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October 2016
Upcoming Events
(For full details on events, follow the links to our website.)
Every Tuesday
Community Singing in the Community Room, 8:15-9am
Saturday, October 1st
6th Grade Volleyball Game, 10am at Indian Hill Middle School
Sunday, October 2nd
7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Game, 5pm at Sports Express Volleyball Center
Wednesday, October 5th
Community Singing, 8:30 in the Community Room w/ Adam Petersen & April Mann
Michaelmas Celebration - Parents welcome!
Festivities begin at 9am thru 11am
Friday, October 7th
7th & 8th Grade Trip to Torrent Falls
Saturday, October 8th
6th Grade Volleyball Game, 11am at Indian Hill Middle School
7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Game, 1:30 at Kids First Sports Centre
Sunday, October 9th
6th Grade Volleyball Game, 4pm at Sports Express Volleyball Center
Monday, October 10th
Board Meeting, Community Room at 6pm
Wednesday, October 12th
Pa Meeting, Community Room at 8:30am
Thursday, October 13th
New Parent Breakfast, Community Room at 8:30am
7th & 8th Grade Volleyball
Saturday, October 15th
6th Grade Volleyball Game, 1pm at Stoehr Gym Seven Hills
7th & 8th Grade Volleyball, 2pm at Edgewood Elementary School
Wednesday, October 19th
5th Grade Trip to Temple, 9:30am-1pm
Picture Retakes/Sibling Photos Day
Thursday, October 27th
6th Grade Parent Meeting, 1:30-2:45 pm in 6th Grade Classroom
Friday, October 28th
6th-8th Student Council Halloween Dance, Gym
Monday, October 31st and Tuesday, November 1st
NO SCHOOL--Parent/Teacher Conferences
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The Rose Blossom children and their freshly dyed capes!
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Things to Know and Do at CWS
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Farm Market Fridays
If you haven't seen the amazing Farm Market Friday setup at school yet this year, you may want to make it a priority to stop by at dismissal and shop! Here is a list of the offerings we've had lately:
Green Acres will be here Fridays selling biodynamic farmed vegetables. In addition, they will be taking meat orders! If you would like to know more about Green - Acres please click on the link: http://www.green-acres.org
Debbie Moll’s and Maria Schade’s amazing Grass Fed Gourmet ghee butters: http://gfgcocoghee.com/
Cracklin Crust is back for all you bread lovers! We are excited to have Michelle’s delicious bread. More about Cracklin Crust: http://cracklingcrust.com/
Cavallo Nero Pasta (a newer addition): http://cavalloneropasta.com/
For anyone who would like to get involved or test your culinary skills feel free to contact me. I intend to have batches of “the cure” and Addison is excited to contribute. And don’t worry, I promise to supply some delicious gluten free snacks. Jocelyn will be making gluten free cookies! Our dear development director, Naimah Bilal, will be popping her famous popcorn! Kirana will be whipping up delicious batches of cashew and almond milk. And our very own Hot Lunch Lady, Tracy Hendricks generously donates leftovers from the Warm Heart Guild hot lunches (provided there are any) and you never know when Suzanne Barker will bring goodies from her Renegade Kitchen.
Avoid the grocery story this weekend and treat yourself to some of the cities best culinary offerings!
Happy bellies happy homes!
Annie
personal cell: 513.235.4008
Michaelmas Celebration - Bread and Sunflower Donations Needed
Michaelmas will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 5th this year. We are in need of sunflower heads for seed shucking and, a personal favorite, we need lots of bread donations to make our wonderful dragon feast! Below is a standard Michaelmas bread recipe, but please feel free to create your own (no nuts, please) or modify this recipe to your own taste.
Bread and sunflower donations can be dropped off in the cafeteria on Tuesday, Oct. 4th or bring them in Wednesday morning and stay for the play and celebration!
Ingredients:
6 c flour (we used white whole wheat)
2 c warm milk
1 tsp. raw sugar
5 tsp. dry yeast
1/4 c melted butter
1 tsp sea salt
1/3 c raw sugar
1/2 c golden raisins (or more! you could use dried apricots or even cheddar cheese for a savory bread)
1 egg yolk
1/4 c sunflower seeds (you can use pumpkin seeds, or sesame)
-Measure the flour into a big mixing bowl. Set this aside.
-Dissolve the teaspoon of sugar and the yeast into the cup of warm milk. When it is frothy, stir the butter in as well. Set this aside.
-Place the sugar and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.
-Place the raisins, egg yolk, and seeds each in their own small bowl. Set these aside.
