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DWS NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In this newsletter...

Afterschool electives ~ Lost & Found ~ Annual Giving ~ Protected Path Tickets ~ 

Michaelmas Photos ~ Student Artwork

UPCOMING EVENTS


October 24

NO SCHOOL - In Service Day

Diwali


October 25

Diversity, Inclusion &

Social Justice Meeting

@ 7:00 PM, Zoom Link


First Day of After School Electives!


October 26

Parent Council Meeting

@ 6:30 PM, Zoom Link


October 27

Make Up Photo Day


October 28

Pumpkin Carving - during school day


Halloween Festival Set Up Begins!

Volunteer Sign Up Link


October 29

Halloween Festival

4:30 PM, On Campus


November 1

Annual Giving Begins!

Writing the next chapter...


Día de Muertos

WEBSITE CALENDAR
DWS BLACKBAUD PORTAL

Samhain

BY ANNIE FINCH

(The Celtic Halloween)


In the season leaves should love,

since it gives them leave to move

through the wind, towards the ground

they were watching while they hung,

legend says there is a seam

stitching darkness like a name.


Now when dying grasses veil

earth from the sky in one last pale

wave, as autumn dies to bring

winter back, and then the spring,

we who die ourselves can peel

back another kind of veil


that hangs among us like thick smoke.

Tonight at last I feel it shake.

I feel the nights stretching away

thousands long behind the days

till they reach the darkness where

all of me is ancestor.


I move my hand and feel a touch

move with me, and when I brush

my own mind across another,

I am with my mother's mother.

Sure as footsteps in my waiting

self, I find her, and she brings


arms that carry answers for me,

intimate, a waiting bounty.

"Carry me." She leaves this trail

through a shudder of the veil,

and leaves, like amber where she stays,

a gift for her perpetual gaze.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Afterschool Electives are back!

FALL SESSION: October 25 - November 18


Registration is now open for a 4-week fall session of Afterschool Electives! Classes are open to students in fourth grade and up. Submit your registration form before 3 PM on Sunday, 10/23 to secure your child's spot. Email completed forms to office@daviswaldorf.org or drop off at the office. See below for class details.

Elective Registration Form

FORMS DUE MONDAY, OCT 24

Running Club, 4th - 8th   Tuesdays (45 min)

Students begin each class with stretching and a dynamic running warm-up prior to running. We’ll set personal goals and work towards achieving those. We’ll do sprints as well as distance running. No running experience necessary. 


Instructor: Mollye Fryday, DWS 1st Grade Teacher

Class minimum: 4  Class limit: 12 

Session Cost:  $60              

Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 4th - 8th     Wednesdays (1.5 hours)

Paint canvas landscapes with acrylic paints with Cristina Puente, the daughter of our resident Spanish instructor Marta. Cristina is an educator and painter and loves teaching painting to children. Depending on the makeup of the class, we may also paint wooden objects such as birdhouses, trays and portrait frames. Materials Included.  


Instructor: Cristina Puente, Spanish Tutor & Painting Teacher

Class minimum: 5   Class limit: 12

Session Cost:  $100 (price includes $20 materials fee)  

Woodworking, 5th - 8th   Wednesdays (45 min)

Come join us in the woodworking area to expand your exploration of wood crafting. An established project will be offered, or you can create your own project with the teacher’s approval. This will be a great opportunity to make a gift, to make something useful and beautiful, and to enjoy being outdoors while crafting. Roll up your sleeves, call on your creativity, and come on out!


Instructor: Reza Assakereh, DWS Woodworking Teacher

Class minimum: 4  Class limit: 12

Session Cost: $80 (price includes $15 materials fee)  

Board Games, 4th - 8th     Tuesdays (1 hr)

Thea Blair, 6th grade teacher will meet in her classroom to play educational board games such as Take 5, Blockus, Rummikub, Mastermind, Hive, Bananagrams, Scrabble, Apples to Apples, Codenames, and many more, some original! This can also be a time in which students work on homework.


Instructor: Thea Blair, DWS 6th Grade Teacher

Class minimum: 4   Class limit: 12

Session Cost: $60

Check the Lost & Found!


After a month of school, our Lost & Found closet is filling up. Please stop by the office and reclaim anything that may be yours. There are water bottles, sweatshirts, and even bags for a sleeping bag and a sleeping pad!

Annual Giving Campaign Starts November 1


Our Annual Giving Campaign is just around the corner! We are continuing to raise funds for the next building phase of our growing campus.


Our theme this year is Writing the Next Chapter. By participating in our Annual Giving campaign, you can support us in the next stage of our school's development and help us write the next chapter in our school's story. All donations are 100% tax deductible. Once we have reached 100% participation from current families, an angel family will give the school a $10,000 gift!

