September 1, 2023

NEW! A Note from Ms. Trena:

Upcoming Important Dates: 

Sept. 4: Labor Day- No School 
Sept. 5- 8: 3rd grade Voyage/Day of Rest 

Sept. 11-15: Discovery 4th/5th Voyage/Day of Rest 

Bond/Mill Levy Update: 

Carline News!

Please drive cautiously through our crosswalks. We appreciate your willingness to be "free of distractions" (cell phones) as you cruise through the carline and our parking lot, so that you can watch for pedestrians.  This ensures safety in our community!

NEW! News from our Crews:

All three sixth grade crews have returned from their Fall Voyage! Here are some pictures from their journey. 

Our 2nd grade crews and Ms. Annabel's D2/3 class spent the week at Camp Elim where they got to see the Super Moon!

NEW! A Note from Ms. Liesl in Performing Arts:

4th-6th Grade: It's not too late to sign up for Band or Orchestra!
This year REMS is hosting after school programs for both band and orchestra. Orchestra has been moved to WEDS from 1-2:15pm. Students wanting to learn string instruments (violin, viola, cello, or bass) can sign up for orchestra. Students wanting to learn wind (woodwind or brass) and percussion instruments can sign up for band. This LINK takes you to the sign-up site. Renaissance Band is on page 1 and Renaissance Orchestra is on page 2. If you want more information about the classes or wish to contact the program teachers, please visit https://www.dceim.org/. If have any questions they will more than willing to help!

News from our Parent Crew:

Self-Paced Volunteer Training!

Still need to do your volunteer training? We have an easily accessible opportunity that you can complete in your own time.
Navigate to our Volunteer Training: Virtual Module, to watch the videos, answer the questions, and complete the interactive pieces. It is recommended that you dedicate at least 45 minutes to this training. We understand schedules and family, so thank you for setting aside quality time to diligently go through this module.
Upon completion of the exit slip, and review of your responses, you will earn credit for the volunteer training.
As per communication from REMS admin, it is required that parents who plan on volunteering attend one of the Volunteer trainings. Our hope is the same training across the board will help elevate the experiences for our students, parents, and staff, while continuing to provide a safe learning environment.

RAD Save the Date: Friday, October 6th

Renaissance Adventure Day is coming soon!
Save the date for:
- the awesome Fundraising Fun Run
- a grooving dance-a-thon
- an epic Adventure Ed challenge
- a creative All-Crew Art project with Ms. Staci
- serving our community with a project supporting Wellspring
... all to benefit our school!
Look out for more information in the coming weeks, including volunteer sign-ups. For now, mark your calendars with these key dates!
 - REGISTRATION OPENS - 09/13/2023
      Register on MYBOOSTER.COM
- Renaissance Adventure Day - 10/06/2023

Lost and Found Items
Come and get your stuff! Lost and found will be out this week during pick up.

Kindie Letter Formation Training Event
Kindergarten teachers would like to start having volunteers in the classroom to help with letter formation in the mornings. Ms. Bethany and Ms. Lauren will be hosting training sessions if you are interested. We are opening this volunteer opportunity up to ALL Renaissance parents who have completed the basic Volunteer Training.
In this training, we will go over how, what, and why we do letter formation in a particular way. Please feel free to bring your child along as the perfect partner to practice during the training. We ask that you attend a training before you sign up to volunteer, and please do not bring younger siblings to your volunteer shift.
TRAINING
*9/13 Wednesday 1:15-1:45
*9/15 Friday 8:00-8:30
Once you've been trained, please check Track It Forward to sign up for the 2 volunteer slots per classroom, from 8:30-9am on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, starting Monday September 18th!

Save the Date: Movie Night on the Lawn

Join us on the evening of Thursday, September 21st! More details to come.

Spirit Night at Zaika Indian on September 29th, 2023 from 11:30am-9:00pm
Our Spirit Night is good for dine-in, takeout, pickup, and delivery. Zaika Indian in Castle Rock is also available on DoorDash, GrubHub, or Uber Eats. In the section for order notes or special instructions, include “I am with the GroupRaise Meal for Renaissance Elementary School” and we get 20%!