Weekly Bulletin

September 7, 2016
Please click here to download a copy of the 2016-17 school directory form. Once you have filled it out please return it to the school office by September 16th.
IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE:
  • Participation Reminder
  • Students Walking or Biking From School?
  • LCFF Supplemental Funding Survey Due September 15th
  • Communications
  • Appreciations
  • Welcome Alex 
  • Kindergarten Yard Needs
  • Welcome Klaus
  • School Portraits Fundraiser Coming up!
  • Parent Education Committee -- Call for Ideas and Volunteers!
  • SunRidge's Athletic Program
  • Library Meeting This Thursday
  • Lost & Found Committee Meeting
  • Save the Date
  • Website Help Needed
  • After School Homework Support
  • Learning Math
  • Parent Handwork Group
  • Rummage Sale Saturday and Sunday, October 1st -2nd
  • Handwork News
  • Home Study Assistant Position
  • Parking Reminder
  • Hot Lunch Starts in September
  • Classified and Community Events 
  • Community Events
  • Classified
Calendar
 

Thursday, September 8th: 2nd Grade Parent Evening 6:30-8:30pm
 

Monday, September 12th: 3rd Grade Parent Evening 6:30-8:30pm
 

Tuesday, September 13th: Charter Council Meeting 6-9pm in

Library 
 

Monday, September 19th: 4th Grade Parent Evening 6:00-8:00pm
 

Tuesday, September 20th: Picture Day Grades 1st-4th 
 

Tuesday, September 20th: Combined Middle School Parent

Evening 6:30-8:30pm
 

Wednesday, September 21st: Picture Day Grades 5th-8th
 

Wednesday, September 21st: Kindergarten Parent Evening 6:30-

8:30pm
 

Thursday, September 22nd: Picture Day Kindergarten & Faculty

Photo
 

Homeschool Picture Day TBD
 

October 1st-2nd: 7th Grade Rummage Sale
 

Monday, October 3rd: Parent Council Meeting from 7-9pm in the

library
 

Friday, October 7th: School Closed
 

Monday, October 10th: Indigenous People’s Day –School Closed
 

Wednesday, October 12th: Make-up Picture Day
Participation Reminder
Please turn in Pledge Commitment and Parent Participation Forms to the office. Every family’s contribution is crucial in maintaining SunRidge’s quality Waldorf Education.
Student's Walking or Biking From School?
The school is responsible for the safety of your children until they are released to you each day. If you wish to allow your child to walk or ride their bike home or to some other designated after-school location, we will need you to fill out the form that is in your first day packet.
LCFF Supplemental Funding Survey Due September 15th
As a public school, SunRidge is eligible to receive additional state funding in support of its academic and enrichment programs for the 2016-17 school year only if your family’s income meets the federal income eligibility criteria (click here for further explanation). Click here to see if your family income meets the income criteria shown on this document. If so, please click here to access the form to complete and return to the SunRidge School office by September 15, 2016.
Communications
Our primary means for communicating important information to parents is through this Weekly Bulletin. We send it out by email if you are on our email list, and provide hard copies outside the office if email doesn’t work for you. You can also download and/or view a copy of the bulletin on our website. Please read the bulletin every week in order to stay informed, and if you change your email address, let us know!
Appreciations
The SunRidge Educational Foundation funded several beautification projects this summer. Many thanks go to Robert Simmons, Foundation President, who was the liaison with Permaculture Artisans. He kept communication flowing as new logs were needed and new issues were addressed to ensure the project was completed before school began. 

And have you noticed the beautiful color on the bulletin boards in the hallways? Nell Hergenrather repaired, primed, painted and/or lazured most of the bulletin boards as well as several classroom bulletin boards, in addition to lazuring the kindergarten rooms (with Robert Holden.) We are so appreciative of Nell's many hours creating the uplifting colors now evident in so many places. 
Welcome Alex!
Alex Volonts comes to SunRidge as the new Instrumental Music Instructor with a strong background in musical training and a love for teaching. Alex received a Bachelor’s of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His vision is to develop the technical abilities of each student, while promoting creativity and self-expression. He hopes to give his students a chance to feel and understand the joys of music along with a strong sense of accomplishment. Alex is currently a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony and can be heard in concert/seen on stage. There will be several performance opportunities available to the students at SunRidge. We are very excited to have Alex as a part of the SunRidge community!
Kindergarten Yard Needs
We are in need of 40 redwood stumps 10”-16” in diameter, and 16”-20” long. If you have some or all please call the school office.

