UPDATE:

Annual Giving Campaign 2021

November 2 - December 13

Our theme this year is Building our Dreams Together. Thank you to everyone who has already donated in this first week of the campaign!

So far we have raised $16,361 - 27% of our $60,000 goal. We still have a long way to go to make our campus dreams come true. Give today!

By participating in our Annual Giving campaign you can support us in the next stage of development of our school site and help us write our story. All donations are 100% tax deductible. Once we have reached 100% participation from our families, an angel family will give the school a $10,000 gift. The first class to reach 100% participation will also receive a $250 gift added to their class fund.

Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice Meeting

Tuesday November 30 at 7:30 PM

Want to help make DWS a more inclusive community? Join us at the end of this month to learn more about ongoing initiatives to support diversity and social justice at the school.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91262953552?pwd=Q3RmbUQ0N2ZqT2h4dFFPcVB2Z292dz09

Meeting ID: 912 6295 3552

Passcode: WvY1rZ

Picture Day Photos:

Available Online

The 2021 individual school portraits and class composites are available to view and order online. If you didn't get an envelope in, or if you would like to order additional prints, please go to:  https://wendybakerphoto.photoreflect.com  

The password is DWS. 

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

Lantern Walk

Thursday November 18 (Kindergarten)

Friday November 19 (2nd Grade)

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.

Winter Spiral

Friday December 3

Winter Spiral is a festival that is unique in our calendar of the year. There are no presentations and no speeches. Instead, we sit in silence in a darkened room. A candle is lit in the center of a spiral of evergreen boughs, a symbol of life amidst the dead of winter. Then, as quiet music plays, each child in turn takes a candle into the center of that spiral and lights it, then places their apple candle along the path. The lights brighten the path for those who come after. Each child walks alone, at his or her own pace, in his or her own way. More information about this special evening will be shared in the next newsletter.

Friday, December 3rd

4:00 - 4:50, 1st Grade

5:00 - 5:30, 2nd Grade

5:40 - 6:30, 3rd Grade

6:40 - 7:30, 4th Grade

7:45 - 8:30, Community Spiral 

Ibram X. Kendi Lecture

Thursday March 31

Last year the faculty began reading "How to be an Antiracist" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. We are very excited that Dr. Kendi will be lecturing in Davis this spring at the Mondavi Center. We encourage our community to attend his lecture. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click the button below.

Día de Los Muertos

Tuesday November 2

DWS celebrated this international holiday by creating a beautiful altar space in the office breezeway. Students and community members honored friends and family who have passed on with photos, flowers, and food. Thank you to all who participated and took time to remember loved ones, both recently lost and those we have been holding in our hearts for many years.

Family Portrait Photo Sessions

by Zoart Photography

Hello families and neighbors! We are back for Arboretum family portraiture. All fees go directly to Davis Waldorf School to help fund the 8th grade learning trip to Maui in May. All images are edited to high-resolution image files downloadable from private gallery and for you to own. We are only able to shoot 10 families and price is $200 per. You may bring as many people as you like so don't forget the grandparents!! These make great gifts as well!

Samples: https://robinfadtkephoto.pixieset.com/familyportraits

Contact Robin at zoart@att.net or by text at 562-221-3597.

Thanks for your interest and support!

Robin Fadtke, Zoart Photography

zoartphoto.com

Hot Lunch Order Forms

This year our 7th and 8th grade classes are offering four hot lunch options as fundraisers for their 8th grade trips. Please use the table below to access the order forms for each day.

All individuals involved in the preparation and delivery of the food will be wearing gloves and face coverings in addition to other COVID safety precautions.