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**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 21, 2011

Dear Journey School Friends and Family:

We hope this week's newsletter finds you healthy, happy and ready for adventure as we embrace another weekend of fabulous, Southern California weather. Let's make it a good one!

Onwards and Upwards!

Shaheer Faltas
School Administrator

Re-Enrollment Packets Due Today, January 21

Please be sure to return your 2011-2012 Re-Enrollment Packets before the end of the day today!!!

Journey School Admissions

1. Please call or email Julie Giffin at email Julie Giffin to register for the final pre-lottery tour February 26, 2011!

2. The application deadline for the upcoming lottery is February 28th at 3:00pm. Please visit our website to obtain an application or stop by the Journey School Office.

Garden & Ecology Update

Journey's Green Heart Garden needs your help

building our wattle fence!

Come and be a part of helping to

harvest local branches from Newport Back Bay

(All parents and 4th thru 8th graders are invited) on Saturday, January 29th

from 9 a.m to noon

For more information or to rsvp please contact michelle@cherishedself.com.

Here are some photos from past harvest and weaving days:

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Brad Lancaster Coming Soon!

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SAVE THE DATE! February 10, the Garden & Ecology Group and the 5th Grade class invite you to an inspiring and informative evening on "Rainwater Harvesting: How to manage our most precious resource: water with Renowned author and speaker, Brad Lancaster.

Look for a flier with details to follow soon!

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!

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!!

Hot Lunch Days

All Order Forms Available in the Office

The all school lunch forms are current through the following dates:

Sharky's - 8th grade, Mondays through Feb. 14th current form attached and in office.
Mother's - 7th grade, Thursday's through Jan. 27th.
Z Pizza - Parent Cabinet, Fridays - new form good through Feb. 25th. Form attached.

Mark your 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

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.

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.

Journey School After-Care

Drama Club

Journey Drama Club Coming Next Semester...

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Wednesdays 12:30 -2:30

RAPUNZEL - Tuesdays 3:00 - 5:00

Classes start February 22nd. Class size limited.

Email lisamariefry@yahoo.com to reserve a space.

As the year begins...

Holly's (WED) Crafts Class

continues with the addition of

a Waldorf (Block Crayon) Drawing Class

As children enter a Waldorf School they are given a set of block crayons to use in their main lesson books. With these crayons they learn to blend, create and beautify their work while enlivening their imaginative skills.

Holly Block Drawing

In my early days as a teacher I was granted instruction from Master Teacher Ian Morrison on their use. I am delighted to share my knowledge with your children. In the craft portion of class we are making "Hatshoo Pouches" for our tender nose when we have a cold!

25.00 per class plus a $5.00 supply fee per month

(discount given for siblings)

For more information, please call 949 388-8993

PLEASE PROVIDE A LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD