Vacation Care available 11/21 - 11/23

Contracts due Friday, November 11

Vacation Care is offered on a limited basis during times when the school is closed. During the upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences, care will be offered on November 21, 22, and 23 provided we meet the minimum enrollment threshold.

We have met the enrollment thresholds for the following dates and times:

JUNEBUG (Preschool & Kinder)

11/21, 11/22 & 11/23 : 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

SUNFLOWER (Grades)

11/21 & 11/22: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

11/23: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

In order to secure a spot for your child(ren) in the Vacation Care program, you must submit a Vacation Care Contract (linked below). 

We have extended the contract deadline for November 21-23 until Friday, November 11.

Junebug Vacation Care Contract

Preschool and Kindergarten

Sunflower Vacation Care Contract

1st through 5th Grade

School Portraits

Available Online

The 2022 individual school portraits are now ready to view and order online!

Class composites are on their way. The slightly delayed delivery this year is so we can add in all of the make up photos taken on October 27th. We expect delivery at the end of next week (11/18).

If you didn't get an envelope in, or if you would like to order additional prints, please go to: https://v2.myproimages.com/wendybaker   

There is an access code for each grade which is the grade number in text - Grade One-- One, Grade Two-- Two, etc.  The preschools and kindergartens are the name of the class - Buttercup, Climbing Rose, Golden Poppy, Lavender and Morning Glory.

If you have any questions please contact: wendy@wendybaker.com

WHO ARE THE COACHES?

Coach Donna Hagans

I've been playing basketball since age 5 in our driveway with my dad and brother, but it wasn't until 6th grade that I joined the basketball team at my middle school. I was clumsy, but eager to learn. By the time I was in high school I was moved up to Varsity in my sophomore year. I went on to play basketball in College, Div. III & Div. II while earning a Kinesiology degree and eventually going into Educational Athletics. For 24 years I worked in Physical Education, Aquatics, and Athletics. I'm now in Real Estate just to enjoy a new path here in Davis, which is affording me this opportunity to work with the DWS student-athletes.

After several years coaching at both the high school and middle school, I have learned a good deal about the various skill-levels that each student arrives with and regardless if they are very experienced or just trying something new there are a few constants for each student - if you work hard and stay positive you will improve, and we all have room for improvement! Our goal is to build a positive learning environment with room for laughter, learning, and hopefully a long list of personal and team successes throughout the season.

Coach Tom Cushna

Like Coach Hagans, I have been playing basketball since I could walk. Being a tall kid caught the coaches eye and it wasn't long before I was ripping down rebounds and hustling out on the court for my middle and high school teams. Every chance I get, I like to get my son's Eli (6th grade) & Parker (5th grade) out for a good hike, backpacking, kayaking, and soccer and basketball training drills. I'm looking forward to working alongside Coach Hagans instilling life-long skills of hustle, hard work, coachability, and comradery amongst the student-athletes for a fun, positive experience. 

Bake Sale on Fridays

6th Grade Fundraiser

To match the changing weather, the Friday popsicle sales are changing to a Bake Sale! Bring some cash and end the week right with a sweet treat.

Lantern Walks

November 15 & 17

The Lantern Walk is a special festival celebrated throughout Europe and in the Waldorf Kindergarten at this time of the year. The festival serves two purposes. The Lantern Walk acts as a symbolic reminder of the inner light we must carry throughout the winter, when the days are shorter and the nights are longer. The festival also coincides with Martinmas, the day St. Martin is celebrated. Legend has it that St. Martin, a young soldier out riding his horse on military duty, found a beggar out in the cold with nothing to keep themself warm. St. Martin took his sword and cut his cloak in two, giving half to the stranger. After this deed, he laid down his sword and devoted the rest of his life to helping humanity. Because of this gift, the Lantern Walk is also a time for gratitude. The Lantern Walk occurs in the evening after the sun goes down and will be celebrated by our Kindergarten and 2nd Grade classes.

November 15

2nd Grade Lantern Walk @ 6:00 pm

November 17

Kindergarten Lantern Walk @ 6:00 pm

Family Craft Day

December 4, 12 - 4 PM

The whole family is invited to join us on campus for a day of craft making, music and food! The café will have warm soups, bread, treats, and drinks for sale. All proceeds support the upper grades' 8th Grade trips and handwork projects.

More info about the crafts, activities, and tickets will be shared next week.

Want to support this wonderful event?

Email director@daviswaldorf.org

DWS Fiddlers

Performance at Full Belly Farms, 10/22

FROM ANGELA KOST (FIDDLER DIRECTOR & TEACHER EXTRAORDINAIRE):

Thanks DWS Fiddlers and accompanists for playing at Full Belly Farm last night (10/22). I heard a lot of positive feedback from the audience. What a beautiful performance location!