10.30.14 Crew News

Announcements:

Halloween at Renaissance
All students come to school in their costume and must bring a change of clothes to put on after the morning festivities. 
We will have an all-student parade for parents and crews to enjoy at 9:00am.  The parade will take about 15 minutes.  The parade will be outside in the OLE(Outdoor Learning Environment), walking through the amphitheater.  

Feel free to come watch! :)

Parents are welcome to wait outside (or by the office) after drop off, until the parade starts. 
We will have 'breakfast festivities' in our classrooms following the parade, and you are welcome to hang out.  
If you are choosing to keep your students home for the morning, please call the attendance line so that we can excuse them, 303-387-8002.

Have you signed up for Student Led Conferences? Our crew will be holding our student led conferences next Wednesday and Thursday (November 5th and 6th). Please sign up for a conference. If these times do not work for you, please let me know, and we can figure out another time.

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Calendar Updates: 

Nov 4: No School; Teacher Professional Development

Week of Nov 17th: Book Fair (Tuesday is Family Night 4-7:30)

Nov 26-28: No School; Thanksgiving Holiday

Have you heard about our RAKtivism? This week, our crew began talking about random acts of kindness. We did "Stickie-Note Kindness" where the students wrote positive notes for others. They voted to leave these notes on the desks on all the sixth graders (when they were out of the classroom). It was really sweet! The kids LOVED it, and we talked about how good it feels to be in the service of others! I would like to do more random acts of kindness  and service for others. If you have ties or connections to organizations or projects (ex. nursing home, Habitat for Humanity, animal shelter, Coats for Colorado, and so on), I would love to hear about it. :) This week, I am cutting short my crew news in anticipation of student led conferences. We have been doing some great thinking and learning, that the kids are very excited to share with you. We will see you next week!

10.23.14 Crew News

Announcements:

Crew Pictures and Retakes are next Wednesday. Order forms will go home in Thursday Folders. If you would like an individual re-take, this is the time to do it (please let me know, so no one gets missed).

Parenting Class is available with content similar to Love and Logic. 

Click here for more information.

HALLOWEEN: Are you ready for the annual REMS Halloween parade? Please have students arrive at school in costume on Friday, October 31st. We will be doing a parade, having breakfast, and enjoying a few activities to celebrate in the morning. Then at 9:55 students will change back into regular clothes to go to IAs, and we will have a normal day. :) 

~Costumes should be school-appropriate. No overly-scary costumes or weapon props. Please email me if you have questions.
~A big thank you to Vanessa for facilitating the breakfast and celebration. We are still in need of a few items: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48adab29ab9-halloween1
~Parents are welcome to stay after the parade for our breakfast.

Calendar Updates: 

Oct 29: Crew Pictures & Retakes

Nov 4: No School; Teacher Professional Development

Week of Nov 17th: Book Fair (Tuesday is Family Night 4-7:30)

Nov 26-28: No School; Thanksgiving Holiday

I hope you had a fun and refreshing fall break! My trip was absolutely fabulous, and I will be sharing stories and pictures. :)  A Big Thank You to Ms. Lucky!  Awww! I missed you too! Bootcamp Update:  Our class donated 586 canned goods and raised over $1,000. That is amazing! This fundraiser raised over &40,000! Thank you!!! The dollars raised are not all visible but so essential. A big part of those funds will sustain the technology that we have - we call it the 'tech rejuvenation' fund. Having the level of technology that we have is a blessing and it takes many dollars to sustain it! The funds will also go towards our scholarship fund so that we can continue to support families financially who need some help. The funds are also going towards the maintenance and expansion of our Adventure Education program in the form of maintaining our climbing equipment/facilities, tarps, stoves, etc. We will also be taking down the rope ladder and replacing that with 'The Centipede'  - a four-part, hanging-posts climbing structure - THIS year! We are SO grateful for the dedication and support of our families and community. Thank You! Ms. Lucky was so kind to take pictures of the Bootcamp Festivities.