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STAR TESTING
Continues
Tues/Weds/Thurs
Wheels4Life Guest Speaker: Hans Rey
Friday, May 20
12:30 PM
Journey School's
Classic Car Show
Saturday, May 21
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Drama Club Presents:
"Rapunzel"
Sunday, May 22
1:00 PM
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Garden/Ecology Group
1st Tues. of the month
Head, Heart & Hands
Select Wednesdays
Next meeting: May 18
9:00 AM
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After-Care
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Journey School is committed to providing professional and enriching after-care options for our students.
Drama Club
Rapunzel
Tuesdays 3:00- 4:30
Beauty and the Beast Wednesdays 12:30-2:30
Email Lisa Fryfor more info Chess with Mr. M 4th-8th Grade Thurdays 3:15-5:15 PM Click here for info Gardening - Earthroots Thursdays for K-8 Click here for info Kindy Care Little Acorns M, Tu, Th, F 12:30 - 3:30 PM Click here for info Guitar Lessons with Billy Alexander Tuesdays/Thursdays Click here for more info If there is an after-care program that you would like to bring to Journey School, please email us.
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Community Outreach
Tostan: Community-led Development
Tostan is a US 501(c)(3) nongovernmental organization whose mission is to empower African communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights.
Working primarily in remote regions, Tostan provides holistic, participatory education to adults and adolescents who have not had access to formal schooling.
For over two decades, Tostan has demonstrated that providing such an education transforms learners and their communities, leading to meaningful and sustainable social change.
Tostan's innovative 30-month education program, known as the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), includes modules on human rights, hygiene and health, literacy, and project management. It also employs community-led outreach strategies that engage program participants in their own and neighboring villages. Through this approach, Tostan has transformed the lives of millions of Africans.
For more information about Tostan click here .
**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
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Journey School Fundraising
3 no-cost ways
to earn money for
our school !!!!
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Good Things Are Happening!
May 15, 2011 |
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Dear Journey School Friends and Family:
We've got more STAR Testing this week! Please continue to encourage your children to put forth their best efforts. Want to reward your kids for all their hard work? Join us this Saturday, May 21 at our Journey School Car Show. This fun celebration will benefit our very own fifth grade teacher, Jill Murphy. Onwards and Upwards!
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STAR Testing
We are very proud of our students for all of their hard work during STAR testing. Our second round of testing begins tomorrow:
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, Grades 2-8 will complete the Math Test (Grades 2-3 will once again have an extra day)
- The 8th graders will also take Social Science and Science on Tuesday and Thursday
- And, the 5th grades will take Science on Thursday
Please continue to:
- Arrive to school early so our children are not stressed due to tardiness
- Ensure all students get lots of sleep and great nutrition
- Follow our media guidelines
- Encourage your child to exert lots of effort without stressing about the end results
- We want them to see the link between trying hard and doing well
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Classic Car Show this Saturday, May 21
Come on out for some family fun at a Classic Car Show on the Journey School Campus! This fundraiser is to help our 5th Grade teacher, Jill Murphy, who is struggling with a difficult illness and will be out for the remainder of the year. Please feel free to invite friends and family!
If you are interested in showing a car, click here to download the attached flier.
If you would like to help with the event or bring in baked goods, please contact Charlie Jeffers at cjeffers@takeouttech.com.
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Wheels 4 Life
On May 20 at 12:30 PM, extreme mountain bike rider and Wheels4Life founder, Hans Rey, will be at Journey School to talk about his charity which gives bikes for transportation to people of need in developing countries. He'll be showing his short film: "Wheels4Life: A Story About Giving".
We are also exploring how our children can help give bikes to needy families and communities across the seas through this great foundation. More to come in early June.
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JOURNEY DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS
RAPUNZEL
Please join us for an adventure filled with music and dance.
MAY 22ND - 1:00 PM
Tickets $10
Journey students $5
available at the door
Or email lisamariefry@yahoo.com
SHOWS AT CSS
27101 Aliso Creek Rd # 136
Aliso Viejo
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Congratulations to Millie Tanner:
Journey's 7th grader who recently won the "Junior Women's" State Championship in cycling down in San Diego! We are so proud of you!
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Hot Lunch Days
Sharky's Mondays -- Click here for the form that will be good until the end of May.
Z Pizza Fridays -- Click here to download the Pizza form.
As always, forms will go home with the children and are available in the office in the drawer marked Sharky's & Z Pizza. When completing your order forms, please take into consideration any field trips your child's class may have and remember not to order on those days!
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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.
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JS Classifieds
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WANTED: Wooden shelving/storage unity for classroom.
Please see Miss Hellene ~ Morning Glory Kindergarten
PAST YEARBOOK NEEDED
We are still in need of a yearbook from the years 2008-2009 so we can have it copied for the school. If you can loan us your yearbook from one of these years, we promise to take good care of it and will return it shortly. Please contact Shoon if you can help.
YEARBOOK ARCHIVE
A volunteer is needed to take old yearbooks and have them reprinted and possibly laminated to preserve them for the future. Please contact Shoon for more info.
LOST & FOUND
Parents, the Lost & Found is overflowing! Please remember to look through the lost & found for your children's missing items.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
to provide teacher lunch on Wednesdays. Lunch can be as simple as a crockpot of soup and bread. Lunch is for 15 teachers. Please Email Lisa Fry for more details.
P.O.P.S. VOLUNTEERS
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.
HANDWORKERS & READERS NEEDED:
Attention Parents: Our children are in need of parent helpers in Handwork Class. Handwork is M, T & Th from 10:55 AM - 2:45 PM. Please contact Sylvia Sandefur, Handwork Teacher, to find the best fit for you! 949.257.5335 or bunique@cox.net.
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 Journey Parent Classes
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Journey School After-Care
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JOURNEY CHESS & PUZZLE CLUB
 Journey Chess & Puzzle Club by Mr. M (Roger Manderscheid -- California Credentialed teacher) 714-549-2898
Who: 4th - 8th grade Journey School students
What: Learning and improving chess playing skills, classical games ( Backgammon, Cribbage, Yatzee, etc.), puzzles (Tangrams, Pentominoes, Soma cube, etc.), and magic tricks.
Where: Journey School lunch tables (first meeting - room TBA)
When: Thursdays, 3:15-5:15 (may leave early)
Why:
1) fun
2) explore, discover, learn, and share
3) develop good sportsmanship
4) develop non-electronic motor & dexterity skills
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