www.lincolnshirewaldorf.org.uk
[email protected]
Lincolnshire Waldorf Group
Newsletter – January 2014
Winter has arrived! After so many months of mild weather
Jack Frost is finally making his mark. Fingers crossed snow
is just around the corner.
Welcome
We’d like to say a warm welcome Becky, Evie and Alfie
who have recently joined the afternoon group. And
welcome to Sophie and William who have been joining the
morning sessions when families are unable to attend. We
hope you’re enjoying your time at the group and are settling
into the rhythm of the day.
Do continue to let us know if you can’t attend a session, so
we can offer a drop-in session to families on the waiting
list.
Thank you
Huge thank you to all of you who attended our committee
meeting last week. It was our best turn out to date. As a
result we have decided to hold every other committee
meeting between the sessions at Chambers to give more
families the opportunity to attend.
We’d also like to thank Sue and Jane for your continued
support and Paul (Izaac’s daddy) for fixing many of our
wooden toys recently.
Library
Please could all library books be returned by the end of
term for audit. Thank you
Committee meeting
Fundraising
Rags to riches! ASTCO pay us per kilo for old clothes,
underwear, pajamas, shoes, belts and bags (NOT bedding
or towels). It doesn’t matter what state it's in, it will be
recycled - either worn again in Eastern Europe or made
into industrial rags. So we challenge everyone to have a
clear out.
Co-op dividend card: If you are a Lincolnshire Co-Op
member and have a dividend card, you can now help raise
funds for our group, without losing any of your own
dividend payments. Simply visit
www.lincolnshire.coop/community champions and select
the 'Choose my own Community Champion' option. If
you follow the steps on-line and select 'Lincolnshire
Waldorf Parent and Child Group' to receive your portion
of the Community Champions' Fund, then every time you
earn a dividend, the Co-Op will donate an equal amount
to our group If you have any queries, please just contact
our Treasurer, Steph ([email protected]) and she
will help out.
Snipe Dales
Our all outdoor group at Snipe Dales, near Horncastle
runs on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. We meet
at 10am in the car park and finish around 12.30 pm. The
sessions rhythm mirrors that of the indoor groups with
craft, walks, shared snack, songs and stories. Warm
clothes essential but a beautiful woodland experience
assured!!
This group is in jeopardy of closure from September as
many of our families have children moving on to school.
We have produced a poster to advertise the group and
would appreciate it if you could put a copy up in your
local area. (See attachment)
Wednesday 12th March 730pm
Woodhall Spa
Please see Ali or Jenny for more information
on joining the committee.
We aim to create an environment that is respectful of the needs of young children and
their parents, drawing on Rudolph Steiner’s understanding of child development.
Lincolnshire Waldorf Group
Newsletter –January 2014
Lincolnshire Steiner School
Courses and events
www.thesteineracademylincolnshire.org
The Steiner Academy Lincolnshire project re kindled
this winter with a new steering group working hard to
finish an application to the Department of Education
(DFE) for May 2014 in the hope of opening a school in
September 2015. The DFE free schools initiative has
been a successful route for Steiner schools to open with
state funding in the UK. So far there are four Steiner
Academies providing a creative, engaging and
environmentally conscious curriculum to children in the
south of England, within an ethos that values childhood
and encourages the individual to think creatively and
independently . Our vision is to create an all through
school from 4- 16 yrs. We will be part of a group of
Steiner Academies, state funded schools that build on
the ideas of Steiner education with a commitment to
diversity and accessibility.
Our website is now up and running and will be
regularly updated with news and developments. You
can find us at www.thesteineracademylincolnshire.org
and Facebook page Lincolnshire Steiner Academy.
There is a demand survey on the website for interested
parents to fill in which will help our application
enormously if we can show community support. We are
also holding 2 meetings in February to meet parents and
discuss news. We are also looking for extra members
willing to commit to the journey and workload to join
our steering group! We would especially like to hear
from anyone with Steiner Waldorf teacher
qualifications. If you would like to know more please
contact Bee on 07401693669 or email;
[email protected].