Welcome Klaus!
Klaus Dilling is excited to be joining the SunRidge community as the new Woodworking Instructor. Klaus is a creative and innovative life-long learner with a passion for designing, creating, building and educating. His career has afforded him the opportunity to work as a fine furniture woodworker and stair builder. More recently, he has enthusiastically undertaken a career teaching woodworking to middle school students. As a candidate for a Masters in Education at Sonoma State University, he has endeavored to leverage his experience as an inventor to design a curriculum for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. No matter what the challenge, he believes that his greatest strength is his ability to bring technical skill and an unwavering curiosity to the task at hand. We are happy to welcome Klaus into our SunRidge community!
School Portraits Fundraiser Coming Up!
It’s that time of the year for school portraits! Portrait dates are as follows:
  • Tuesday, September 20th: Grades 1st – 4th
  • Wednesday, September 21st: Grades 5th – 8th
  • Thursday, September 22nd: Kinder and Faculty Photo 
  • Homeschool Date TBD
  • Wednesday, October 12th: Make-up/Retake Day
Below are a few reminders regarding Picture Day from Mariah Smith who will be our photographer again this year:
  • In an effort to make the ordering process more streamlined, with less errors (on my part – sorry for those!), and less time consuming for our volunteers, we need all order forms turned in on or prior to portrait day. You can send forms into your child’s teacher early. There is now a late fee of $20 added to orders turned in late. This late fee will cover my lab’s minimum order requirement.
  • In the same spirit, please use one order form, and one payment PER child. We tried the sibling payment option and it turned into a very time consuming mess for us. I apologize for the inconvenience this will cause but please understand that I donate about 40 hours of my time to this and any little help I can get from you will keep this fantastic fundraiser going & super successful!!
  • In the past 2 years, we’ve raised over $20,000 for the school so thank you, thank you!! I’m definitely looking forward to seeing all your wonderful kids again!!
-Mariah Smith
Owner + Lead Photographer
Mariah Smith Photography
mariahsmith.com
Studio 707.595.5836 | Cell 707.479.2184
 
If you’d like to volunteer to help on portrait day please let Mariah know ASAP –mariah@mariahsmith.com.  Volunteers receive a $40 print credit. She’ll need:
  • 4 people on each day (Tues 9/20, Wed 9/21)
  • Full day commitments (8:30 – 3:00)
  • Paperwork helper – must have computer & internet (at home, Fri 9/23)
Parent Education Committee -- Call for Ideas and Volunteers!
The Parent Education Committee (PEC) is forming for the current school year and seeking new members, and parents who want to share ideas. PEC provides educational opportunities for SunRidge School parents and community members relating to Waldorf education, parenting and family life. 

PEC provides a forum for parents to come together to explore the values underlying our shared identity by serving the parent body with informative, engaging, and participatory activities and events. The PEC fosters the weaving of a vibrant SunRidge community by building a supportive parent body that is aware of the developmental philosophy and academic program of our school. The Parent Education Committee offers a variety of programs throughout the school year, which has included guest speakers, panel discussions, films and book study pairings.

To share ideas or express interest in the working with the committee, please contact PEC member Adrienne Bramhall at adrienne_bramhall@yahoo.com or 805-587-1275.  And watch this space for announcement of our first meeting later this month (generally held after drop-off in the faculty lounge). Thank you!
SunRidge's Athletic Program
(Athletic packet paperwork may be picked up in the office, and sport/health insurance is mandatory.)