Looking for Housing 


FROM 6TH GRADE CLASS TEACHER:

Hi, this is Thea Blair, 6th grade teacher! I am looking for a new room to rent that is close to school and ideally has a private bathroom. If you know of something please contact me via email: theablair@gmail.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Halloween Festival, October 29

Volunteers make this amazing event possible. We need your help!

Click HERE to sign up now to make the magic happen.


You're invited to the Davis Waldorf Halloween Festival! This magical evening includes baked goods, chili and cornbread, a warm fire, music, and the beloved Protected Path. We encourage adults and children alike to wear costumes, but ask that they reflect the essence of our school.

Volunteer Sign Up 

Protected Path Tickets:

On Sale Now!


Children of all ages are invited to enjoy the "Protected Path," a journey through a wonderful world of vignettes, fairy tales, and far-off lands. The magical path is open to children of any age, but the beginning of the path is specify designed for preschool and kindergarten aged children. After the 8th vignette, early childhood aged children and their parents will disembark from the path while older children are invited to continue on a longer path filled with more magic and humor.


The purchase of one ticket grants access to the path for one child and one accompanying parent. Spots are limited, so make sure you sign up today. Click HERE to buy your tickets now!


Board Mtg

Wed 10/19 @ 7:00

Join Board Mtg

ZOOM LINK: 

https://zoom.us/j/87689848411?pwd=Ujg1M044NS9Ea0VmdUJ4cGR5WkRqUT09

Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice Mtg

Tues 10/25 @ 7:00

Join Diversity Mtg

ZOOM LINK:

https://zoom.us/j/97048113640?pwd=aE9GNWx3akppbVZ4M1B3a2lrMWI5UT09


Parent Council Mtg

Wed 10/26 @ 6:30

Join PC Mtg

ZOOM LINK:

https://zoom.us/j/98891094204?pwd=S21oZ0dWZkFKamtIQXF4UkFGc1k5dz09


NOTES from 9.28.22 Meeting

Camellia Waldorf:

Costume Roller Skating Party


Dust off your skates, don your costume, and let the good times roll! The Class of 2024 (7th Grade) is hosting a Halloween-themed roller skating party for the Camellia community. Proceeds will benefit their 8th Grade Service Trip.


When: Sunday, October 30

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.


Where: The Rink, 2900 Bradshaw Rd, Sacramento, CA 95827


What to expect: Classic Halloween music, a limbo contest, silly costumes, and lots of fun!


Cost: $20 per individual or $75 per family (household/immediate family only, please). The price includes skate rentals. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the snack bar.


Feel free to invite family and friends. The more, the merrier!


Get your tickets HERE!

SUPPORT THE WALDORF COMMUNITY

Garage Sale, 10/22-23


614 Cordova Place

Saturday, Oct. 22, 7 am - 6 pm

Sunday, Oct. 23, 7 am - noon


From Thea Blair, 6th Grade Teacher:

I am moving and must downsize. Quality items! Furniture, kitchen items, craft supplies, books, musical instruments, board games, clothing, jewelry. 


Presale to friends who can help move stuff to the driveway from the garage on Friday, Oct 21, 2 - 4 pm.


Questions? Email: theablair@gmail.com

Current Fundraisers


Looking for a simple way to support DWS? Below are some ongoing opportunities from big organizations who donate a percentage of your purchases direct to the school.


Amazon Smile

Just go to smile.amazon.com and register Davis Waldorf School to be the charity recipient


Nugget Markets Community Scrip Program

Pick up a Scrip card at the DWS office, register

online (https://scrip.nuggetmarket.com/signup/user) and show it at checkout!


Office Max

Will donate 5% of your purchase to DWS. Provide this code at checkout - 70227060

Monday Hot Lunch

Vegetarian Soup


The 7th Grade is offering an additional hot lunch option on Mondays! This delicious, home-made soup is vegetarian and gluten free. Please click HERE to complete the online hot lunch form. A form must be on file in the office in order for your student to receive hot lunch. Submit completed forms to the office in-person or at office@daviswaldorf.org.

Hot Lunch Form - Soup
Hot Lunch Form - Burritos, Potatoes, & Pizza

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON CAMPUS?

Michaelmas, September 2022

KINDERGARTEN:

CAPE CEREMONY & WALK OF COURAGE

5th Grade: Wet-on-Wet Painting

6th Grade: Veil Paintings

6th Grade: Handwork

Chalkboard Corner

1st Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Strings

6th Grade

8th Grade

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