Fitness classes- One of our Steiner families, Gill, has
set up Fitness classes at Bucknall Village Hall
Monday:
6.30pm Fitsteps / Keep Fit Fun (Alternating Weekly)
7.30pm Metafit
Wednesdays: St. Peters Church Hall, Woodhall Spa
6.30pm Fitsteps
7.30pm Keep Fit Fun
8.30pm Metafit
Thursdays:
9.30am Metafit
10.00am Keep Fit Fun / Fitsteps (Alternating Weekly)
www.gillhodgson.co.uk
Nature Tots: Snipe Dales, Thurs 6th Feb, 6th March
10-11.30pm £2 Book. 01754898057
Kids Gang: Brilliant Birds Tuesday, February 18, 2pm
– 4pm at Snipe Dales Nature Reserve. £3 per child.
Come along to find out more about our birds and give
them a helping hand this winter. Booking is essential:
01754 898057
Bushcraft Club: Friday, February 21, 11am – 2pm
Snipe Dales Nature Reserve
Join our instructors as we lead you through the bushcraft
arts of shelter building, fire lighting and much more. In
our woodland classroom we will experience the woods
as the seasons change with Bushcraft Club. £50 for five
sessions throughout the year.
For 8 – 16 year olds
Please contact the Whisby Education Team for further
dates and details: 01522 696926
The Lincolnshire Steiner
School Project meeting
at the Revival Cafe, Lincoln 3pm
Sunday, February 9th
Sunday, February 23rd
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT US ON
01427 884979
[email protected]
Kids Gang: Forest Fun Friday, February 2, 2pm – 4pm
Snipe Dales Nature Reserve. £3 per child
Join us in our enchanted forest for some woodland arts
and crafts. Booking is essential: 01754 898057
“Receive the children in reverence; educate them in love; let them go forth in freedom.”
- Steiner
Membership and subs
Friday Group am
Please let us know whether you’d still like your place with
the group by committing to the next half term and paying
Date:
promptly. Our subs are £6.00 per session, but if you
Name:
pay before the end of the current term you will pay
Phone number:
£5.00 per session. Please note that payments made
Child(ren):
th
after Friday 7 February cannot be paid online.
Child(ren) DoB:
Can I also remind families of concessions available for low-
I enclose cash/cheque for £30/£36 (6 weeks at £5/£6 per
income families, those who are eligible for free-school
week.) Dates: Friday 28th February 2014- Friday 4th
meals and the full tax credit can receive a reduction of a
April 2014 inclusive.
third.
Contact Jenny for more information:
[email protected]
Cheques payable to: Lincolnshire Waldorf Group
Also, do let us know if you can’t attend a session, so we can
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offer a drop-in session to a family on the waiting list.
Friday Group pm
Please pay by Friday 7th February 2014 to:
Claire – Friday morning group [email protected]
Diana- Friday afternoon group [email protected]
OR
Date:
Name:
Phone number:
Bank Transfer.
Child(ren):
Please transfer £30/£36 to SORT CODE 08-92-99 (Co-op
Child(ren) DoB:
bank), ACCOUNT 65272190 (Lincolnshire Waldorf Group)
It is important to include your name as a reference when
you are making the transfer, otherwise the account will
simply receive an anonymous payment.
I enclose cash/cheque for £30/£36 (6 weeks at £5/£6 per
week.) Dates: Friday 28th February 2014- Friday 4th
April 2014 inclusive.
School holiday dates
Half term
13th Febuary2014- 24th February 2014
Cheques payable to: Lincolnshire Waldorf Group
Winter Songs
Glad that I live am I, that the sky is blue
Glad for the country lanes and the fall of dew
After the sun the rain, after the rain the sun,
This is the way of life till our work is done.
All that we need to do, be we low or high
Is to see that we grow nearer the sky.
Down is the earth, up is the sky, here are my friends and here am I.
Trot, trot, trot!
Go and never stop!
Where it’s rough and where it’s stony,
Trot along, my little pony,
Trot, trot, trot, trot, trot!
Go and never stop!
Open shut them open shut them,
Give a little clap.
Open shut them open shut them,
Lay them in your lap.
Creep them creep them,
Creep them creep them,
Right up to your chin.
Open up your little mouth but do not let them in.
Shut them open shut them open,
Up to shoulders fly.
