Weekly Notice Oct. 14, 2014 Monadnock Waldorf School is dedicated to nurturing young human beings who will be capable of contributing fully to the tasks of life with courage, compassion, and conviction. We strive to foster wholeness and lifelong well-being through awakening an abiding love and interest in the world while cultivating the gifts and strengths that are unique to each individual student. Important Dates Thursday, October 16 HIGH SCHOOL SAMPLER EVENING 7 PM-9 PM   Monday, October 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL MEETING 7:15 PM-8:30 PM  Addresses for Grandparents and Special Friends We are preparing to mail a fall newsletter full of school photos, annual reports from our school leaders, and other news about Monadnock Waldorf School. We would love to include your family’s grandparents, god parents, and special friends so we can help them learn more about MWS and keep them up-to-date about the great things that are happening here at school. Simply send names and addresses to [email protected] and I’ll do the rest! Lisa Mahar Wednesday, October 22 TEACHER VISITING DAY, NO SCHOOL FOR N-K AND ELEMENTARY November 14 &15 35TH ANNUAL CRAFTS FAIR Middle School Cross Country Meet Today! Our Cross Country Team has a meet right after school today, Tuesday, October 14 at The Well School, 36 Well School Road in Peterborough. Best of luck to all! Lisa Mahar Needed for the Lantern Walk Our plastic luminarios are in need of some serious freshening. If your family drinks milk or water from gallon plastic jugs, please save and share these with us. They can be dropped in the third grade classroom at the elementary school, upstairs at the kindergarten, or left on the McGuigan's porch at 110 N. Lincoln Street. Thanks so much! Betsi McGuigan High School Sampler Thursday, October 16: All Parents and Students Grade 8 and Up Invited Is your child in the middle school, the elementary school or just beginning Nursery-Kindergarten? No matter the age of your child, all parents (and students grades 8 and up) are warmly invited to learn more about Waldorf high school by experiencing mini-lessons taught by our faculty at Monadnock Waldorf High School. On Thursday, October 16, from 7 pm to 9 pm, teachers will give a brief overview of the high school program, and then participants will sample classes in the arts, humanities, and math/science (please see attached). Please register for this free program by noon on Wednesday, October 15. 98 South Lincoln Street, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-4442, fax 603-357-2955 www.monadnockwaldorfschool.org “Receive the Students in reverence, educate them in love, let them go forth in freedom” -Rudolf Steiner Thank you for Your Support Last Tuesday On behalf of our faculty and staff, I want to offer my personal thanks to all the parents who picked children up early from the elementary school last week (and those who would have if they could have) in order for our faculty and staff to attend the gathering honoring Hubie van Riel, a gathering full of celebration, mourning, tribute, and a deep sense of community. A special thank you to Jennifer Butler, our first grade teacher, and Micah Witri, our outdoor education and woodworking teacher, who stayed at school to cover the early afternoon and to Margaret Foxweldon for covering the later part. Thinking of sending a note to Hans and Hanneke? Their address: van Riel, P O Box 73, Marlow New Hampshire, Students in the Elementary Building After School Just a reminder that once students are dismissed for the day at the elementary school they should not return to the elementary school building unless they have a music lesson, tutoring or some other school related activity. The playground is almost always open for playing but there is not adequate after school adult supervision inside the building for students to come and go for drinks or visits. Thanks to parents for reinforcing this with your children. Lisa Mahar Thank you to all who took our photo-sharing survey; We had an impressive number of responses. We are currently creating a new photo-sharing policy that incorporates your feedback. Cheers! Courtney Fugere 2014-2015 NOVEMBER TUITION PAYMENTS DUE Reminder to all of you paying tuition in three installments, please be prepared to make your final payment for the 2014-15 school year by the due date of November 1st to avoid a $50 late fee. Thank you in advance for taking care of this. Jo-Anne Yardley Business Office Renewal Magazine Project As many of you know, MWS subscribes to Renewal magazine for each of our families. Renewal is a publication of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) exploring