Our annual celebration of Spring, the May Faire is almost here!
The big day will be Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Please check in with your class parent(s) and class teacher about volunteer sign-ups and to find out what's needed for this very special Festival in which all our children participate.
If you know of a high school or college student who would like to volunteer to help with the booths, please have them visit
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4CABAD23AAFD0-mayfaire1
The celebration includes a Maypole procession and traditional Maypole dance performed by our 8th grade class. Come and enjoy our music, vendors, contra dancing, delicious baked goods and a lunch café, jump rope making, a petting zoo, games (archery, fencing, zip-lining, sack races, and more) garland making, hair braiding and many other wonderful activities!
Sleeping Giant help needed.
Davis Waldorf Dads! Do you have a desire to be part of the Sleeping Giant team for the May Faire? The Sleeping Giant is a game for grades 4 and under where children approach a sleeping giant and try to steal the golden goose. If you like to act (as giant or his wife) or would be interested in overseeing the game for an hour, please contact Joel Bremson at
joel@daviswaldorf.org
. Moms are welcome, too.
Got Animals? The first grade class parents would love help in finding animals for our sweet petting zoo. Do you have any chicks, small bunnies, ducklings, baby pigs, young goats or lambs, a miniature horse, guinea pigs, etc. that could be in our petting zoo for the day? Perhaps another kind of friendly animal? Animals must be mature and calm enough to be handled by children for about 3 hours with rest periods provided. Please contact our first grade class parent: Hanh Pham,
cakho8@gmail.com
Our May Faire Event is in need of more
colorful yarn donations for the jump rope station! Please bring your good condition, untangled donations of colorful yarn (acrylic worsted works best but all are welcome). Please place them in the designated bin outside the office.
Class Garland Making/Supplies & donations: Please make sure you have signed up to bring homegrown flowers or made your
$3 donation to purchase flowers.
Post-Event Straw Bales for Sale: As always, we are selling the straw bales utilized during the May Faire for $3/bale. These can be pre-purchased in the office or at the event if any are left. Must be picked up by Sunday, May 6th.
Purchase your discounted pre-sale tickets for games & activities, puppet shows, jump rope making and post-event straw bales in the office before next
Friday, May 5th at 1:00 p.m. Every family who purchases pre-sale tickets will also receive a "Bring a Friend Card".
Spring Concert
Our annual spring concert will take place Friday, April 27th at 7:00 p.m. at Brunelle Hall, Davis High School, 315 W 14th St, Davis. The concert will include all strings classes plus 8th grade student solos. (Please note the change in location from previous strings concerts.)
The dress for the concert for all students is black pants or skirts and white shirts. Skirts shorter than calf length need to be worn with black leggings. Dark shoes and socks are preferred.
We will rehearse at Brunelle Hall Friday afternoon. We are not able to get into the hall until after dismissal at the high school, which is 3:30 p.m. Please bring all instruments at 3:30 p.m. to Brunelle Hall for tuning. There will be a separate table for instruments from each class. Some tables will be on either side of the stage and others will be in the green room. Mrs. Kost will rehearse each class in 15-minute intervals starting at 3:45 p.m. All students need to rehearse the group piece at 4:30.
Our rehearsal and arrival schedule on Friday, April 27 is as follows:
- 3:30 Bring Instruments to Brunelle Hall for tuning (you may coordinate to have one or two per class transport)
- 3:45 6th grade strings
- 4:00 4th grade strings
- 4:15 5th grade strings
- 4:30 4th-8th grade strings
- 5:00 7th/8th grade ensemble
- Dinner Break
- 6:40 Students arrive
- 7:00 Performance begins
On
THURSDAY, April 26th,
8th graders will rehearse their solos
beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Brunelle Hall.
We have established a tradition where all students join for a final piece at the end of the program. This year, we will play "It's a Small World". For this piece, we will all wear international costumes of some kind. Costumes do not need to be elaborate. If you have nothing suitable at your house (or at your neighbors', friends' or relatives' houses) let Mrs. Kost know. She has various options. There will be opportunities to change clothes during the breaks between performance groups.
Our Superhero Auction and Benefit Dinner 2018 was a huge success!