X-Country:
5th-8th grade cross-country runners will meet Tuesdays, 3:15 at the top of the slide. There may be additional practices on Saturday mornings. Our coach is a parent of a 6th grader, her name is Pilar (roblar3@hotmail.com), and she'll have others helping her. Meets start Tuesdays, with the first September 20th at Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa. The cost is $20 per runner for practices and all 5 meets, which continue through mid-October.

Coed Volleyball:
Boys and girls in grades 6-8 may participate in this sport. We meet M/W/F for two weeks, then matches start on M/W through mid-October, finishing with a tournament in the two grades (7th/8th). Practices go 3 - 4:30pm. I'll coach with Curt (Math/Science teacher) and Marley (7th grader) assisting. Questions: dthurber@twinhillsusd.org or 591-1044.  Cost is $45 for the season, including uniform usage.
Library Meeting
Thursday, September 8, from 8:30 - 11:00 in the library.
We are delighted to have 3 new volunteers to help our library get started. Thank you to Beth Hegy, Brandy Rucker and Selma Ruth! These 3 parents will be coming in during the mornings, when they can, to put labels on books and shelve them. If you are interested in volunteering in our library, we would be grateful for your help. Please email Dianne Namkung at: diannenamkung@gmail.com. Thanks!
Lost & Found Committee Meeting
Come and share your ideas on how to keep our lost and found area looking good to start off this new school year! Parent volunteers will be gathering to discuss the organization and upkeep of the Lost & Found. Anyone interested in joining the meeting may attend. The meeting will be led by Kalen and Makena in our school library on Friday, September 16th from 8:30-9:30am. Please RSVP to Makena: mcollin@twinhillsusd.org.
Save the Date
There will be a combined middle school parent evening on Tuesday, September 20th from 6:30-8:30pm. The meeting will be divided up into two sections as follows:
  • 6:30-7:15pm meet in your child(ren)s classroom
  • 7:20-8:30pm meet in library with the director, Kalen, and representatives of Parent Council, the SunRidge Educational Foundation, and Charter Council. 
Website Help Needed
Do you have web development skills and would like to help the SunRidge Foundation implement a dynamic website? If you do and can spare some time to getting our site up and running then please contact Robert Simmons at (707) 823-3065 or email robert24simmons@gmail.com.
After School Homework Support
After school homework support is for 6th-8th graders and provides a quiet place to study. A permission slip for students & parents to review and sign is necessary to provide contact information for any student who plans to stay after school and participate in the Homework Support Program.
 
This program is available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 3:15-4pm and is supervised by middle school faculty. The program meets on Mondays in the 7th grade classroom, Tuesdays in the 8th grade classroom, and Wednesdays in the 6th grade classroom. This is a free program; we require that students sign in and quietly work on class assignments or homework. We encourage students to bring an extra snack to eat between school’s dismissal and the start of the program. In order for this program to be possible, prompt pick-up of students is essential (4pm Mon-Wed). Additional support is offered by Curt regarding math concepts and homework during lunch recess on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Learning Math
Week #2:  Always be encouraging and never tell kids they are wrong when they are working on math problems. Instead find the logic in their thinking – there is always some logic to what they say. For example if your child multiplies 3 by 4 and gets 7, say – Oh I see what you are thinking, you are using what you know about addition to add 3 and 4, when we multiply we have 4 groups of 3...