current issues and questions about childhood, family, and Waldorf education in North America and around the world. It is an informative and highly regarded publication. As you also know, we are always searching for new and effective ways to get the word out about Waldorf education. We would like to make copies of current Renewal magazines available in doctors’ and dentists’ waiting rooms in the Monadnock Region. Our idea is to collect recent copies (after you have had a chance to enjoy them, of course!), add a sticker to the cover with our name and contact information, then deliver them twice a year to the waiting rooms. You can support this project in two ways. Please drop 2013 or 2014 Renewals off at the office at any of our three campuses during the month of September. You could also help us attach the stickers and deliver the magazines. Contact Pat Meissner ([email protected]) or Lisa Mahar ([email protected]) with offers to help, questions, or suggestions. Lisa Mahar 2 Basketball sign-ups! Dear 6th, 7th and 8th grade parents, it's not too late to sign you child up for basketball! Please submit your enrollment form into the office this week. Our first meeting will be held next Monday, Oct. 20th, at 7:15 pm in the Assembly Room. got wool? We (6th Grade) are in need of earth-toned wool fabric. It may be a garment that can be cut up. We especially need gray, brown, golden/tawny, and white. Sixth graders have pandas, squirrels, horses and wildcats waiting to emerge. Bring wool fabric to the office at the Elementary school. Thank you! Margaret Foxweldon Craft Group With the Crafts Fair headed our way, it’s time to cut felt and stitch! (No prior skill required) If you can use scissors and thread a needle, we could use your help. Let me know you’re interested and we’ll choose a morning that is convenient. You can also work on your own at home. I’ll provide materials and instructions. Call 3551371. Margaret Foxweldon 3 What's in a Lap Robe? The quick answer to that is skeins of carefully chosen wool (85% wool, 15% mohair) plus hours and hours of labor. But let me expand on that and tell you the lap robe story: Each year for the past several (at least 10 years) we have had a wool "throw", which we choose to call a "lap robe", as package #1 in the Craft Fair raffle. When we started the tradition we were interested in making something that many, many hands would help to create. After buying the yarn in the fall I went to Monday morning assemblies and asked students, parents, and friends to knit one or more 6" by 6" square from the yarn we provided. The "squares" (it was amazing how different 6" x 6" can be depending on the knitter and the ruler I guess) were then stitched together into a rectangle of many colors. That was a lot of stitching. (Extra squares have been stitched together to make a blanket kept in the office for resting children). One year, after choosing the colors in February, I began knitting squares during the February vacation. No one came to me with needles in hand begging to be allowed to join me on the "big knit" and so, through the next months I kept on knitting until there were enough squares for the throw. Lesley Arnold had pieced the squares together for several years, but told me this one would be her last. Carol Driscoll was next to "take up" the needles and, using her expertise, came up with actual directions and pattern suggestions plus a new twist on the theme. She chose colors, rolled balls, and handed out some of each of the five colors to willing knitters. Each adult then knit a strip incorporating all the colors, one of which was the "accent" to be used sparingly. We could cast on our own number of stitches within a range-no more than 40, and knit a strip changing colors after at least 3" creating patterns with the stitches we chose. Each strip was to be 48" long, but leaving "live" stitches at the end in case everyone's 48" wasn't the same. With the strips in hand, Carol blocked them and then stitched them together adding bits when necessary to make them all even. After the many, many ends were tucked (each change in color added 2 more ends), she put on a border by picking up stitches on one side at a time and putting on 6 or 8 rows. Lastly, a final steaming gave it a finished look. Two years ago Carol helped me through the process and wished me well as I began the "Iris Bloom" lap robe. It came out beautifully. Last May it was time to choose colors again. Have you ever tried to choose the color to paint a room by looking at a 2" sample? It's very similar to trying to choose 5 coordinating colors for the lap robe using 2" pieces of yarn. Hating to take all the