Our gross receipts from the night were over $52,000. We also met our goal of $12,600 for our fund-a-need for the Middle School playground.
Please make sure to submit any reimbursement receipts you have so we can get an accurate picture of our net proceeds.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our parents, friends, alumni and supporters! Thank you to our event chair-persons: Kristal Davis-Fadtke - Food, Entertainment and Decorations; Katrin Rippel-Galati - Acquisitions; Jenn Short - Volunteer Coordinator; Jody Roach - Registration and Finances; Christi Postlethwaite - Silent Auction Closer and Check-out, and Tina Rheault -- Bagging.
A big thank you to our auctioneer, Brit McLin and to Jessica Efstratis and John Cummins for getting the dance party going! And, a gigantic thank you to you, for being the superheroes you are -- donating and creating auction items, and bidding in support of our school. Let's do it again, next year!
Thank you to Ms. Lavery and Mrs. Burchard for such a beautiful assembly and for all who attended and lent their support. It was a delight to see our past and present teachers join together for a stunning finale: Brett Lavery, Natalie Oltjenbruns, Sophia Benvenuto and Christian Seeley. Photos that were taken by Rob Fadtke are available for viewing and purchase at:
http://zoartphotography.zenfolio.com/eurythmy2018
8th Grade Presentations
The Eighth Grade Project Presentations will continue tonight, Wednesday the 11th and tomorrow, Thursday the 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the MPR.
The eighth grade project is one of the milestones of Waldorf education. Students work with an adult mentor to learn a new skill or become familiar with a profession. Each project represents months of research, mentoring, and production, culminating in an oral presentation and including an artistic element. This community event is fun and inspirational for the whole family.
Following is this year's schedule:
Miyah Zuber - Hairstyling
Owen Trueblood - Skiing
Marissa Postlethwaite - Portrait Photography
Maya Keenan - Music Production
Clara Almeida - The Flute
Siena Dawkins - Forensic Science
Alice Lanier - Sports Broadcasting
Kyler Andolina - Women's Fashion
Abbie Rexroad - Plant and Animal Photography
Caleb Hight - Fine Arts of Painting and Drawing
Annika Fry - Graphic Design
Rowyn Crowell - Landscape and Macro Photography
Coen King- Self Publishing
DWS Soccer
The soccer season is off to a great start! The Davis Waldorf middle school co-ed soccer team will be playing their first away game vs. Woodland Christian today. We'll follow up with a game against Sacramento Waldorf School on Wednesday, April 18th and Sacramento Country Day School on the 20th. We will be playing seven games before the final playoffs and tournament in the middle of May. Keep an eye out for info on our home game and come cheer on our 18 players! Mrs. Oltjenbruns is seeking an assistant who is familiar with soccer to help hold soccer practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please give her a call at (209)206-3223 if you can help.
After School Electives
We have a new session of after-school electives starting next week. Sign up by Friday, April 13 for a $15 discount per class. Stop by the office for a form or
print one here.
The woodworking class will be on Mondays, led by Mr. Critchfield; they will be making a one-legged stool. Maestra Marta's Friday class will be painting landscapes with acrylic paints.
529 Plan Postponed
DWS scheduled a talk with a Financial Advisor from Edward Jones on March 14 to discuss how the 529 Tuition Plan could affect your family. We will need to postpone this talk as the State of California has still not made a formal decision regarding the tax consequences on a state level for distributions used for K-12. The delay has been longer than anticipated. Stay tuned for more information.
Community First Friday meeting on Fathering on April 13 is cancelled
We are sorry to announce that we will need to reschedule this month's Community First Friday on the topic of Fathering. We are planning to include this topic in next year's Community First Friday schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Diversity Team Meeting
Thursday, April 19th, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. in the Development Office. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Lauren Hickman, pedchair@daviswaldorf.org.
Please join us for a Parent Council Meeting, Thursday April 19th!
