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DN May 13, 2015
Director’s Notes May 13, 2015 Hi all, Really busy around here as we are into fieldwork and prepping for end of year events. Seems the weather may not cooperate so please be flexible with changes as they arise. Akers Crew was recently awarded Grand Prize in the McConkey Foundation Eco-challenge . We had a small presentation at Friday’s Community Meeting where Sherry McConkey presented the 10 students with a check for $6000. Superb job by these students coming up with a topic (low flow sinks and toilets) and developing a presentation. SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EVENTS / INFO TEDx event scheduled for May 21 at the Tahoe Haus and Cinema (in Tahoe City) from 4-6 pm. During winter electives, a dozen students of various ages created presentations of their own ideas. This event has limited seating (approx 50 tickets for general public). If you would like to attend, stop in the office Fri-Wed to pick up tickets. Since tickets are so limited, please only get tickets if you are sure you are going to attend. McMains Crew 6th graders have created an ancient Egypt display for KidZone. Stop in anytime to see their great work. Connolly Crew 8th graders have a cartoon art show at Moody’s on June 2 from 5-7 pm. They have been diligently working on discrimination and race, and have developed political cartoons to represent their learning. Arts for the Schools’ “Artists in Bloom” event May 16 from 5-8 pm at the Community Arts Center in downtown Truckee. Student art is on display and available for purchase as a fundraiser. […]
Williams Crew Update 5-1-15
Parent Update, We have been busy over the past few weeks and I realized I haven’t given a formal update in a while. Here is what is going on right now and a look into what is happening for the rest of the school year Fieldwork recap: We had a great fieldwork trip! The itinerary the liaisons planned worked out great, and the students did an extraordinary job of following the SIERRA norms the entire trip. Thank you again to all the chaperones for making the fieldwork possible. If any chaperones have pictures from the trip they would like to share I would love to have them to post on the web site. State Testing info: We are in the middle of state testing. The students took the first English test on Wednesday. They will take the other English test on Tuesday (5/5), then they will take the two math tests on Wednesday and Thursday (5/6 and 5/7). I will not be assigning homework the night before the test. Please make sure your child is at school on those days and is well rested. Board meeting: I wanted to acknowledge a few students from the Williams Crew that presented for our school board last month. Luis, Ava, Lacey, Gunnar, Momo, and Marea did a wonderful job presenting projects from our “What the cell?!” expedition. “Who am I?”: The last assignment of the “Who am I?” expedition was assigned on Monday. The students are responsible to set up a meeting with their mentor to be interviewed about what they have learned in this process. The students should have reflected on the mentor experience and be prepared to share that. The goal of this assignment is to show their appreciation for the time they spent with their mentor and practice their interviewing skills. Celebration of Learning: June 4th, 6:00-7:30pm The celebration of learning will be held on Thursday June 4th from 6:00-7:30. Please mark that date on your calendars to come and enjoy all the hard work your child has put in this semester. Passages Tuesday and Thursday June 9 and 11 From 12:30-2:00: For those new to SELS, Passages is an opportunity for the students changing crew (1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th) to present to their peers and community what they learned during the year and to reflect on how they have grown as a person. Passages will take place on Tuesday and Thursday June 9 and 11 from 12:30-2:00. Students participating in Passages will be presenting in every room of SELS. I have attached a schedule of when and where your child is presenting and the other students presenting in that room during that time. I encourage anyone that is available to come to your child’s passages presentation. Also if you are able to stay for the other students, it is often fun and interesting to listen to what other students at SELS have done in their crew. Dress Code: Now that the weather is getting warmer I wanted to remind everyone of the appropriate attire for school. These are for both boys and girls (but are more commonly mistaken by girls) – No spaghetti straps (straps need to be 3 fingers wide) – No mid-drift showing – No flip-flops (close toed shoes please) – Skirts need to hang lower than the students fingers tips on their thigh. […]
DN May 6, 2015
Director's Notes May 6, 2015 Hi all, Many thanks for having your children here on time and ready for testing. Most of it is going well, though I imagine some students are feeling a little [...]
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the work party this past Saturday! We set up 4 rows of straw bales in the grasslands area. In this first summer of the garden, we’re trying a [...]
DN April 29, 2015
Director's Notes April 29, 2015 Hi all, Looks like spring heading to summer is officially here (which means we will probably have snow soon). Please remember our school dress code; in the handbook if you [...]
DN April 22, 2015
Director's Notes April 22, 2015 Hi all, Everything going well on campus these days. Many thanks for having your children ready for school and here on time. State testing begins next week. Students will have [...]