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Happy New Year to the Brisbin Crew!
Happy New Year, Crew! I hope your holiday break was restful, fun, and filled with family and friends. As we wrap up our expedition “Redcoats and Rebels,” students are completing their final project for their synthesis boxes: a biography and multi-draft sketch of Benjamin Franklin. Students are enjoying the steady pace of their workload- in comparison to the super intense push for Celebration of Learning. They feel accomplished in completing their final product and are looking forward to our new expedition which kicks off on January 20th. More on that later!…. […]
DN – Jan 7, 2014
Director’s Notes Jan 7, 2015 Hi all, Welcome back. Hope everyone had a nice break. Assembly this Friday in the gym, starting at 9:15 will focus on winter safety for all students, and additional weapon safety issues for 4th grade and up. All are welcome to attend. End of year dates: looking over the end of the year, and thinking about how this winter is starting out, we want to put out the possible scenarios: As scheduled (up to 4 snow days): final day of school, June 17 ; Passages, June 15/16 ; Celebration of Learning, June 9 (yes, this is a change from June 4 – apologies) ; 8th grade graduation, June 16 If no snow days: final day of school, June 12 ; Passages, June 10/11 ; Celebration of Learning, June 4 ; 8th grade graduation, June 11 By early April we should know which schedule will apply. Apologies for the tentative dates, but such is the nature of snow days (or lack thereof). […]
DN Dec 17, 2014
Director’s Notes Dec 17, 2014 Hi all, Celebration of Learning this week – very exciting. Thursday, Dec 18 from 6-7:30 pm (excepting Brisbin/Akers Crews who will perform dances in the district Board Room starting at 5:30 pm). Students love to show their families the great work they have been doing this fall. Please make sure you show up and support your children. While we understand there are some conflicts with outside events, we want to remind everyone that you signed a Commitment to Excellence contract stating you would prioritize SELS events. And Celebration of Learning is one of our biggest bi-annual events. Looking forward to seeing everyone. No community meeting this Friday; we have four crews off-site watching the Nutcracker. We will reconvene with an assembly on Jan 9. […]
DN Dec 10, 2014
Director’s Notes Dec 10, 2014 Hi all, Just returned from the Expeditionary National conference. Learned lots and hope to get some of it into our program in the next Looks like we might have our first snow day coming up this week (big storm at least). Reminder: if snow day, you will be called by TTUSD by 6 am, or you can check their website (http://www.ttusd.org/pages/Tahoe_Truckee_Unified_SD) for updated information. […]
8th Grade Poetry Slam
Dear SELS Families, The Eighth Grade Connolly Crew is having a Poetry Slam. NEW DAY/TIME: 5 pm Monday, Dec 15 at the Tahoe Donner Northwoods Clubhouse, 11509 Northwoods Blvd. There will be snacks provided for [...]
Connolly Crew News
I can feel the excitement in the air as we approach the holiday season. This is a time of celebration and reflection. The students are hard at work as they put the finishing touches on various projects and themes. There is a lot to be done in the next week and a half. I’m sure the students are all looking forward to a well-deserved winter break. Expedition: We have finished up our physics case study, May […]