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WHWS Weekly - June 10, 2014
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Upcoming Events & Meetings
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| Wed, June 11 | 7:00 pm | Spring Concert: Band & Choirs, Alia Hall | Thur, June 12
| All Day
| Last Day for Preschool and Kindergarten
| Fri, June 13
| TBD
| All-School Assembly
| Fri, June 13
| All Day
| Last Day of School
| Sat, June 14
| 3:00 pm
| Grade 8 Graduation
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View Full Calendar Here. |
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Spring Concert TONIGHT!
7pm * Alia Hall
 All students in grades 4 through 8 will be performing as well as our special guests, the Bellingham Youth Jazz Band--a super inspiring group of middle school musicians from many Bellingham middle schools. Reminders: Concert attire for performers (there are still a few extra items near the parent mailboxes). Arrive by 6:50. Orchestra students report to 6th grade, Band students to 5th grade. Please make sure you have your instrument, music and anything else you will need. 4th and 5th grade students please get a drink of water and report to 4th grade where we will line up. Parents: Your students are your responsibility unless they are on stage performing. Please have them sit with you. They may not be on the playground. Concert Order: Junior Choir (4-5), Senior Choir (6-7-8), Orchestra, Band, Youth Jazz Band. Each group will perform 2-4 songs, so the concert will be over by 8:15-8:30. Please plan to stay to hear the jazz band.
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| Schedule for Last Day of School | |
Please join is in our end of year celebrations!
8:35 Rose Ceremony
All school event, Alia Hall
11:00 Volley Ball Game
Between then 8th Graders and Teachers & Staff
11:40 End of Year Assembly
All Students Presenting, Alia Hall
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| WHWS Graduation
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8th Grade Graduation
Saturday 14 June at 3pm
First Congregational Church
2401 Cornwall Ave
Please join us is witnessing and celebrating the graduation of the WHWS Class of 2014. Joseph Doucette will be graduating his second class at WHWS, and after 17 years of commitment, dedication, love and service to the school, he will moving on in his professional life.
Please come early to peruse the student's displays. Refreshments will be provided following the ceremony.
We will not be offering childcare this year, so while attending graduation, children who need a respite from the ceremony may move to the lobby with a parent or other designated adult. Children are not to be left unattended during this special event.
Thank you.
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| A New Addition to the Sky Bridge!
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 The first installment of our Strings Rack has arrived!
This beautiful piece of furniture was created and installed by Norman DesRosiers of DesRosiers Construction. The funding for this stringed instrument's rack (and the next installment) came from the 2013 Auction's Fund-An-Item.
Thank you to Norman, and to all who contributed to the project -- they are so beautiful! |
| From the Office
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Missing Red and Gray Fannypack First Kit AGAIN!
It was returned and now it's gone again. Might you have this in your car from a recent field trip? If you find it, please bring it to the office ASAP. Thank you. ~Ms Jenny.
Summer office hours
Tuesday - Thursday, 10:00 to 2:00
Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, all staff and teachers will be engaged in a review of the school year and planning for the coming school year. If you need anything during those days, please leave a message, and one of us will get back to you during a break or at the end of the day. Summer hours will officially begin Thursday, 19th.
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Congratulations!
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THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR JUNE goes to Paul Hans Thompson!!!
Paul has devoted so much of his passion, time and energy toward the betterment of our school community this year. Paul has served several years on the Board of Trustees. He has captained the Long Range Planning Committee, which has been diligently surveying our entire school this year, in hopes of making concrete, our united visions of the future. In so doing, this group is working on an updated mission statement for the Whatcom Hills Waldorf School-one which they hope will accurately reflect our community values and goals. Paul also somehow manages to be a leader within our school's Site Committee. This group assesses and maintains the care taking of our beautiful grounds and assures that our buildings are aging gracefully and safely. Paul is truly an invaluable asset here at WHWS. Please be sure to congratulate Paul when you see him on campus. He is the gentle, bespectacled fellow with the most lovely accent. Paul will be awarded a SCRIP card for his efforts.
