New Early-Childhood Teachers
Dear Ashwood Families,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Ashwood's two new early-childhood teachers, Jen Corning and Morgan Wade. Both Morgan and Jen are trained Waldorf teachers. They each bring a fresh, lively, and joyful energy that we are very excited about. We look forward to introducing you to Morgan and Jen at a parent evening in May.
While we very much regret that Marianne Bockli will not be teaching at Ashwood next year, we are pleased that she will stay on as a program mentor, working with our new teachers and helping to lead the early-childhood program. Morgan will take up her work on May 1 and assist Marianne through the end of the school year. During this time, she will have the opportunity to meet our students and to experience Ashwood's program firsthand.
Jen will join us in August. Many of you know (and to know is to love) Jen from her two years at Ashwood. Both Jen and Morgan will work with Marianne during the month of August. Marianne will also be available for regular check-ins and, hopefully, visits throughout the school year.
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Jen Corning
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Morgan Wade
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With warm regards,
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Jody Spanglet
School Director
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Open House
Ashwood's annual spring open house (this year on April 7) is not only a lot of fun for our current families, it's an important opportunity to introduce Ashwood to our wider community. Word of mouth speaks volumes!
Please consider bringing your friends to our open house and sharing with them this excellent and innovative school and education! Check out the program
here.
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Judith Soleil
Enrollment and Outreach
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Grade 7-8 Projects
Ashwood Waldorf school's class of 2017-18 will present their projects on
Thursday,
April 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the
John St. Church in Camden.
PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE!
The event is free of charge and all are welcome.
Each year students in Ashwood's graduating class complete significant independent projects as the culmination of their Ashwood education. These projects give students the opportunity to have a truly independent learning experience based on their individual interests and inspirations.
Projects this year include:
Bodhi Ames: How to Compose an Original Musical Piece
Leanna Cotton: Publishing My Own Novel
Elsie Hildreth: The Work of an Architect-Designing and Building a Model
Jacob Lavi: How I Prepared for My Bar Mitzvah
Alistair Levitt: Cheesemaking
Zhenya Scott: Dancing My Roots-Original Dance Pieces that Reflect My DNA
-Judith Soleil
Enrollment and Outreach
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Ashwood Alumni Onstage
Watershed School will perform John Cariani's play, "Almost, Maine," at the Rockport Opera House on April 7, 7:00 p.m. and April 8 at 2:00 p.m.
"Almost, Maine" takes place in a tiny town near the Canadian border. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same. ALMOST, MAINE: It's love. But not quite.
And here's an added treat: half the cast are Ashwood alumni, and Ashwood mom, Beverly Scott, is the director. Come see Isaiah Doble, Caleb Edwards, Morgan MacDougal, Eli Moore, Christian Ray, Rachel Sizeler-Fletcher, and Daniel Snider perform in this warm, engaging romantic comedy.
Tickets for adults are $10; students are free (the play is best suited for teens and adults). Tickets are available
HERE or at the door.
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Serve-A-Thon Marketplace
The Serve-A-Thon
Marketplace is open! Visit
Serve-A-Thon Markeplace to view the items, services, and events being offered in support of Serve-A-Thon. The Marketplace will be open through May 4.
Do you have something you'd like to offer? Delicious farm produce, handmade items, or a class? How about hosting a dinner party or boat ride? Offer your professional skills!
By listing an item or service, you
agree to donate the first $250 raised to our 2018 Serve-A-Thon. Click
here
for a listing form. Thank you for supporting our families and our school, and please share the Marketplace
link
with your friends!
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Sarah Ewing
Administrative Assistant
and Serve-A-Thon Ringleader
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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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Summer Activities Fair
The Summer Activities Fair will take place next Wednesday, April 4, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Camden-Rockport Elementary School Gym. Over 40 organizations, camps, clubs, and programs will be on hand with information on their summer programs for children. Free and open to everyone in the Midcoast area! Great raffle prizes, too, with some camps offering discounted or even FREE weeks of camp!
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Heather Mackey
Camden-Rockport PTA
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Thursday, March 29-
Friday, March 30
Grade 5-6 Class Trip to Camp Kieve
Friday, March 30
Assembly. Grade 3-4 Presents.
8:40-9:10 a.m.
Thursday, April 5
Grade 7-8 Projects
John St. Church
98 John St., Camden, ME 04843
Friday, April 6
Grade 7-8 Projects
AWS Community Room
10:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 7
Open House and Pancake Breakfast
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Monday, April 9
Grade 7-8 Class Evening
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10
Grade 1-2 Class Evening
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11
School Tours Grade School: 8:15-10:30 a.m.
EC: 9:010:30 a.m.
Please register.
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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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Waldorf Today
Read the latest issue of this weekly newsletter that features in-depth news about Waldorf education and relevant current research.
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Leaflet appears every other week except in July. For more information, email
Judith Soleil.
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