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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Information, Please

There are now many great places to find the information that you might need about the happenings at our school. All of these sites are linked on the sidebar of our crew blog so that you can find them easily.


Our Crew Blog


http://jillfisch.blogspot.com/



Our Crew blog is where you will find daily posts about what is happening in our classroom. This blog has tabs across the top that have more information about various topics from Adventure Ed to Resources for Students to Parent Resources and more. On the sidebar there is a search box so you can simply search for what you are looking for, too.

Also on the sidebar, you will find links to other important blogs, an archive of previous posts, a cluster map that shows where our blog's visitors are from and more. Be sure that you have subscribed to this blog by email or RSS feed so you will always have the most up-to-date information. (Information about subscribing is on the Information page of the crew blog.)

Renaissance Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School Website

http://www.wearecrew.org/

The Renaissance Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School website is where you will find information about our school and school-wide events. You can find information about our philosophy under the About Us tab. You can find information about each crew under the Parent Central tab. Calendar information is under the Calendar tab. Please take some time to browse this site. It is beautiful and well-organized.

Our Seesaw Blogs Page

https://blog.seesaw.me/jillfisch3/#!/




 Our Seesaw Blogs page is where you will find individual student blogs written by the students in our crew. The most recent posts will be in the middle of the page and along the sidebar are student names so you can easily find your child's individual blog. Posts will be coming soon!

The Douglas County School District Website is where you will find district related information. You will find things like school closure information, curriculum and standards and much more. You can find information alphabetically by clicking on the letters below the photos on the main page.

Ponderings of a Principal
http://renaissanceprincipal.blogspot.com/


Ponderings of a Principal is Ms. Deborah's blog about our school and its philosophy. You can find links to crew blogs on the sidebar of this blog and you can also follow it by email.

Renaissance Art
http://artteacherc.blogspot.com/


At the Renaissance Art blog written by Ms. Pam, you can learn all about her philosophy of teaching Art along with updates about what each crew is learning. An added bonus is that this blog is filled with beautiful photographs of Art and life.

  Renaissance News Archives

http://www.wearecrew.org/news

Also on the sidebar of our crew blog, you will find a link to the archives of the Renaissance News that are created by the front office staff. These newsletter will have details about all of the latest happenings and events at Renaissance.

Other helpful links:
Crew Photo Album - Visit this album to download photos the Cate and I have taken of the crew. You will get a better quality photo from the album than from trying to download from the crew blog. The link to this album is also on the side of our crew blog.


Ms. Jill's Crew on Twitter - only used occasionally
https://twitter.com/MsJillsCrew


Renaissance Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School on Twitter
Renaissance Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound School on Facebook
Renaissance Student Activities

 Information is all around, you just need to find the sources that work best for you.

Hopefully all of these sites and blogs will help you stay well-informed about our classroom, school and district. Remember, most of them are linked on the sidebar of our crew blog so you can always find them easily.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Drumming

Every Monday, we have a drum circle to help us make the transition from the weekend back into the school environment. Drumming gives us a chance to lead, to follow, to build community and to make music. It takes a lot of concentration to keep the beat. Today we had our first drum circle of the year. It went very well. If your child is new to Renaissance, he or she will be making their own drum in the upcoming weeks. At some point you will get a letter from Ms. Pam with more information about this. In the meantime, we will borrow drums and other instruments from around the school for the students who don't have drums yet.

Important Dates
8/28-8/29 First Grade Fall Voyage
8/30 Day of Rest for First Grade
9/3 No School - Labor Day
9/21 No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
10/8-10/19 Fall Break
10/22 No School - Teacher Work Day
11/6 No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
11/21-11/23 No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/24-1/7 Winter Break


















Friday, August 10, 2018

Pictures of our Day


The “rule” in first grade is that when your parents ask you what you did in school today, you are not allowed to say “nothing”. Many first graders take that to heart.

Another student telling his parents about his day.

Thinking hard.







We have some amazing readers in our crew!



Getting comfortable with each other.

Our self-portraits

Our school rule
Brayden "pied" me at the carnival.

Videos of my time at the Pie Face station are at the link above