Excerpted from Advice for Parents, Prof Jo Boaler, https://www.youcubed.org/handout-for-parents/
Parent Handwork Group will meet on Fridays this school year!
We will be creating for our Falling Leaves Festival again with a variety of projects: knitting, wet felting, needle felting, crocheting, and anything else of interest to participating parents. We are looking forward to meeting again and welcoming new parents to create.
  • When: Every Friday, 8:30-10:30am in the SunRidge Handwork Room starting on 9/16/2016
  • Planning Project: Knitting and felting kindergartener-size slippers for sale at the Falling Leaves Festival
  • Bring your own knitting needles size 8 and 10
  • Any skill level welcome; the more the merrier
  • Adults only please (babies in arms always welcome)
Crafting is not required, but highly encouraged and learning in a group setting could be a great way to get started. We always welcome project ideas and donation of wool yearn and wool roving!
7th Grade Rummage Sale
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st-2nd help support the seventh grade raise funds for their eighth grade trip. Bring sellable items to the middle school hall, near the pick-up area. We will be storing items in the old music room at the end of the hall.  
Handwork News
The year is underway! It's a busy time for all of us. In just one week this is what we are doing:
  • 1st graders are making knitting needles, sanding them so gently on the wall outside of their classroom.
  • 2nd graders have made their needles and soon will be rolling balls of yarn to cast on for a flute case.
  • 3rd graders are learning how to crochet. Much different than knitting!
  • 4th graders are designing their patterns on graph paper for a cross stitch project.
  • 5th graders are knitting i-cord with double pointed needles they made.
  • 6th graders are designing and cutting out felt for a shield that they will wear on their tunic for the medieval games.
  • 7th graders are hand sewing Japanese pillows that will be filled with rice hulls.
  • 8th graders are learning the history of the sewing machine and the parts of an electric machine.
  • Homeschoolers are either learning to knit or knitting!
Using our busy hands, warm hearts and creative minds we experience the joys of Handwork together!
 
I want to give a big thank you to:
  • Dale Thurber for many skeins of yarn he donated from his mother!
  • Cari Hernandez for all the supplies she and her mother donated...Felt, fabric, ribbon and more...
  • Kate Farley for all the beautiful yarn.
With gratitude,
Ms. Mckenzie
Home Study Assistant Position
We’re happy to have our Home School classroom located now on this campus. The program serves K-5th grade students. Callie Almand, the program coordinator is looking for an assistant to support her K-1 classes that meet twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am-1pm. If you’re interested in a part-time paid position, you can download the application from the Twin Hills Union School District website. Contact Callie if you have any questions: calmand@twinhillsusd.org.

Parking Reminder
If you are going to be on campus all day, please park in the spaces in the back of the school along the cement barrier. If you are only dropping off or picking up your child(ren) please park in the parking spaces provided in the middle of the blacktop at the back of the school. Note: Short-term parking spaces are also used as the playground during the school day. Please reserve front parking lot spaces in the front of the school for Kindergarten families between 8:15am-8:45am and 12:15pm-12:45pm.
 
We also want to thank you for using our new crosswalks in the back of the school to keep everyone safe and traffic flowing! 
Hot Lunch Started on September 6th
For September and October Hot Lunch, grades 3-8 can order by filling out the September-October Hot Lunch forms and attaching payment. Forms and payment can be dropped off in the Hot Lunch folder that is attached to Erin’s desk in the office. Pick up your form outside the office or click here to download it from our website. 
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
 
Understanding the Child: Two Workshops for Parents & Teachers
(Hosted by Summerfield School & led by Don Basmajian)
  • 9/19, 9/26 & 10/7, 3:40PM-5:00PM An Introduction to Waldorf Education: The Lower School
  • 10/17 & 10/24, 3:40PM-5:00PM The Four Temperaments
Click here to view or print the flyer which includes prices, and more information regarding these two workshops.
 
Move Over Mozart (MOM) Piano Lessons After School at SunRidge!
  • Group and Private Lessons starting at $35 per month
  • Piano lessons held after school at SunRidge one day a week (Tuesday starting Sept 27)
  • 30 min sessions with 5 kids max in each group
  • Mid-year and Spring Recitals
  • Students may discontinue at any time
  • MOM was established in 1988 and has over 800 kids enrolled in its piano lessons
Contact Lynn Fleck at 824-0307 www.mozartpianolearning.com
Classified
(We can list rentals; parents selling used items, free items, lost and found, or trades. With the exception of private, after-school care available for SunRidge students, we do not list for-profit business ads. After 2-3 publications, ads will automatically be dropped)
Student Violin With Case For Sale
Student violin with case, size 3/4. Good condition, few nicks, no cracks. Purchased @ Loveland Violin Shop in Santa Rosa. Asking $200 or best offer. Email me @ weluvbaseball@comcast.net or call Joyce @ 818-458-6146.
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