|
Pumpkin Carving
This Thursday, October 26th, the 1st - 8th grade children will be carving their pumpkins for use on Saturday's Protected Path. Please send your child with labeled pumpkin carving tools in a bag. The 8th grade will help their 1st grade buddies and the 6th grade will help their 2nd grade reading buddies. Thank you to Durst Organic Growers for generously donating the beautiful Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins for the Halloween Event!
Handwork Circle this Thursday, October 26th
Many hands are needed! 8:30 a.m. in the tutoring room next to the Preschool rooms.
Please come out and join us
this Thursday
, as we are in need of handworkers to finish projects for the Halloween Event
on Saturday
and many hands make for light work. No experience needed and we will have all the supplies.
Get your costumes ready-- our Halloween Celebration is almost here!
The school is in a flurry of activity as we all prepare for our annual Halloween Celebration! Student grades 1-8 will be carving pumpkins tomorrow and parents, students and teachers have been preparing for the magic of the Protected Path and the challenges of the Perilous Path.
The Halloween Celebration will take place on Saturday, October 28th from 5:00-9:30 p.m. The Protected Path will run from 5:00-8:00 p.m.and the Perilous Path will run from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Bring your appetites because dinner will be available from in the 7th Grade Cafe. You are invited to enjoy delicious chili and soup (meat and vegetarian) with cornbread for $5-7. Baked goods and treats and drinks will also be available.
Tickets are on sale now in the office for $5.00/child. Protected Path tickets include one parent; the Perilous Path is for children 5th grade and above only. Last year was a sell out, so please purchase your tickets early.
We encourage costumes to be worn by children and adults, but ask that they reflect the essence of our school. Examples of acceptable costumes are pirates, fairies, princesses, dragons, knights, etc. Commercial "character" themes, scary masks or full face makeup are NOT allowed.
Halloween--We need your help!!
So many parents have volunteered, the participation is wonderful! We still need a few volunteers to fill the shifts of Perilous Path bell Ringer (shift 1), Protected Path Narrator (shift 2) and "Party Monitors" (adults to make sure children don't stray from the party area). We always need cleanup help on Sunday, too!
Sign-up here
to volunteer.
No School on October 27
We have a scheduled in-service day on Friday, October 27, a day that will be dedicated to preparing our school for our fabulous Halloween Celebration. Volunteers serving the school on campus that day will be provided care free of charge. Please note: a contract is needed to ensure that we have adequate staff on hand. No drop-in care will be available on that day. We still have a few spots open for Sunflower - see Debbie in the office to sign up on Thursday.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
 Boxes will be available in the breezeway on Monday to support your child's trick-or-treating efforts to help raise money for UNICEF. Boxes will be collected in special bins Wednesday - Friday next week. Thank you for your support of this important cause! Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began 67 years ago as a way to help kids still affected by World War II. Since then, millions of children across the United States have gone door to door on Halloween with UNICEF collection boxes, calling out, "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!" The annual tradition of Kids Helping KidsĀ® - involving donations big and small - has helped to raise more than $175 million since 1950.
DWS Sports
Davis Waldorf School volleyball and flag football seasons were great! The volleyball team played four different schools (Sacramento Waldorf, Winters Middle School, Francis Harper Junior High School, and Freedom Christian School in Sacramento) Both Ms. Toy and Mrs. Oltjenbruns have been quite impressed with the team and look forward to possibly having the volleyball team in a league next year.
Flag football has had great leadership with Coach Steve Oltjenbruns and had three football games this year - our last one was just yesterday against Camellia Waldorf School.
It has been an absolute pleasure to work with all these kids on the teams and to see how much they progress from week to week. Basketball season will be starting up in November so keep your eyes peeled for more information about the practice schedule coming up.
High School Options Night
Join us Monday, November 6, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the MPR. We'll have representatives from the Sacramento Waldorf School, DaVinci Academy, Jesuit High, Natomas Charter High School, St. Francis High, George Washington Carver Waldorf Inspired Charter, Davis School for Independent Study, Sacramento Country Day, Christian Brothers and a few others. Middle school students and parents should plan to attend to consider the many options available in our region (and beyond!)
Pre-Order Your Holiday Tree!
 The sixth grade is off to a running start on its fundraising efforts for the year and will be taking pre-orders for Christmas trees, wreaths or cedar garlands/swags from now through November 14. Please contact Ann Wells, adoulamom@sbcglobal.net, or any parent of a sixth grader if you are interested in purchasing a Christmas tree, wreath or garland. The trees will be delivered here to DWS, farm-fresh from Oregon, on Saturday, December 2 from 9 - noon. Sales will be made individually off campus as well as at the school in the breezeway on Thursday, October 26 (at 12:45 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.) Thank you in advance for your support!
Dia de los Muertos
We will be celebrating this beautiful Mexican tradition here at DWS Wednesday, November 1 through Friday, November 3. This is a time to honor and celebrate loved ones who have passed on. If your child would like to participate, please have him or her bring in a picture or piece of memorabilia from loved ones they would like to honor (please clearly mark your name on items so we get them back to you). Bring them to your class teacher by 8:30 am on Wednesday, November 1.