-Arrange all the small bowls near the big mixing bowl of flour, light a candle and begin the story.
-At the end of the story, the dough is ready for its first rising...cover it with a damp cloth and leave it in a warm place for 1 hour.
-Punch it down, shape it (on a baking sheet) and leave it to rise again (about 30 minutes)
-Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes to an hour depending on how you divided up the dough (several small loaves or one huge one?) Bread is done when you tap the underside and hear a hollow sound
Running Club
I have been approached by multiple students and parents regarding a Cincinnati Waldorf School cross country team. The season is already underway for this year, but I would like to start making plans to be ready for Fall of 2017. We can begin by creating a Running Club. If your child is interested, please send me an email at joethomas1311@gmail.com. The cross country team will consist mostly of 6th – 8th graders, but the running club can include 4th and 5th as well. I will need parent volunteers to lead the Running Club and organize the practice schedule. Please email me if interested or if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Joe Thomas
265-5100
Snack Shack
As our service to the CWS community and fundraiser for our future 8th grade trip, the 6th grade welcomes you to purchase their delectable sweet and savory treats and coffee from 8am-3pm everyday in the Snack Shack, located in the CWS Community Room. Your support is greatly appreciated!!!
Learning Links Grant
We are thrilled to announce that the Cincinnati Waldorf School is once again the recipient of a $1,000 Learning Links grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. This program funds small grants to teachers and other educators allowing them to provide creative programs or special events. These much needed resources will be applied to realize exciting Eurythmy performances for grades 1-8 which highlight movement, puppetry and speech. Join us in thanking the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for their generosity!
Student Council Call for Artwork Submissions
This year the student council is working to create a Cincinnati Waldorf School Student Artwork calendar to help raise money for future student council service projects. We are currently seeking artwork submissions from current CWS students from any grade level. The student council reps will select 12 entries to include in the calendar, which will be published and available for sale in early December.
To submit artwork, please email a photograph of the work to Jess Prussia in the main office at office@cincinnatiwaldorfschool.org Include the student name and grade. All submissions are due by the end of the school day on Friday, November 4th! Please limit one entry per student. Students may bring artwork to the main office for Ms. Jess to photograph if they are unable to send a picture from home.
Waldorf Library Access
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Grade 5 study of contraction and expansion
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Bulb Sale
The kids are humming Michaelmas songs, the forest is changing hues, and it’s time for the PA’s annual BULB SALE! This year we are using the Dutch Mill Bulbs online ordering system. Any sale made before November 30 th from our unique link http://groups.dutchmillbulbs.com/cincinnatiwaldorfschool.php yields the PA a hefty 50% of the sale! That means you are getting the biggest bloom for your bucks; guaranteed bulbs delivered directly to your home and a great donation to your Parent Association! Please share this link everywhere as orders can be delivered anywhere in the US.
There will be paper booklets and a collection folder in the office if you prefer the paper method. Contact Maziejbooth@gmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for supporting our bulb sale!
New Parent Breakfast
Our new parent breakfast is October 13th at 8:30am in the community room. If anyone would like to help bring food for this event, it will be greatly appreciated!
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Current Foundations Studies Class
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What Our Classes Are Doing Now
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Woodland Preschool ~ The Woodland Preschool will be working in our new gardens and play spaces. The three day class will begin to explore Dogwood Park and the two day class will continue to enjoy the Ann Becker Park.
Sweet Pea Preschool ~ The Sweet Pea children have been stringing Marigolds to be used to dye silk capes for the upcoming Michaelmas celebration.
Rose Blossom K ~ The Rose Blossom children will be making leaf garlands and raking the falling leaves. We will also be grinding corn and making apple sauce but most of all we will be enjoying the beautiful fall weather!
Oak Tree K ~ The Oak Tree Children are busy picking and stringing marigolds and tending to the carrots we planted in our garden. We are preparing for our Michaelmas celebration by dying our silk with the help of the color fairies from the marigolds. It is a magical time.
Grade One ~ The first grade students are getting ready for the upcoming Michaelmas celebration and enjoying the changing of the leaves.
Grade Two ~ The second grade has been crafting swords and sheaths and rehearsing for the Michaelmas play, along with hopping into the pond like frogs and counting how many eyes and legs are in the pond (ie counting by twos and fours).
Grade Three ~ Third Grade is hard at work on reviewing math. We are working on our multiplication tables, place value, and addition and subtraction facts! We are also learning about the calendar.
