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Once again our 4th-6th grade students attended Nature's Classroom, a science-based camp upstate at Silver Bay, Lake George. Students went hiking, conducted experiments (including a dissection) and learned lots of new skills.
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7th & 8th Grade students took a 3-day trip to Shelter Island's Camp Quinipet. The camp is designed so students learn about Eastern Long Island's ecosystems and geology. The site provides hands on experiences in woodland, marine and coastal habitats as well as geologic clues to the formation of Long Island, and map and compass skills. And it looks like a lot of fun!
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ELEMENTARY GRADES FIELD DAY
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 On Wednesday, June 3rd all of our PreK-5th graders went on a Field Day Trip to Flushing-Corona Park. There they formed teams and had three-legged races, tug of war contests, relay races, hula hoop competitions and more. With a break from a some rainy weather, the kids had a chance to spend a sunny day outdoors being active and having fun. A great way to celebrate the "almost end of school"! Thanks to mom Carina Salvi, you can view a montage of pix at dropbox and you can download photos here!
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URBAN ADVANTAGE FIELD TRIP
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Students and their families spent a great afternoon at the NY Hall of Science, courtesy of the Urban Advantage Science Program. Urban Advantage is a program directed at middle school students which promotes all the great nature gardens, parks and museums of NYC. As a participating school, our students received vouchers that could be used for free entry at these venues during the year, and also the opportunity for the school to organize a Family Field Trip. A bus picked us up and brought us back. While there, we were able to use the outdoor park, play mini golf and enjoy the inter-active exhibits.  |
Next year we plan to go to the Museum of Natural History and the Bronx Zoo. If your child will be in 6th, 7th or 8th grade, they will be getting information about the program in September. We hope all 6th-8th graders and their families can join us!
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 On Monday, June 8th and Friday, June 12th music students in the 6th, 10th and 11th grades were treated to a special visit by a group of musicians from JazzReach. Established in 1994, JazzReach is a nationally recognized New York City-based non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, creation, performance and teaching of jazz music. Through the presentation of innovative, live multi-media educational programs for young audiences, concerts for general audiences and informative clinics and master-classes for student musicians, JazzReach is dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation and understanding of this rich and vital American art form. JazzReach was recently awarded a grant from the NYC Council and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in support of a citywide "Cultural Immigrant Initiative" designed to offer immigrant communities greater access to arts and culture. Musicians not only gave a performance, but discussed some of the many unique facets of jazz music that distinguish the art form as both distinctly American and distinctly universal. Artists spoke about their respective cultural heritages, their initial experiences upon arrival in the U.S., what compelled them to play jazz, and how living in the U.S. impacted and informed their world view and musical sensibilities.
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 Tuesday, June 9th was Nathan Hot Dog Day at Renaissance. Served with fries and a side of watermelon, it helped to get everyone in the mood for the upcoming summer and fun days at the beach.
We thank our food service coordinators, Geoff & Debbie Ramsey, as well as chef Mo and all the kitchen staff for the extras they provide to make our meals not only healthy, but tasty and fun as well! |  |
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You may remember that back in December we asked for books to be donated to an organization building a library in Ghana. We received some great pictures of the books being put to good use! It is wonderful to see a wall of empty shelves become a place of learning and exploration for these young learners. Thanks to everyone who contributed!
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FEATURED ARTICLE "Iphigenia in Aulis" Review......by Luc Papineau
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 The Multi-Media production of 2014-15 was "Iphigenia in Aulis". This production was a group effort of about 30 students who worked on the production since October. 8th-12th graders worked on the writing, artwork, and music for the play.
Every Wednesday these three groups worked on several parts for the play. The art group beautifully worked on the set, costumes, and props. The writing group worked on the script and various aspects of the play. The music group worked on the classical Greek music form for the play: the use of a chorus.
The final product turned out wonderfully! All of the costumes, set design and music was beautiful! There were three showings of the play and the final performance, to a packed house, was full of goodbyes, thank yous, and laughter! Thanks to Everett & Robert for music and art contributions, and Rebekah for production coordination. And a special Big Thank You to Curtis and Lisa for an amazing experience for the 8-12 graders, especially for the 8th graders whose first experience it was to work on such a large project! |
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Eric Herrera and Jason Ramirez At left: Larissa Bobbin, Karen Sepulveda and Peter Carrion
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Shouts Outs to Daniel Lama and all the students who helped at the flea
market, raising $505 for Nepal Earthquake victims. Together with
individual donations for the charity, Renaissance raised over $850.
