOUSE style, but there are a few [...]

Expedition Express Chatauqua Presentations:  Our Living History Museum displaying the people of the Central Pacific Railroad is coming along as planned.  Students have chosen a specific person in railroad history and recently completed a Historical Fiction Narrative telling the story of that person.  The students will perform their narratives in a Chatauqua format where they [...]

Expedition Express   We are well into the 2nd Case Study of our Expedition which takes a closer look at the economic impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad during the late 1800's.  Students are reading about the lumber mills and ice production companies that prospered in Truckee once the railroad was complete.  My plans to visit the [...]

Expedition Express   Friendly Letters:  WOW!  Our crew has completed writing a friendly letter to an imaginary family member in China from the viewpoint of a Chinese Railroad worker.  I am very impressed to see all the great information your child included in the body of the letter.  Question of the Week:  What hardships did [...]

Expedition Express   Our crew continues to make connections and learn about the stories behind the people that built the Transcontinental Railroad.  Currently we are working on writing a friendly letter, from the viewpoint of a Chinese railroad worker to a fictitious family member in China.  The protocol we use for this type of writing [...]