Thursday, April 19th, 5:45 - 8:00 p.m,
Ceri and Ezra Beeman's home
,
334 I St, Davis
Are you curious about DWS Parent Council? Parent Council is open to every parent/guardian at our school. Please feel free to drop in and get involved. Our meetings take place on the third Thursday of every month. This week's meeting will include valuable information about our upcoming May Faire and offer time to connect with other families in our Waldorf community. Our meetings are a potluck so please feel free to bring a dish, if you would like.
After the doors shut on the last day of school, the campus is quiet but teeming with the beauty and natural activity of summer for a few months. This is a lovely time to enjoy some of the delightful offerings at our annual summer camp for children entering grades 2-6. Davis Waldorf School is pleased to offer four thematic weekly offerings with wonderful teachers and a healthy lunch and snack provided at our annual Summergarden Summer Camp. Each day includes the weekly theme as well as time cooking or in the garden, and of course lots of time for summer fun! Please tell your friends about this one-of-a-kind experience on our beautiful campus as it is open to the public as well!
The offerings for children entering grade 2 though grade 6 are:
Woodworking for Kids - June 18- 22 Taught by Bill Critchfield, DWS Woodworking Instructor
Clay Creations - June 25 - June 29 Taught by Shai Porath, Handwork Teacher
Crafting with Leather - July 2 - July 6 (no class July 4) Taught by Shai Porath, Handwork Teacher.
The Great Games Getaway! - July 9-July 13 Taught by Natalie Oltjenbruns, DWS Games Teacher
Get your pictures in the yearbook!
The Yearbook Staff is inviting parents and teachers to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of your child's class and community events we'd like to see them. Help us create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
- Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
- If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 410313692
- Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
- Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
- Click "Save Details".
It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is
04/25/2018
Dahlia Haberman and Cori Brewer, Yearbook Team
Class Photos
Tuesday, April 24th is Class Photo Day. The grades have an option to purchase a class photo, silly class photo or both. Kindergarten and Preschool have the class photo option only. Photo envelopes can be turned in to the office or directly to the photographer.
Please Pull Some Weeds
Spring has sprung on campus and we need help with weed pulling. If you are waiting for your child and see weeds, please pull a few and help make the campus beautiful for May Faire.
Substitutes Needed
We are looking for qualified substitute teachers for grades classes, our Early Childhood program, our nap program and our Sunflower aftercare. If you are interested, please see job descriptions on our website.
To apply, please, submit a resume and three professional references to office@daviswaldorf.org.
Thank you DWS from the Director of STEAC
Dear Third Grade....thanks so much to the entire Waldorf School for the recent drive that brought in almost 300 pounds of food. With the recent expansion of our food closet, your donation is especially appreciated! Warm regards, Katy Zane, Director of STEAC
Picnic in the Country & Open Farm Day
We would like to invite you to our annual Open Farm Day. We are planning more hand-on farm experiences for the kids along with our pizza making and our annual Plant Sale at Good Humus this year. This is a wonderful spring event at our organic farm in Capay Valley on April 21st and it is great for kids and families as well as anyone who wants to purchase amazing quality plants for their summer garden. The date is the same day as UC Davis Picnic Day and a nice alternative for those who want to get out of dodge that day.
We are going to screen soil, making paper pots, and plant the pots (maybe even decorating the paper before making) with either seeds or plants. We will have a nature walk (there are a lot of owl pellets to find), and spring flower bouquet making along with vetch head crown making, all will be fun for the kid at heart.
We hope you can come out to the farm! Bring your friends that would like to join you with a picnic in the country, spring time has exploded and it is quite stunning to see in April!!!
Annie Main
Good Humus Produce
Waldorf Teacher Training
The Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training warmly invites you to join them for inspiring and enlivening courses at the Marin Waldorf School this summer. For more information click
here or contact Tiffany,
tiffany@bacwtt.org.
Fathering Workshop
Please join Jack Petrash, Author of
Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball at a workshop in Placerville on Saturday, May 5th from 9 am-9 pm at the Whitefeather Ranch in Placerville. Jack has worked with dads all across North America. His book,
Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball won the Parenting Publication's gold award. He is also the author of
Navigating the Terrain of Childhood: A Guide to Meaningful Parenting and Heartfelt Discipline. His parenting pieces have also appeared on NPR and in the Washington Post. Workshop $50.00. Overnight camping available.
