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April 13 2017

Mother's Day Flower Basket - order deadline April 27
Order Now

CALENDAR


Friday Monday April 14 - 17
Holiday: Easter Long Weekend - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday April 19
Gift Card Orders Due
Soccer VWS vs EDP Roche Point Park
3:30 pm (NV)

Thursday April 20
Full Faculty Meeting 3 pm (GS)
Grade 11 Eurythmy Solos 7 pm (GS)

Friday April 21
Community Coffee 8:30 am (GS)
Adult Eurythmy 1:30 pm (GS)

Friday April 28
Ultimate Tournament (TBD)

Tuesday May 16
Spring Music Concert 7 pm (St Andrews United Church)

ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS

Mother's Day Flower Baskets - Our grads are fundraising for their year end trip - support them & beautify your patio at the same time! Order here

And the Winner Is - Congratulations, once again, to our top March supporter... Michael van der Horn! Michael, there is a $20 credit waiting for you on your SPUD account. It will automatically apply to your next order. Thanks for your ongoing support!

Grocery Gift Card Orders - The deadline to place your order for May delivery of Gift Cards is Wednesday April 19. This simple, no extra cost fundraiser helps support a variety of student & community centric projects, including improving our grounds & play yards; and infrastructure enhancements such as lighting & kitchen renovations.

Missing Cello - A student might have taken by mistake the wrong cello that belongs to Paulina in Grade 6 this past Monday, April 10th. It has all her cello paper work with her name on it. Please contact Marcela Camara at 604-802-4410 if your child recognizes that he/she has taken the wrong cello and bring it to the school. Thank you.

Community Forum - Keep an eye on the calendar for this all community event. Date, time, and place coming soon!

Pentathlon Workshop-with Spacial Dynamics® Trainers - Saturday, May 13, 2017, 10 am to 2 pm at Mahon Park (VWS as back up). Call Graham Oslund for more information: 604-506-5366.
  • Pentathlon training for adults: teachers, parents, and all interested
  • Learn each of the Pentathlon events as Spacial Dynamics® has modified them to suit the 10 to 12 year old child. 
  • The ancient Greeks lived in a harmony and balance; this can be experienced in the Pentathlon events.  Join us as we leap to the occasion and wrestle our way to a soaring experience.
VWS Marketplace - Our classifieds include a request for Ride Sharing, Accommodations, Car Rental, Honey & more! Visit our website, here: www.vws.ca/community/vws-community-directory to see these as well as several Waldorf family businesses.

Vancouver Academy of Music - See Ronaye for free ticket vouchers for A John Williams Tribute on May 7, at 2 pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Vouchers must be presented at the theatre on the day of the concert in exchange for a ticket to the show. Seating begins at 1:15 and the box office opens at 1.

VWS FUNDRAISING

Like all independent schools, the Vancouver Waldorf School relies on the support of friends to sustain our programs. Your charitable gift enables the school to grow and expand, and allows us to continue to make Waldorf education available to children from diverse economic backgrounds.

Current fundraising initiatives support a variety of projects including improving our grounds & play yards; infrastructure improvements such as lighting & kitchen renovations; and year end service experiences for current and upcoming grade 12 classes.

Click on any of the images below to be taken to their respective fundraising pages.

LONG WEEKEND READING

Why Social Media is Not Smart for Middle School Kids - Tweens' brains are simply too immature to use social media appropriately. While it may now be legal for tweens to sign up for social media accounts at age 13, we would like to humbly request that you slow down that introduction. Here are some excellent reasons why. Link

What Screen Time and Screen Media Do To Your Child’s Brain and Sensory Processing Ability - So many caring, well-meaning parents are unaware of the developmental damage caused to their children by exposure to screen time and screen media. Link

Four Free Songs from The Waldorf Book of Songs - Lovely songs to enhance the grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 curriculums. Link

Waldorf Today - Teen Substance Abuse Stopped in Iceland, Waldorf School 15% Discount, Cats for Kids, Fundraising Program - Issue #362 Link

SAVE THE DATE

NOTES

Thank you to everyone who came out to the many events this past week, it felt like there was something for everyone! Please continue to send through photos from the Spring Market and felting workshop, I would love to post another gallery album soon.

Congratulations to our 4th grade class for a fabulous & lively class play! If you are reading this early enough on Thursday, come out to support them tonight at 7pm for Thor and Giants, they are pretty excited about performing for you!

Have a wonderful Easter long weekend everyone, I look forward to reconnecting next Tuesday!
 
Many blessings
Laura Bergstrome
Communications & Events
   
Did you see any errors? Or do you have something to contribute?
Contact Laura at communicationsandevents@vws.ca

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