PO Box 135
Yallingup 6282
P h o n e : 97 5 5 2 2 3 0
F a x : 9 7 5 5 2 57 5
www.yss.wa.edu.au
From the deepest part of my heart, I hear
The voice that must be heard,
The might-sounding Word:
Issue 13
Term 2, Week 8
1 2 t h J u n e 20 1 2
Upcoming Events
Wed
13th
June
NO SCHOOL
Class 1 Parent
Meeting 7pm to
be postponed –
Nino will
contact
P&F Meeting
1.30pm at Sam
Bottegal’s
Wed 20th
June
Soup – Fiona
Anderson &
Kate Jenkins
Thurs
21st
June
Mid-Winter
Festival Pupil
Free Classes 16
Tea and Cake
Meeting Group
Sally’s room
3.45pm
Wed 27th
June
Soup - Vahri
McKenzie &
Neen Uren
Friday
29th
June
Last day of
Term 2 12pm
finish
Monthly Virtue....
Equilibrium becomes
progress
“Let light within you, bright and clear,
In thoughts and actions, shine.
Then will you truly be a child of mine.”
School Arrangements This Week
Dear Parents,
Due to the storm we have already experienced and those still to come things
have been in disarray this week. As you are away there was no School yesterday
and School today will finish at 1pm.
We have also made a decision that there will be no School on Wednesday 13th.
It is not expected that we will have power and therefore no water or computers.
Although we have an emergency line in operation our telephone system is not
working and we cannot receive calls. If you need to contact the School the best
avenue at present is by email. Furthermore we consider it is too dangerous for
our staff and students to travel.
If this situation changes we will attempt to advise you via the phone tree
network.
I hope you can all weather the storm tucked up safely in warm and comfortable
homes.
Farewell
This week we would like to say a sad farewell to Rani Calvert from Class 4. Rani
has been at the School for three years. She is leaving us to attend a School a bit
closer to home. All the best to Rani, Brad and Louise from all of us here at YSS.
Transit of Venus
Disappointingly, we were not able to witness the Transit of Venus last week due
to heavy cloud conditions. We would however, like to thank Andrew Cohen for
bringing his solar scope out to the School so we could try.
PPS Hours
Please return any PPS hours you may have done to the office before the end of
term. Spare forms also available in the Office.
Makkura Kenning
‘The Light Within’
THE YALLINGUP STEINER SCHOOL
WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
Thursday, June 21st
Pupil Free Day
Thursday June the 21st will be Pupil Free for Classes One to Six for the day but
all children in these Classes One to Six are expected to participate in the Winter
Solstice Celebration and be in their classrooms by 4.45 p.m. Please be punctual.
During the course of the day, the staff and volunteers will prepare for the
Festival.
In their classrooms the children will commence with an intimate gathering with
their Class teacher and a nourishing soup.
Ceremonial Elder: Adrian May
Adrian will direct and lead the Festival Ceremony.
Lantern Walk
The Lantern Walk should commence in darkness
at 5.30 p.m. Adrian will lead the procession
around the school along a pre-ordained route.
Parents are asked to join the procession. It will
lead to the spiral where all gather in their class
groups.
Songs
At the end of the procession the children will
gather at the spiral to sing songs.
Spiral Walk - Josh, Wardandi story and
Didgeridoo
Josh from the Wardan Centre will join us again
and tell a story relating to our local area from
the rich indigenous tradition of the Wardandi
people.
The children will commence the spiral walk
accompanied by Joshua’s didgeridoo.
With their lanterns, the children walk the spiral,
class by class with their teachers. They light
their candle from the large candle at the centre
of the spiral and place on the spiral and return
to their places.
Fire Twirling
Franka’s graduating class (all girls) will be
demonstrating fire twirling – fire twirling
instructor permitting! We are confident we can
find someone to help out.
Return to Classrooms
All children return to their classrooms to take off
their cloaks.
Parents to take home their children on leaving
the Classroom.
WINTER SOLSTICE ACTIVITIES
For candle making activities – If you have any
large 2 litre tins - empty (e.g. Golden Circle
juice), we would appreciate acquiring them for
candle making. These can be left in the office.
WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
SONGS
When the Gnomes Go Underground …
When the gnomes go underground,
With the Flowers they have found,
With a seed – bag on their back,
They march in boots of black.
Chorus
Verse 2
Then through the night a soft bird’s cry,
Whispering leaves a breeze’s sigh,
Colours run fast in chilly dawn,
With the promise of life the sun is born.
Chorus
Come Winter …
Come Winter, there’s a cold wind blowing
O’er the frost in the early morn,
When the cold winds blow,
‘Neath a roof of snow,
They dance and work and sing,
And the seeds they store
In caves dug before
Sleep and wait for Spring.
When the gnomes go underground,
With the Flowers they have found,
With a seed – bag on their back,
They march in boots of black.
Crystal Cluster Chorus
Over the hills and far away,
We dig the ground from dusk to day,
Searching for crystals shiny and bright,
Breaking up the hardest rocks through the night,
Breaking up the hardest rocks through the night.