responsibility myself, I went around getting opinions from others. One person said, "I like the colors in your vest; how about those?" I was wearing a vest I'd purchased while on vacation in Costa Rica, tropical colors. I tried to match them from the yarn cards, but could find similar colors only in the heathered yarns. That's what we agreed on, so perhaps we could consider these tropical colors...after the sun goes down. Hence, "Tropical Twilight." The yarn was purchased, the knitters recruited, the summer began. September came, the strips were completed, and I began the assemblage. This weekend I finished the "even-ing of strips" and the stitching together, although not all the scores of ends are tucked. I have now picked up stitches along one end, over 200, and knit the first side of the border. I am ready to begin a long side. During the school day I will ask children to knit, knit, knit some stitches just to be part of the project. And I invite anyone else who would like to help to take it home over one night and knit just one row (which will probably be over 300 stitches). The Craft Fair is our biggest all-school outreach and fund raising event. Many families first "met" us through this wonderful event. All parts are important. All classes, children and adults, have responsibilities to help make the Fair a success. And if you knit, see me! Margaret Foxweldon 4 SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS TIE-DYE PROJECT FOR THE CRAFTS FAIR! The 8th Grade would greatly appreciate donations of WHITE clothing items or accessories for a special project. These could include child and baby t-shirts, little pants, cotton baby hats, child size clothing and a few nice pieces of adult clothing. There will be a box outside the 8th grade classroom for these items. Please call Dove at 835-6161 with questions. Thanks so much! Weekly Food Fundraisers Thursdays: “Sweet Nothings” Cookies $0.75/cookie (vegan and gluten-free) Lunch: Pizza: $2.00/ slice of cheese; $2.75/slice of veggie or meat After School: Orchard Hill Breadworks $1.25/cookie $2.00—$2.50 breadsticks and there will be a variety of bread loaves. Eighth Grade Bread and Cookie Order Form Name: _______________________ Grade: __________ Orders due: Monday, October 20, 2014 Please turn order in to the Main Office at the Elementary school. Description Quantity Price FARMHOUSE WHITE Loaf (sliced) $5.00 Loaf Pan FRENCH $5.00 Sesame FRENCH $5.00 4 SEED SUNNY FLAX $5.00 Large COUNTRY ROUND $5.00 MULTI GRAIN (sliced) $5.00 BREADSTICKS: Seeded onion $2.50 Total Price Sweet corn, roasted onion & cheddar FARMHOUSE SANDWICH BUNS, 4-pack $4.25 SPECIAL: Harvest Multi-grain $5.00 WHEAT FREE: Dark Russian Rye (CANNOT SLICE) $5.00 COOKIES: Mint chocolate chip or $1.25 Oatmeal raisin TOTAL $________________ 5 SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS 6th Grade Fall Bulb Fundraiser Spread the word! The 6th Grade is selling Dutch Mill Bulbs as one of this year’s fundraisers. It’s a great way to beautify our community and to raise funds for our school. MWS will earn at least 50% profit on every package of bulbs sold! Economically priced and guaranteed by Dutch Mill Bulbs to grow and bloom, it’s an easy choice. We’d like to challenge each MWS family member to show their support for the school by making a purchase. Remember MWS class fundraisers are now “paying it forward” which means your generous purchase will not only be supporting our 6th grade class trip but will also be contributing to the upper grades’ class trips as well. Payment should be made at the time of sale. Customers paying by check should make them payable to MWS 6th Grade. We’ll be distributing the colorful sales brochures shortly. Please be sure to turn your order in no later than October 17th. You may preview the fall bulbs at http://www.dutchmillbulbs.com/. Thanks in advance for your support and participation! Jennifer Dolce for the 6th Grade 6 Bulletin Board Please Note: We encourage you to make a donation of $10 to place bulletin board and community event listings that are professional in nature. This donation will cover the cost of running the ad for three weeks. We ask that you make your donation in advance. Thank you for your support! House for Rent: Single family 2-3 bedroom home located on lower Main Street in Keene. Home is two levels plus an unfinished basement, first floor has living room, dining room, kitchen, and a small room off the living room which can be used as a third bedroom. Second floor has two bedrooms and a full bathroom. Each bedroom has a closet and built in drawers. Basement is full and unfinished and is equipped with a washer, dryer, and utility sink. Kitchen