Announcements:
Thank you for coming to student led conferences! It is such a great occasion to celebrate growth and set goals. It increases student ownership and momentum with their learning. Today, students were gushing about how proud they felt! :)
Thanksgiving Family Feast on Thursday, November 20th*. Renaissance would like to invite families to join us for our Thanksgiving Family Feast on Thursday, November 20th. If you would like to join your student(s) for lunch, please complete the online Thanksgiving Feast Sign Up by November 17th so Ms. Zina knows how much food to prepare. Lunch schedules on this day are unique; sign up for the crew you will eat with and enter the quantity of guest joining us at that time.
Our lunch will be at a different time: 12:50-1:15.
Our lunch will be at a different time: 12:50-1:15.
*The November lunch menu shows the Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday, Nov. 19th. Due to our half-day, we are swapping the lunch menu for the 19th and 20th.
Calendar Updates:
Nov 4: No School; Teacher Professional Development
Week of Nov 17th: Book Fair (Tuesday is Family Night 4-7:30)
Week of Nov 17th: Climbing in Gym Have you signed up to belay?
Week of Nov 17th: Climbing in Gym Have you signed up to belay?
Nov 20: Thanksgiving Family Feast
Nov 26-28: No School; Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 26-28: No School; Thanksgiving Holiday
Solar Ovens
Students have loved using the creative process to design a system to trap heat. The creative process has been key to generate ideas, refine ideas, use creative production (build their solar oven), reflect & use feedback to improve their design, and work collaboratively with each other.
I was impressed with how students embraced the PROCESS in which they had to persevere with challenges and be flexible in their thinking when it did not go well the first time. We will be able to make a lot of connections to this process throughout the year, as it is a great attitude of thinking and life-lesson.
        
Many students were successful in trapping heat and having a higher-temperature inside their oven than outside. Be sure to ask your child how it went!
Happy Halloween!
We had a SPOOK-tacular Halloween celebration! A BIG THANK YOU to all who donated food, dropped by, and contributed to this fun morning. It was a blast!
Also a big thank you to Trang for sharing her pictures! :)
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