DWS NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this newsletter...

Community Health ~ Winter Concert ~ Winter Break Vacation Care ~

Re-Enrollment Dates ~ Parent Child Classes ~ Community Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 16

Winter Concert

@ 6:30 pm, Brunelle Hall

December 18

Hanukkah begins at Sundown

December 20

Diversity, Inclusion &

Social Justice Meeting

@ 7:00 pm, Zoom

December 21

Board Meeting

@ 7:00 pm, Zoom

December 22 - January 3

NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January 4

First Day Back after Winter Break

WEBSITE CALENDAR

DWS BLACKBAUD PORTAL

Annual Giving 2022 DONATE TODAY!

Advent Verses

"The first light of advent is

the light of stones,

Stones that live in crystals

in seashells and in bones.

The second light of advent is

the light of plants,

Plants that reach up to the sun, and in the breezes, dance.

The third light of advent is

the light of beasts,

The light of hope that we may see in greatest and in least.

The fourth light of advent is

the light of man,

The light of love, the light of thought, to give and to understand"

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SCHOOL NEWS

It's Cold & Flu Season

While COVID remains an ongoing concern (click here to review our school's current COVID Guidelines), other illnesses like the flu have a significant impact on our community. Even after testing negative for COVID-19, please follow are Health & Illness Guidelines as written in our Parent Handbook (Appendix F)

FROM PARENT HANDBOOK: As a general rule, children should be kept at home if symptoms will interfere with classroom activities. For example, if the child has [excessive] nasal mucus, a persistent cough, or is irritable or very tired, the child needs to remain at home.

In the last two weeks (11/28 - 12/13/22) 75 students have been absent due to illness. 41 of those 75 students were absent for 3 or more days. While we do not want to diminish the difficulty of an unexpected day at home, your caution when your child exhibits symptoms is greatly at appreciated. Their day(s) at home will not only help them recover faster, but will also protect other children and vulnerable members of our community from becoming ill.

Mobile COVID and Flu Testing Starts in Davis Three Days Per Week

The County's OptumServe COVID and flu testing mobile clinic will be in Davis three days per week. The locations are below:

Wednesdays (Playfields Park parking lot, 2500 Research Park Dr)
Saturdays (Health & Human Services Agency, parking lot, 600 A St)
Sundays (Arroyo Park, parking lot, 2200 Shasta Dr).

The clinics are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Residents can also access free virtual COVID-19 telehealth services from Sesame Care online or by calling 833-686-5051. COVID-19 medications (Paxlovid or molnupiravir) are free and can either be mailed or picked up at a pharmacy.

Link to City of Davis Website

Winter Concert, 12/16

Rehearsal Schedule

8:00-8:30 - String instruments delivered to Hall

9:00-9:15 - 2nd Grade on stage

9:15-9:30 - 3rd Grade on stage

9:30-9:45 - 4th Grade Class on stage

9:45-10:05 - 4th Grade Strings on stage

10:05-10:20 - 5th Grade Class on stage

10:20-10:40 - 5th Grade Strings on stage

10:40-11:00 - 6th Grade Class on stage

11:00-11:20 - 7th Grade Class on stage

11:20-11:40 - 8th Grade Class on stage

11:40-12:00 - 6th-7th-8th Music

12:00-12:15 - Set up for 6-7-8 strings

12:15-12:45 - 6-7-8 Strings on stage

5:45 - 6th-7th-8th Strings students arrive

6:00 - 6th-7th-8th Strings students on stage.

6:10 - Other students arrive, 6th-7th-8th strings play PRELUDE music

6:30 - Performance begins

Winter Concert Performance, 6:30 pm

@ Richard Brunelle Performance Hall

Doors will open at 6:10 pm. We do NOT have reserved seating this year. Friends and extended family are welcome to attend, but SPACE IS LIMITED. The theater has seats for 500 people, and we have 173 grades students who have parents, grandparents, and siblings eager to see them perform.

We highly encourage all attendees to wear masks,

and if you are experiencing any COVID/flu symptoms OR have been recently exposed, please remain at home. We want everyone healthy for the break!

