October 20-23
No School - Professional Development Days
October 24
After-school “Crafternoon”
October 25
Photo Retakes
October 27
Hearing Screenings
Día De Los Muertos
October 28
Glow Dance & Ag Arts Party
November 1-2
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
November 3
No School - Teacher Work Day
November 6
Skate City Fundraising Night
November 17
Half Day for Kindergarten
November 20-24
Fall Break
November 28
Town Hall
December 1
Winter Spiral (in-school festival)
December 4
Urban Air Fundraiser
December 9
Winter Faire
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Chalk art by Ms. Amy Siebert |
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Dearest Mountain Song Community,
We hope you enjoyed the talk with the one-and-only Kim John Payne during our Parent Enrichment Night. It really is such a pleasure to join together in pursuit of our common goal… bringing forth healthy, confident, free-thinking, self-directed children. Watch for the link to a recording of his talk in the coming days.
Speaking of that common goal, our teachers are currently deepening their own knowledge with Gradalis training, observations at other public Waldorf-inspired schools, and delving into everything from mathematics to puppetry during our professional development days today and Monday.
I would like to officially welcome our new Middle School Mathematics teacher, Mr. Osman Yuksel, to Mountain Song! We will feature him in an upcoming Songbird, but please know how fortunate I think we are to have recruited such an incredibly knowledgeable and skillful teacher.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Until then… cheers to ten years,
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Teresa M. Woods, Ph.D.
Executive Director
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Remember there is no school today, October 20th or Monday, October 24th as our teachers engage in professional development opportunities. Enjoy the long weekend with your family!
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Glow Dance and Ag Arts Pizza Party
Saturday, October 28
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Please join us for our Glow Dance and Ag Arts Pizza Party on Saturday, October 28th from 5:30 - 9pm. Tickets to the dance are $5 for all attendees (including adults) and include a bag of popcorn. Individual-sized pizzas will be for sale for $5. All sales will benefit Ag Arts. We plan to host the event outside, weather permitting.
Parents/guardians are responsible for the supervision of their children.
Please no masks, weapons, or scary costumes.
There will be three pizza options: cheese, pepperoni, and veggie. All pizzas will be made in our outdoor oven and feature pizza sauce made from Mountain Song tomatoes and herbs. Our veggie pizza will use seasonal veggies from our school garden!
We are also in need of VOLUNTEERS to help with the event! Multiple volunteer slots are available HERE help with set-up/prep, ticket sales, pizza making, and clean-up.
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Upcoming Hearing Screening
October 27
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On Friday, October 27th our school nurse, Kacie Ripperger, will be completing Mountain Songs annual hearing exams. Students in 4th, 6th, and 8th grade are exempt from all health screenings unless requested by a parent or guardian. |
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Winter Faire “Crafternoons” |
Every Tuesday after school, join fellow community members in the garden to craft items for Winter Faire! No experience necessary, and most supplies will be provided.
Parents/guardians are responsible for the supervision of their children.
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Say cheese! Our photography company, JOSTINPix, rescheduled our picture retake day for Wednesday, October 25th, instead of Tuesday October 24th.
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We are hiring a new Business Manager as well as Substitute Teachers at Mountain Song! If you know of anyone that would be a good fit for the only Waldorf-inspired public school in Southern Colorado, please send them our way.
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Halloween - No Costumes Please |
Mountain Song will NOT be allowing any costumes to be worn during the school day on October 31st. While we love Halloween and all of the festive ways of celebrating, we would like to respect all children and recognize that costumes can be very dysregulating. Teachers will celebrate the day with their individual classes in truly memorable ways, so please contact your child’s teacher with any questions about how to help! |
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After-School Late Pick-Up Policy |
Mountain Song students are expected to be picked up at the end of the school day within 15 minutes of dismissal time. If you know that you will be late picking up your children, please notify the front office immediately or sign up with our partnered after-school program, Innovation Learning.
Mountain Song will charge parents or guardians for repeated late pick-ups, as this impacts our staffing and necessary after-school responsibilities. The rates charged for each student not picked up within the 15-minute grace period can be found in our Parent Handbook.
Questions? Please contact our front office at (719) 203-6364.
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Tours for Prospective Families
Friday, November 10th
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Main lesson book by Lakas in 5th grade |
Do you know any families interested in learning more about our school? Invite them to join us for the last tour of the year on Friday, November 10, 8:30 am. Visitors will observe a few minutes of each grade so that they can understand what a day in the life of a Mountain Song student looks like. Interested parties must sign up HERE. Space is limited. Adults only, please. Please contact our registrar Mary Ann Major (mamajor@mountainsongschool.com) with any questions.
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Click on picture above or here for Facebook Reel Post
In case you missed it on social media…
We’re super proud of our middle schoolers! They started using power tools in our new elective, Garden Design and Building. The kids voted to build a cold frame to place over one of our raised beds (one of these days it’ll drop below 70!)
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
For a peek into the classroom, we hope you'll follow along on Instagram and Facebook!
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Our Mountain Song 3rd grade Ebony class visited GingerSnap Rescue Ranch earlier this month. Our students helped with feeding, picked up sticks, and even scooped poop. Mountain Song third graders learn about farming and participate in the work required to care for the animals. Thank you to GingerSnap and to all our wonderful parent volunteers!
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Coffee & Conversation Restarts Next Week! |
We have loved seeing so many of you at our new Coffee and Conversations on Fridays and we look forward to doing it again on Friday, October 27th. Right after the weekly assembly, our executive director, Dr. Teresa Woods, will Please make sure you check in at the front desk!
Assembly 8:20 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. (in the Gym)
Coffee & Conversation 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (Homeschool Room)
9:35-10:35 MSCS Adult Choir (Homeschool Room)
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Mountain Song Adult Choir
Fridays at 9:35
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If you LOVE to sing, we would LOVE for you to join the Mountain Song Adult Choir! Rehearsals are Friday mornings from 9:35-10:35 a.m. in the homeschool room. Join us! |
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Chalk art by Ms. Miranda Barness |
VOLUNTEER AT THE GLOW DANCE
JOIN OUR “CRAFTERNOON”
Come to the Garden after school on Tuesdays
VOLUNTEER IN THE GARDEN
MARK 10 YEARS WITH $10
JOIN A COMMITTEE
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Approved SY 23-24 Calendar |
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Mountain Song Community School | 2904 West Kiowa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
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