Journey School News

will mark the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. This milestone is a perfect opportunity for Americans to honor Dr. King's legacy through service. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King's vision of a "Beloved Community."

Click here to learn more about MLK Day and how you can participate.

What is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service? After a long struggle, legislation was signed in 1983 creating a federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The federal holiday was first observed in 1986, making 2011 the 25th anniversary of the King federal holiday.

In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading this effort. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service - a "day on, not a day off."

The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.

**PLEASE NOTE** This section of the newsletter is intended to promote awareness within our community of our wider world. JS does not intend this as a solicitation or official endorsement, but rather as a source of information and as a reminder that even the smallest of actions can make a difference. All JS community members are welcome to submit information to this section by emailing journeyschoolnews@gmail.com

Journey School Fundraising

3 no-cost ways
to earn money for
our school !!!!

1. eScrip: Sign on to www.ecrip.com enter school name register your bank and grocery cards.

2. Ralphs rewards: Sign in to www.ralphs.com go to enroll your card click on community programs and type in Journey School.

3. Purchase Scrip: Look for info and order forms sent home with your kids! Click here for order form
or
Click here for list of scrip merchants

JS Classifieds

LOST & FOUND - Parents please check the lost & found located in front of the office for jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles, food containers, shoes, etc.

HELP NEEDED to organize the lost & found. Please contact Shoon if you can help.

MUSIC PROGRAM is requesting grant writers and donations including hand percussion instruments, chime bars and glockenspiels. For info, click here.

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January 14, 2011

Dear Journey School Friends and Family,

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who gave so much for us all, we hope you enjoy a wonderful, long weekend! See you on Tuesday!

MLK image

"Faith is taking the first step even when

you don't see the whole staircase."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Onwards and Upwards!

Shaheer Faltas

School Administrator

Re-Enrollment -- Heads Up Parents

Please be sure to return your 2011-2012 Re-Enrollment Packets! They are due back no later than January 21, 2011!

Garden and Ecology Update
A big thank you to Thom Dillingham for building our new compost bins in the green heart garden! Starting in February (date to be announced) the master gardeners will begin teaching a composting class on weekends. The class is open to the public! More details to follow. Master gardeners will also be teaching composting to Journey students and families.

And, a big thank you to Nicole Fazzah, Mike McKee, and Michael Hunter for helping on Saturday to spruce up the campus. The campus looks great! Nicole, we really appreciate all the time and attention you are giving to the native garden! Thank you, Holly Robinson and Julia Zimmerman, for always lending a hand!

Maria Faltas, thank you for doing such an amazing job painting the signs! And, Mike McKee, thank you for preparing the donated red wood to be used for signage!

Yet another "thank you" goes to Matt Johnson for helping to secure the fence posts and for putting up the temporary fence next to the sunny spot.

Upcoming in the Garden and Ecology Group:

Harvest Day in Newport Back Bay on Saturday, January 29th from 9 to noon. Everyone is welcome!
Rainwater Harvesting Speaker, Thursday, February 10th from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Need: The garden needs a storage shed.

Garden and Ecology volunteers always welcome . . . contact michelle@cherishedself.com.

Garden Compost Bins

Garden Sign 1

Garden Fountain

Alunmi Night Date Change
Please note that Alumni Night has been rescheduled. A new date will be announced shortly.

Lost and Found -- Help Needed
We are still in need of a volunteer to take care of our lost and found. It is overflowing and we also have a large load in the office. If you are available to organize things and take on the responsibility of donating unclaimed items after a reasonable time, please contact Shoon.

Journey Music

Journey Music needs 20 five gallon plastic buckets for our upcoming "street" percussion drum circles in the 5/6 & 7/8 Song Classes! We can also use several smaller hard plastic buckets and some empty one gallon paint cans.

PLUS..

Ms Bujoni is looking for 2 xylophones or glockenspiels to add to her 3rd grade Recorder class experience. Can you help?

To donate any of the above items, please deliver them to the office or Music Room (#9).

And thanks very much for keeping Journey Music alive, vibrant, and ringing through the campus every day!!

Mark you calendars for
Journey School's 3rd Annual

Talent Show

Saturday, February 26th at 6:00 pm

Auditions for grades 3-8 are February 8th during break and lunch in the music room. Contact Linda McGee at McGirls@cox.net or
call (949) 412-4772 for an audition application.

Journey School Knit-a-Thon
Knit, purl, knit, purl. The Knit-a-thon is moving forward, stitch by stitch. Our knitting group days and times have changed: Tuesday, 1-3 with Linda; Wednesday, 12:30 to 2 with Allison; and, Thursday, 3-4 with Monica. If you are interested in knitting in the evening or on the weekends, email Allison at knitathon.js@gmail.com, and we'll see what we can do.

Donations of yarn are very much appreciated. Beautiful knitting needles crafted by Journey's own Lisa Crow are available. Come sip on some soup, munch on a cookie, and chat a bit while learning to knit or taking a moment to indulge in crafting warm scarves and blankets for South County Outreach.

Click here to check out our Knit-a-thon website

Scrip
Introducing the Easiest Way to Purchase Scrip Cards!
Scrip can now be purchased as a "Standing" order. This means you place the order once for your groceries, gas, etc. and you will receive your scrip cards every month. In addition, we are now taking Credit Card payments -- making things even easier! Orders will be placed the 25th of each month and will arrive the 1st week of the new month.

For the list of vendors, click here. Or, download the Scrip Order Form.

Thank you for supporting Journey School!

P.O.P.S. Volunteers

Parents on the Playground
Journey School wants your help! Parents are needed for recess duty Monday through Friday from 10:30-11:00 AM or 12:30-1:10 PM. You can volunteer weekly, bi-weekly, or as a sub. We will work with your schedule! Please email your availability to journeypops@gmail.com or sign up online here.

Hot Lunch Days

All Order Forms Available in the Office

Monday - Sharky's
Thursday - Mothers Market
Friday - Z Pizza

Community Discount Cards

Community Discount Cards for Sale - Each Discount Card Only $10.00

We offer discount cards from Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente and Ladera Ranch. Please see attached flyer for discounts. All discount cards are valid through 08/31/2011. To purchase your discount cards, please contact Bettina Spretke at matashis@cox.net.