is equipped with a stove and refrigerator. Off-street parking is located at rear of house. Rent is $1250 per month which includes water/ sewer, yard maintenance, and on-site parking. Tenant is responsible for utilities such as fuel oil and electricity (and cable, internet, phone, if desired). The address is 659 Main Street and located 1/2 mile south of the Route 12/Route 101 intersection, 2-1/2 miles from Antioch University, and 2 miles from the Monadnock Waldorf School. N/P, N/S. Credit check, references, security deposit required. Available 10/15. Call Daryl Stutes at 603738-1034 for more information or email at [email protected] . For Rent: Sunny one bedroom 1st floor apartment on the east side of Keene in owner occupied home, within walking distance of downtown and Robin Hood park. Parking, heat, hot water and trash removal are included in the rent. Beautiful gardens and landscaping to share. No pets/no smoking. $750/ month plus security deposit. Call 3527370. Hettie Belle Farm Local Meat and Poultry CSA! Thanksgiving Turkeys! Our beef and lamb is 100% grassfed. Our pigs, chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks are pastured and fed only certified organic grain, grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. Our animals are 100% antibiotic and hormone free. We believe it matters! Monthly distribution in Keene (Nov-Mar). Details at www.hettiebellefarm.com. We accept SNAP benefits and are happy to take monthly payments to make this sort of direct farmer/consumer relationship possible. We do hope you'll join us and become one of our member families! Jennifer, Olivier & Family Hettie Belle Farm, 978.544.6241. Free & Looking for a Good Home : 3 -piece child's kitchen set: sink, range and refrigerator, all solid-wood construction. These were kindly donated to us and have been lovingly used over the past three years; still in wonderful condition. Will also include various kitchen items. Please contact Chris at 903-7594. Room for rent in Marlborough: 15 minutes from MWS, country setting with country chores as well as pleasures. View of Monadnock, garden space, workshop for inspiration. Wood/ propane heat. Rent is reasonable but we need to talk, negotiate fair amount. Call Christopher at 603-876-3744 or 603-903-3483. Handwork/Arts Program Wish list: Looking for an old working electric frying pan for batik. Please call Janet Gordon at 357-4442 ext. 615, if you have one. For Sale: Lightly-used, pink, size 4 KAMIK winter boots. Price $40. Contact Heather @ [email protected] Need: Grls size 14-16 rain AND snow pants. Contact Heather @ [email protected] Wanted for the N-K: A small desk for the teacher room. If someone has one that they are no longer using that can be donated - we would be most thankful! Hooper Golf Course Gift Certificate available for a donation to MWS. Foursome for 18 holes; expires Nov. 4, 2014. Call Carol 835-6939; gift certificate awarded to highest donor! Child-size violin: Is your child interested in starting a string instrument? We have a 1/4 size violin, bow and case for sale for $100. Our daughter played it from ages 4-8 and loved it, but has grown into a full-sized instrument. It is a sweet little violin! Heather Morrison 903-1361 tutoring youth ages 12-18+ and would love to discuss your specific situation. Hours of availability are flexible. Please call Michael Nadeau @ 9034979. For Sale: Keen sandals, size 1, light blue; size 3, fuchsia $15 each. Call Michelle Gullage at 563-7414. House for Sale: Lovely 3 BR house adjacent to MWHS on Mayflower Drive. Hardwood floors, new windows, garage, and studio space with separate entrance. Spacious lot, with deck overlooking wetland for great birdwatching. Very quiet street and lovely yard for Students. Listed with ReMax for $149,500. House for Rent: Single family house available for rent in early to mid September. 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, hardwood floors, nice yard. On a quiet street one block from MWS High School. Rent is $1250 and includes water and trash removal. If interested, contact Kerry Ulrich or Sandy Hunt at 603-313-2110. Dental Health: Do you put off going to the dentist due to lack of dental insurance? This is your opportunity to get your dental care back on track for just $25! My name is Molly Mallet, former Waldorf student, 8th grade class of '08, and daughter of Michelle Brooks (Nursery teacher). I am a second year dental hygiene student at Mount Ida College in Newton, M.A. and am currently doing my externship at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. I'm looking for, patients interested in receiving a dental cleaning, periodontal maintenance or periodontal