Shout outs to our brand new fully trained peer mediators: Jordy Lantigua, Geeta Sharma, Tara Pemba, Ngawang Choeyang, Sabrina Testi, Andres Aguilar, Sakib Ahmed, Ahashan Amin, Michelle Rillion, Julia Francione, Daniel Lama and TJ. A special thanks to our veteran peer mediators who helped to train them: Tabassum Alam, Devin Garcia, Quashawn Davis, Sarah Osman , Brianna Benedetto, Brianna Rodriguez, Destiny Evans, Brielle Fantauzzi, Joel Morales, Brennan Rogan, Elena Saca, Alex Marston, and Samantha Rodriguez. Marlen gives shout outs to our attendance monitors here and here! Shout Out to Matthew Bedoya 702 for returning a phone he found.
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Girl Power! The Lady Knights Finish Spring Season Strong!
Congrats to HS Softball Team for making it to the second round of the playoffs.
Congrats to the 5th & 6th Grade Girls Basketball Team ~ 2015 CSAA Girls Basketball Champions (Undefeated Season). They are the first team in school history to end a season undefeated .
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MS Lady Knights Basketball Team went to the world famous Madison Square Garden for an WNBA Game. They even took a picture with NY Liberty Mascot Maddie.
Go Team Renaissance!
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6th Graders Barbra and Alssya visited the MSG Training Facility, where the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty practice. They saw a scrimmage game between NY Liberty & China's National Team. Afterwards they went to BBQ where they took photos and get autographs from the whole team.
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 We have some new family members who have stepped up to fill in the ranks of the PTA Executive Board:
2014-2015 School Year PTA Executive Board: PTA Co-President, 6-12: Nooshig Misislyan: Nooshig66@gmail.com PTA Co-President, Pre-K-5: Lisa Liropoulos: olmo06@msn.com Treasurer: Chester Hicks: chester.hicks@hotmail.com Corresponding Secretary: Jim Stonebraker: james.stonebraker@tiffany.com Recording Secretary: Carina Salvi: carinasalvi@aol.com Cluster 1 Rep (Pre-K-3): Claudia Canavan: Claudiarrnyc@aol.com Cluster 1 Rep (4-5): Kelly Goodwin and Jenelle Frances: kgoodwin1984@yahoo.com and jvintage718@gmail.com Cluster 2 Rep (6-8): Kathy Corona: Kcorona75@gmail.com Cluster 3 Rep (9-10): Marta Kowalska: mirellevvi@gmail.com Cluster 3 Rep (11-12): Paul Rogan and Noreen Wortman: progan@gmail.com and nwortman74@yahoo.com CSG Parents at Large: Lillian Chen: chenlil@nyc.rr.com Liz Delpozo: lizdelpozo@me.com Evelyn Peralta: eperalta817@yahoo.com
PTA Shout Outs: - Thanks to all of our parent volunteers this year. For those who have not had an opportunity to volunteer, watch your emails for more volunteer opportunities.
- Arts Department: Curtis Anderson, Lisa Burns, Everett Boyd, Robert Evangelista, Rebekah Slotnick - thank you for putting together a fantastic play: Iphigenia at Aulis.
- Great Job! Iphigenia at Aulis Cast and Crew.
- Thank you to the TRCS teachers, staff and administration for a great year and for your partnership and collaboration.
- Thanks to Paul & Noreen for filling our last open cluster position.
- Last but not least, a HUGE THANK YOU to Peggy Heeney who helped support all PTA fundraisers and initiatives. Thank you for your support and advice.
Important Dates: Monday, June 15 - Staff Appreciation Day Wednesday, June 17 - PTA Garden Party Message from PTA Co-President Lillian Chen "To my fellow PTA Executive Board members, THANK YOU for all that you have done over the past 3 years, for sticking with me and for offering your support and friendship. All that we have accomplished would not have been possible without you. Thank you for your sacrifices and for your hard work on behalf of ALL TRCS students and the TRCS community. Thank you most of all for the laughter. I look forward to a great 2015-2016."
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Tuesday, June 9 - Clerical 1/2 Day, PreK-8th grade students dismissed at 11:40AM
Thurs-Fri, June 11-12 - K-4 Dance Performances & 4th Grade Drama Performance
Tuesday, June 16- Friday, June 26th - HS Regents Exams
Tuesday, June 23, 9:30-11:00 AM - HS Graduation at Louis Armstrong School
Wednesday, June 24, 9AM-3PM - PEPSizzle, Physical Activity Field Trips
7PM-11PM - 8th Grade Middle School Prom at Bruno's on the Boulevard
Thursday, June 25, 9AM-11AM - MS Moving Up Ceremony. PTA hosted breakfast for
8th graders and their families
Friday, June 26th - Last day of school. Dismissal at 11:40AM for all!
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!-Look for our Graduation Issue in July!
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HELPFUL HINTS AND COOL LINKS
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Make an investment in children, education and the future of our world. Safer, better-educated communities are great for business; they improve the quality of life for everyone. Renaissance's hard-working, high-achieving students strive to make that happen and with your help that goal is closer to being a reality: Please visit our website for more information, and lick on the red DONATE button on the bottom of each page: http://www.renaissancecharter.org/. Thank you!
Sincerely,
The Renaissance Charter School
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