The WHWS Parent Council would like to extend a most heartfelt "Thank You" to the following families:
Sokol, Freedman, Compain, Lipson, Claassen, Rusk, Van Veen, Korbmacher, Farkas, Evans, Spacov, and Enderle.
These folks brought food to Tuesday Staff Meetings throughout the year, in support of our teachers and staff members.
Most sincerely,
Dani Compain
PC Chair
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Dear Katie...Se�ora Wheatley
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This week, along with ten eighth graders and their class teacher, we also bid adios to our beloved Spanish teacher of 14 years. Although appreciations and thanks were shared at an event last week, there were many who could not attend. For those I offer this sample of our gratitude.
Dear Katie...Se�ora Wheatley~
You have been such a valuable and lovely colleague and friend during my years teaching here. And an inspiration. I remember the years when my children were in your classes--they were bringing avocados to make guacamole and bringing photographs of their grandparents for Dia de Los Muertos and making beautiful paper flowers to decorate Bloedel Donovan for Cinco de Mayo. They remember--we ALL remember--your yummy foods (especially at our graduations). You always brought the culture from the countries they studied in such a vivid way. I remember a time when each year a class would perform a play in Spanish and how utterly remarkable that was. I remember in particular when Aiyana was in 7th or 8th grade and you brought authentic instruments from South America and you and your daughter Sarah taught them to play these instruments and sing songs that you had learned by ear from your visits there. Songs that we won't find in any book anywhere.
I've watched as you have prepared our middle schoolers for high school Spanish, meeting with the high school Spanish teachers so you know what it is the students need to know and making sure they are ready. You have held high standards for our students. Both of my children and many others were able to step right into Spanish II and have excelled. And I believe that it is their familiarity with not only Spanish, but the cultures of Central and South America that have inspired so many of our alumni to study abroad in those countries. There are students from our school who have spent 6 months to a year in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Honduras, Mexico, or Costa Rica during their high school years. One is there now! And as a parent of one of those students I am SO grateful for your support in writing letters, and translating documents and generally supporting me during that very long year. And my son Sean is studying Chinese in college and on his way to Taiwan, because, well, once you've learned English, German and Spanish, what's a little Chinese!
So I'm gonna miss you when you're gone, but what I will selfishly miss most is all the long hours you put in for our school as a colleague, coordinating the assemblies, the newsletter articles, and bringing outside speakers to our school, being our staff liaison to the Parent Council and the festivals, and chairing the Community Committee of the Collegium--because I bet I'm gonna have to do a bunch of that next year. Thanks for sharing your office with me and for helping me navigate the path of the specialty teacher. And as someone at the celebration said, thanks for all your "clandestine" activities that made it possible for our school to carry on. Few will ever know the depth of your love for and support of our sweet school.
I hope your future holds many new adventures in traveling, languages (I know you speak several others as well) and cultures, balanced with long and leisurely intervals in your garden. And a little cooking. Do let me know if you need a taster! All the Best, ~Beth/Ms. Beyers
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Alumni Update
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Lillian Bushue received a Sehome Senior Award for Outstanding Student in Visual Arts. She was not the only one but it was a nice honor for her none-the-less.
Emily Allaway graduated from Bellingham High School as valedictorian, and her brother Ian graduated with honors.
Please send us alumni news and updates to share to info@whws.org.
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| Community Events
| | COME ONE AND ALL to support this incredible a cappella group from Bellingham High School. WHWS Alum Aidan Glaze is one of the five amazing singers in this group. You will be so glad you didn't miss this!!
