April 25, 2025

4th Graders planting seeds, seedlings, and plants in our school garden.

News from Our Crews:

Ms. Hillary- D4/5
Last weekend, Discovery 4/5 crew had an opportunity to support our local community by helping restore the creek ecosystem. We harvested parts of willow bushes that we then replanted in hopes of restoring the willows along the creek. This was an important task for helping the threatened Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse and its habitat. We recently learned all about this threatened species in our expedition. These students went above and beyond in showcasing the values of crew through service, perseverance, passion, and stewardship!

Ms. Summer- D6
Students took on Earth Day starting with a whole crew challenge to pick up trash.  On Earth Day, students participated in activities such as repainting the tunnel, touching up the buddy bench, cleaning the swings (bird poop has been removed!), and resetting the rock maze so that it is both accessible to use and weeded down!  Students also have added two new lidded trash cans to encourage students to throw items away on the OLE instead of littering! Thank you to PCF for partnering to help make this giant project happen and thank you to Ms. Madison (Kinder), Ms. Laura (D6), and Mr. Justin for adding extra hands to pull this off so quickly! 

Ms. Lauren and Mr. Steve- 3rd and 6th Grade
Third and Sixth Graders practicing for upcoming Showcase Presentations!

Ms. Tori & Ms. Jena- 5th Grade
Fifth graders have launched into their Earth and space science expedition, Beyond Earth: Exploring Space with Heart and Mind. They’re diving into big questions about how Earth’s rotation and orbit create patterns like day and night and the seasons. Through hands-on lessons students are making observations about the moon, stars, and human impact on space exploration. Aligned with key science standards, this journey encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and care for our planet and beyond.

Ms. Annie & Ms. Sami- 4th Grade
Fourth graders planted their seeds, seedlings and plants in our school garden this week. In other exciting news, they have fixed our compost problem! Through a grant, Commercial Compost is going to pick up all our school food waste once a week starting this week. Last week, they did a waste audit and these are the results:

Our fourth grade crews are SO excited to share that more than half of our school waste will now be composted, AND each Spring we will get our compost back to use for our school garden! In the lunchroom, there will be our normal trash bins, recycling bins, and our new green compost bin. Thank you 4th grade for being sustainability champions!

Ms. Erin- Library
Library was out of this world this week! All crews enjoyed a trip through space and time in our StarLab. We learned about night and day, watched the moon on it's journey through the phases of the moon, learned to identify some constellations and asterisms, and listened to the myths and legends behind them. A stellar time was had by all. 

REMS Readers Bookclub
The long-awaited spring session of the REMS Readers Book Club is finally here! Join us on May 15th after school in the library to discuss our latest book, the 2024 Newbery Award winner, The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers. Space is limited so sign up using this google form as soon as possible. Students in kindergarten and first grade must have an adult present to attend. Please see flyer for details.

Mr. Steve- 6th Grade
On April 30th (Wednesday) after dismissal for 1 hour Mr Steve’s 6th grade crew will have a garage sale fundraiser. Students will bring in old toys, games, movies, etc. Additionally there will be lemonade and snacks. Items will be sold at a pay what you want price, and all the money raised will go towards either the Team Trees or Team Seas charity to raise awareness for Earth Day!

News from Parent Crew:

The Renaissance Open - REMS Auction

• Tickets are still available for online-only. Buy your tickets here!
• Online bidding opens April 24th at 6pm. Set reminders in your calendars!

The Votes Are In!

We are thrilled to announce and welcome the three newest members of our Parent Crew Foundation! Congratulations Holly Dyess, Paula Do Lago, and Josh Smith. We cannot wait to see what wonderful things you do over the next two years!

Our SAC Crew needs you!

We have 3 vacant Parent Representative spots that need to be filled. The purpose of SAC is to inform, encourage and provide opportunities for parent and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional program and quality improvement processes. 

This is different to PCF, although we work closely together, with common overarching goals. 

Join our SAC Crew!

Information and the nomination form can be found here.

Nomination window closes May 5th.

If you have questions email remssacchair@gmail.com