The Waldorf in the Woods class dyed these hangings with marigolds and yellow onion skins and used black walnut “paint” for leaf tracing.

During the meteorology and physics blocks this fall, the 8th-grade students each chose a weather phenomenon or an aspect of climate change for a research project. The students gave an oral presentation to the class and created a poster or a slide show to accompany their talk. 

At the end of the presentations, the class created a list of ways that people can work together to mitigate the climate crisis and work to save our planet for future generations.

Some of the ideas that were shared: 

• using public transportation/driving less
• eating a vegetarian/vegan diet, or at least reducing meat in your diet
• reducing energy use by insulating and upgrading buildings 
• shop locally and support local farms, 
• reuse materials, and buy second hand
• strive for zero waste! 

The music faculty hosted a "Lunch Music" offering last week focused around the Indian festival of Diwali. Community members and students watched while eating lunch.

To begin the program, WWS Children’s Garden faculty member Janaki Srikant told a story of Diwali. The 5^th graders then presented songs and dances from the Indian traditions they have been studying in Main Lesson. 

The Seedlings class has been collecting marigolds that they dried and then used as a dye, along with some osage orange bark, to make delightful yellow capes.

Who Should Volunteer for the Bazaar? You!

We ask each and every current parent or guardian to sign up for a shift. Please note, high school students have been assigned to a shift already and are welcome to trade with each other as needed. HS parents and guardians, please sign up for a shift of your choosing. We love it when alum families volunteer as well! Many hands make light work for this annual fundraising and community building event.

Help Us Get Ready

There are three pre-Bazaar preparation activities that could use help from the whole school:

1. Create treasures for the Enchantment Shop, where the younger children shop on their own. Sign Up
2. Collect nature items to decorate the wooden bases for Candle Craft. The Candle Craft collection bin is in the front entryway of the school. Thank you! Please email Maysoun with questions. Items to collect include: acorns and acorn caps, sweet gum tree balls, pinecones (tiny and small), pine twigs/greenery, pieces of pretty bark, small shells, etc. 
3. Bake for the Patisserie/Snack Shop! Offerings from students, parents, and alums are sold in two venues: The Snack Shop includes homey items like cookies, bars, and muffins and The Patisserie has all manner of cakes, pies, cookies, scones, breads, bars, cupcakes—you name it! Deliver your home-baked goods to the WWS auditorium on Friday afternoon, Nov 18. Sign up to bake!

Last chance - sign up for your volunteer shift by midnight on Friday to be entered into the raffle for a $50 certificate at the Waldorf Store.

To sweeten this year’s call to duty the Development Office is once again offering a fun incentive - Sign up for a volunteer shift by midnight on October 28 to be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to the Bazaar’s Waldorf Store.

Pre-Bazaar

• Miscellaneous Pre-Bazaar Tasks

Friday Volunteer Opportunities

• Set Up FULL!
• Assist at Preview Night

Friday & Saturday Volunteer Opportunities

• Assist with Crystal Cave (Led by CG families) 
• Assist with Castle Catapult  (Led by CG families)  
• Assist with Fishing Cove  (Led by CG families)  
• Assist with Short and Sweet Activity  (Led by CG families)  
• Assist with Silk Painting (Led by Grade 1 families)  
• Assist with Enchantment Shop (Led by Grades 2 & 3 families)  
• Assist with Wood Craft (Led by Grade 7 families) 
• Assist with Hand and Face Painting (Led by Grade 8 families) 
• Patisserie and Snack Shop Service (Led by the High School) 
• Assist with the Waldorf Store 
• Assist with WWS Spirit Wear Store 
• Assist with Gear Shop Sales

Saturday Volunteer Opportunities

• Assist with Puppet Shows (Led by CG families) 
• Assist with Candle Craft (Led by Grades 4 & 5 families)
• Assist with Copper Lanterns (Led by Grade 6 families)
• Assist with Ticket Sales 
• Assist with Clean Up FULL!

Post-Bazaar

• Post-Bazaar Waldorf Store

Friday Aftercare

Complimentary aftercare will be available for those volunteering on Friday until 6pm, open to currently enrolled WWS students Nursery and above.

Preview & Activity Tickets Available Now

Activity and show tickets are available for purchase in advance (save time on Bazaar day), as well as admission tickets for Friday's Preview Night.

October

27/ Thursday

• Craft & Conversation, 8:30am (see below)
• G3 Parent Evening, 7:30pm

28/ Friday

• *UPDATE* - The Fall Festival will not be held this year.

Oct 31/ Monday

• NO CLASSES - Parent/Teacher Conferences

November

1/ Tuesday

• NO CLASSES - Parent/Teacher Conferences

3/ Thursday

• G11 College Night, 7pm
• Rising 1st Grade Family Evening, 7pm
• Nursery Parent Evening, 7:45pm

4/ Friday

• High School Open Day for WWS Families, 8:45am

5/ Saturday

• Children's Garden Open House, 10am

6/ Sunday

• G3 Lantern Walk, 5:30pm

8/ Tuesday

• NO CLASSES - Election Day

9/ Wednesday

• Whole School Tour, 9am

10/ Sunday

• High School Open Day for Prospective Families, 9am

11/ Friday

• NO CLASSES - Veterans Day

View the Calendar of School Days for the 2022-2023 School Year

Craft and Conversation *TOMORROW*

Thursday, Oct. 27, 8:30-10am at school in the foyer.

Gather to socialize and create handwork for fun and to (optionally) sell at the Fall Bazaar. Regardless of skill level, all are welcome! This week we'll be making flower fairy peg dolls.

