Breeze Bulletin, 9/29/17

Michaelmas

WSA grades classes celebrated Michaelmas today. Follow us on social media for images from this event. https://www.facebook.com/The-Waldorf-School-of-Atlanta-433567040610/

YEA!

This Sunday

The Decatur Arts Alliance again selected our WSA Middle School String Chamber Orchestra to perform at the YEA! event. Our students will be performing Sunday, October 1 at 2pm. Join us for a musical treat and show your support for the orchestra students. This wildly popular event will take place in Harmony Park in Oakhurst Village. Some WSA students and WSA alum will also be playing with other groups making the entire event a crowd pleaser! More information about the event is found at DAA.

Afterschool Program

Theatre (Middle School) - begins Monday!

Creative Dramatics will be a fun, interactive after school class where we will play theater games and exercises, practice improvisation, movement, and acting basics. Come join Mr. Ken in this exciting and congenial class.

Still space for 5 more students! Sign up today on ACTIVE!

Oct. 2, Mondays

3:30-4:30pm

Hazelwood Hall

Ken Hornbeck

$150

Meet our 2017-18 Annual Fund Co-Chairs

Excitement has been building for our upcoming Helping Our Hive Thrive Annual Fund campaign, due in no small part to the enthusiasm of this year’s Co-Chair team of Wande Okunoren-Meadows and Jeff Johnson.

Wande candidly describes herself as “mainstream Waldorf mom” who is grateful to experience the ripple effects that Waldorf education has had on her family. “As prospective parents searching for a school for our children, my husband Andre and I were initially looking for iPads in every classroom, children ultra connected to technology, lots of action ALL the time, and a super high tech building with marble floors—all the superficial stuff. We chose Waldorf, because of all the nuances that are not easily seen by the naked eye—it’s something you have to experience. England, Brittain, and Dino are the beneficiaries of our choice for a unique educational experience, and Waldorf has already helped to set the tone and foundation for their lifelong journey.”

Wande is no stranger to volunteerism. “I volunteer because it’s part of who I am—service to others is second nature, and the book, “The Generosity Factor” teaches us to be giving of our time, talents, and treasures.” When Wande is not volunteering at WSA, she is an early childhood program administrator at Little Ones Learning Center in Forest Park, GA, where she manages the daily operations of an early childhood education center that provides preschool, after-school, and Pre-Kindergarten education to 150 children. Her success in spearheading a community garden at the center prompted a recent visit from Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal to promote nutrition and wellness among young people as keys to early childhood education. She was a 2017 recipient of the Nikki Randall Servant Leadership Award presented by State Representative Valencia Stovall and the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus.

You could say that Waldorf found Jeff Johnson’s family when they were looking for the best option for childcare. Years ago they found it just down their street at Gabriela Muresan's daycare, where he and his wife Charlotte experienced the power of Waldorf methodology first hand with their daughter, Ansley. Joining The Waldorf School of Atlanta was the natural next step, and they’ve loved it ever since. After Ansley’s first year in kindergarten, Jeff left his job as an aeronautical engineer and flight line production manager on the C-5M program for Lockheed Martin to become a stay-at-home dad, his greatest role yet. In his first three years as a parent at WSA, he has energetically volunteered his time in various capacities as a welcoming Class Parent, capably leading the Enchantment Shop, and now he finds himself loving every minute as a Co-Chair for this year’s Annual Fund Campaign. Jeff shares that he gets great satisfaction out of using the other side of his brain and surrounding himself with inspiring people.

Additionally, the creative efforts of Xavier Viñas and Lindsey Lingenfelter round out this year’s dynamic Annual Fund committee. Keep up to date with the #WSAbuzz about exciting events planned for the campaign via Facebook and WSA’s new Instagram page @WaldorfAtlanta.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be next week - October 4-6. You should have received a signup from your class teacher already. This year, you can sign up in one place to speak with the specialty teachers and Conference Care through Signup Genius. (Kindergarten families, to reach the Kindergarten Conference Care tab, just scroll through the tabs at the top of the page.)

Conference Care on Wednesday and Thursday will run from 2:00pm until 6:00pm. Conference Care on Friday will run from 8:00am until 4:00pm. Please remember there is no school on Friday.

Wednesday and Thursday care for kindergarten children will be held in the 5-Day kindergarten building. Care for the grades children will take place in Hazelwood Hall/upper playground. One combined group (kindergarten and grades) for Conference Care on Friday will be held in the upper playground. Conference Care is only for children enrolled in our school. Each child should come prepared with a snack and water bottle. Children will be coming and going throughout the day and regular extended care snack will not be served.

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Fall Newsletter

Annual Fund

Count down to the Helping Our Hive Thrive Annual Fund campaign

There are 18 days before this year's Annual Fund campaign officially launches at Farm Burger on October 17, and already we have had an outpouring of generous pledges! $59,963 have already been raised by 30% of our WSA community! Thanks so much to all who have already made a pledge to Helping Our Hive Thrive!!!!

Sun Circle contributions of $1,000 or more are essential to funding our school’s growth and development vision. The Annual Fund committee is delighted to share that the initial matching challenge gift of $5,000 for the first five new Sun Circle donors has already been met! A second family in our community has stepped forward with a matching challenge gift of $10,000 for donors who increase their pledge to the Annual Fund by $1,000 from last year. These two gifts inspire us all to open our hearts as well as our pockets to stretch our giving in support of our school.

The Annual Fund welcomes all pledges at any level, as we seek 100% participation from all families during this upcoming 31-day campaign. Our goal is collect every family's pledge by November 16, however; pledges can be fulfilled over the course of the 2017-18 school year through June 30, 2018. Visit the Annual Fund page on the WSA website to make your online donation today!

Around Town

Decatur Recycling
Want to get rid of old electronics, styrofoam, or have some paper shredded? Mark Oct. 7 from 9am to 1pm on your calendar. Decatur Recycling

Dia de los Muertos at La Calavera Bakery
Fall's here now, and that means that the fourth annual Dia de los Muertos celebration is coming up at La Calavera Bakery on College (where WSA gets the delicious breads for Coffee Wednesday)! Last year many people showed up to enjoy fresh pan de muerto and other treats, plus face painting and mariachi music. Head over to the bakery on Sunday, October 29 from 3:30-5pm to share this beautiful holiday when we remember loved ones we've lost and celebrate their lives and ours.

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