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Posted Date: 10/20/25 (08:00 AM)
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SELS Weekly

October 20-24, 2025

📢 Important Info

This week is Minimum Day Week/Goal Setting Conferences. Middle School release 11:45 am; Elementary school release 1:00 pm - this information is also available on the Quick Reference Sheet from the Family Handbook. **Please note there is NO Homework Club during Minimum Day Week due to Conferences.**
 

Donation Drive Update: We are now at $ 20,000 with 31% participation. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! Please donate today to help us reach our goal of 100% participation!
Donate Here!
 

📆 Our Schedule This Week

Monday-Friday: Minimum Day Week/Goal Setting Conferences.
Tuesday: Make Up Picture Day/All School Photo! This will take place shortly after Elementary start time, so don't be late!
 

📆 Mark Your Calendar

10/31: Bear Walk ~ 10:00-11:30am.
11/3: SELS Board Meeting ~ 5:30pm in Conference Room A at the District Office.
11/4: Community Meeting ~ 9:15am in the SELS Gym.
11/11: No School ~ Veterans Day.
11/14: PTC Coffee Cart & SELS spiritwear sales!
11/20: SELS PTC Meeting ~ 5:30pm at The Lodge in Tahoe Donner.
11/24-11/28: Thanksgiving Break (Reminder: we have the entire week off for Thanksgiving Break).
SELS Calendar
 

📜 Community Connections

Taking on a researched character through performance creates an unforgettable experience for the students. These performances allow students to take their learning beyond the textbook. - Julie Brisbin and Nicole Hansen

Our teachers have incredible ideas to make learning engaging, but those ideas often need extra funding to come to life. That’s where Excellence in Education has stepped in! 

A $1,300 grant from Excellence in Education funded new costumes for Colonial and Gold Rush costumes for Student Expeditions, a unique experience that engages our students’ by bringing history to life.

Over the last two years, their grants have provided our school with $13,134 to support:
  • Science kits for 2nd grade – $1,072
  • Calming corner and sensory kits – $447
  • Decodable book sets for small group instruction – $3,485
  • Bilingual lending libraries – $489
  • Kindergarten learning and SEL support tools – $839
  • Big Life Journals for social-emotional learning – $1,378
  • And more!
Now we need YOUR help. Excellence in Education’s Support Our Students fundraiser runs from October 20–26 with a goal of $30,000. Every dollar tells a story of more grants awarded, more classrooms supported, and more opportunities for your kids.
Donate today! Inspire tomorrow!
Donate to Ex in Ed Here
 
 
🎮📱 FRUSTRATED BY SCREENS? 📱🎮

Whether it’s video games, phones, iPads, or other devices, we’re all facing the
challenge of how to raise our kids amidst all the screens out there.

Join us for a Parent Conversation to:
→ share your challenges
→ learn about “digital wellness” efforts happening in Truckee
→ give input into what type of support would be helpful for SELS parents

🗓 Date: October 29th
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM
📍 Location: District Office, Conference Room B

🥐 Breakfast & coffee provided!
👶 Morning program staff will be available, so you can drop your kids off
while you attend.
 
Let’s talk honestly, share ideas, and support each other in navigating the digital world
with our kids!
 
 

💡 Reminders

ParentSquare Additional Parent & Guardian Training Resources ~ Refresher
Parent & Guardian Training Video - (7:48 minutes) - an introduction to ParentSquare from a parent/guardian's perspective. Watch a quick video to get started using ParentSquare today! The video link below is designed to help you tour ParentSquare, answer questions you may have, and set up your notification preferences.
 

💻 Connect With Us

11603 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Email: ademm@ttusd.org
Phone: (530) 582-3701
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