Flitter flutter like a sparrow flying in the sky.
Falling falling slowly falling right down to the ground,
Gently pick them up again and turn them round and round.
Slowly turn them round and round and…
Faster, faster, faster.
Two little dickey birds sitting on a wall,
One named Peter, one named Paul.
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul,
Come back Peter, come back Paul!
The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn and keep himself warm
and hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Frosty weather, snowy weather, when the wind blows we huddle
up together.
King winter has come and the cold wind blows,
His crown of ice and his cloak of snow.
The trouble with this puddle is its difficult to see
If it comes up to my ankle or it comes up to my knee.
And if I were to jump in it the chances are I’ll get
A wellie full of water and a sock that’s wet.
When the wind blows, then the mill goes.
When the wind drops then the mill stops.
Clickety, clackety, clickety, clackety,
Clickety, clackety, clickety, clack.
The little winds they whisper, they whisper as they pass.
They tell their tiny secrets to the flowers and the grass.
The big wind goes a-buffeting, a-blustering about.
The little winds whisper and the bid winds SHOUT.
Blow north wind blow, all the leaves have fallen.
Cold frost and snow winter comes a calling.
Mother Nature’s sleeping now all the trees are bare.
Underneath the ground she hides her treasures rare.
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Hush little darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullaby
Goodbye now, goodbye now, it’s time for us to go.
Goodbye now, goodbye now, we’ll see you all next time.
Goodbye.
Rhythm of the sessions
We recognise that having a predictable, reliable structure or rhythm to each session helps children to relax
and feel secure, knowing what will happen next.
Morning session:
10am
Arrive – take off coats and boots. You’re welcome to bring slippers.
Play – children have a period of free play; parents may participate in an adults’ craft activity at the
table.
11am Tidy up together
Circle time – songs and rhymes, followed by washing hands.
Shared meal – we light a candle and sing a blessing song. We share a nourishing snack of fruit,
bread and occasionally home-made cake (bring something along for this).
Clear up – together we clear the table and sweep the floor, then put on coats and boots.
1150am Outdoor play sometimes in the butterfly garden, and walk in the woodland.
1220pm Story time and goodbye song.
Afternoon session:
130pm Arrive –take snack items to the centre (see below).
Outdoor play sometimes in the butterfly garden, and walk in the woodland.
2pm
Circle time – songs and rhymes, either in magic circle in the woodland or in the extension in
heavy rain.
Come inside - take off coats and boots. You’re welcome to bring slippers, followed by washing
hands.
Shared meal – we light a candle and sing a blessing song. We share a nourishing snack of fruit,
bread and occasionally home-made cake. cake (bring something along for this).
Clear up – together we clear the table and sweep the floor.
240pm Play – children have a period of free play; parents may participate in an adults’ craft activity at the
table.
340pm Tidy up together
350pm Story time and goodbye song.
Children learn through repetition, so the same story and songs are used for 6-8 weeks, allowing children
(and parents) to become familiar with them.
We also observe the cycle of the seasons and celebrate festivals, and this is reflected in our choice of songs,
craft activity, story and objects on the nature table, as well as our experience of the woodland and garden.
We recognise that authentic, free play – without adult direction or interference – is essential for a child’s
healthy development at every level. We offer simple, natural objects and toys. Parents are invited to
participate in a seasonal craft activity at the table, where parents can get to know one another and quietly
observe their children at play.
Prior to age three, much of young children’s play is imitative. We ask adults to behave in a manner that is
worthy of imitation. You can support your child’s learning (as well as the smooth running of the group) by,
for instance, helping clear up after the meal, or putting away toys at tidy time – we find that children join in
without being instructed or cajoled. Similarly, when adults are quiet and listen attentively at story time,
children see what is expected and are inclined to follow suit. Joining in the songs we sing between
activities, the ‘transition’ songs, will really help children know what is coming next too.
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2 cup of flour
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1 cup of Salt
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1 tablespoon of Cream of Tartar (optional)
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2 tablespoon of oil (olive or sunflower is fine)
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Food colouring
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1 cup of warm water
Preparation method
1.
Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2.
Add the food colouring.
3.
Add the water slowly, as you might not need all of it.
4.
Keep in an airtight container.