Weekly Bulletin

March 15, 2017
IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE:
  • On-Site Free Dental Clinic on March 30th –In Two Weeks!
  • Thank You 1st Grade Parents
  • 6th Grade Student Needs Unwanted Socks for Sock Drive
  • HomeSchool Open Application and Orientation
  • A Fresh Look At Our Spanish Program
  • Free Golden Rod Starts
  • Calling ALL BIDDERS!
  • Library News
  • Hot Lunch Order Form Error Fixed
  • Aftercare Survey -last week to fill out survey!
  • Every Pledge Counts
  • Pledge Update
  • Math Club Tuesdays With Curt Quantz –Only 4 left!
  • Childhood Fevers Article
  • Classified and Community Events 
  • Community Events
  • Classified
CALENDAR

Friday, March 17th: Being Adept Session III (7th/8th Grades)
 

Tuesday, March 21st: Math Club

3:10-4:15pm 

Wednesday, March 22nd: 5th Grade Parent Evening

6:30-8:30pm
 

Thursday, March 23rd: Kindergarten Conferences 

1:00-4:00pm

Friday, March 24th: Teacher In-Service Day/Kindergarten Parent

Conferences –No School
 

Monday, March 27th: 6th Grade Play

9:00am in Gym
 

Monday, March 27th: 3rd Grade Parent Evening

5:30-7:00pm
 

Tuesday, March 28th: Math Club

3:10-4:15pm 
 

Wednesday, March 29th: 3rd Grade Permaculture Center

8:40am-2:10pm
 

Wednesday, March 29th: 6th Grade Play

9:00am & 5:30pm
 

Thursday, March 30th: SRJC Dental Clinic (K-8) –see article

8:45am-1:00pm
 

Thursday, March 30th: 2nd Grade Parent Evening

6:30-8:30pm
 


Friday, March 31st: SunRidge Educational Foundation Meeting

9:00am in Library
On-Site Free Dental Clinic on March 30th –Two weeks away!
There are still 13 spots left for our on-site free dental clinic on Thursday, March 30th from 8:45am-1:00pm. We don't want you to miss this amazing opportunity where five experienced students from the Dental Hygiene department at SRJC will be offering teeth cleanings, dental exams, and instruction in oral hygiene, all of which are free our students (K-8th Grade).

If you are interested in having your child receive a dental exam and a teeth cleaning please pick up a packet from the office or click here to download your forms and return the completed forms to the office no later than Friday, March 24th.

Please note that there are only 13 spots available and reserving a spot for you child is on a “first come first serve” basis so the earlier you return your forms the better. We will have a waiting list of 3-4 students just in case a student is absent on the day of the cleaning. We will notify you via email only if your child has a spot on the list of 20 or is number 1-4 on the waitlist. If you have any questions please call Makena at (707) 824-2844 ext. 104!
Thank You 1st Grade Parents
We would like to thank our wonderful first grade families for providing the Faculty with a delicious meal at our meeting last Thursday. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness. 
6th Grade Student Needs Unwanted Socks For Sock Drive
Please help support our local homeless community by donating new socks. Salomon Schoffer, as part of his 6th grade community service knighting project, has chosen to help our local homeless community, via the Community Church of Sebastopol. One of the greatest needs for the homeless community is socks (children’s, men or women socks). There will be a container in the hallway near the 6th grade class. We know that the generous souls of SunRidge can help make a difference in the soles of our homeless community members. 
HomeSchool Open Application and Orientation
The last day to submit applications for the 2017/18 SunRidge K-5 HomeSchool Program will be on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 at the orientation meeting. The orientation meeting will be held from 10:00-11:30 at 7285 Hayden Ave in the SunRidge HomeSchool Room (southeast corner of the school.)  Please RSVP for the orientation to Callie Almand at calmand@twinhillsusd.org.
A Fresh Look At Our Spanish Program
The Spanish program emphasizes exposing the students to as much Spanish as possible.  For the homeschool program and 4th and 5th grade, Spanish classes have included games, movement, skits, culturally relevant stories and artwork. The 6-8th graders are now attending Spanish classes in a new classroom with freshly placed photos and maps. Recently, Maestra Dana told them the story of Vejigante, a Puerto Rican folkloric character often seen as part of Carnival festivals, (see photo below). The story is about an adolescent boy living in poverty who works his very hardest to earn the money to participate in the carnival where all the boys his age dress up in costume as the Vejigante. Through this story our students learn what it means to work hard for something you want. The 6-8th grade curriculum over the past couple of weeks has focused on everything related to food. Students are learning and practicing vocabulary and conversation, making guacamole, and creating restaurant menus to share with the class.  
Maestra Dana received a generous grant from the Rotary Club and is purchasing 4 different kinds of Spanish to English Dictionaries and a wide variety of Spanish storybooks. We are happy these new resources will continue the development of providing our students' a rigorous, culturally relevant, and engaging experience learning a second language.
Free Golden Rod Starts
Late summer blooms are beautiful golden flowers that can be used for dyeing. Contact Callie at calmand@twinhillsusd.org.
Calling ALL BIDDERS!
The SunRidge annual online auction is off to a fast start, so a big thanks to all 57 of you who have entered bids!! If you or everyone you know has yet to register to bid, please do that NOW and forward this email and post the link below on your social media page: https://www.biddingforgood.com/sunridge

Here are the stats as of midday, Tuesday, March 14:
Dollars Raised: $7,829
Items with Bids: 34%
Total Bids: 254 

Donations still being accepted until this Friday, March 17th. If you'd like to donate something or are waiting on a business to provide a product or gift certificate, it's not too late! We are entering items up to the end of next week (March 17). We have over 350 items in our auction, but would love more.

