Richmond Waldorf School Newsletter Wednesday, February 12, 2014 In This Issue Save the Dates! Re-Enrollment Deadline - FRIDAY Important Financial News ___________________________ Inclement Weather Policy February 12 Extended Friday Gathering Observation Day Circus Zirkus - Part I and II 8:30 - 10:00 am Help Support the Circus! & PA Meeting Summary Wednesday Morning Parent Gathering (next to Eurythmy Room) Waldorf Guys' Night Out 8:30- 10:00 am Mason Hopkins - Artwork & Relay Foods @ RWS Basketball Game Lost and Found RWS v. Good Shepherd High School Admissions Info 4:00- 5:00 pm 1415 Grayland Avenue Richmond, VA 23220 Quick Links February 13 Waldorf Guys' Night Out 6:00 - 9:00 pm Knaup Residence 2721 East Weyburn Road Richmond, VA 23235 February 14 Noon Dismissal for all students RWS Online Calendar (After Care - regular hours) February 2014 - AWSNA Inform February 17-21 Newsletter Mid-Winter Break NO CLASSES Cars4Causes and RWS February 22 Basketball Game RWS v. St. Michael's 12:45 - 1:45 pm Singleton Campus 10510 Hobby Hill Rd Richmond, VA 23235 February 26 Wednesday Morning Parent Gathering (next to Eurythmy Room) 8:30- 10:00 am & RWS Board Meeting (in Westover Baptist Library) 5:30 - 7:00 pm Re-enrollment Deadline This Friday February 14! Don't forget to return your enrollment contract to the RWS office no later than THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 BY 5:00 PM to avoid the $250 late fee! Extra copies of the contracts and tuition & fee schedules are available in the front hallway upstairs. Look next to the bulletin board in the wall pockets if you need one. ~ Amy Holland, Admissions and Development Director ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Re-enrollment Deadline and the Weather If school is cancelled on Thursday but not Friday, or if there is a delayed opening on Friday, the deadline will remain Friday, February 14th at 5:00 pm. If school is cancelled on Friday for inclement weather, the re-enrollment deadline will be extended until Monday, February 24th at 5:00 pm. ~ Martha Harville, Business Manager Important Financial News Dear families: as you prepare to re-enroll, please remember that your account must have a zero balance or you must have a payment plan in place. I have placed statements in mailboxes this week. Please contact me if you need to make arrangements or wish to pay off your arrears. ~ Martha Harville, Business Manager Inclement Weather Policy 1. The policy has been reviewed based on the feedback that RWS has received. 2. A revision to the existing procedure will be implemented for next school year that will provide RWS with the flexibility to address an event on a daily basis rather than depending solely on Richmond Public School closing decisions. 3. The current procedure will remain in place for the remainder of this snow season so as not to confuse families. ~ Pete Svoboda, Administrative Coordinator Extended Friday Gathering Friday, February 14 We would like to invite you to an Extended Friday Gathering on Friday, February 14th, at 11:00 am in the Social Hall. Every grade will have something to share! This will be followed by a noon dismissal. We hope that you can join us! Warmly, Claudia Reinhardt For the Faculty Circus Zirkus Part I: Step Right Up! It's a Family Circus April 26 at 11:30 am Join us for a festive mid-day Spectacular of knife juggling, thrilling whip- stunts, animal puppetry and more! We have brought together artists from both the RWS community and the international entertainment worlds to WOW the whole family for a great cause: Supporting our school! In addition to the amazing Family Circus show, peruse our diverse Silent Auction items, enjoy fun community hooping at intermission, and purchase circus snacks to benefit Waldorf! Doors open at 11am, show starts at 11:30 and will run approximately 90 minutes, including an intermission. ______________________________________________________________ Circus Zirkus Part II: Circus Cabaret: Take a Walk on the Wilder Side... of Fundraising! April 26 at 8:30 pm You've never been to a school fundraiser quite like this. We've pulled out the stops for a 'Grown-Ups' night on the town. We have brought together international talent and performing artists from the RWS community to astound your senses for a great cause: Supporting our school. Behold our sultry torch songs, adult comedy, dazzling partner acrobatics, and circus antics in fishnet stockings. In addition, enjoy light h'ors d'oeuvres and a cash bar and shop the Silent Auction to benefit Waldorf! Showtime will run approximately two hours, including an intermission. Plant Zero, the event facility, is a beautifully renovated space in hip Old Manchester, and has abundant parking. Tickets for both events including Discounted Family Packages are available now at www.CircusZirkus.com! ~ Amy Holland, Admissions and Development Director Help Support the Circus! Many