Summer Fun for Kids at Village Books:
Registration Open for Camp Village Books!: Mon., Aug. 4-Fri., Aug. 8 Village Books is hosting a week-long, half-day summer camp, Mon., Aug. 4th-Fri., Aug. 8th from 1-5pm each day, for boys & girls ages 7-10. Join Village Books staff member, Claire, as she leads each day of themed activities with hands-on projects, book-related topics, and field trips around Fairhaven. Snack included. Camp VB is $129 per child. Registration is for the entire week and is limited to 10 campers. Registration is first-come, first-served (no waiting list). Completed forms and a check to Village Books can be mailed to: Village Books, Camp VB, 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. Registration also accepted at our main counter. No phoned registrations accepted. Registrations must be received by Thurs., July 31. Download the registration form, or you can pick up a form at our main counter. If you have questions you can email Claire McElroy-Chesson, Claire@villagebooks.com or you can call our store at 360-671-2626. June 1-Aug. 31, Kids Summer Reading Challenge--Ages 0-14 Sat., June 14, 11am-noon, Father's Day Fun Kids' Event for ages 5-9 (Dads can be any age!) Fri., June 20, 9:30am-5:30pm, Write On! 2014: Teen Writing Conference--Ages 13-18, $49, www.writeonconference.com
Sat., June 28, 11am-12pm, Junie B. Jones in June-Ages 5-8 Sat., June 28, 7pm, Barbara Jean Hicks, Signing copies of Frozen: A Sister More Like Me, and Frozen: An Amazing Snowman on the Village Green as part of the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema
Tues., July 1-Thurs., July 31, Find Waldo Local Scavenger hunt throughout Fairhaven Sat., July 5, 10:30-11am, Preschool Storytime with ClaireSat., July 5, 1:30-3:30pm, Visit, photos and storytime with Dinger, the Bellingham Bells mascot Thurs., July 10, 10:30-11:30am, Imaginary Friend Party for young kids ages Pre-K-6 years old Thursday, July 24, 10:30-11:30am, Camp Rex Camp-Out for ages Pre-K to 6 years old Thurs., July 31, 6pm, Find Waldo in Fairhaven Celebration with treats, games & prizes Sat., Aug. 2, 10:30-11am, Preschool Storytime with Claire Thurs., Aug. 14, 1-2pm, Fun with The Never Girls of Pixie Hollow-Ages 7-12 Sat., Aug. 16, 10:30-11:30am, Duck and Goose Party for Pre-K through 6 years old |
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Educational Opportunities
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Explorations Academy
Teens can earn high school credit with some really cool classes. This summer we're offering nature writing, rock climbing, computer animation, fly fishing and musical improv.
Our nature writing class, "Creative Nonfiction in the Cascades" is coming up June 23 - 27, and interested students must register by 5pm this Monday, June 9.
For course descriptions and prices, visit our website! http://explorationsacademy.org/academics/summer-adventure-institute
To register for the nature writing class and all other Summer Adventure Institute classes, you can contact our office: (360) 671-8085, or pick up a registration form at our main office: 1701 Ellis Street, Ste. 215 in Bellingham (just two blocks south of Bellingham High School!)
Summer Sailing Program
The Bellingham Yacht Club Youth Sailing Program is offering several sailing classes, from introductory to advanced, and also include keelboat sailing, racing and cruising, for children ages 8 and over. These week-long classes run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and cost $275 to 290; discounts are available for multiple children in a family or for taking multiple classes in a summer. Several WHWS students sail with BYC and have loved the experience. See http://youth.byc.org or contact Megan Link, BYC Program Coordinator, at (206) 498-8665 or BYC.Junior.Sailing@gmail.com. Fun for the Young Summer Camp 2014 for children ages 4 - 7
Registration is now open for summer camp!
This summer your young child can enjoy a camp program suited particularly to his or her needs. The camp is held outdoors in the wonderful kindergarten play yard at Whatcom Hills Waldorf School. Camp is held Monday - Thursday from 10:00 AM - 2:00PM
Week 1....... July 21 - 24
Week 2........ July 28 - 31
 Components of the day include: circle time & games, simple picnic style snack, outdoor play time, age appropriate nature based art, bring your own lunch time (indoors), water play time, and the popular popsicle time at the end of each day. The program is led by a certified and experienced Waldorf teacher with an assistant. Sign up for one or both weeks. $140/week To request a registration form email: adriennedoucette5@gmail.com (360) 201-0360 Thank you!