Grade Four ~ Grade four just finished a local geography block where we explored the natural history of the Ohio River Valley region. (The photos below are of us making salt dough maps of the region) Into October we will move into the human and animal block where we begin to understand our relationship to the animal kingdom.
Grade Five ~ The fifth grade is in the midst of studying Botany. We are learning about the flowering plant through its metamorphosis through contraction and expansion in each stage of its life. We are learning about the roots, leaves, flower, fruit, photosynthesis and the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
Grade Six ~ The 6th graders are studying geography and preparing for their European country reports which will take place on Thursday, October 6th from 8:30-10:30.
Grade Seven ~ The seventh grade will be exploring the world of perspective drawing and examining its birth in the art of the Renaissance era. After two weeks of perspective drawing, we will embark on a three-week physics block, in which we will experience the phenomenological through optics, acoustics, heat, magnetism, and mechanics.
The seventh graders have also been introduced the art of veil painting and will continue to explore this technique of watercolor later October.
Grade Eight ~ The eighth grade jumped right into Organic Chemistry. During this hands-on block we've tasted sugars, starches, cellulose. Students returned to Kindergarten and baked bread with Miss Chris and Miss Colleen. We're making paper soon. Later this week we study proteins, fats, and oils. Perhaps a fancy cheese tasting is in order!
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Grade four students creating salt dough maps
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Parent to Parent
[Information, activities and meetings that are not specifically CWS-related, but may be of interest to other families. Submissions must be approved by the Administrative Team before publication.]
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Open Gym Night at CWS
Starting this fall, we will have an open gym night at CWS. This will be on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 starting on October 18 th.
Open gym night is ONLY available for; current and former parents, current and former staff, alumni, and 8 th Grade students. Younger siblings are not able to participate and should not be at school unattended during open gym nights.
We will be playing a lot of basketball, but we will also play dodgeball, floor hockey, volleyball and wiffle ball in early spring. Please send an email to me at joethomas1311@gmail.com to let me know you are interested and I will start an email group.
I hope to see you there. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Joe Thomas
265-5100
Friday morning parenting book study
Do you ever feel lost and overwhelmed in meeting your child's disciplinary needs?
In his most recent book, "The Soul of Discipline", Kim John Payne, MEd. offers practical tools for helping parents implement discipline that's both respectful and effective. Kim gives parents permission to be warm and nurturing but also calm and firm no matter which developmental stage your child is experiencing (early childhood, tween or teen). Join us in the community room on the first and third Friday mornings of each month, 8:30-10:00 am, to come together in community and support. Look out for more specific details or contact Jenna Sizemore at jennasizemore@mac.com or Lisa Suttschenko at lisasuttschenko@gmail.com. All community members are welcome!
Inspire families at your school to cook together for the chance to win big in the 2016 Ben’s Beginners™ Cooking Contest! Five lucky families will each win $15,000, plus a $30,000 cafeteria makeover for their school.
It’s easy to enter, too! Parents and kids simply take a photo cooking a rice dish together and upload it to the contest website by October 16, 2016. You can enter DAILY with a different picture. The more families that enter, the better chances our school has to win.
Click here for more details.
VIOLIN AND VIOLA LESSONS NOW OFFERED AT THE CINCINNATI WALDORF SCHOOL
NAIMAH BILAL, INSTRUCTOR
Separate Music Instruction Offerings Include Violin (Suzuki and traditional- all levels), Viola (Suzuki and traditional- all levels), Music Theory/Reading (beginner to advanced)
Rate Schedule*
$25- per 30 minute lesson (payable monthly via check or cash in advance)
*instrument, music and materials not included
Schedule
Wednesday 3:00pm-5:30pm (three 30-min openings remaining)
Thursday 3:00pm-5:30pm (three 30-min openings remaining)
Friday 3:00pm-4:00 (two openings remaining)
Biography
CWS Director of Development and parent Naimah Bilal earned her Bachelor of Music at Indiana University Bloomington and M.M. at the Cleveland Institute of Music/Case Western Reserve University. Prior to pursuing a career in arts administration, Naimah was an active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. She was previously an executive management fellow with the League of American Orchestras and from 2008-2014 Naimah served as Director of Artistic Administration of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, overseeing a full spectrum of season design and repertoire planning. A skilled instructor, Naimah teaches violin and viola at all skill levels and ages and maintains an active performance schedule.