Vacation Care:

Winter Break (12/26 - 12/30)

Vacation Care is offered on a limited basis during times when the school is closed. During the upcoming Winter Break, care will be offered on December 26th through 30th as long as minimum enrollment thresholds are reached. In order to secure a spot for your child(ren) in the Vacation Care program, you must submit a Vacation Care Contract (linked below). Drop in Care is NOT available.

Contracts for December 26-30 were due Monday, December 12. We have extended the deadline to this Friday, 12/16.

Junebug Vacation Care Contract

Preschool and Kindergarten

Sunflower Vacation Care Contract

1st through 5th Grade

Re-Enrollment Timeline for 2023-2024 School Year

Re-Enrollment is just around the corner, so we wanted to share important information and deadlines.

WHERE Can You Re-Enroll?

Re-Enrollment Contracts will be available digitally through the DWS Blackbaud Portal. Additional instructions will be shared in January.

WHEN Can You Re-Enroll?

Re-Enrollment Contracts will be available digitally through Blackbaud on Monday, February 1st.

The deadline to sign these contracts and pay a reduced enrollment fee is Monday, February 13th.

NOT RETURNING for Fall 2023?

If you DO NOT plan to re-enroll for the 2023-24 School Year, please contact the office at:

Kelly Brewer, enrollment@daviswaldorf.org

Cori Brewer, registrar@daviswaldorf.org

Parent Child Classes - Register Now!

Parent Child Classes will be returning in January, so sign up now! Classes are available for children ages 6 months to 3 years. Classes meet on the Davis Waldorf School campus in the MPR room on Saturdays and are led by the wonderful Danielle Murphy.

Please visit our website to learn more about times, prices and dates. Registration and payment must be submitted 2 weeks prior to the first class of the session.

Annual Giving 2022

Thank you to our generous community! So far we have raised an incredible:

$81,903 of our $70,000 goal!

228 donations from 193 families.

117% of our Campaign Goal

BUT...that is less than 15% of what

we need for the building project!

We are so close to an additional $10k which we will receive if we hit 100% participation for K-8th families

Donations for the campaign will be accepted through the end of December!

Give Now!

REMINDER: Hot Lunch Fees Added to Blackbaud

All outstanding charges for Hot Lunch orders from Sept. through Dec. 2022 have been added to your Tuition Management Account (accessible through the DWS Blackbaud Portal).

Questions about Hot Lunch payments should be directed to Vatrena King at: books@daviswaldorf.org.

School Photos

Individual & Class available online

Need some extra holiday gifts? The 2022 individual school portraits & class composites are available to view and order online.

Class composites:

https://v2.myproimages.com/wendybaker

Password is DWS.

Individual Portraits

https://v2.myproimages.com/wendybaker

Access code for each grade 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

Check Lost & Found!

Please stop by the Lost & Found Closet by the office to check and see if any of your child's clothing/stuff has made it's way there. Any items not claimed by Winter Break will be given to Parent Council for future clothing exchanges or donated.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Parent Council Mtg

NO DEC. MEETING

Join PC Mtg

ZOOM LINK:

https://zoom.us/j/98891094204?pwd=S21oZ0dWZkFKamtIQXF4UkFGc1k5d z09

NOTES 11.30.22 Mtg

VIDEO Recording

Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice Mtg

Wed 12/20 @ 7:00

Join Diversity Mtg

ZOOM LINK:

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

Board Mtg

Wed 12/21 @ 7:00

Join Board Mtg

ZOOM LINK:

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

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS?

Family Craft Day, 12/3

Deep thanks to the many community members who helped organize this year's Family Craft Day and the brave friends and students who endured the cold and the rain to make the event successful and memorable.

Special thanks to the 7th graders and their beautiful production of "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters''.

The class spent their handwork class time, since September, to create the puppets and learn how to move them to the story.

Thank you Ms. Slater for helping us learn the art of puppetry, and Miss McCallen for reading the story.

Dahlia Haberman,

DWS Handwork Teacher,

Handwork@daviswaldorf.org

Fiddler Performance, 12/4

This past Sunday, the DWS Fiddlers played at the Old World Winter Market at Ballygrennan Farm, which is the site of the Waldorf-inspired preschool in Vacaville. They played under a tent in the pouring rain, which was a lot of fun, with the audience under umbrellas. Thank you to Tom Cushna for these gorgeous photographs!