Announcements
Our hike is NEXT Friday: Next week, we will be preparing for our hike by creating hike agreements, bus agreements, taking about comfort/growth zones, creating a gear list of what to wear, and doing picture puzzles to find out what animals/plants we might see on our hike. For now, please know that I will be asking the following for next Friday:
*Please send your child to school in pants or leggings rather than shorts. This protects legs from scrapes & scratches, bugs, pokey plants, etc. Short sleeves with a packed extra layer should be great, and sturdy walking shoes.
* Drop off and pick-up at normal times, 8:30 and 3:55.
* Your child will need: a backpack, a sturdy water bottle, 3 snacks, a sack lunch, a jacket or hoodie, and a hat and/or sunglasses.
* Please apply sunscreen to your child before dropping them off at school.
*Confirmed chaperones are Cyndi R, Alyssa M, Megan S, Katie H, Sally M, Maggie C, Sarah B, Eliza B, Matt T, & Nicole W.
Take Home Folders: Please see the fliers for RAD in Take Home Folders. Additionally, we cleaned out our blue writing folder to make room for our next unit of writing. Take a minute to celebrate the growth in your child's writing since the beginning of school.
From Ms. Erin, our librarian: We are lucky enough to have an author visit on October 5th. If you would like to preorder a book, then it will be signed by the author. Please see the following for more information: Here is the book order form for This Book is Banned. The author visit will take place on Thursday, October 5th at 1:00pm in the library. Books must be preordered to be autographed by the author. Forms can be returned with cash or check to Ms. Cari in the office or to me. I really appreciate your support in promoting this awesome event!
From Ms. Staci: Our next unit in visual arts, students will be creating an artwork inspired by artist Jim Dine. Each student will add items that represent themselves and their interests. Items might include small toys, cookie cutters, plastic letters, legos...etc. Small items no bigger than 2 inches. Please place 5 items in a ziplock bag with your students name on the bag. There is a green collection tub below the snack containers next to Ms. Lauren's classroom.
These items will be used in the artwork. Sometimes students have a hard time using their items, but not to worry as I have several items here that are very similar if this issue should arise.
Please send in your baggie of 5 small items by October 2nd.
Repeated for Reference: Renaissance Adventure Day: At Renaissance, we have TWO awesome fundraising events. The first is RAD (Renaissance Adventure Day) in the fall and then the second is a live auction, parent-only event in the spring. We are kicking off RAD, and in the following weeks you will be seeing a lot of information to keep the excitement level high. RAD is October 6th. All crews will get to participate in a Fun Run, service project, and dance-athon. This day stands out as a highlight to everyone at REMS! And we are in need of your help! We need volunteers to help run the different stations. If you would like to know more or are interested in volunteering, please check out the Parent Crew RAD Info Page. There are lots of great prizes and incentives to collection donations this year. Get registered right away so that your child can be entered for raffle prizes.
Volunteers Opportunities
-Volunteer Training: Virtual Module
-Classroom Volunteers: sign up
-If you attended the literacy training, please sign up to be a letter formation volunteer M, Tu, & Th morning from 8-8:30. This is incredibly important, and I cannot thank you enough for supporting our writers to learn the proper formation of their letters. *If you were not able to attend the training and wanted to, let me know, and I will contact you for an additional training.
-If you are interested in being a classroom volunteer to support learning on M, Tu, Th, or Fri from 9:25-9:40 (literacy), 10:30-11 (literacy), or 1-1:30 (math), please email me. I need at least 24 hours of notice to confirm to make sure I have materials for literacy or math games ready. Thanks! I look forward to opening the doors to have more classroom volunteers!
Calendar
September 22nd: Teacher Professional Development Day- No School for Students
September 29th: Ms. Lauren's Crew Hike (regular drop off at 8:30 and pick up at 4pm)
*No Community Reading 9/29, since we will be getting ready to depart for our hike.
October 6th: Renaissance Adventure Day (RAD)- Check Take Home Folders for Info
October 9-20th: Fall Break- No School
Crew Highlights
A highlight of the week was our first drum circle!
We practiced how to begin together, drum at the same beat, and end together. Drumming requires a lot of integrity, and we had to work together to keep the beat.
How fun to see their smiles for this long awaited tradition. I will be posting pictures of students with their drums on Seesaw.
More buddies!
We will be partnering with Ms. Summer's Discovery 5/6 crew to be MATH BUDDIES on Wednesdays!
They worked with our crew on a ten frames game and counters in a cup.
How fun to have more buddies!
In writing, we spent some time reflecting on our first writing unit. It was fun to hear their excitement about all of the risk taking and growth in the first 6 weeks of school. We cleaned out our blue writing folders and sent everything home in Take Home Folders. Please take a moment to have your child share work and to celebrate such incredible growth!
Speaking of writing, our 4th grade buddies went on their 3 day voyage starting on Tuesday. So on Monday, our crew wrote notes of encoragement to their buddy. We brainstormed things to say, such as: Have fun, I believe in you, Be brave, & You can do this! They turned out so sweet, and I have already heard from Ms. Annie about their inspiring impact to the the 4th graders. Hooray!
A big thank you for coming to the Crew Picnic last Friday. It was wonderful to see so many families connecting!
And the kids had a blast too! :)
Have a wonderful 3 day weekend, and I will see you Monday!
Warmly,
~Ms. Lauren