Nature Day Camp
 Join experienced outdoor educators Caitlin, Holly, Chloe and crew for weekly nature discovery in nearby parks. Multi-generational, yet developmentally appropriate as we explore and play in specific age groups when needed. Thematic weeks with a daily rhythm of focused activities, creative expression, unstructured play and quiet times. Each child must have a backpack and bring a hearty lunch, closed toed shoes, swim gear, change of clothes, water bottle and a sense of adventure. We will provide snacks, craft materials and fun!
Ages 5 - 11 (exceptions for older children are possible-please ask)
Mon-Thurs, 10 AM - 3 PM
June 14th - August 21
$150 (sibling discount of $25)
We encourage small camper to counselor ratios for quality educational and social experiences, so we have limited spaces available. Please email Ms Holly for your registration form or if you have questions. Thank you!
Wild Whatcom Walks
Join Ms Holly on these fun outdoor adventures! Check links for program details. Register for any program here.
Marine Park
Every Friday in June, 9:30 AM - 11 AM
Infants to age 6, with their adults, $5 suggested donation
Explore nature with your child during this interactive, sensory-rich program created especially for families to nurture a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world we live in!
Ladies Night Out
June: Moon of the Salmon's Return
Thursday, June 12th
8 - 9:30 PM
There's something special (and really fun) about exploring nature at night, especially in the company of a pack of wild ladies! Join us for an evening of quiet solo time, illuminating conversation, connection and discovery of the wild nature reflected within. And chocolate.
 Family Field Trips!
Nature exploring fun for families
$10 per person
(children ages 3 and under are free)
Low Tide!
Saturday, June 14th
11:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Marine Park Who's eating whom at the beach? It's life or death for creatures in the intertidal zone when the sea is this low. Join us as we discover the whereabouts of the secret bank of sand dollars! |
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Classifieds
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House sitter/Pet Sitter Needed We are looking for a house sitter/pet sitter ($) for our little doggy and cat preferably staying at our house. June 25-30th and July 13-22nd. Please contact Jenny at jennymae7@hotmail.com if interested Thank you!Room/Apartment to Rent? Our new Spanish teacher, Hilda Hooper, is hoping to find a room to rent in the Geneva neighborhood, hopefully within easy walking distance of the school. If you have a room in your home to rent, or know someone who does, please contact Kathy Fraser at school, 733-3164.
Children's Bikes for Sale:   24" Novarra Moxie. 21-speed. Light green. Excellent condition. $150.
20" Trek Mountain Lion. 6-speed. Purple. Good condition. $25.
Tutoring For Your Child This Summer
Does your child need a boost in their reading and comprehension, writing and composing or math and calculation skills? Let me help! I am an experienced teacher and former WHWS faculty member, very familiar with the Waldorf curriculum, and Washington State certified. I can tutor your child one or two times per week in my office in Fairhaven. Please call me, Cynthia Davis M.Ed., for an initial consultation at 360-393-5161 or email: inspired.lessons@gmail.com
I look forward to speaking with you!
String Instruments for rent or sale:
- Cello for rent or sale: 1/2 size Meisel cello with good bow and a wonderful soft case that the child can wear as a backpack. Has very good sound. $30/month or $800 to buy. Willing to put the first rental year money toward the total purchase price.
- Cello for rent: 3/4 size Cremona cello with a very good bow, very nice sound, and a soft case. $30/month. (Not for sale.)
- Violin for rent or sale: 3/4 size violin with a good bow and a hard case. $20/month or $500 to buy. Willing to put the first rental year money toward the total purchase price.
Contact: Todd or Anji Citron: at 360-715-3453 or todd@zoodle.com.
Tutor - any subject
WHWS graduate (Mr. Doucette's class of 2004), college graduate (BA in Env. Sci. in 2012), and local Geneva resident available to assist your child with homework across the breadth of the Waldorf curriculum. Available by the hour after school on Mondays and Fridays. $20/hr at my home in Geneva. Also happy to pick up your child from school and walk with him/her to my house. I would be happy to provide you with a list of current WHWS teachers who remember me if you would like a reference. Noah Citron - 360/393-6681 or ncitron@gmail.com
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Whatcom Hills Waldorf School
941 Austin Street
Bellingham, Washington 98229
Whatcom Hills Waldorf School
(360) 733-3164
www.whws.org
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