Nestucca Bay Waldorf School
Horn of Plenty
February 9, 2007
February 13: College of Teachers, 4-6 pm, Seminar Room
February 14: Valentine's Day Dance and supper: 6:00-8:30 pm at the Community Center. Childcare provided at the school.
February 15: Faculty Study, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, 1st grade classroom
Faculty Meeting, 4-6 pm, Seminar Room
Community Dinner, 6-7 pm, 3rd Grade classroom
NBWS Board of Directors, 7-9 pm, Seminar Room
SHORTS:
The College of Teachers Report for the February 6th meeting
was posted on the Blog site this morning. Please take the time to read it!
Get your cheese order in soon, as the second batch is almost ready! The first batch went quickly. All moneys raised selling cheese will go to fund the eighth grade class trip.
The Board of Directors meeting is the week.
Contrary to rumor, Junior will not be conducting a beer tasting event before the meeting.
Needle felting Fundraiser: Garland Cottage
Giulietta Garland, the owner of Garland Cottage needle felting, will be offering a needle-felting workshop in Nestucca Bay next week on Saturday, February 17. The Workshop will start at 10:00 am in the Seminar Room.
Giulie is known for her wonderful, relaxing workshops where people work with wool and special, sharp needles to make animals, people, plants and whatever occurs to the imagination. At this workshop, the focus will be on the coming spring! Start now to prepare for those Easter baskets and your Spring Nature Table. Do something different this year! Branch out from knitted bunnies and Flower Fairies—Try Needle felting!
The cost of the workshop is $30. Ten dollars of which will go to the Nestucca Bay Cheese Factory Fund. You can bring your own roving, or Giulie will provide a cross-section of colors to purchase. She will also have felting needles, and kits for sale. Tea and coffee will be available. Bring your lunch or something to share.
People always ask at what age children can begin needle-felting. While there are some who feel that the action of the needle belongs to children in fourth grade or older, many younger children enjoy needle-felting. If you wish to bring your child to the workshop, please assess whether your child can be safe with a sharp tool, is able to sit quietly, and how his or her imagination works. We would like to note that if your child’s first impulse would be to make a gun and go “Bang! Bang!”, please leave him or her at home.
Reminder
This is a reminder that there is no school next week. Most of the faculty will be attending the February Conference at Rudolph Steiner College in Sacramento. All those who need child care during the week are encouraged to talk with the Aftercare staff. Older children are welcome to stop by the Garden and help with weed control and fertilizer distribution. Also: Goat Care is Still Needed. The eighth and third grades are looking for families willing to feed and milk Nanny the goat during the February break. The third and eighth graders are happy to train anyone who is willing and doesn't have the skills. In addition, the eighth grade would like someone to check the milk curds during break. Nanny comes with her own food.
Eighth Grade Field Trip
The Eighth Grade will be making a field trip into Portland to join in the Anti-war demonstrations on this Sunday. (Ed. Note: Please accept my apologies for the confusion around last week’s announcement—especially in connection with when the American Revolution Main Lesson Book was due. To the eighth grader who stayed up all night in order to go on the field trip: my apologies. At least you turned it in early). Sam says there is no more room in the van. And he says that he really means it: students who have not finished and turned in their main lesson book from the American Revolution block will not be allowed to go on the field trip.
Valentine's Day Dance
We still have a few tickets left for the Valentine's Day Dance and Supper at the Community Center! The supper is a potluck--Vegetarian, please. We'll take what food we can get, but we are hoping for an African theme! Contra dancing will begin at 7:30 pm. Childcare will be available at the school, but kids are welcome to attend as long as they are willing to dance. The band is the Old Ti-pi Makers, and the caller will be our own chair of the Finance committee, Herb! Bring your sweetheart, and have a good time. The eighth grade class is doing the clean up, and any profits will be sent to alleviate hunger in Africa.
Announcements:
The Pearls
are still looking for wool to replace the moth-eaten wool that they had to throw away last month. (Actually, Linda is saving it in an air tight bag to put out for the birds when nesting starts.) The Pearls are going to try an experimental evening meeting soon, and would like to know what evening would work best for people who want to join the Pearls but have to work during the day. They will be making an announcement as to what evening they will be meeting soon. Meanwhile, they welcome feedback.
Fourth Grade Field Trip
Despite the incident with the stuffed animals at the Pioneer Museum, the Fourth Grade’s Field trip last week was a success. Three raincoats and one rain boot were left in the back of Elsa’s car after the fourth grade field trip. None of the Fourth Graders will claim them, so Edna has placed them in the Lost and Found box. If your child hates his rain gear, and you haven’t seen it lately, you might want to check the Lost and Found.
Chocolate
Ms. Rose says there was a lot of chocolate leftover from the Kindergarten Parent meeting. Anyone who wants a taste should stop by the Monkey Puzzle Kindergarten when there are no kindergarten children present. Ms. Rose says she has hidden it where no one but her can find it, so all grades student who are reading this can just ask nicely! “If you say please, you’ll get a bigger piece.”
