Happy Earth Day, Crew!
One of the original EL Education Design Principles is The Natural World:
“A direct and respectful relationship with the natural world refreshes the human spirit and teaches the important ideas of recurring cycles and cause and effect. Students learn to become stewards of the earth and of future generations.”
We try to live into this Design Principle at Realms!
- Today our school celebrated by launching our next phase of our composting program.
- Our 6th Graders are in the middle of their “Waste Less, Nourish More” expedition.
- Our 10th Graders are in the middle of their “Frog in the Pot” expedition, and are hard at work preparing for their Better World Day projects.
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – R. W. Emerson
I encourage us all to take a moment of appreciation for the natural world 🌎
Thank you,
Zach Harju, Interim Principal
UPCOMING DATES:
- Fri April 26th & Sat April 27th – Banff Film Festival
- Thur May 2nd – Family SafetyNet Night for Realms Middle School 5:30-8:00 PM (details below)
- Fri May 3rd – Better World Day
- Fri May 3rd – RMS Dance 6pm-8pm
- Mon May 6th – Teacher Appreciation Week!
- Sat May 11th – Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show
- Tues May 15th – Fri May 19th – RHS Intensives, Round 2!
- Mon May 20th – Thurs May 22nd: 8th Gr Travel Study
- Tues May 28th – Wed May 29th: 10th Gr Newport Overnight Fieldwork
- Thurs May 30th – Senior Expo Night! 6pm-8pm
- Tues June 4th – Thurs June 6th – Tentative 8th Gr Passages
- Wed June 5th – Last Day of Classes for RHS Seniors
- Tues June 11th – RHS Class of 2024 Graduation, 7PM
- Thurs June 13th – RMS 8th Gr Promotion, 6PM
- Tues June 18th – Last Day of School, 2:30 Release
THIS WEEKEND: BANFF FILM FESTIVAL!
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE!
This is an awesome event, brought to you by Friends of Realms. The films are super entertaining and all proceeds support fieldwork, intensives and electives at RHS and RMS.
SafetyNet FAMILY NIGHT AT REALMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
For parents and caregivers of students in grades 4-10: Join us at our SafetyNet training at Realms Middle School on Thursday, May 2nd, from 5:30-8pm. You will learn more about online risks to children and how to prevent them. Dinner provided by Longboard Louie’s. Register here.
YOUTHTRUTH SURVEY RESULTS
Back in January we invited students, families, and staff to take the YouthTruth survey. If you would like to see and hear some of the results (and next steps), check out the video below!
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH BYPASS TEST
Does your child excel and excited by mathematics? If your child is interested in bypassing a grade level in math, we will be hosting a bypass test that could allow your child to skip a grade of Math. This test is available to 6th and 7th grade students who may want to bypass a grade. Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the bypass assessment.
You can let us know that you’d like your 6th or 7th grader to take the Math Bypass Test by emailing Zach ([email protected])
Rubbish Renewed Volunteers Needed
Saturday, May 11th is this year’s Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show. If you have never been to this Realms fundraiser I HIGHLY recommend attending!
Please consider signing up to volunteer using the links below:
Event Set Up: https://volunteersignup.org/9LKJC
Event Help: https://volunteersignup.org/WKPM
Jobs on your own time: https://volunteersignup.org/X83H3
MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
Friday, May 3rd, Realms Middle School will be hosting our very own “Springa-Flinga” dance! We encourage middle school parents to consider volunteering through this sign up form.
Tickets to the middle school dance are $10 and can be purchased through Touchbase.