May 26, 2023

                Upcoming Important Dates                        

Student-led Conferences: 5/31/23

6th grade St. Mary's Trip: 6/5/23

EOY Drum Circle/Closing Circle 6th grade, Picnic Depart  6/7/23

Grade K-5 last day 6/8/23

NEW! News From Our Crews:

Wednesday we had the privilege of drumming out the Senior class of '23 from our local high schools.


Congratulations to our sixth graders on completing their Showcase of Learning.

First grade had their sleepover at school and. hike. to the Rock.


Notes from Ms. Trena

Class Lists for 2023-24

At REMS, we refrain from parent requests for specific teachers so that we can ensure a fair and equitable process for all students. Teachers, Specialists and Administration will be creating class lists for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. We make many considerations such as academics, social/emotional needs, leadership, behavior, and personality of students and teachers to ensure proper placement. It is also a challenge to mix the students up from year to year as we only have two classes of each grade level.

If you have programming needs (IEP, 504, GT, etc...) that you wish to bring to our attention, we ask that you email those to their teacher and Administration.  Please refrain from requesting a particular teacher or pairing students based on friendships for class placements. 

Voyage Fees Informational Night

Dear REMS Families, 
As we approach the close of our school year, we invite you to join us on Thursday, June 1st from 5-6 PM for an informational night on the proposed Voyage Fees change for the 2023-24 school year.  Please join us to learn more about the need to increase Voyage fees, and the importance of continued funding for our Adventure Education program.  

Enclosed is the RSVP form for the evening program.  Please respond if you will be attending and what questions or feedback regarding voyages that you wish to share with us by May 29th. Thank you for your continued support of our Adventure Education programming. 

Healthy Options

We ask that you refrain from sending students to school in morning with sodas, energy drinks, Starbucks etc... This is impactful to students' learning and does not promote healthy choices and stewardship in our classrooms.  We prefer sending them with a water bottle and healthy snacks as options for students throughout the day. Please have students finish these drinks before coming entering school. 

A Note from Camelot (BASE):

Renaissance Before & After School Program
Our Camelot BASE program is accepting new students.  Enrollment is Free this year, and there are openings in all time slots - before & after school, Wed half days and full days during breaks.  Visit the Camelot BASE website for info about our program and to access the enrollment link.  You can also contact our BASE manager, Heidi Jergenson @ 303-489-4898, hkjergenson@dcsdk12.org.

NEW! News from our Parent Crew

Upcoming Spirit Nights
School's Out Spirit Night at Code Ninjas, Saturday, June 24th! Drop your kids off for a super fun night of STEM fun, pizza, and friends! Ages incoming-2nd grader and up!
Sign up today to RSVP.

All-Parent Crew Camp
SAVE THE DATE for Friday, July 28th from 8:30-12:30! This event is for ALL Renaissance parents to help build our CREW! There will be drumming, volunteer training, adventure education info, and even RAFFLES for the August Volunteer of the Month parking spot and Student Fees! You won't want to miss this exciting community event! Child care will also be available, so sign up early. 

The Parent Crew Board will also be rolling out our 2023/24 Volunteer Agreement, which includes the new streamlined volunteer hours requirement (just 40 hours for all families!), and the guidelines and expectations for our Parent Crew families.

Parent Crew Mentors

The Parent Crew Board is looking for several experienced REMS families who would be able to help our incoming Crew members and show them the ropes... everything from explaining the lingo and what to expect for upcoming voyages! We appreciate your support! Sign up here.

School's Out Spirit Night at Code Ninjas, Saturday, June 24th! Drop your kids off for a super fun night of STEM fun, pizza, and friends! Ages incoming-2nd grader and up! Sign up today to RSVP!

Crew Wear & REMS Gear: 

Have you ordered your crew year yet? We have some great items available, and we will be adding more to the store before the end of this school year. Please check out the Crew Wear Store here.

And swing by the front office to pick up one of our official REMS duffle bags, bento boxes, water bottles, and more!

THANK YOU
As we Close out the 2022/2023 school year, PCF wanted to take a few moments to update you on all the good that was accomplished this year, thanks to all of you! First off, thank you so much for all the volunteer work! Currently, you as parent crew have logged an impressive 7714 hours!!!! We could not have had such a great year without all of your support. Every corner of our school and every piece of our students' learning is supported by YOU, our Parent Crew volunteers!  Whether you were in the classroom, an active crew parent, a happy to help anywhere volunteer, a voyage chaperone, a belayer, part of the OLE clean ups, helped with RAD or the Auction or any other spot where help was needed this year, we could not have done it without you!  

Special Thanks to the following:

  • Kendra Arkfeld for being the PCF Volunteer Coordinator  
  • Astrid Kohnke for leading Spirit Nights
  • Lindsey Smithson for leading all the wonderful staff appreciation events
  • Brianna Ranger and Ashley Cammack for being the cruise team
  • Bri Mowen for setting up and managing the crew wear
  • Lauren Picune and her team, for planning and leading the back-to-school carnival!  
  • OLE Clean up - Nick and Leslie Bauer & Mr. Bob for leading the fall and spring events for us!  
  • Rachael Kelley and Allie Waltee for leading and planning RAD.
  • Lindsey Smithson and Sarah Freeman for leading the Book Fair.  
  • Deck the Halls - So many people came together and helped decorate the whole school for the holidays! THANK YOU!
  • Sarah Freeman and Ms. Allison - leading Holiday Adoptions. Thank you, Ms. Allison for providing this opportunity to REMS each year!!!!
  • Special Shout Out to Ms. Staci for putting together the crew art for the auction this year!
  • Bri Mowen and Allie Waltee for leading the auction.
  • Special thanks to Dean Reiber for being our lovable auctioneer!!  
  • Sarah Freeman for leading yearbook
  • Ashley Cammack and Brooke Didomenico for leading the showcases with Ms. Allison and Ms. Amanda  
  • Ms. Cari for being the PCF Staff Liaison this year!
  • Lindsey Smithson for all her work on the grant program
  • ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CREW PARENTS!  
  • The Arkfeld Family for all the special projects this year!!!  
  • The PCF BOARD
  • The SAC BOARD
  • The Mental Health team for Hosting Parent Universities 

Also, take a look at how your generosity this year helped us put Crew in action, supporting students, staff and the community! It was a BIG year. Lots of projects were completed and we are just getting warmed up and prepping for another great year...... don't worry though, we want you to enjoy the summer 🙂 !!!! 

Community Involvement Opportunities:

Summer coding opportunities in Parker & Castle Rock:
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Castle Rock Location: 

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