Work Party. May Faire! Earth Day Volunteer Opportunity. Aid for Ukraine. Farm to Table Dinner New Date!
Upcoming Events:
EC Merry Monday - Monday, April 25th, 8:30am All School Work Party - Saturday, April 30th, 10:00am Board Meeting - Tuesday, May 3rd at 6:30pm, *All are invited for the first 15 minutes: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84255813493?pwd=VFFYSGNEZkJNbi9sL3ZiQkUwRzFUdz09 May Faire - All families invited! Saturday, May 7th NO SCHOOL - In service day, Monday, May 9th EC Parent Meeting - Tuesday, May 17th, 6:30pm Farm to Table Dinner in the Kinderwoods -NEW DATE! May 21st, 5:00pm NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th EC Fly Away Ceremony/Last Day of School - Friday, June 3rd Grades/Middle School Last Day of School - Thursday, June 9th 8th Grade Graduation - Saturday, June 10th
Calendar of the Soul
Week One Out in the sense-world's glory
The power of thought gives up
its separate being,
And spirit worlds discover
Again their human offspring,
Who germinates in them
But in itself must find
The fruit of soul.
All school work party! Many hands make light work. Help us beautify campus before May Faire. Bring gloves, water and get ready to work. We will need all the help we can get!
May Faire 2022 will happen on Saturday, May 7th, and will be open to all families! Our May Faire will be extra special this year as we'll begin the event with an "OWS Procession of the Species" parade! Students will be encouraged to dress in "species costumes" and will parade with each class.
The following are the species assigments per class:
1st : Jellyfish
2nd: Beetles
3rd: Bees
4th: TBD
5th: Bunnies
Middle School: Mushrooms
We'll also have flower crown making, maypole dancing, 8th grade reports to view, a plant sale, raffles, candle dipping, a silent auction and finally...we'll end with picnic blanket BINGO! Pack a picnic, bring a blanket and enjoy a few rounds of bingo as a family!
*We will need flower/greenery donations for flower crown making! As we get closer to May please keep an eye out for flowers, vines, greenery that may be suitable for crown making. Thank you!
***For grades classes each class is assigned a task. Please volunteer for a shift here: https://tinyurl.com/m8dh8ux3
Email development@olympiawaldorf.org if you have donations and/or questions
Our first attempt at a strategic planning meeting didn't draw enough participation. Attempt #2! Open to anyone interested in envisioning the future of our school. Parents, alums, staff and faculty joining together to plan! If interested please email board@olympiawaldorf.org
NEW DATE! Due to permitting issues we have had to reschedule our dinner for May 21st. What could be a better way to end the year than with a wonderful meal in the Kinderwoods!
The event includes:
Multi course seated meal made by Farmer Lenny with vegetables from Sundance Farms and oysters from Olympic Oyster Co! (Vegetarian main course available)
A knife forging demo by Mareko Maumasi of Maumasi Fire Arts. Thebench knife made by Mareko will be raffled off that evening. Purchase a raffle ticket!
Two drinks per person provided by Well80 and Triceratops breweries
Childcare options available.
10% of proceeds go to 8th grade class trip and the remaining fundraising efforts support the Olympia Waldorf School!
The City of Olympia Park Stewardship Program would like to invite students from our school to participate in their Earth Day Volunteer Event on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. They are partnering with local Lions Clubs and the PARC Foundation of Thurston County for a fun volunteer work party. Thanks to Lions Clubs' donations, the school with the most student volunteers will be awarded $500!Youth under the age of 14 must have a parent/guardian present. Students can volunteer at any of the participating locations: Wonderwood Park (City of Lacey), Priest Point Park (City of Olympia), Tumwater Historical Park (City of Tumwater), and Tenino City Park (City of Tenino).
To volunteer at Priest Point Park, please register online at https://volunteer.olympiawa.gov/. Tools, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided. To volunteer at other locations, please contact the participating City to register.
Natalia Frankus, mother of Victor in 3rd grade, has been personally impacted by the war in Ukraine. Her hometown has been completely destroyed and many lives have been lost. You can help by collecting items from the following list. Items will be donated to the Ukrainian Association of Washington State. Their headquarters are in Renton and items collected are being sent to the refugee camps in Poland and other European countries and directly to Ukraine. The Association has a website with directions for monetary donations as well: https://uaws.org
Here is the list of items that are needed the most:
First aid/trauma kits (tourniquets, bandages of different sizes, bleed stop)
Non perishable food/MRE’s (no cans). Camping food pouches are the best.
