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Our Core Values: Community, Respect, Integrity, Commitment, & Reverence.
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The Class of 2018
(left to right) Magdalena Stroniarz, Riki Yokouchi, Lucy Wheeler, Emmett Vandergriend, Harrison Johnston
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Monday June 4
Grade 8 Eurythmy Solos - parent sharing 1:30 GS
After School Icecream 3:00 pm GS (to support Grade 11)
Grade 11 Parent Meeting 7:00 pm HS
Grade 10 Parent Meeting 7:30 pm HS |
Tuesday June 5
Waldorf Welcome 8:45 am GS |
Wednesday June 6
Hot Lunch: Greek Feast 12:20 pm GS |
Thursday June 7
Adult Eurythmy 1:20 pm GS |
Friday June 8
Coffee Morning 8:30 am GS |
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ECC - Early Childhood Centre | GS - Grade School | HS - High School |
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FORE! Grade 11/12 PE at the Seymour Creek Golf Centre Driving Range
(left to right) Sonia Vinogradsky, Thayden Potrebka-Adamek, Jade Paoloni & Santiago Ferell. Thanks for the great photo, Trish!
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REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Hot Lunch Program - On Wednesday, June 6 we will be serving up a Greek Feast for lunch! Youre choice of chicken or tofu, with a side of roasted potatoes with tzatziki for $5. Add an optional Greek Salad for $2. Gluten-free and vegan-friendly options available. Use the online form here (deadline today!!!) then drop your payment off to Ronaye next week.
Summer Unplugged! - VWS summer camp for children ages 6 to 12 is back! Our camp runs from June 25 to 29, 9:00 to 3:00 pm daily. Activities include garden art, outdoor play, baking, beach trip, and more. $350 includes hot organic lunch and snacks. Contact rireland@vws.ca or 604-985-7435 x 0 for more information. Visit the program page on our website to register before June 15.
Community Marketplace - This page is constantly being updated with new posts. Click on the "For Sale", "To Eat", and "Accommodations" tabs to expand, keep scrolling to see VWS community business listings, or submit your own business listing!
Upcoming Community Events - Including Belly Dance Parent Social, Adult Summer Singing Camp in Vancouver with Marilyn Lange, and Summer Day Camps! Come take a look at what's on offer & let us know if you have anything to post. link
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A Sampling of Market Wares
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Third Grade students, along with Ms Chrimes, would like to thank you - our dear Waldorf Community - for your encouragement and generosity while visiting and supporting their Market this week.
They would also like to thank all the wonderful parents and colleagues who helped the children to create a wide variety of beautiful items to sell, as well as the encouraging and respectful care our older students demonstrated while visiting the market. The students are feeling quite proud of their accomplishments.
After careful counting, the students tallied $563.35 which Ms Chrimes was able to present, following the Rose Ceremony on Thursday, to Grade 12 to put toward their service trip to Thailand.
Bravo Grade 3!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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New Moon Social
We are really excited about the upcoming New Moon Social, taking place at The View on Lonsdale on June 13. The energy around gathering the community for some fun, connection and future-imagining has been wonderfully positive. Get your tickets here: www.bit.ly/newmoonsocial |
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Graduation Ceremony
Come bear witness as our twelfth-grade students ceremoniously complete their time at the Vancouver Waldorf School and enter into the world as free-thinking and able individuals.
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Year End Picnic
You are invited to a festive year-end picnic in the sun! Bring Potluck snacks and treats to share; dishes, cutlery and cups; a blanket or festival chairs to sit on; games to share & play on the lawn. ***more to come!!!
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Summer Camp
Summer Unplugged!
June 25 to 29, 2018
Imagine your days filled with arts and crafts, creative play, music, picnics, gardening, games, and more. Come spend a week and try something new! Registration forms are available at Reception or for download on our website here: www.vws.ca/programs/summer-camp |
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This weekend is the last chance for new and changed gift card orders for June 15, July and August. You can complete an order online here: www.vws.ca/online-ordering-for-the-grocery-card-program.
If you have an existing recurring order and would like it mailed to your house during the break or put on hold, please submit this form before the end of the weekend.
You can order SPUD cards or produce boxes all year long and with delicious local produce during the summer, you may just want some delivered directly to your door. Please see linked flyer for details - VWS receives a 10% return from SPUD cards and a whopping 25% from produce boxes.
Rachel Garratt
VWS Gift Card Program Coordinator (Volunteer)
Cell: 778-772-3601 | Email: vwsgiftcard@vws.ca
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Bike Safety with Kim Steed
Bike to School Week was a huge success. We logged over 100 students, parents & teachers riding their bikes this week! It was so much fun to greet everyone as they marked progress on the tracking poster. Thank you to Kim Steed, VWS parent and owner of Steed Cycles, who offered a fun and informative safety session & games on Monday afternoon. I'm hoping to continue to see our bike racks full! If it keeps up, we might just need to invest in a couple more! |
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Hot Lunch Helpers
We are so thrilled by the overwhelming popularity of our trial lunch program, and have reached a point where a few kitchen helpers would be incredibly beneficial! Please connect with Laura at lbergstrome@vws.ca if you would like to help out with our warm & friendly kitchen crew.
Jacinda, Laura & Mary
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New Moon Social
A number of people have asked how they can get involved and help with the New Moon Social. We would love your help and have a few options to share:
- donate a silent auction item,
- donate a bottle of wine,
- check the VWS Buy Sell Trade Group on Facebook for other requested items,
- sign-up to be a volunteer on the day of the event (set-up / take-down crew or other support roles during the event),
- and of course, buy your ticket and encourage your friends to buy their ticket here www.bit.ly/newmoonsocial.
If anything resonates or inspires you, please connect with Mary at mhenley@vws.ca.
Mary Henley
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SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
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Students needed to work around the Grade School and High School for:
- Repair & maintenance work
- Groundskeeping, playground work
- Other miscellaneous work
Under the supervision of the VWS Maintenance supervisor, students must be able to work alone and within a team.
Available positions:
2 full time student workers:
June 25 - August 24
7 hours/day
$12.00 - $12.50/hour (based on experience)
Please send resume to businessmanager@vws.ca.
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Baby Goats in the Grade 1 Play Yard
Thank you, Carsten, for delighting our students by bringing in your baby goats! What a fun and wonderful day!
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This week fly by with a flurry of activity. Begining with Bike to School activities on Monday, to recognizing the achievements of our High School students at the Colin Dutson Awards and the swarming of our bees under the full moon on Tuesday, to the great success of the Grade 3 Market and another delicious Hot Lunch on Wednesday, to the beauty of the Grade 12 Rose Ceremony and the Full Faculty meeting with the Grade 12 Students on Thursday, then culminating with a Grade 2 sharing today and saying good-bye to Grade 12 as they fly off to Thailand for two weeks of service. I'm left in awe and wonder at how that all just happened in only 1 week!? Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
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Many blessings
Laura Bergstrome
Communications & Events
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