by Webmaster | Oct 27, 2014 | Home Page News, News
The Harvest Hoedown the Best in RCS History!
We outdid ourselves!
The Hoedown was a smashing success!
So many wonderful faces, costumes, and friends came to enjoy the day.
We want to extend a special thank you to parent Stephanie Cody for coordinating the event. We’re also grateful for all the parents who put hours of work and energy to pull the Hoedown off.
Thank you also to all of our business sponsors and businesses who donated to the Hoedown.
There was a booth for fairy hair. There was a booth to take photos (stay tuned to our Facebook page to find your photo!), a cakewalk, a “wine” walk, face painting, and much more.
We had bouncy houses, haunted houses, and magicians.
Family. Food. Fun. And lots of photos!
Enjoy a slideshow of all the photos of the day.
Click on each image to enlarge. Then hit the back button on your browser to return to this page.
by Webmaster | Oct 13, 2014 | Home Page News, News
The RCS fourth grade just finished a wonderful unit on all things plants. From photosynthesis to seed growth to planting systems, each student understood a lot about plants by the end of the unit.
Students went to the NC Arboretum at the start of the unit and continued study of plants, processes and systems during the course of their unit.
Student Presentations
Part of the requirements for learning was for 4th graders to present their unit to their parents and families.
On Friday, they had a chance to do just that:
The presentation schedule
Students went out to the community gardens where they showed their parents the different plants that were growing. They also had a greenhouse where they were growing smaller plants:
Other students showed off their planting systems and explained what was going on with their particular system:
The plant package designs were all part of a bigger part of the unit: the engineering design process:
Engineering Design Process
Students explained their thinking, learning and their conclusions to their parents using their folders:
Students also did a blue-dye experiment to see what would happen as plants grew.
Parents helped create a botanical feast for the botany celebration.
Students’ plants were not quite ready from the school community garden to make a meal with them. That will happen later on. In the meantime, students were able to enjoy good food and fellowship with their families.
by Webmaster | Oct 9, 2014 | Alumni News & Accolades
Rainbow is always thrilled to hear from its alumni!
We just heard from Reed who was finishing a summer term as a park ranger at Sequoia National Park.
He’s pictured below. He was off duty, therefore not in uniform, but yes, this is where he works.
One of the tenets of a Rainbow education is environmental sustainability; we hope that influence follows RCS students their whole lives.
by Webmaster | Oct 8, 2014 | Home Page News, News
All bright-eyed and eager to see their grandchildren, Rainbow Community’s grandparents filled the new auditorium on Monday morning.
They snacked on delicious muffins and coffee while they waited for the presentation to begin.
Getting ready to listen to the Director’s presentation about the Future of Rainbow
As the RCS Director Renee Owen began, the auditorium hushed to see where Rainbow has been, where the community is now, and where it’s headed.
Here’s a link to the presentation:
Sharing Our Inspiration
From there, each grade performed a song or dance in honor of grandparents everywhere.
Third Grade honors grandparents with a song
The performance culminated with sixth grade doing a dance with music inspired by the culture of India.
Sixth grade performs a dance
Then, everyone returned to their classrooms where all grandparents had an opportunity to see how students were learning, and what they were doing in the classroom.
Grandparents in 4th grade
Take a look at even more photos from the day. We hope our grandparents were pleased – and of course, parents and grandparents alike are welcome on campus anytime!
by Webmaster | Oct 1, 2014 | Home Page News, News
RCS Gets a New Kiln!
With Gratitude…..
Our new kiln has arrived!
We would like to give a big shout out to two RCS parents who have been instrumental in helping to grow our ceramics program. Doug Smith, an amazing potter and father to Clay in Omega, who has been firing student work at his studio for the past 4 years.
He has donated many pounds of clay to our school, and has been advising our art teacher, Tracy, on the purchase of the new kiln.
Steve Schwarz, dad to Graham in second grade, purchased the kiln for Rainbow through his business, Mountain Glass Arts.
The funds for this purchase were raised through two school fundraisers over the past two years.
We teamed up with Zoe’s Kitchen here in Asheville and Art By Me out of Charlotte.
Many thanks to all of you who participated, we could not have done it without the support of our wonderful Rainbow community!
Art By Me Fundraiser
Great News! We are gearing up for another Art by Me fundraiser.
This school year our goal is to have artwork arrive in time for the winter holidays.
Please be on the lookout out for information and updates.
by Webmaster | Sep 25, 2014 | Home Page News, News
Our Summit is coming up on September 29. We hope that the RCS community really benefits from all the information that we want to share.
As part of that meeting, we are inviting parents to be a part of small focus groups, where parents can provide their own input.
Take a look below. As parents arrive, they will have a chance to choose which group they’d like to be in, though the earlier the better: each group will have up to 10 people and once they’re full, people will need to choose another.
SUMMIT INFORMATION
WHAT
The Summit is a gathering of the Rainbow Community to share our inspiration and ideas for the future of Rainbow. The ideas we generate will be used to shape the direction of Rainbow’s growth and development. Prepare for an energetic, fascinating and inspirational evening!
WHEN & WHERE
Monday September 29, 5:30 – 8:30 PM in the RCS Auditorium.
WHO
At least one parent of each Rainbow family (preschool optional) is requested to attend. This is a delightfully mandatory community meeting replacing the traditional fall mandatory classroom meeting.
FOOD
Light snacks will be provided. Bring your water bottle and any desired personal snacks.
CHILDCARE
Childcare will provided on the RCS campus. $15 per child. Bring a snack and water. You must RSVP by Wednesday 9/24 at the RCS office or via email with Kate in the office at info@rainbowlearning.org.
VOLUNTEERS
You will receive information via email and SignUpGenius about several volunteer opportunities in support of the Summit. This is a good way to contribute to the success of the Summit and earn some hours.
SCHEDULE
Sign up for each group will be on a first-come-first-served basis in the auditorium: be early to assure your group choice!
After an introductory program in the auditorium, we will divide into focus groups around the facility for brainstorming and sharing our inspiration.
Each facilitated group will be limited to ten participants. To cap off the evening each group will share their key ideas with the entire community in the auditorium.
YOUR PREPARATION
Come with your imagination hat on!
Be prepared to have some fun sharing your ideas for Rainbow’s future and to be inspired by those of others.
You will join one of the focus groups below for the brainstorming section of the Summit.
Each group will be asked to address several key questions per topic. Detailed information about each group is on the RCS website and will be posted around campus.
FOCUS GROUPS
CHANGEMAKERS
SERVICE LEARNING
ALUMNI
GLOBAL & IINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SPIRIT & CONSCIOUSNESS
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
ARTS AT RCS
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
SHARING THE RAINBOW MODEL
GROUNDS
BUILDINGS
COMMUNITY CENTER & SERVICES
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
FUNDRAISING & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
FAMILY & PARENT SUPPORT
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Focus Group Information
