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May Day Celebration in Red Rose Kindergarten
~ Thank you Melanie & Laurie for the photo ~
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| Friday & Saturday May 5 & 6 |
| Grade 7 Class Play: Peter Pan 7:00 pm (GS) |
Monday May 8 |
| Girls Soccer VWS vs KDHS 3:30 pm (Vancouver) |
Tuesday May 9 |
Waldorf Welcome Information Session 8:45 am (GS)
Gift Card Pickup & Flower Basket Pickup (GS)
Mayfest Celebration (internal GS) |
Wednesday May 10 |
Sewing Felt Ball Workshop 9:00 am (GS)
VWSS Board Meeting 6:30 pm (GS)
Community Forum 7:00 pm (GS) |
Thursday May 11 |
Grade 12 Exams
Gardening Club noon - 2:00 pm (GS)
Grade 3 Parent Meeting (GS) |
Friday May 12 |
Community Coffee 8:30 am (GS)
Parent Council Meeting 8:45 am (GS)
Adult Eurythmy 1:30 pm (GS)
Grade 12 Fundraiser House Concert 8:00 pm (GS) |
Saturday May 13 |
| Pentathlon Workshop for Adults 10:00 - 2:00 (Mahon Park) |
Monday May 15 |
| Gift Card Orders Due |
Tuesday May 16 |
Early Dismissal 1:15 pm (GS)
Spring Music Concert 7:00 pm (St Andrews United Church) |
Wednesday May 17 |
| Christmas Fair Planning 8:30 am (GS) |
Thursday May 18 |
Gardening Club noon to 2:00 pm (GS)
Class Rep Social 7:00 pm |
Saturday & Sunday May 20 & 21 |
| Grade 12 Play 8:00 pm Sat & 7:30 pm Sun (Studio 1398) |
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Wine & Cheese Reception:
Community Member Offerings, Spirit Wear Fashion Show
Reflections on Where We've Been:
Strategic Planning Committee & Community Weaving Project
Looking at Where We Are Now
Panel discussion with members of our Administration,
Parent Body, Faculty, & Board of Trustees
Envisioning the Future
Looking forward to 100 Years of Waldorf Education with a short film, & exploration of how to get involved and what we already have in place!
Wednesday May 10, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Grade School Hall
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS
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Mayfest Celebration - On Tuesday May 9, our Grade School students will be celebrating the Rites of Spring with in-school festivities. Your Class Teacher or Class Rep, if they haven't already, will be in contact with you soon if you need to prepare any items for this special celebration of spring.
Gardening Club - Under the guidance of Anne Pepper, this group meets weekly to help beautiful our grounds. Join us Thursday afternoons from noon to 2:00 pm to reconnect with the earth, pull a few weeds, trim back dead branches, and shake off the last of the winter! For more info contact Anne at annefpepper@gmail.com
Community Forum & Social - Our Community Forum is scheduled for Wednesday May 10. The focus will be social and celebratory in nature. Join us at 7:00 pm.
Grocery Gift Card Update - Congratulations to Susan Connon-Wilby who won the $50 gift card for May! If you would like to stock up on Grocery Gift Cards for over the summer, please get your orders in by Monday May 15!
Felt Ball Workshop - After the success of the Felted Egg workshop, Ella Pedersen has agreed to lead another class on May 10 to teach you how to sew felt balls. Pre-registration is required at the Red Door Store. Keep scrolling to see an image of what you will create!
House Concert - May 12, 8:00 pm, Grade School Hall – Join Lorna Fortin and singer-songwriter husband Mark James Fortin, for an intimate evening of original songs and stories, hosted by the Grade 12 class of 2017. Help raise funds for their graduation trip. Ages 13+, minimum donations $20 (youth) and $25 (adults). Limited seating – reserve your seats ahead of time by calling Ronaye – 604-985-7435 x 0
"Best Tree" - Congratulations to our 8th Graders and Mrs Johnston for a beautifully decorated tree at Christmas! We have just received word from the Lynn Valley Community Assoc. that they have won a plaque for Best Tree in the School Division. Well done!
Grade 12 Play: Everything Can Happen (because everything is true) - Saturday May 20, 8:00 pm and Sunday May 21, 7:30 pm, at Studio 1398 on Granville Island. Tickets are $7 each (available from High School or Grade School Office). Seating is limited, so please purchase your tickets in advance (remaining tickets will be available at the door). Appropriate for audiences Grade 8+.
VWS Marketplace - Our classifieds include upcoming Workshops, Items for Sale, Requests for Childcare & Ride Sharing, Accommodations & more! Visit our website, here: www.vws.ca/community/vws-community-directory to see these listings, as well as several Waldorf family businesses.
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2017-18 IMPORTANT DATES & CLOSURES
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*All dates and times are subject to change
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WEEKEND READING
~ A few of our most popular posts this week ~
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Waldorf Today - Live Education, Fundraising Program, Sound Circle, Free Columbia & Paintings, A Camel - Issue #365 Link
The Atlantic - Taking Away Kindergarteners' Toys: Do habit-forming behaviors start in childhood? Link
Mind/Shift - “Thinking is like cosmic knitting” ~ Rudolph Steiner. Can Learning to Knit Help Learning to Code? Link
Tech Talk - What are teens saying about "13 Reasons Why?" (follow up to the post last week) Link
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Grade 7 Practical Arts - Copper
~ Thank you Ronaye for the photos & Mrs Fisher-Lang for leading the activity ~
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Thank you so much for your support! Please know that your contributions are being put to good use. 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.
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Choreocosmos Workshops, June 19 - 25, at VWS: 'Ye Are the Salt of the Earth, the Light of the World' & 'Descent of Christ into the Earth'. Public lecture, cosmic dance to live classical music, talks and conversation. See the VWS Community Bulletin Board for more info. RosaMundi@shaw.ca .
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I hope to see many of you at the Community Forum next week! I'm really looking forward to sharing and learning with each of you, and especially seeing the final results of the Weaving Project which took place during the Spring Market. Have a wonderful weekend!
Many blessings
Laura Bergstrome
Communications & Events
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