News from our Crews

New! News from our Crews!: We had three crews out on Winter Voyage this week. Welcome back Mr. Cody's sixth grade crew and both our fifth grade crews. It looks like you all had a great time! Meanwhile, back at school, Ms. Sami's crew put on our Beat and collected 292 pounds of cereal for the Help and Hope Center in Castle Rock! You can watch their awesome Beat HERE and the Cereal Box Challenge video HERE . New! News from our Parent Crew!: The REMS Auction Fundraiser Returns April 23rd!  Auction Update: Got Space?  The Auction committee is looking for families who would be able to donate a week or weekend in their vacation or rental property as an auction item! Contact Erin & Colleen at  RenaissanceElementaryAuction@ gmail.com The Auction team needs your help! Love being creative or crafty? How about being organized & checking off a to-do list? We're looking for 3-4 volunteers to help with Crew Art and Procurement ASAP! Contact the Auction Committee leads, Erin &

New! A Big Thank You!: Our staff would like to say thank you to Parent Crew and all the families who donated to the "Mint-er Wonderland" goodies this morning. It was such a delightful pick-me-up on this cold, dreary day. A Note from Ms. Sami's Crew: Our 4th-grade crew is coordinating an engaging and fun service project in partnership with a local food bank.   We are asking each student and staff member to bring in an unopened box of cereal by January 26th . NEW! A Note from the Health Room: We are running low on our extra clothes for emergencies in the health room. If you have any gently used items that you would like to donate to us, we would be grateful for your help. NEW! Parent Crew Involvement Opportunities: The REMS Auction Fundraiser Returns April 23rd!  The Auction team needs your help! Love being creative or crafty? How about being organized & checking off a to-do list? We're looking for 3-4 volunteers to help with Crew Art and Procurement ASAP! Contact t

NEW! Cup Stacking Tournament: Congratulations to the 48 students who participated in this year's cup stacking tournament! You all worked hard and we enjoyed watching you during this week's Beat. Congratulations to Gus Pierse on being this year's winner. NEW! A Note from Ms. Sami's Crew: Our 4th-grade crew is coordinating an engaging and fun service project in partnership with a local food bank.   We are asking each student and staff member to bring in an unopened box of cereal by January 26th . NEW! A Note from the Health Room: A new flow chart has been published to help answer the question, "When can a student return to learn?" Parent Crew Involvement Opportunities: The REMS Auction Fundraiser Returns April 23rd!  The Auction team needs your help! Love being creative or crafty? How about being organized & checking off a to-do list? We're looking for 3-4 volunteers to help with Crew Art and Procurement ASAP! Contact the Auction Committee leads, Erin &a

NEW! Battle of the Books! Our REMS 3/4 & 5/6 Battle of the Books teams participated in a mock battle hosted by Douglas County Libraries this week. Both teams did exceptional and we are so proud of all their hard work. The teams will have two more weeks of practice before the official battles begin. NEW! Note from Ms. Trena: Dear Renaissance families,  Happy New Year!  I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season with your families.  It was a wonderful time  to rejuvenate and celebrate the joys that this season had to offer.  It was so great to see the kids so excited to come back to school today and share all of their holiday celebrations!  Now that we are back in session, I wanted to communicate some new updates in regards to COVID-19 mitigation  with all of you.   Since we have seen a spike in positive cases over the holiday break, DCSD has communicated some procedural updates to our community in an effort to keep our schools safe.  At REMS, we will follow these same protoc