Congratulations December Ravens of the Month Erika Elam ...

[Pages:8]Congratulations December

Ravens of the Month

Erika Elam, Spencer Rittenhouse and Paige Stainsby

Our newest piece of Duct Tape Art created by: Bailey Wilson, 8th grader

Installation Helpers: Caia, Ava, Erika Y., Rotem and Jacob.

Stop by school after the New Year and watch our gallery grow throughout the year.

December 18, 2015

Dear Parents,

Years ago, when my children were very young, my Christmas letter focused on the question of "What is success?" So often in our lives society labels success as achieving the big house, the nice car, and the power job. Yes, these are types of success, but I would argue that there other, perhaps more rewarding signs of success. I remember writing about the "small" successes that my children had made; Austin's first sleep-over; Bryson signing before he spoke; Chelsea holding my finger for the first time. These are all successes. Driving to Renaissance this morning I again thought of the recent successes of my children: Bryson achieving his goal of skydiving; Austin spending two semesters in South America; Chelsea understanding my signing of "Bryson is coming home!"

As I reflected on the accomplishments of my children, my thoughts drifted to your children. I have seen many triumphs this fall. They come in all shapes and sizes; some are academic; some are social; they all have changed your children and made them grow.

I have seen students take an active role in citizenship. After our letter writing campaign on the problem of homelessness, students began noticing differences in the responses they received from the elected officials. Several students noticed that some letters did not address their initial questions. These students wanted to write more letters asking for a more specific response! Your children are becoming active participants in our democracy.

While correcting math journals, I noticed many of the students had jotted down a phrase I say in class constantly-- "don't give up!" Watching kids work together, persevering through a difficult problem and then saying, "Oh! I get it!" They are choosing not to give up and that is success.

I have seen students reach out to each other to comfort and help. For middle school that is a huge step; becoming aware of others and developing empathy.

And on Tuesday I saw your children reach more goals, have more successes. I sat in the audience proud to be part of your children's lives. I look forward to 2016, working with your children and helping them recognize all they can achieve.

This winter break my hope is that you, too, will recognize the successes of your children, both large and small.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

Sincerely,

Karen Amaya Head Teacher Renaissance School of Arts and Reasoning

Parking Lot Etiquette: There have been several complaints from parents regarding parking lot etiquette.

Please be kind to each other out there and remember we share the parking lot with all our Renaissance family as well as Eastlake staff and students.

If you arrive early for pickup and have blocked another vehicle please kindly move so that they can be on their way.

When picking up a student for early release please use the RSAR Visitor parking spaces and do not block the drive way area.

As a reminder: The back gate closes at about 8:30am and reopens around 1:30pm.

If

coming to the school during the day please use the front EHS entry.

FRENCH afterschool program: It's not late to enroll and beginners can join after Winter break. Enrollment is beginning for winter/spring session. See below for flyer for more information.

Redmond High School

17272 N.E. 104th St. Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 936-1800 rhs Principal: Jane Todd

Future Freshman Parent Night: January 20, 2016 6:30-8:00 p.m., Redmond High School Performing Arts Center

Approximately 1,750 students, grades 9?12. nt and Honors programs in every content area.

International, national, regional, state and local award-winning programs in every department Strong support programs in Special Education, English Language Learners and Targeted Assistance Consistently honored as one of the top 1,000 schools in the nation Annually awarded the highest admissions rankings among state colleges and universities Our graduates last year enrolled at such universities as Baylor, BYU, Cal-Tech, Cal-Poly, Cornell, Gonzaga, Howard, Scripps, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UW, West Point, Villanova and WSU. The class of 2016 has 15 National Merit Semifinalists, 20 Commended Scholars, and one National Hispanic Recognition Program award winner.

The Eastlake High School Counseling Department will be hosting our Incoming Freshman Parent Night for

the Class of 2020 parents on Wednesday, January 27th @ 7:00 p.m. in the theater. This is an opportunity for parents of current 8th grade students who plan to attend EHS in the fall of 2016-2017 to learn more about our course registration process, graduation requirements, and activity and athletic opportunities available to our students. If you are unable to attend this presentation and would like more information it will be available on the Counseling Haiku page as well as the Eastlake webpage following the presentation. We hope to see you there!

2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR

January 7 - NEW January 11 - NEW January 12 January 13 - NEW January TBD - WATCH February 8 February 19 April 20 April 25 - NEW April 27 -NEW April 28 May 9 & 10 - NEW May 11 & 12 May 21 May 23 - NEW May 25 - NEW May 30 June 2 - NEW June 3 June 10 June 14

Vision and Hearing screening (7th grade only) Talent Show Tryouts 2:00 ? 3:00 RSAR Parent Information Night ? EHS Theater 7:00 Talent Show Tryouts 12:30 ? 1:30

Talent Show ? EHS Theater 7:00 pm School Dance ? RSAR Campus 7:00 ? 9:00 pm We Day ? Key Arena SBA ELA Testing ? All School SBA ELA Testing ? All School All School - 5th Avenue Play "The Mercer Girls" Rehearsals (Times TBA) Shrek Jr. Musical ? EHS Theater 7:00 pm Shrek Jr. Musical at Redmond Senior Center 12:00- 1:00 SBA Math Testing ? All School SBA Math Testing ? All School No School MSP Science Testing ? 8th grade only School Dance ? RSAR Campus 7:00 ? 9:00 pm End of Year BBQ and yearbook distribution 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony ? EHS Theater 7:00 pm

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