“The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility- these three forces are the very nerve of education.”
― Rudolf Steiner
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October 4th-
WOW Day
October 11th-
Medical Conference with Dr. Blanning (WISC)
October 16th-
Board Meeting
October 17th-18th-
9th Grade Blacksmith Trip
October 18th-
Grades Fall Assembly
October 25th-
7th Grade & 8th Grade Dance
October 26th-
Wanderer's Way
October 28th-
Annual Giving Begins!
October 28th-30th-
High School Parent Teacher Conferences
**Please visit our
website
for up-to-date information on events. Some dates and times may change throughout the month.**
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We have an amazing community at WSSD, we are so grateful for every donation we receive. This month we would like to give special thanks to:
- Our Pancake Breakfast Worker Bees and everyone that attended!
- The Waldorf 100 Pit Crew, the WSSD Admin Team and Parents; Chip Kislack, Joe Barlett, Cary Weisz, Jessica Kraus for helping to install our WSSD License Plate Frames on over 150 cars!
- An Anonymous Donor Family for donating all of our WSSD License Plate Frames!
- Fit n Hip Wear by Liza Ferraro for donating our Pancake Breakfast and Pit Crew Logo Gear!
- The Moore Family for the file & hanging folders galore!
- The Jurca Family for donating kitchen equipment!
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A group photo from our Pancake Breakfast
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Students at the Lower School helping out the WSSD Pit Crew to install license plate frames!
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Hello wonderful community!
We have added just 2 tamales to the order form.
For $5.00 your child will get 2 tamales( their choice) and a treat. GF available.
If paying in Snake and Lily, the store will take cash and check. Please try and avoid paying with card in the store. There is a transaction fee (2.75%) when using your debit or credit card in the school store.
This fee is taken from the 8th grade funds for their trip.
Venmo and PayPal is another option. At anytime you can Venmo or PayPal, bank to bank. This is free! But, if using a credit card on Venmo or PayPal there is a 3% charge to you. Venmo and PayPal address: lyannkemal@gmail.com
If this is all confusing please don’t hesitate to call, email or stop me at school. I will be happy to help.
Any questions please contact Lyann Kemal 858.699.0631
Thank you for supporting the 8th grade!
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Join us for a 35 minute walk through the furthest of lands where beloved rhymes come to life. Tours offered 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Groups leave every 10 minutes in order of arrival.
Dress in costume. Rain or Shine. Sign-ups will be held at the Altadena Campus.
$10 per child (includes 1 Adult) // $5 per additional adult. All proceeds go to the 11th grade service trip.
Open through 4th grade.
For more information contact: communications@waldorfsandiego.org
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Shakespeare's classic tale of love and family strife,
Romeo and Juliet, will be presented in a radical way by this year's tenth grade. Multiple Romeos! Multiple Juliets! Come see the Waldorf curriculum alive on stage as a gift to us all from this year's fantastic tenth grade.
Showtimes and Tickets to be announced.
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Senior Project Donation Request
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Hello WSSD community,
My name is Daichi Caverly and I am a senior at the high school Colina Campus. As many of you may already know, us seniors all do a senior project that we work on for much of the year and then present to the community in February or March. As a part of my project, I am trying to start a composting program here at the high school. I will be working with the kitchen and my fellow students to make sure that our food waste will be used to create healthy soil for the future gardens of the high school. To do this we need containers to collect the food waste in. Ideally, I am looking for six, five to six-gallon buckets with lids and carrying handles. A good example of what we are looking for is the Behrens 6-Gallon Galvanized Steel Locking-Lid Can, which can be purchased for $14.94 (for one) at Walmart. There are sure to be similar buckets at other hardware stores as well. If someone is willing to donate these it would be VERY much appreciated by me and the high school as well. We would like to get these buckets by November 1st. If you have questions or want to donate please contact me at
daichicaverly1@icloud.com.
Thank you and have a good week.