debridment. I can also do x-rays , professional whiting trays, and athletic guards! Gladly welcoming, and very ready to care for patients of all ages! Please contact me at [email protected] or call 603-465-1865. Private Tutoring Offered: Math, English/Writing and more. Individual and group rates available, w/free initial evaluation. I have 5 yrs+ experience 7 The 35th Annual Crafts Fair November 14 & 15, 2014 Our Crafts Fair is most successful when everyone helps. Here’s what you need to know: Class responsibilities/crafts [The class crafts can change from year to year, so what is written here is only what has been done in the past.] Grade 1: Students: Knitting needles Parents: Advent centerpieces, wooden dollhouse dishes, Forest Flyer swings and work a shift during the Fair Grade 2: Students: Cutting boards (we have cutting boards left from last year, too!) Parents: Raffle/Silent Auction (secure items, create packages, print tickets, sell tickets…) and work a shift during the Fair Grade 3: Students: Apple Butter Parents: Raffle/Silent Auction (see Grade 2) and work a shift during the Fair Grade 4: Students: Craft is teacher’s choice- crayons, cross-stitch. Work shifts bussing tables in Café on Saturday. Parents: Café prep (class rep. needs to work with Ash Sheehan) and work a shift during the Fair Grade 5: Students: Craft is teacher’s choice- swords, furniture. Parents: Desserts: Secure special ones for Friday evening. Work with Mary Gannon (on set-up, and work a shift during the Fair Grade 6: Students: Craft is teacher’s choice. Also, herald entertainment activities Saturday during Fair. Parents: Details (big signs, poster, price tags, kit assemblage, etc.) Parking, luminaries (Contact: Courtney Fugere) Grade 7: Students: Craft is teacher’s choice. Gather items for the Students' store, help in children's' store and child crafts on Saturday. Parents: gather items for Students store, set-up, and prep craft materials. (Contact: Courtney Fugere or Meena Neva) **Note: Nothing less than 50 cents in child’s store. Grade 8: Students: Make items for their booth Parents: Help with booth. ALL 8th grade parents and students clean up after the Crafts Fair. Grades 9-11: Gnome Forest- face painting Parents: Help with Gnome Forest Grade 12: Students: Booth Parents: Help with booth, and work a shift. EVERYONE SELLS RAFFLE TICKETS AND BAKES FOR DESSERT CAFÉ! 8 Community Events Iron Butterflies & Iron Caterpillars: Mothers & Daughters Navigating Times of Transition Wednesdays September 24-November 12 (No Session October 15, November 5) 5:00 – 7:00 pm Guided by Dr. Birute Regine, developmental psychologist and local author Session includes pot luck supper Fee: $150 per mother/daughter pair. Advanced registration is required. Call 924-6800 or email [email protected] to register. Inspiration for Daily Living: Using Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda to Create Optimal Health and Well-being with Jennie Gryczka (Guru Sahai Kaur) Sundays, 2pm-4pm / October 5th and 26th, November 2nd and 16th, December 7th and 14th We will explore the concepts in Dr. Claudia Welch's book, Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, using the Three Pillars of Health: * Diet, Lifestyle & Stress Management Meeting twice per month, our time together will focus on reviewing and practicing techniques to create wellness in your life, including: * Honoring Natural Rhythms (daily, seasonal and lifecycle), * Creating and Maintaining Daily Practices that Promote Wellness, * Ayurvedic Approach to Food and Digestion (including an optional cleanse), * Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama Cost: $108 for the series Appropriate for All-Levels Space will be limited to 10 participants Pre-registration required: [email protected] 617-306-3511 Now is the time! Work parties of 4 seniors for 4 hours are available this fall to do your projects: yard work, cleaning the garage/attic, you name it, they are ready and willing and motivated to work hard. All proceeds ($200) are used fully to fund their service trip next May. Contact Celine Gendron to set up a work party at 903-0064. Class of 2015 Poster Reminders of Upcoming Events— Please Share with Friends and Co-workers Attached is a poster you may wish to print and hang on your refrigerator or home bulletin board as a reminder of upcoming events at Monadnock Waldorf School. In addition, I encourage you to think of how you might help us spread the word about our school by: Sharing the posters with friends and coworkers or posting at your church, place of business, the grocery store, your doctor’s office—any 9 10 11
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