September 8, 2023

NEW! A Note from Ms. Trena:

Upcoming Important Dates: 

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

School Fees:

REMS voyage fees and supply fees are necessary to continue our unique programming. Please login to MySchoolBucks and ensure that you have paid all invoices and visit the REMS Store to pay your supply fee. 

Bond/Mill Levy Update: 

NEW! News from our Crews:

Our 3rd grade crews enjoyed some time at Camp Shady Brook this week on their voyage.

NEW! A Note from Ms. Staci:

Send in your colorful, plastic bottle caps for our upcoming RAD art project. Students can drop off their bottle caps in the art room anytime between now and Fall Break.

News from our Parent Crew:

Do you love our REMS staff? Take some time this week to email 212 Pizza and tell them about it!

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

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!

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%!

Save the Date: Movie Night on the Lawn

It’s a-me, Mario! Join us for a viewing of The Super Mario Brothers movie on the REMS turf!! This fun event for the whole family, will be Thursday September 21st. Set-up will be at 5pm and gathering starts at 5:30pm with the movie starting at 6:30pm. Be sure to come hungry as we will have Burnt End BBQ on site to provide dinner for purchase (cash, credit card, Apple pay or Venmo). A portion of the sales will be donated to REMS. We will be serving free popcorn and candy to snack on while watching the movie. Please bring your own chairs, blankets, glow sticks, and flashlights to make it a night to remember. Please be sure to RSVP for food truck items to ensure enough food at the event. We also have volunteer opportunities for before, during, and after the event. Looking forward to seeing you there!! Yiiiiiipeee!!!

Your Parent Crew Dollars at Work
This month, your Parent Crew has provided the following grants to our staff:

- Flexible seating for SPED.
description: Hokki Stools, and similar chairs use small muscle movements to keep students on task and focused in class. Occupational therapists call it “active sitting,” and the chairs “allow movement in all directions” while the padded seat keeps them from slipping. The stools seem to absorb excess energy since a student is able to be in a near constant state of movement and remain on task. Wiggle cushions provide postural input, allow for movement while seated and can be placed in a standard chair. The cube chairs are designed to provide proprioceptive input and to keep students grounded during circle time / other activities.

- Gizmo: Science and Math Simulations
We are hoping to utilize Gizmos to enhance our Expeditions by expanding students’ exploration of science concepts. This software would allow students to explore science concepts that we may struggle to do a hands-on experiment due to supply/classroom limitations. For instance, in Discovery’s 4/5 and 5/6 Ecosystem Expedition there is an experiment within the curriculum that would require live fish, however, Gizmos would allow us to explore the same concept without having to endanger live fish. We are confident this would help engage students in concepts similar to a hands-on experiment. In addition, we are hoping to utilize it to help enrich students learning both in math and their own personal exploration of science concepts.

- Prof Development: Send Ms. Liesl to the Professional Music Educator Conference
CMEA is one of the largest national conventions for music educators in the US. Guest clinicians from all over the country present on relevant topics for today’s teachers and provide a rich learning environment for all levels of teaching. I would spend the time at the conference networking with other educators and learning about the newest innovations in my subject area that I could directly bring back and begin using to benefit my students in the classroom. These types of conferences continually inspire me to grow my teaching practice and try new things to reach all students and their highly individual interests.