Enter the Quiet silent retreat at Hope Springs Institute
Greetings to you, as the Wheel of the year turns towards Autumn. As we welcome the darker, quieter, more reflective season, consider giving yourself, or someone you care about, the gift of Quiet in 2017. Registrations are already coming in for the February retreat, so if you know you will be there but haven't registered, I recommend that you do so soon! Remember that you can put down a deposit now to reserve your space, and pay the balance after the new year has begun. Feel free to contact Mindy Mossman @ mjlovepeacejoy@mac.com if you have any questions.
February 10-12, 2017 Enter the Quiet FOR WOMEN
Facilitated by Mary Manera & Mindala Mossman
http://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/quiet.html
April Eight Podcast
Did you know that our own Ms. Mann aka April Eight has her own Waldorf-friendly April Eight Songs & Stories Podcast? It is free!
Now on iTunes!
Each week April Eight shares her delightful original podcast audio stories and songs for kids of all ages. It's all at aprileight.com - plus songs, crafts, recipes and ideas for raising thoughtful, joyful . Find out why folks say, " April Eight encourages the best part of childhood imagination, and reminds us grown-ups to honor what we knew so long ago, but may have forgotten." - Carrie Newcomer
Swami visiting Cincinnati
Learn about the Power of Thought and how to Uplift your Life by Changing Negative thought to Positive. Admission is Free. Click here for more information.
Boy Scouts
Would you like to join our Boy Scout Troop? Come check us out at our Troop 149 Invitational Camporee. Come see what we do, try some delicious dutch oven meals and see what fun you can have as a member of our Boy Scout Troop! Learn more information about our Troop 149 along with our Event Calendar at www.mcc149.com.
Troop Invitational Camporee: Mariemont Elementary Athletic Field onSunday, September 25th from 6-8pm
Please RSVP to: Scoutmaster Darren Wilner, Darren.wilner@gmail.com
Scrumptous homemade food delivered to your doorstep
The Renegade Kitchen offers free delivery to the CWS community every week. All food is consciously prepared in my kitchen - fresh, healthy and infused with goodness.
I am Suzanne Barker, a six year Waldorf parent to fifth grader Emerson and fourth grader Hans. Each and every week throughout the year I prepare uber-healthy yummy food full of love for busy families so that you can spend less time in the kitchen and still feel great about feeding your family healthy food infused with care and inspiration. Weekly standards include yogurt made with organic milk (plain or lightly sweetened with organic evaporated cane juice), colossal protein packed granola made with 4 different nuts and 5 varieties of omega-rich seeds and sweetened with local honey, garlicky whipped hummus, various flavors of raw artisan kombucha and wholesome, fresh baked goods. Your order can be picked up from my house in Northside, delivered right to your doorstep ($3 delivery charge), or delivered free of charge to CWS. For more information please email your contact info to suzycreemcheezz@yahoo.com.
O'Keefe Music Foundation
8th graders and siblings in grades 8 and up have a chance to be an extra in a music video filming at CWS October 15!
Organic Chickens for Sale
Farm Beach Bethel has organic chickens for sale! They were raised outside, on fresh pasture in chicken tractors. They were fed local, organic grain from Dale Filburn from Morning Star Farms. They are $5.50/lb. Let Sarah know if you are interested or know folks who would be. We do take bulk orders and take credit card. Contact Sarah Mancino at farmbeachbethel@roadrunner.com or (513) 289-7172.
Awesome Affordable Housing Needed
I am Suzanne Barker, small business entrepreneur of the Renegade Kitchen, and mother of 5th and 6th grade boys, Hans and Emerson. We are a creative, conscientious and active family. My family and i are hoping to find a forever home (rental) close to the CWS campus.
I would seriously consider sharing a large communal space with another like-minded family. Ideally we would consolidate our resources and support one another to create an inclusive and dynamic community. I love to cook yummy, healthy foods - so meal sharing would definitely be an advantage, as would ride sharing and parenting support.
Please let me know if you know of any available homes for rent or if you are interested in communal living.
Let's help each other thrive! Contact me at suzycreemcheezz@yahoo.com or call 513-886-7004
New Music Studio
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8th grade students "playing house" in the Rose Blossom kindergarten classroom!
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Content with the Content?
Do you have a cute or interesting story about what’s happening in your child’s life – either in school or at home? A testimonial to share, review of an event or a thoughtful comment? Some photos you’ve taken? A question about Inreach? Info for the Parent to Parent section? Email Jess to discuss at jprussia@cincinnatiwaldorfschool.org!
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Please send submissions or any questions about our monthly newsletter via email to Jess Prussia. Deadline for submission in the next issue of Inreach will be 5 business days before the 1st of each month. Thank you for staying connected to the Cincinnati Waldorf School!
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