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High School After School Activities
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Mock Trial
Monday's | 3- 4pm
Ms. Goddard, Magistrate Judge will return to lead our third mock trial team: over the past two years, our team has won accolades from across our region. We’ve added to our roster of coaches this year. Judge Perry will join us when she is available. She is very busy working as an Immigration Justice in El Centro, but we hope to see her when weekend practices start in January. Dylan Gray-Meisner, a WSSD and Mock Trial Alumni, will also help. In addition, Daniel Gardenswartz, a local attorney and WSSD Parent, will be helping as a coach.
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Surf Club
This club requires parent participation, in driving the students to the beach. We will be surfing at South Mission Beach, immediately after school. Dates are available on our School Calendar on our
Website. Pick up time-5:30-6:00 pm and/or dark as the season progresses.
Cost is $75/ student, which includes a Hoodie. Cash, check or charge ($78 if cc) payable at the High school. The Surf Club Waiver is available at the High School Front Desk.
Student Name, parent name, parent contact info, emergency contact, insurance info, a copy of the card, hoodie size.
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Co-Ed Soccer
Indoor Soccer/ Coach Thomas
Cost is $75/ student. Practices on Fridays 3:30-4:30 pm @ Colina
Soccer
The season begins October 5, games will be located at the Water Tower in North Park. The team is co-ed, open to grades
9-12.
More info to follow!
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Check back next month for some features on a few of our Alumni!
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Some things to Note:
- First 30 minutes = open comment & questions by parents. We hope this new format allows working parents to pop in, speak your piece, and get to work. You do not have to get on the agenda..just show up with your thoughts, questions.
- All parents welcomed: Nursery through High School.
- If you are representing your class as a Room Rep/Room Parent, please be sure to attend this and future PA meetings. If you are unable, please send someone from your classroom to sub in..and we'll miss you!
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Upcoming Meeting Dates & Times:
PA Meetings are held in the Music Room, Time of day will vary to accommodate parents with less flexible daytime schedules.
October 2nd- 8:30am
October 29th- 2:00pm
November 19th- 6:00pm
Upcoming PEP's:
PEPs will vary between mornings and evenings.
*Topics to be announced!*
October 7th- 6:00pm
October 9th- 8:30am
October 21st- 6:00pm
October 23rd- 8:30am
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Due to our Fall Break, Annual Giving Starts in October!
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New dates for this years
Annual Giving Month!
START DATE
Monday Oct 28, 2019
END DATE
Friday Nov 22, 2019.
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Winter Faire Queen Bee + Worker Bees Wanted!
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A huge Thank you to the Reynolds Family for chairing The Winter Faire for the last 6 years! We are so grateful for everything they created and will do our best to carry the torch forward!
Looking for Winter Faire Worker Bees and fresh all-inclusive ideas to continue to enliven our WINTER FAIRE event!
To volunteer please contact Liza Ferraro
619-280-8016 ext. 201
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Our goal is to create a WSSD Business Directory to encourage support for our local businesses and professionals that are a part of our community.
All businesses listed will have a WSSD family connection. This is an opportunity to expand, increase and grow your business and a great way to support our community. Think of our community any time you shop, use professional services or dine out!
Our Directory is officially up on our website, under the Community Page!
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Math Tutoring and SAT Prep for High School Students
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I believe that all students can improve their math skills under the right conditions and for many learners this means working in a 1:1 setting. It takes a lot of wisdom to know when you need support and to ask for it! I welcome the opportunity to provide that support.
For SAT prep in math, I help students to understand the test sections, test taking strategies, as well as set and manage a study/prep schedule. Using a readily available prep book, I walk students through a thorough review of the content in small sections. In order to get familiar with the SAT style of math questions, we will do a few practice problems together in each section and the rest are assigned for homework. I can help explain to a student why they missed a problem or help them to understand the worked solutions that are in the back of the book. As it gets closer to test time, we will switch to practice tests and improving speed.
~Michelle Boynton, WSSD Math Teacher
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Are you reaching your full scrip potential?