Baby powdered formula and baby food in pouches.
Personal hygiene items (tampons and pads, baby diapers, travel size toothpaste and brushes, wipes, stick deodorants and lotions in travel size)
New socks and underwear in all sizes and genders
New sleeping bags and blankets
Items not acceptable for shipping
Used clothes and blankets
Candles
Perishable, canned or jarred foods
Anything inflatable
Alcohol containing items
Aerosols or liquids
Knives, batteries, matches
Perfumes and aftershave
Drugs or supplements
Camping stoves
Compressed air and gas cylinders
Military equipment including wests and helmets
In addition, an emergency support fund is being coordinated by the Friends of Waldorf Education (Freunde) (Freunde der Erziehungskunt Rudolf Steiners e.V.). At the moment, Ukrainian children and families are being supported in finding places in Waldorf Schools in Europe, and Waldorf families throughout Europe are opening their homes to them. Financial support is being sent to Ukraine to support the Waldorf teachers who have lost their income due to the closing of schools, and emergency pedagogy teams will be working with traumatized Ukrainian children. The types of support will continue to evolve in order to meet the most urgent needs.
Our hearts go out to those who are struggling during this time.
AWSNA puts out a seasonal magazine called School Renewal featuring fantastic articles from students, teachers, alums and beyond. The Editing Advisory Board is already working on the Fall 2022 edition of the magazine. The theme is performing arts. They are looking for articles relative to the theme by students, teachers, and alum performers – from opera to hard rock, live theatre, film acting, puppetry, dance, eurythmy, comedy, etc. It should be fun!
Do you have anything you'd like to share or write? The specs and payment details are below. Link here to submit. The deadline for submissions is May 31.
A reminder, the primary audience for School Renewal is parents. As such, articles should aim to educate and inspire, and also deepen and expand thinking as it relates to the AWSNA Principles for Waldorf Schools, and varied manifestations, innovations, and initiatives across the continent and the globe.
Articles should be no greater than 1500 words in length, Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced. Not all articles are accepted, primarily due to overall tone and flow which comes together during production. Those that are not selected can easily be transferred to your school newsletter or blog!
Submissions must include the suggested article title, and name(s) and member affiliation of the author(s).
Payment for published articles tends to range from $150 to $550 depending on placement and length.
How it works: Friday, Vic's pizza will be delivered to our school and we will deliver it to your child for lunch. (Faculty and Staff are welcome to participate as well!)
Cost: You can purchase a plain slice for $4 (or 2 for $7) or you can purchase a pepperoni slice for $5 (or 2 for $9).
Dairy-free and gluten-free options: You can purchase a gluten-free slice for $5.50 (or 2 for $10) or a dairy-free/vegan slice for $5.50 (or 2 for $10).
The last chance to order: We will be selling pizza all year! However, the cutoff for ordering is every Wednesday at 3:00pm. The form will reopen on Monday at 8:30.
Thank you for all of your support as we work to make our 8th grade trip a reality!
Thank you,
The 8th Grade Class
Community
Healing gnomes, from our homes to yours!
Get a gnome of your own in the OWS office or online at www.ripples.us. Gnomes are $20 or 2 for $30. Bunnies are $25. Shipping is extra. 50% of proceeds will go to Aid for Ukraine and 50% for puppetry training. Thank you for your support!
~ Marjorie Rehbach for Ripples Puppetry
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Our Local Yarn Shop (OLYS) is a warm and inviting retail shop where knitters, crocheters and others who enjoy handwork can find supplies, community and support. Give Back is a simple way for you to help support the Olympia Waldorf School, at no additional cost to you.
Experience feel-good shopping and when you make a purchase at OLYS you not only support a local small business but we'll donate 1% of your purchase price from eligible purchases to OWS. No added cost to you, offer excludes books and classes. When you come into the shop, or shop via phone, fill out our handy form and we take care of the rest. Let's see what we can do together!
OLYS
1912 State Ave NE
Olympia, WA 98506
360-915-6943
The Chime is sent out at 11am every Tuesday. If you have an addition to The Chime please send it to development@olympiawaldorf.org by the Friday before. Thank you!