Green Wood Needed
The woodworking program at DWS is in need of green (fresh-cut) wood. Wood greater than 6" in diameter (either branch wood or trunk wood), and a foot or more long, is desired. Most kinds of hardwood or fruitwood are fine. If you see something in your neighborhood, or if you are planning on removing a tree, please contact Bill Critchfield at bcritch@att.net. Many thanks!
Annual Giving Campaign is launching on Monday!
 We have been offered a very generous $5,000 "Challenge Grant" from one of our school's alumni parents, which we will earn when we reach 100% participation in this year's Annual Giving campaign.
We also have a special incentive for early participation in our campaign - the first two classes to reach 100% participation will receive a $250 gift to their class fund. These additional class funds can be used by the teacher for field trip expenses, supplies, or other special class needs.
It is easy and secure to give online at
www.daviswaldorf.org/support-dws. Your gift will be divided between each class if you have multiple children in the school.
Daylight Savings Time Ends
It's time to "fall back"! Remember to turn your clock back an hour on Sunday, November 5.
Anthroposophical Study Group
Our weekly study of Rudolf Steiner's "The Study of Man' is held each Monday,
3:30 to 4:45 in the MPR. It is facilitated by Faculty member, Steve Brannon.
Feel free to come and socialize beforehand at
3:15 - study will begin promptly at
3:30. Please note: the wider community is warmly invited! Feel free to invite others who may have an interest in this book.
Parking Reminders
Please do not park on the freeway side of Sycamore Land at any time. We have been reminded by the Davis Police Department, as they are responding to complaints from our neighborhood to the south. We must be vigilant in following our parking protocols.
Preschool families - remember that you are allowed to park for about 10 minutes in the front parking circle AND the back parking circle during morning drop-off times. We request that you use those options rather than parking on the street or parking in the Kinder lot.
Please do not park in any Faculty spot that is marked "Reserved" unless it is after 2:05.
Community First Friday
Please join us in the aftercare room on Friday, November 3rd for our next installment of Community First Friday. We will have a presentation by Lauren Hickman "Celebrations and Toys - gift-giving ideas and
selecting toys as a creative process"
to help us get ready for the holiday season.
October's Inform - AWSNA's community newsletter
Highlighted in this month's issue:
- Waldorf Education's voice in the wider education community
- Waldorf One World: WOW-Day
- The Importance of Learning a Second Language
- The Comeback of Cursive
Here is the
direct link to the Inform newsletter on the AWSNA website.
Reminder for Sunflower Aftercare Parents
If you need drop-in care, please sign-up on the clipboard in the office, or email/call Debbie. Also, if your child is contracted for care and something comes up and you won't be coming, please call/email Debbie. Otherwise, we will be searching for your child after dismissal and calling for information. Additionally, if you let us know, we may be able to accommodate another child who needs drop-in care. Thank you for your help!
Get a $500 Tuition Credit
We have openings in some of our grades classes this year. We are offering a $500 referral credit to this year's tuition to any family who refers a friend that completes the enrollment process, specifically for our first and second grades.
Field Trip Reminder
In order for you to drive children in your car on a field trip, we need an Auto Use Form and DMV driving record print out. A new form and record is required every year. Get ahead of the game, submit yours out now!!
Lost and Found
Please take a minute to look through the clothes, dishes and other items in the breezeway. Anything not claimed by the end of the month will be donated.
Housing needed for our beloved Eurythmy Teacher
Eurythmy teacher and husband seeking a small one bedroom dwelling - private artist cottage or in-law suite within driving distance from DWS - needed ASAP. We are very quiet and responsible, non-smoking and have no pets.
Please contact me at 978-766-3078 or eurythmy@daviswaldorf.org
Thank you! Sophia Benvenuto
Dates to Remember:
10/26-27 - 3rd Grade field trip
10/27 - No School
10/27 - Parent Child Class 9:30am
10/28 - Halloween Event 5-9:30pm
10/30 - Annual Giving Campaign Begins
10/30 - Parent Child Class 9:30am
11/01-03 - Dia de los Muertos
11/02 - Climbing Rose Parent Mtg 6pm
11/02 - 2nd Grade Parent Mtg 6pm
11/02 - 3rd Grade Parent Mtg 6:30pm
11/03 - Community First Friday 8:30am
11/03 - Parent Child Class 9:30am
11/03 - 7th Grade Fun Run
11/06 - Parent Child Class 9:30am
11/06 - High School Options 6pm
11/08 - 5th Grade Field Trip
11/08 - 1st Grade Parent Mtg 6:15pm
11/09 - Make-Up Picture Day 10am
11/09 - 6th Grade Parent Mtg 6pm
11/10 - No School, Veteran's Day
11/10 - Parent Child Class 9:30am
|
