NEW FACES IN FACULTY 

We are pleased to welcome the following new teachers:

Maraia Hoffman -  High School Sciences

Odalmis Molinas - Spanish grades 7 - 12

Rocio Levito - Spanish grades 1 - 6

Brooke Trudeau - Grade 1 class teacher

Maria Reynolds - Pre-K assistant with Miss Barbara

Jennifer Bloch - Pre-K assistant with Miss Catherine

Arieta Bizaro - Kindergarten assistant with Miss Terri

OUR NEW ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR

Over the summer there was a change in our Director of Admissions position.  Daniel Hindes, who was formerly announced as taking on this role, had a family situation that resulted in the withdrawal of his acceptance of this position.

We are so very pleased to announce that, Linda Timmons, an active community member and parent to Hannah (grade 1) and Lily (grade 4), will be taking on the role of Director of Admissions.  She comes to us with years of experience  

in the educational field at UCLA. 

CAMPUS EXPANSION NEWS  

BEFORE 

AFTER 

We are overjoyed to report that WSOC's new wing is complete and it is outstanding!   The City of Costa Mesa will be awarding us with a "2011 Planning Commission Mesa Green Design Award" for our ingenuity and environmental consciousness in utilizing upcycled shipping containers.

Once school starts, we know everyone will want to rush over there to take a peek. However, when school is in session, we have to be mindful that that this is a learning environment for the students. We cannot have parents wandering around over there, however tempting it may be.

Your chance to tour the campus expansion is during our Dedication Ceremony on Friday, September 23, at 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. We invite the whole community to attend this special ceremony, and to tour our new classrooms. The beginning of the year is filled with many meetings, so this Dedication Ceremony will take the place of our usual Back-to-School Night.

Another exciting piece of news is that we are fortunate to have the support of the Brenden Mann Foundation, who is sponsoring the Brenden Mann Science Lab. This state-of-the art facility will be used by middle school through high school students.

Next door to the Science Lab is the beautiful Sun Studio, our art studio filled with natural light, which is generously sponsored by our own Sun Family. Under the gorgeous 2-story spanned roof is Meadows Hall, generously sponsored by our own Meadows Family. The Hall is an amazing piece of architecture which will provide a much-needed space for Eurythmy and movement, meetings and performances.   The school is eternally grateful to the Meadows and the Suns for their commitment and leadership throughout this groundbreaking project and to WSOC.

CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS   

There are many wonderful improvements on campus that we are excited to share with you:

• Two of the modulars that housed our high school have been removed and now we have a lovely open green field.   The grass is still young and growing so it will be off limits for another month before the students can start playing on it. 
• The Parent and Child program is moving into the modular next to the Company of Angels and a redwood fence has been put up to create a play area especially for them. 
• What used to be the high school office will, in time, be reconfigured to house administrative staff which in turn will open up some much needed space in back of Company of Angels as well as in the main office.
• We now have designated parent bathrooms!  The bathrooms we put in last year for the high school (adjacent to the grade 8 classroom) is now for parents only.  This means no more standing in awkward lines waiting to use the restroom in the office.

We are excited to welcome our community back to our upgraded campus as we start another wonderful year together!

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM 

 AFTER CARE RESERVATION FORMS 

This year we have made a few changes to our after care program.

• Little After Care will now run until 6pm. 
• Both Little and Big After Care will share 1 form.  Writing your name and grade on your form is required. 
• If you  have an outstanding balance on your account, you will not be permitted to use after care services.

To reserve, please stop by the front office and pick up a form or click here.

Forms are DUE Thursday, September 1  

FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN

WSOC is once again proud to be a part of the Festival of Children (FOC) at South Coast Plaza throughout the month of September.  The organization's mission is to improve the lives of children by strengthening the charities that serve them.  In celebration of 10 years of serving local non-profits, FOC has selected WSOC among 10 worthy charities to participate in a special fundraising opportunity called "The Carousel of Possible Dreams."  It is an honor to have been chosen.  Our relationship with FOC is a significant outreach opportunity for our school.  If you are able to staff the WSOC booth at South Coast Plaza for a 2-hour shift any weekend afternoon in September, please contact Denise Ogawa in the office.  Please consider it a worthy service to the school!  We are currently looking for someone on September 4.

FOC is also offering many fun and free activities for children.

Check out the schedule of events HERE!