Tuesday Note - Spring Garden Waldorf School

Tuesday Note: October 25, 2022

Dye Garden

Did you know we have a dye garden on campus where we grow plants that yield the gorgeous colors you see here? Caty Petersilge and the fifth graders harvested cutch, goldenrod, marigold, cosmo and woad to create these color for their sock-knitting yarn. They also used madder that Caty brought from off campus.

School News

Morning Drop Off Reminder

As a reminder, please keep your children in your cars until 8:15 at morning drop off. Only registered Before Care students may enter the building before this time. Thank you!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26th Parent Meeting

Registration Required by 9 a.m. 10/26

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Oct. 26th at 6:00 p.m., we have invited parents to join a meeting to help provide input to the Board of Trustees and Compensation Task Force. Both of these groups are dedicated to improving the wages and benefits for our faculty while continuing to support our families.

Please RSVP by 9 a.m. Wednesday morning (10/26) if you plan to attend. We have low attendance at this time. If registered attendance remains low, we will cancel this meeting and reach out directly to those who have registered to gather feedback.

Please RSVP here to attend this event in person or virtually .

This Friday, October 28th - School Assembly!

Assemblies are held periodically throughout the school year. See the school calendar for assembly dates. Assemblies are an opportunity for the students in Grades Two through Eight to share some of the songs or activities they have been working on as a class. Parents/Guardians are welcome and encouraged to attend, as these assemblies offer insight into the depth of the experiences children receive through Waldorf Education. All are welcome from 2-3 p.m. in the gym!

School Photos - Retakes Updated! Link Expires 10/31!

Here is the link: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000967811#login

The password is fall2022

There is also an individual password for each class. Please find here.

-A class photo is included with packages A through D

-Digital downloads may take up to 24 hours to process

-Some cropping may occur with 8x10 or larger prints.

Any orders now place will be sent to your home with a shipping fee. The gallery COMPLETELY expires Oct. 31, 2022. Requests for photos after this date will be subject to handling fees.

If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Jones (bslphotos@yahoo.com).

Children’s Festival & Artisan Market: Saturday, December 3rd

Milkweed Pods

We are gathering empty Milkweed Pods for a special project at the Children's Festival. If you are able to gather any, this would be super helpful! Please contact Tricia (cottrellpatricia@yahoo.com).

Community News and Events

Catalog Sale

While we are excited to see our school grow, we miss the school store. You too?! Join us for this opportunity to purchase some of your favorite items. Parent Council is hosting a Mercurious catalog sale the first to weeks of November! Look for more information and the catalog link in next week’s Tuesday Note. All proceeds from the sale will benefit Spring Garden!

Copley Township Halloween in the Park

Copley Township is hosting Halloween in the Park on Saturday, October 29th, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Located at 3333 Copley Road (rain location is Copley-Fairlawn Middle School). There will be trick or treating for children 10 years old and under, games, crafts, donuts and cider.

Cross Country Wrap Up

Last week wrapped up the Spring Garden cross country season! We had a total of 16 students involved with our competitive team and running club!

Our boys team finished 3rd at the championship meet out of over 20 teams!

Several runners chose to head down to Columbus to compete in a state championship meet and had a blast.

We are proud of all the runners determination and dedication this season. They represented SGWS well!

Congratulations to all of our runners who competed this season:

8th grade: Jack Ledley and Chase Oberhaus

7th grade: Gunnar Gilbert, Josephine Knopf, and Una West

6h grade: Doug Ashby, Sam Hoffman, Claire Humes, Quinn Shorten, Ty Turner, and Parker Wiandt

We are looking forward to track and field this spring!

SGWS Athletics - Basketball Season

Happy Basketball season!

We are excited to bring basketball back to SGWS after a two-year hiatus! There is still time to register! All paperwork is due by October 28. Those who already signed up have been sent detailed information. This opportunity is open to all families of 6^th-8^th graders.

Below is some general information about the season:

(CYO designates teams as boys and girls teams.) The girls’ team will be coached by head coach, Mark Bailey, and assistant coach, Sarah Talley. Mark has years of experience coaching his own children in the sport of basketball. His children now grown, he is ready to coach again! He is the husband of Stephanie Bailey, one of our EC lead teachers!

Sarah is an alumnus of SGWS. She was a part of Ms. Paul's class and competed in many sports growing up. She has most recently been working with students at Camp Y-Noah.

The boys’ team will be coached by head coach, Kristen Oberhaus, and assistant coach, Mike Oberhaus. Kristen has coached cross country and track at Spring Garden. She has many years of experience coaching youth and HS soccer in the Highland Schools community. She remembers how much fun she had playing basketball during her middle school years. Mike has many years of experience coaching young athletes in the sports of basketball, baseball, and softball in the Highland Schools community! He played basketball all through high school and will bring a wealth of basketball knowledge to the team. Welcome to all our new coaches!

Practice Schedule

Monday 3:30-5 Girls

Tuesday 3:30-4:30 Optional open gym for boys and girls

Wednesday 3:30-5 Girls

Thursday 3:30-5 Boys

Friday 3:30-5 Boys

The teams have two mandatory practices each week. The optional open gym on Tuesdays is open all players on both teams and will be coached by Mark Bailey and Sarah Talley. The practice will focus solely on the fundamentals of passing, dribbling, and shooting. As the season progresses, it will be a good way for our teams to scrimmage each another. Although optional, this is an important day for extra practice.

Games will most likely be on Sunday afternoons, with an occasional Saturday game.

Important Dates

Oct 24 Practice begins!

Oct 28 Final deadline for all registration paperwork

Dec 3 Regular season games begin

Dec 23-Jan 1 Holiday Break. NO GAMES.

(Any practices will be optional if scheduled.)

Jan 14-15 Parent's Day at the games

Feb 12 Championships

Fee is $100/athlete.

Please let me know if you have any questions! Contact me if you need forms emailed or sent home with your child.

We are excited to build this program. If practice times/days, cost, etc. are a deterrence to your student participating, please contact me.

All of us at SGWS want everyone to have the opportunity to participate!

Warmly,

Kristen Oberhaus (koberhause@sgws.org)

We Are Hiring!

Math Teacher: We are seeking a part-time middle school Math Teacher for three mornings a week to join our faculty beginning in the 2022-23 school year to teach math to grades 6 & 8. We value excellent teaching, expert classroom management techniques, an understanding of child development, and a joy for teaching. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and experience teaching middle school grades math.

Spring Garden Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer. To apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, and three references to learn@sgws.org, attn: Hiring Committee.

Athletic Department Opportunities

Spring Garden is hiring the following positions within our athletic department:

Assistant coaches for track and field. (CYO designates this as girls' and boys' track): Duties include supporting head coach, leading and assisting with practice sessions, attending practices and competitions within the season, and maintaining team statistics.

Head coaches for track and field (CYO designates these as girls and boys basketball.): Duties include planning and executing practice sessions, setting practice schedule, communicating with parents, attending practices and competitions within the season, distribution of uniforms and equipment.

Track and field season runs from early March through late May.

These are seasonal, part-time positions of Spring Garden Waldorf School, paid by stipend. All positions report to the athletic director. Qualifications include a high school diploma and previous experience as an athlete and working with students. Previous experience coaching middle-school age students is preferred.

Please send resume and letter of intent to koberhaus@sgws.org if you are interested.

Volunteer Opportunities

SGWS Work Days

Mark your calendars for upcoming Work Days during the 2022-23 school year! This is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow SGWS community and earn your family service hours.

* Students 5th grade and up may attend the work days with a parent or guardian!*