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DWS NEWSLETTER
MARCH 4, 2023
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In this newsletter... COVID Policy Update, Vacation Care, Summer Camps, Auction
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March 15
Board Meeting
@ 7:00 pm, ZOOM
March 20
NO SCHOOL - In-service Day
*Vacation Care Available
March 21
Nowruz - Persian New Year
March 23
Start of Ramadan (Umm al‑Qura)
March 25
Annual Auction
@ 4:00 pm, Full Belly Farm
March 28
Diversity Meeting
@ 7:00 pm, ZOOM
March 29
Parent Council Meeting
@ 6:30 pm, ZOOM
April 3 - 14
NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
*Vacation Care Available
April 9
Easter Sunday
April 17
School resumes
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March, March by Annette Wynne
March, March, all the day,
Winds of March, please march away;
March away with noisy drum
For the flowers want to come;
March away through every street,
Noisy tramp of noisy feet,
Noisy music all the way—
March, March, March away!
March, March, never still,
March away from lane and hill,
March away from nook and glen,
April wants to come again;
March away with tramp and roar,
April waits outside the door;
Flowers and children want to play—March, March, March away!
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COVID Policy Update
Below you will find the most updated iteration of our COVID policies. Our school policies follow all state (CDPH) and county (Yolo County Health Department) guidelines and regulations. We want to acknowledge that the COVID pandemic is ever-changing and updates to our plan may occur to reflect new information or government mandates.
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Vacation Care
March In-Service Day (3/20) &
Spring Break (4/3 - 14)
Vacation Care Contracts for March 20, an Inservice Day, and for April 3-14, Spring Break, are due soon! In order to secure a spot for your child in the Vacation Care program, you must submit a Vacation Care Contract (linked below). Drop in Care is NOT available. If you have not done so already please turn in your completed contracts to the office or email them to: office@daviswaldorf.org.
In-Service Day (March 20) - DUE March 10.
Spring Break (April 3-14) - DUE March 21.
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Douglas Layson
Lavender Preschool Assistant
Teacher Douglas is a DWS alum and has returned to assist Teacher Catalina in the Lavender Preschool Classroom. He has been working with children in various capacities for over a decade, starting in 2010 as an Activity Time Supervisor at the Davis United Methodist Church. He recently received a B.A. in Child Development from Sacramento State University.
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Zoie Dalby
2nd Grade & Aftercare Assistant
Ms. Dalby has joined the 2nd grade class as an assistant teacher and will also be helping out in the Sunflower Aftercare program. She previously studied Environmental Science and Religious Studies at UC Davis. She is excited for the opportunity to teach and learn with young minds.
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Summergarden 2023
DWS Grades Camp - open to all students!
Come explore arts, weaving, jewelry making, and more - all while making new friends! Join us this summer for hands-on fun. Children will engage with the theme of the week, developing new and interesting skills with the help of experienced instructors. Each day is a mix of structured activity and free play. Snack and lunch provided! Families can register for one or all four weeks.
Click HERE to register now! Visit our website for more info.
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Times & Pricing
MAIN SESSION, $300 per week
8:15 AM - 1 PM, Monday - Friday*
AFTERCARE, $125 per week
1 PM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday
*Camp is closed 7/4 for the holiday. Weekly pricing is prorated for the reduced schedule. $240 for Main Session, $100 for Aftercare.
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Kinder Camp 2023
Registration is open to currently enrolled families
Enrolled DWS students ages 3 to 6 years old are invited to join us for a summer of adventure! Sign up for one or all of our five blocks. Connect with nature, friends, and the magic of childhood. Snack is provided, and kids will bring lunches from home.
Click HERE to register now! For program details, click HERE.
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Looking for Photos for the 2022-2023 Yearbook
Do you have photos of school events, field trips, and other fun classroom activities taking up space on your phone or camera? We are starting to collect pictures for the yearbook and would love to include your photos!
If you are interested in sharing photos for use in the DWS yearbook, please email Eden at marketing@daviswaldorf.org to get access to the Photo Share folder for this school year. Upload your favorites and help us document the year.
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DWS Hawks Basketball Season Round Up!
The Basketball season has come to a close! Our student althetes had an amazing season of growth. Both our boys and girls team ended the season with a win.
We are so grateful to all of our families for supporting our teams this season with driving, volunteering, and cheering!