Gear Shop Update - Find Us at the Fall Bazaar

Donate your outgrown outdoor gear! The Gear Shop will be offered in person at the Fall Bazaar. Please keep the donations coming to the bin in the foyer as you discover what your children have outgrown.

Thank you!

Now through Friday, Nov 4 only!

Our Annual HS Evergreens Fundraiser is back in full, with beautiful, fresh evergreens from the Pacific Northwest available for pick up at WWS or for delivery right to your door. Brighten your home indoors and out this Winter, while supporting our fundraising for the Lakota Waldorf School. 

There are two ways to place an order:

• Order using paper form with cash / check (payable to Washington Waldorf School) available on campus
• Order online with PayPal

WWS families add their own touches:

• BigSis Portal - keep your contact information up to date!
• Current Health Policy - updated Aug 29, 2022.
• Lunch program info for current families in ParentSquare.
• Map of the pick up and drop off flow.
• Magnus Portal for student forms.
• Bulletin newsletters.

If you cannot find the information you are looking for on ParentSquare, please email your department coordinator/administrator:

• Children's Garden - Cecilia Berg-Benson
• Lower School - Christen Leonard 
• High School - Bonnie McClelland

Undoing Racism Working Group's Monthly Gathering



Monday, Nov 7 at 7pm

Want to enrich your anti-racist practice? Come join the Undoing Racism Working Group's monthly gathering on Monday, November 7 at 7pm. We formed this group using the tools of the People's Institute of Survival and Beyond (PISAB) Undoing Racism workshop that has been in use for the last 43 years. We gather once a month to help move our antiracist practice forward, to collectively heal racial wounds and become better allies. You don't need to have taken the workshop to attend this gathering and no prior experience is needed. To join us or learn more, contact dinivrao@gmail.com and/or jessetravis@gmail.com.

Maryland Lyric Opera - Un Ballo in Maschera

Un Ballo in Maschera

Friday, Nov 11, 2022 at 7:30pm

Sunday, Nov 13, 2022 at 2pm

Combining political intrigue, a dangerous love triangle, and a fortune teller’s mysterious prophecy, Un Ballo in Maschera shows Verdi at the height of his powers. A masterwork that survived a notorious battle with censors and endless revisions before its premiere, the opera contains radiant choral writing and some of Verdi’s most passionately expressive melodies. Never has the downfall of a king sounded so exhilarating! The Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestra is conducted by internationally renowned Verdi specialist Andrea Licata, and audiences are invited into the masked ball of the opera’s title with immersive visuals led by David Gately.

• Sung in Italian, with projected English subtitles
• Running time 2 hours 45 minutes, with one 20-minute intermission
• Location: The Music Center at Strathmore

Learn More and Buy Tickets

Helping Children Feel Calm in an Anxious World

WECAN Zoom Parent Evening

Wednesday, Nov 16 at 8:30pm

The Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North Amercia (WECAN) is very excited to be offering a Parent Zoom Evening November 16, 8:30pm EST, 6:30 MST. The guest speaker is Adam Blanning, MD who will speak about Helping Children Feel Calm in an Anxious World.

The registration fee is $10. We want everyone to to have access to this evening and if you require financial support please email Heather Church. 

Learn More and Register

More information about the Evening:

Helping Children Feel Calm in an Anxious World

Rates of anxiety have increased dramatically over the last several years. Part of that comes from shifts in our nervous system, some from just navigating so much change. We will explore ways to help children (and adults) calm, center and find greater well-being in a stressful time.

Adam Blanning, MD teaches nationally and internationally about children's development, using the lens of Waldorf education and anthroposophic medicine. He practices in Denver, Colorado, and is himself a Waldorf graduate (and parent).

Fall Parent Toddler Class at Acorn Hill

We are pleased to offer a Parent Toddler Class with Ray Bleicken this fall! The Parent Toddler class is open to 8 toddlers ages 18-30 months by November 8, and one caregiver. The program consists of two parts: 

• In-person class at Acorn Hill (Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:45 am) will offer self-directed movement and play in an outdoor space, and circle time with songs, short stories, and finger play.
• Two adult-only virtual meetings (Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 pm) will focus on respectful caregiving and discipline and allow for conversation and observations from the class.

Program Dates

In-person class:

Tuesdays November 8, 15, 22 and 29, 9:30 - 10:45 am

Parent evenings:

Wednesday: November 2 and 16, 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Cost: $295

Learn More and Register

2 bdrm/1 bth, 1000 sq.ft. Apartment for Rent near WWS

Available Nov 1st, 2022

Contact: Dag Alemayehu at Dag.yourdmvteam@gmail.com or 202-222-5704

Special price! $2,499/month. Parking + utilities included

Beautiful, sunny, 2 bedroom/1 bath, 1000 sq. ft. apartment. Beautifully renovated kitchen and bathroom. Ideal neighborhood for walking, 15 mins to downtown Bethesda or DC. Located directly across the street from The Shops at Sumner Place: Safeway, Starbucks, CVS Pharmacy, Praline Bakery, F45 gym, and dry cleaning.

Perfect location!

● Walking distance to the Washington Waldorf school

● Steps from the new Bethesda Intelligence Community Campus (ICC-B)

● Walking distance to Sibley Hospital

● Access to the Capital Crescent trail going into Georgetown and Bethesda.

● 10 mins from the American University and German School of Bethesda. Very easy access to Van Ness/UDC, Georgetown, Friendship Heights, and Arlington. Close to Friendship Heights Metro via bus.

Rent includes: 2 car parking, utilities, and pool access. Laundry on premises.

Furnished option available. Storage unit available.

1-month deposit required.

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