2.26.15 Crew News

Calendar Updates:

Mar 9-13: PARCC State Standardized Testing
Mar 11: 4:00-7:00pm Life is Art Artist Edition (Family Friendly Free Event to look at student art work)
Mar 14: 6pm Life is Art (Adults Only Fundraiser)
Mar 18-19: 3rd grade Student Led Conferences
Mar 23-Apr 3 Spring Break
Apr 6: No School- Teacher Work Day (This is different than other schools in the district)
Apr 7: Students return from Spring Break

Apr 20-22 NEW Voyage Date

Apr 23: Day of Rest- No School for 3rd Grade

Apr 24: No School; Teacher Comp Day

Announcements:

VOYAGE RESCHEDULE: April 20-22

If you haven't already, can you please email me to acknowledge and give your permission for your child to go on voyage on this new date? 

Student Led Conferences: 

-Third Grade will be holding their student led conferences the week before Spring Break.  This will be a great way to celebrate student learning and see what we have been doing in the classroom. Please sign up for a conference.

Click here to sign up.

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LIFE IS ART: Have you gotten your tickets for March 14th? 

Here is a personal plug. :) Renaissance has done lots of fundraisers in the past, but we have narrowed it down to two big ones: Bootcamp and Life is Art. The parent committee who runs LIA has done such a fabulous job with making this a FUN event that really makes a difference in our classrooms. For example, this is the FIRST year I have had my own computer cart. Last year, 3rd grade had to share one cart, and before that, we had to share carts with multiple grades. This has been AMAZING! It gives us SO much more access to technology and teaching 21st century skills. I can't say enough how much I enjoy this event, and I hope to see all of you there.

Life is Art tickets are on SALE now! Tickets can be purchased here. Get them before the price goes up after March 6th.

Spring Climbing: Our crew will be climbing the week of March 16th. The more belayers we have, the more climbing students get to do! Hope to see you there!

 Belay Training for Spring Climbing will take place every Wednesday through February 25th.

Sign Up online; click 'Find a SignUp' and enter Mr. Doug's email; doug.baker@dcsdk12.org.
For those new to belaying, you will need to attend the entire training, starting at 10:00am (usually lasts about 90 minutes). 
If you know the physical skills necessary to belay safely, you can come at 12:00pm to learn the enhancements added to increase the emotional safety of climbers.  (If you took the belay training in the fall, you do not need to attend unless you would like a refresher or extra practice time.)

Health Fair We have continued our focus on the health fair posters.  Last week students watched the following video about Austin's Butterfly.   We had a rich conversation about high-quality work. It was amazing to witness the transformation of posters as well as the positive attitudes of resiliency and perseverance. Austin's Butterfly had a great theme of the power of feedback. This week, students have been revising their work based on their own critical thinking as well as the feedback of a peer and the teacher. It is really exciting to see how much pride is developing over these posters!  Next up, we will begin working on oral presentation skills and practicing how to present for the health fair. We have not set a date yet for the health fair for the 2nd graders.  Health fair posters will be shared with you during Student Led Conferences. :)