See this quick formula below to find out:
How much do you spend on:
Groceries per month $_____
Gas per month $_____
Online shopping per month $_____
(i.e. Amazon, Target, Itunes, Uber, Home Depot, Gap...etc)
Let us say you spend per month:
$800 on Groceries from Jimbos
$500 on gas from Arco
$500 online, mostly from Amazon
$800 x 6%= $48
$500 x 1.5%= $7.5 (if you buy in increments of $250, the rebate is 2.5%)
$500 x 3%= $15
Total rebates earned: $70.50 for ONE MONTH!
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Each WSSD Family has a minimum requirement of $220 rebate dollars to generate during the yearly Scrip Session, May 1- April 30. If this example above looks like a similar scenario to yours, it would only take you 3 months to reach your $220 goal!
If you spend half that much, it would only take you 6 months!
For families from 1st to 12th grade, any rebate dollars you generate over the $220 goes directly to your child's 8th & 11th grade trips!
The key is to spend a consistent amount every month buying scrip for your everyday needs...then after you get bit by the "scrip bug" you can think of scrip for gifts and a whole lot more!
Stay the course my friends, scrip can be a lot of fun and provide huge funds for the school, your class trips and even tuition credit! For more details, contact Michelle Chambless, our Volunteer Scrip Coordinator at 619-831-2591,
michellerchambless@gmail.com.
In Huge Gratitude,
Liza Ferraro
WSSD Development Events Coordinator
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News from the Snake & Lily
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Hours...Starting September 4, the Snake & Lily will be open Monday- Friday 8-4pm.
Hours are posted on the chalkboard, on ParentSquare and on our voicemail 619-287-3054 (ext. 202).
Autumn is now upon us and the days will start to shorten more noticeably. In the fall, cultures around the world have celebrations and stories focusing on "light" in its many forms.
We are offering a sale for 20% off of all Beeswax Candles through Friday October 4th.
Product Feature:Fairy Tales Hair Care - 20% off October 7th - 18th.
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Upcoming Sales:Halloween is just around the corner! In the Snake and Lily we carry several lines of "dress up" clothing that have much use beyond Halloween.
Sarah's Silks, Fairy Finery and Forget Me Nots will all be 20% off from October 14th through the 25th.
Please check our chalkboard outside of the S&L, as well as our Instagram @WSSDSnakeLilyStore and Facebook page WSSDSnakeandLily for additional sales and specials.
Volunteers wanted...Are you looking to fulfill some of your volunteer hours for WSSD? We can use some assistance sporadically throughout the year. If you are interested or have any questions, please see Deborah in the S&L. We would love to have your help!
Please complete our SURVEY! We will be sending out a survey in the next couple of days. We really want your feedback and thoughts about how we are doing and how we can do even better! Even if you haven't visited the store, we respectfully ask you to take a few minutes to complete it. The Snake and Lily exists to serve our community and we value your thoughts!
We thank you for your business!
The Snake and Lily team... Deborah and Candy
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Last month on September 19th we celebrated 100 years of Waldorf Education. Check out the newest Waldorf 100 film featuring reflections from Waldorf alums and Waldorf parents!
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Back in April our students created postcards to be sent all over the world to different Waldorf Schools. In September we will be displaying the postcards we received from other schools in our main hallway at the Altadena campus, with the display making it's way to our Colina campus at a later date.
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Last month, we had a wonderful time learning and recording our first interviews for the Waldorf Chronicles!
Are you interested in sharing your Waldorf Story? It's very casual and relaxed and takes about 10-15 minutes. They can even be recorded over the phone!
We would like to record these interviews before school gets back in session, so let us know who's in!
In Huge Gratitude,
Liza Ferraro & Julie Joinson
619-280-8016 x 205
Take a listen to a couple interviews from our community!
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Shop to Support Us
Select "
The Waldorf School of San Diego
" as your charity of choice and a percentage of eligible purchases goes to the school.
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