Sparkling, shiny, shimmering sight,
Faceted flickering crystals bright,
Deep-down a tunnelling beneath the ground,
Where our special gifts of light are found,
Where our special gifts of light are found.
We’re the crystal colour chorus, Come and sing
our song,
Sing a seven colour crystal seven chorus song,
Wide awake a wandering, a working around,
Clink, clunk, chip, chop
Rock breaking sounds,
Clink, clunk, chip, chop
Rock breaking sounds.
All is Still
Chorus
All is still, we gather round a tiny light,
On the shortest day and longest night,
And as we watch our spiral grow,
Our hearts and eyes, begin to glow.
Verse 1
As daylight fades and evening falls,
The darkness rests upon the earth,
The bush folk sleep, a barn owl calls,
All awaiting the new Sun’s birth.
When Sun turns pale
And the wind turns to gale,
The trees bend under the wind,
If they don’t give way,
They will break, so they say
But their seeds will grow again,
Mother Earth is keeping their secrets inside,
‘Til next Spring’s morning day.
Mother Earth is keeping their secrets inside,
‘Til next Spring’s morning day.
Yallingup Steiner School
Seed Song
Down to Mother Earth you fly,
Bringing warmth from Father Sky,
Watchful gnomes meet you below,
Showing you the way to grow,
When your winter sleep is done,
You’ll be wakened by the Sun.
Community Notices
(Please note – the events and views in these
Community Notices are not sponsored by YSS
and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the School.)
Craft Retreatrd
Friday afternoon 3 of August – Sunday morning 5th
August
$40 for accommodation.
We’ll have a meal roster and a breakfast kitty.
Please let Kate ([email protected]
9755 2504)
Know by next week if you plan to come.
Beginners welcome. BYO craft or come and learn
how to make some simple dolls and toys for the
kindergartens.
WINTER SCHOOL 2012
Yes – it’s on again. We have a winter warmer with
a Bella Italia flavour.
• Singing
• Drama
• Craft
• Movement
• Stagecraft
th
th
th
10 11 12 & 13th JULY / 9am -12.45pm Old Dunsborough
Hall
Suits 6 - 12yrs children who are keen to have fun & learn.
th
Includes a starter pack, early bird discount valid til 26
JUNE
INFO: Sussane 0450 968 058 /
[email protected]
Purple High Life and
Vintage Wine Auction
Art, vintage wines, travel,
luxury accommodation and lots
of amazing gift items.
Saturday June 16th from 7pm
for pre-auction drinks and
nibbles.
Auction 7.30pm
Now at the Yallingup Hall
Wear something posh and
purple
Tickets for sale NOW at the
School Office $15 per head.
Contact Sam Bottegal on 0419 988 268
Auction Night 16th June
- ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO!! Preparations for the Term 2 school fundraiser
are in full swing with everyone pulling
together to make this year’s event bigger and
better than ever.
We need purple decorations to decorate
Yallingup hall please dig deep into your
storage to see what you have.
Needed: Auction Night Volunteers!
Two runners for the night have already
stepped up but we need more volunteers so if
you can give your time to help set up, serve
food or clear up on the night please
contact Angie on 0400310164.
Meeting: 1.30pm Wednesday 13th June –Now
at Sam’s Place, 26 Butterworth Spring Ave
Dunsborough
Yallingup Steiner School Community acknowledges the Wardandi people as
traditional owners of the land upon which our school stands.
Yallingup Steiner School
New YSS family seeking home
Family recently moved from Christchurch
looking for somewhere to rent or house sit for
a couple of months- ok with animals- also
looking for jobs
Dad is a graphic designer and Mum has worked
in the disability field as a service coordinator.
Please call Jess on 0401 059 110 or Dune on
0413 180 458
Nourish Wholefoods
Bringing nutritious whole & bulk foods to
you.
Shop by the scoop or by the bucket.
Have you stocked up on your pulses and
grains?
We hope you’re cooking some delicious
healthy meals for the whole family.
We stock a range of organic and not
organic
Grains
Cereals
Seeds
Legumes
Dried Fruit
and many more healthy goodies!
We can drop off to you at the Yallingup
Steiner School.
This month we’re offering a
10% discount on orders over
$50!
Jump online and check out our full range:
nourishwholefoods.com.au
July 17th – 19th EC Marjorie Theyer
"How can parents support their child’s education in their homes?"
Tuesday 17/07/2012 at Yallingup Steiner School and Thursday 19/07/2012 at West Coast Steiner School at
7.30pm.
Marjorie has taught in NSW in 1954. Her journey took her then to Vancouver, UK, Emerson
College, Wynstones Steiner School, had a break to look after 2 daughters,
started again in NZ Michael Park School, pioneered, principal, director of EC Taruna
Teaching EC teachers from then on.
If you have any questions about this talk please see Ute Ten Hompel.
Yallingup Steiner School Community acknowledges the Wardandi people as
traditional owners of the land upon which our school stands.