Thanks again for everyone who has helped so far! Good luck with your bidding and let's see if we can raise more than $25,000 this year!
-The Auction Team
Library News
Our library committee meets weekly on Thursdays from 8:30 - 11:00am in the SunRidge Library. Interested in joining us? We welcome your help! Please drop by during those hours or email Dianne at: diannenamkung@gmail.com. Thanks!
Hot Lunch Order Form Error Fixed
There is a mistake on the first version of the March-April hot lunch order form. There will be no hot lunch on Friday April 7th as it is a short day, though it was erroneously listed as a regular pizza day on the form. The cost of food ordered for April 7th can be carried forward and applied to the May-June hot lunch period. Sorry for any inconvenience. Click here to get your updated form. 
Aftercare Survey –last week to fill out the survey!
We have created a survey that will help us better understand what the needs of our school community are in order to create an aftercare program in the future. Please help us by filling out this short five-question survey, which will tell us what is needed in terms of days and hours in a week, as well as a proposed aftercare cost. Please click here to fill out the form. 
Every Pledge Counts
Your pledge ensures that we are able to continue offering the programs that you expect and your child deserves. As of now, with more than half of the year completed, we are at a total of $123,210, 55% of our goal, which is 10% short of where we should be at this time of the year. We need your pledge now in order to raise $225,000 by June. Please don’t wait, if you can, send your contribution today.

Waldorf Education emphasizes growing a whole and healthy child through academic learning enriched with artistic and practical activities in the classroom, outside in nature and in the larger community. Parents and community members contribute about 14% of the school’s budget through pledge.

Currently, more than three quarters of all SunRidge families are pledging and we rely on every family’s participation. If every child’s family pledged $250 or more per month, we would reach our goal. We know this is not possible for everyone but we need you to pledge as much as you can on a monthly basis. Your donation can be deducted from your 2017 taxes, and may save you money, too!

Our faculty and staff are truly grateful to be able to provide this type of education for you and your children. Thank you!
Pledges Received through February 2017: $123,210
Pledge Participation Rate: 84%
The amount needed to be on track through the end of February is $146,250. 
Math Club Tuesdays With Curt Quantz
Curt will be holding Math Club for 8th grade every Tuesday from 3:10-4:15pm in Room 15. This enrichment activity is for those who want experience with additional math beyond the standard 8th grade curriculum. Below are the dates that Math Club will be offered:
  • 3/21, 3/28, 4/18, 4/25
Extra support for students who need help with the standard math curriculum is offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays during lunch recess (12:55-1:15pm).  
Childhood Fevers Article
Dr. Debra Gambrell has shared a link/article, which addresses an Anthroposophical view of Childhood Fevers. Here is a little excerpt of the article, “When faced with a fever in our child, a parent can have many different responses and resulting reactions. Some of these are based on the current moment, but most are actually based on beliefs about fevers that we learned in our own childhood. “Don’t let the fever get too high, you should treat the fever with Tylenol or Ibuprofen, you should take the child to the doctor, you should let them sweat it out, you should eat this, don’t eat that”, and on and on... Our views of fever determine our relationship with it.” Click here to read the full article.
Classified & Community Events
At the end of every week’s bulletin, a section titles Community Events will appear containing happenings in the community that may be of interest to SunRidge families. The Classified section will follow containing not-for-profit ads regarding housing, items for sale, and other community needs. Please email your requests for these sections to Makena in the SunRidge office mcollin@twinhillsusd.org for review and possible placement in future bulletins. Requests should be submitted no later than the end of the day on Monday every week. 
COMMUNITY EVENTS

Sebastopol Contra Family Dance
Saturday March 25th from 5-6:30pm
Dance caller Celia Ramsay calls simple, fun, bard dances (contras, lines and circles) with live music by Janette Duncan (diffle) and Chris Carney (guitar). All ages are welcome. 
Tickets: $5/individual or $10/family
Location: Wischemann Hall 465 Morris St. Sebastopol

Bay Area Center For Waldorf Teacher Training Visiting Day!
Our next Visiting Day is Saturday, March 25th from 9am-Noon. To RSVP, please email tiffany@bacwtt.org. Click here to view the flyer. 

The San Francisco Bay Area Waldorf Teachers Conference will take place on February 22-23, 2017. Register today at http://www.bacwtt.org/2017-waldorf-teachers-conference/

Circus Waldissima's Annual Spring Show Summerfield Waldorf students are preparing for a very special Spring circus show that will be sure to enchant your family and friends this April 1-2, 2017.

Delight in these incredible, local youth while taking in this year’s upcoming advanced circus show “Alchemy” on April 1, 2017 at 7:00 pm or April 2, 2017 at 2:00 pm in Santa Rosa. Tickets available through http://circusalchemy.brownpapertickets.com

The student acts are dazzling on their own, but this year the show will also feature a guest act with the acclaimed Paradizo Dance. (Find our Circus Waldissima Facebook event page).

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2017
Keysight Technologies
Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
Santa Rosa, CA
Public registration will begin on March 15, 2017 at 8am

Sometimes all a girl needs is a spark of inspiration or a role model to introduce her to her possibilities.  Is there a young woman in your life in 6th-12th grade that you would like to introduce to engineering in a fun way?  Sign her up for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at Keysight Technologies. She will spend the day in a team of four doing a fun and exciting engineering competition.  She will meet all kinds of engineers that can give her all the advice she needs to set her on the path to becoming an engineer. The event is free so sign up as soon as you can on the opening day to reserve your daughters spot.

For more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-day-2017-registration-31081038222
 
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