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A HUGE THANK YOU TO: Coach Donna & Coach Tom
We couldn't have asked for a better leadership team. Coach Donna and Coach Tom guided the Hawks with so much knowledge, energy, and enthusiasm. Thank you for your time and dedication!
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Auction 2023,
March 25, 4 PM
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
The Footloose Auction is less than a month away! Dust off your 80’s garb and dance the night away with us at our annual auction fundraiser. General Tickets include access to our exclusive Live Auction items, delicious farm fresh food, raffles, and fun for hours. Camp overnight at the Full Belly Farm and watch the stunning sun shine over the fields. Each camping tickets covers two guests for an overnight stay. Buy your tickets now!
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Interested in babysitting for parents attending the event?
Email outreach@daviswaldorf.org or call (530) 753-1651 ext. 130 to schedule your services.
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Want to be part of the auction team?
Volunteer here and help us make this event a success!
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Win an overnight stay for two in Full Belly Farm’s Private Yurt!
A special silent auction for this exclusive item starts March 15 is set to end March 22. Find out what else you can win starting the week of March 13.
Embrace the comfort of this fully furnished getaway while partying the night away. Open your eyes to the soft morning sun pouring in through the skylight and awaken to the fresh dew breeze. Just a short walk from the Footloose Annual Benefit Auction, you would be able to come and go as you please.
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Board Mtg
Wed 3/15 @ 7:00 pm
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Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice Mtg
Tues 3/28 @ 7:00 pm
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Parent Council Mtg
Wed 3/1 @ 6:30 pm
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5th Grade Field Trip: Rosicrucian Egyptian Musuem
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Kindergarten: Visit from the Queen of Hearts
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New Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills
What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers.
FIRST PARAGRAPH: New research reveals that the arts may prime our neural circuitry for a broad range of activities, boosting crucial cognitive and social skills like spoken and written language, focus, self-control, and empathy. In a 2016 study, for example, T. Christina Zhao and Patricia Kuhl demonstrated that babies exposed to simple melodies in a social setting developed a greater sensitivity to the rhythms of spoken language. More surprisingly, they noted, the processing of music was traced not just to the auditory cortex of the infants, but to the prefrontal cortex as well—the seat of higher-order cognitive faculties like attention and self-regulation [...]
| Click HERE to read the rest of the article and watch the video. |
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The single best thing parents can do to make sure their kids are successful
If your kids aren't doing their chores today, don't be surprised if they have trouble collaborating with colleagues later in life.
That's the message from Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University and author of "How to Raise an Adult."
In a talk at Sunday's TED Talks Live event, Lythcott-Haims noted that the transformation from diligent kid to successful adult begins with chores.
| Click HERE to read the rest of the article and watch Juli Lythcott-Haims' TED Talk. |
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6TH GRADE - Middle Ages Block | |
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7TH GRADE - African Studies | |
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Tuleyome Spring Thing & Nature Family Picnic Day
March 18
A decade ago, a local conservation organization, TULEYOME, envisioned a wildlife preserve on some land in Woodland that was slotted to become a strip mall. Working collaboratively with the City of Woodland and other organizations - this vision has become a reality, and the park preserve will open later this year.
A special pre-opening event will take place March 18th and it is also a Nature Family Picnic Day! Free sign-up online at Tuleyome Spring Thing 2023.
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Activities include: Nature walks, Face painting, Tracking/compass, Structure building, Nature's Theater walking plays and campfires with guitar playing and storytelling as well as many educational and informational booths and much more. It's a great day to get into nature, have a picnic, and to Support Tuleyome and the new Preserve. A Large Lake with an abundance of water fowl and other wildlife is the showcase of the preserve. Sign up and come join the beauty and the fun! | | |
BACDS Family Week 2023
Music and Dance Camp for all ages
BACDS Family Week – Music and Dance camp for all ages, near Santa Cruz, June 25 – July 1, featuring authentic dances and music of England and old America, all taught with live music, with singing, storytelling, folk crafts, stilting, a costume parade and May Pole, and opportunities for interpersonal connection and community-building.
Registration opens March 20, 2023 at www.bacds.org/familyweek or contact our registrar Katie Riemer at (510) 684-1454 or familyweek@bacds.org.
Have you heard how it takes a village to raise a child? We want to welcome you to our summer camp village!
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