Watching from my living room window as the snow falls, I hope that every family is snug and able to enjoy the beauty of the season. At the same time, Ashwood's faculty recognizes that it can be frustrating for some families to experience so many weather-related school closings. Teachers also struggle with lost instructional time. Piling on missed work afterward isn't really effective; children need rhythm and thoughtfully crafted lessons to absorb their studies meaningfully.
 Ashwood, like Waldorf schools throughout New England, cannot add school days in June. After eighth-grade graduation, teachers spend days writing detailed narrative reports for each student, and also participate in faculty meetings, reviewing the school year and making decisions for next year. Many teachers and administrators then head off to Waldorf training workshops and the national AWSNA conference, which take place in June.
As we begin to form next year's calendar, we will consider possible ways to build in a few snow days in the hope of offsetting a similar situation in the future. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and understanding.
With warm regards,
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Jody Spanglet
School Director
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Benefit Dance This Saturday!
Get your tickets now to this Saturday's benefit dance party with The Right Track! Rockport Opera House doors will swing open at 6:30, dance instructor Katie Tranzillo will offer a lesson in East Coast Swing at 7:00, and the band strikes up at 7:30. Don't miss midcoast's fabulous R&B band!
Tickets are available in the office, at Belfast Dance Studio, the Hope General Store, Zoot, and online.
$25 in advance/$30 at the door
Adults only. Cash bar by 40 Paper
We are soliciting hummus and cookie donations
to help feed hungry dancers. If you can donate a batch of either, or something else, please let me know. The band is prepared to taste test and vote on their favorites.
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Sarah Ewing
Administrative Assistant
and Dance Impresario
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Annual Appeal
We have more donors to thank! We are blessed to have so many. For your gifts to the annual appeal, which really means your gifts to the children, faculty, and staff of Ashwood, we thank the following:
Jason Stripinis
Michael & Elizabeth Connelly
Lesley Finlayson
Henri & Riitta Lipmanowicz
Alden Robinson
John P. Cotton
Marcia & Tim Kimpton
Christy Pitchel
To those who gave to Children Are Our Future, we thank the following:
Ben & Mariana Tupper
Cordelia Paula Lane
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Annie Mahle
Development Director
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Ashwood Parent Community
The APC met on Monday, March 5. You can read notes from the meeting
here. Our next meeting will be on April 30, and we encourage all parents to attend!
-Rebekah Smith
Facilitator
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AmazonSmile
 The AmazonSmile triple donation promotion starts today!
Amazon is tripling the donation amount to 1.5% when customers make their first eligible purchase from March 12 - 31.
1. Go to
www.smile.amazon.com.
2. Add Ashwood Waldorf School as your charity.
3. Bookmark
www.smile.amazon.com.
4. Use AmazonSmile every time you shop at Amazon, and they will donate .5% of your purchase to Ashwood.
-Annie Mahle
Development Director
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Click above to read the latest news from the Association of Waldorf Schools in North America.
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Thursday, March 15
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(Makeups)
Friday, March 16
Assembly. Grade 5-6 Presents.
8:40-9:10 a.m.
Saturday, March 17
Dance Party with The Right Track!
Rockport Opera House
7:00-10:30 p.m.
Buy tickets!
Wednesday, March 21
School Tours
8:15-10:30 Grade School
9:00-10:30 Early Childhood
Thursday, March 22
Grade 7-8 Play
John St. Church, 98 John St., Camden, ME 04843
7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 23
Grade 7-8 Play
John St. Church, 98 John St., Camden, ME 04843
9:30 a.m. AND 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 27
Spring Concert
Flatbread Co. in Rockport
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Serve-A-Thon Pizza Benefit!
Flatbread Co. in Rockport
4:00-9:00 p.m.
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Substitute Teachers Wanted
Ashwood Waldorf School is seeking substitute teachers. Some of our subs are comfortable teaching all grades, while others have particular preferences for grades and subjects.
If you are interested in this opportunity please e-mail
Jody Spanglet
for an application.
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We publish community-service announcements from and for Ashwood community members at no charge (50-words max.). Send to: Judith Soleil.
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Understanding Waldorf
Master Waldorf teacher Jack Petrash offers a recent, in-depth presentation. He's a wonderful speaker!
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Be a Sponsor
Display or text ads appear here, in the right column of the
Leaflet, and link to your website. The cost is $5/edition for a square ad (170 x 170 pixels) and $10/edition for a long ad (170 x 340 pixels). Discounts are available for long-term ads. The
Leaflet appears every other week except in July. For more information, email
Judith Soleil.
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A question about the Leaflet?
Send us an email! We would love to hear from you. The next Leaflet will be published on Wednesday, March 28. Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 26, at 9:00 a.m.
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