of you likely have friends or businesses that you frequent that you'd like to approach for donations to our event. Whether it is a cash sponsorship donation or an item for our silent auction, we want to make it easy for everyone to help out. So all the pertinent documents and links have been added to the Parent Corner of RichmondWaldorf.com. Please help us track and make sure that all donations are carefully documented by following these steps: Before you approach a business or individual, please check the GoogleDoc to make sure they haven't already been solicited. When you have approached a business or individual, please add them to ourGoogle Doc spreadsheet so everyone knows they have been solicited. When a business or individual agrees to donate, please fill out the Donor Form(link to pdf) or Sponsorship Form(link to pdf) completely. ~ Amy Holland, Admissions and Development Director PA Meeting Summary - February 4, 2014 Attendees: Kim Washburn, Tracy Werner, Ophelia von Ludwig, Terry Wyllie, Heide Trepanier, Katie Adams Parrish, Sylvia Gale, Megan Chase, Cynthia Mulvaney, Gerardo Nevarez, Yadira Carrillo, Jennifer McCall, Meredith Bechtold, Tracy Haines, Elisabeth Corey, Susannah Meyer, Cary White, Tim Thurber, Dawn Pollard Full meeting details can be found for this and all meetings on the Parents' Corner at the following link: PA Meeting Agenda and Minutes Highlights include: Class Reps updates: o Willow K - Bird themes; story about a brown bear o Acorn K - Bird theme; just finished making peanut butter bird feeders; Valentines crafts o Dogwood K - Bears, Snowflakes, made candles, Making Valentine Baskets, snow adventures outside o Oak K - Snow play, themes of cold wind and King Winter, painting with red and blue, learning some Spanish through song and verse o 1st Grade - Starting second language arts block and will finish up the remaining consonants, will begin writing sentences, preparing for Valentine's Day to exchange with parents, 8th Grade and each other o 2nd Grade - finished papier-mâché pigs, practicing mental math o 3rd Grade - Learning all about fiber arts, preparing for Johnny Appleseed play next week o 4th Grade - Working on their Norse play, oral book reports o 5th Grade - Preparing for their Greek play about Demeter and Persephone; Pentathlon training continues; studying decimal fractions (Terry also shared an observation of seeing 3 Kindergartners one day at drop off standing in a mud puddle up to their knees and marveled at the carefree fun they were having. Thanks for sharing, Terry!) o 6th Grade - Geometry in cool shapes, finished up South American geography, salsa class with MS3 o MS3 - Physiology through drawing and sculpting, high school interviews, tests and applications o After Care - lots of love and relationship building; they are like a family. Heads Committee - Working with faculty to determine with topics as well as trying to come up with ways to improve community participation in these events. Hearts Committee - Community socials have been successful. Men of Waldorf Social has been postponed to 2/13. Next month we will have the Family Contra Dance at the Lewis Ginter Rec Center on March 8th @ 6:00 pm. Watch for info on this. Playground Project - The Playground Committee will be meeting with the Faculty next week to present proposed plan. Work will then be prioritized to begin as the weather changes. PA Book Sale - It was a success earning over $250! Remaining books will either be put on consignment or donated. Discussed Inclement Weather Policy and Make up Days - RWS follows the Richmond Public School system for the 1st day of inclement weather. Make up days are built into the calendar. See the full minutes for details. It was decided that class reps would gather any additional questions or concerns to be compiled and forwarded to Admin, if necessary. Watercolor Workshop - We enjoyed learning about watercolor art through the Waldorf Curriculum and experienced making our own using circle blue and Cobalt blue. Upcoming Events Waldorf Men's Night out - February 13th - 6:00 pm Next PA Meeting - March 4th - 6:00 - 7:30 pm - Working with Beeswax ~ Kim Washburn, PA Moderator Waldorf Guys' Night Out - Rescheduled! Thursday, February 13th 6:00 - 9:00 pm Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must reschedule the "Waldorf Guys' Night Out" social originally set for this Thursday, February 6th. The new date is next Thursday, February 13th from 6:00-9:00 pm. The evening will still be hosted by Chet Knaup (RWS dad to kindergarteners Savannah and Orion and to baby Aurora) at the family's home, 2721 East Weyburn Road, Richmond, VA 23235. The gathering is informal. Stop in at any time, leave when you have to. Bring a snack or a beverage to share if you like. An update will be added to the Evite and it will be resent. Please RSVP to let us know if you can come on the new date once you receive it.