December 21, 2023

Important Dates:

December 21st: Last day of school 
December 22nd: Teacher work day

December 23rd- January 7th: Winter Break

NEW! A Note from Ms. Trena:

Dear REMS Families, 

Thank you so much for sharing your children with us.  We have had such a successful first semester! The culmination of our Winter Beat solidified how important Crew and community are within our school.  Our gym was packed full of families, grandparents, siblings, and our staff supporting and celebrating our crews.  The turnout was truly was a testament of how our community can come together and join in union to support our children to be their very best.  Many kudos to Ms. Liesl for her tireless efforts in creating such a breathtaking performance in the Winter Solstice celebration! Our students were amazing! 

On Saturday, December 23rd Elementary Progress Reports will be available in the Parent Portal beginning at 8 AM.  Though we just had Student Data Conferences, please take a few minutes to review how your child is progressing on the grade level standards in their crew.  Teachers work very hard to progress monitor and appreciate your collaboration. 

I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and peace.  I look forrward to our adventures in the New Year together! We Are Crew! 

With gratitude, 

Ms. Trena 

Community Challenge

I am asking as a REMS community that we support our staff this holiday season with a challenge...  I will be challenging staff to turn their vacation settings on their emails over the holidays and to remove their school email from their phones to be conscious about being present with their own families.  I ask our families to make a conscious effort to refrain from emailing staff until Winter Break has concluded on January 8, 2024.  I sincerely appreciate your willingness to allow our staff a restful break with their families to rejuvenate for the new year. 

NEW! News from our Crews: 

Our school celebrated the Winter Solstice in the Beat this week.

Kindergarten visited with the local fire department to learn how firefighters work as crew.

After School Opportunity:

NEW! News from our Parent Crew:

Belay Training 1/17 & 1/24
Climbing is one of the most important pieces of our adventure education program, but it doesn't happen without your support. Each day that our students climb, we need dozens of parent volunteers to make it safe and enjoyable for our crews! Learn to safely belay with Mr. Doug here.

Urban Air Spirit Night: January 31st
Join us for an exciting night of fun and games at Urban Air with 20% coming back to Renaissance!

Save The Date: Crew Building Family Fun
Join us Thursday, Feb 8 at 5:30pm for a fun family night! More details coming after winter break!!

REMS Auction Planning & Sponsorship Opportunities!
Save-the-Date: Renaissance Auction March 30, 2024
Join us for a festive fundraiser at the beautiful new Castle Rock Library!
To help with planning or learn about becoming an event sponsor, email our event leads today!

Auction Wine Wall Donations Needed!
We have all sorts of fun planned for our auction! Such as: the Wine Wall!
We need 100 bottles of wine for our wine-wall game. Please donate nice wines to our auction. These count for tax deductions, and volunteer hours! Bottles can be dropped off in the front office. Thank you!

2nd Annual REMS Family Cruise Fundraiser
Calling all REMS Families! After a successful Alaskan Fundraising Cruise this past summer, we are doing it again, this time to the Caribbean! Sailing June 23-29th, 2024 from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, sail with our REMS Crew to Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk and Amber Cove aboard the Carnival Vista while raising money for our school. For additional information and to get registered to book, please visit: www.rangervoyages.com/group/rems. You may also reach out to Cruise Planners Travel Advisor Brianna Ranger, mom of Shane (2nd grade) and Dean (Kindergarten) for additional details at (720) 333-6636 or email brianna.ranger@cruiseplanners.com.