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| Calendar of Events | Barnes & Noble
and Wahoo's
Fundraiser
November 16
9 AM - 11 PM
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Lantern Walk
November 17 5:00 PM/Kinder 6:00 PM/Grades 1-4
Race to Nowhere
JS Special Event
Renaissance ClubSport Sunday, Nov. 20 5:30 PM
Fundraiser Night
at Veggie Grill
Wednesday, Nov. 30 3-10 PM
RSC Practicum WeekendDecember 2, 3, 4 Spiral WalkMonday/Tuesday, December 5 & 6 Details TBD Winter Strings
Celebration
Grades 4 & 5 Friday, Dec 9 3:15 PM
Middle School
Winter ConcertGrades 6 - 8 Thursday, Dec 15 7:00 PM RSC Practicum WeekendMarch 23, 24, 25 Jamba Juice Wednesdays Recycle Thursdays
weekly
Click here for our Calendar of Events!
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| Community Outreach |
Girls Just Want to
Go to School
New York Times writer, Nick Kristof, shares a story of a young Vietnamese girl who dreams of getting an education:
"The head of the impoverished household during the week is a malnourished 14-year-old girl, Dao Ngoc Phung. She's tiny, standing just 4 feet 11 inches and weighing 97 pounds.
Yet if Phung is achingly fragile, she's also breathtakingly strong. You appreciate the challenges that America faces in global competitiveness when you learn that Phung is so obsessed with schoolwork that she sets her alarm for 3 a.m. each day. She rises quietly so as not to wake her younger brother and sister, who both share her bed, and she then cooks rice for breakfast while reviewing her books...."
Click here for the entire New York Times article. **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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Good Things Are Happening!
November 14, 2011 |
Journey School is a Special Place
"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."-Leonardo Da Vinci
Dear Journey School Friends and Family, We hope you enjoyed the long weekend in honor of those who sacrifice so much; and, we look forward to serving your children during another wonderful week of inspired learning.
In case you missed it, we've provided a link to the OC Register's November 8th article which captures many smiling faces and memorable moments from Harvest Faire. Thank you to all the parents, vendors, staff, and community partners who made it happen.
We are poised for another special community festival this Thursday evening, Lantern Walk. The Lantern Walk celebrates the inner light and common humanity we all carry into the winter months. Together, we will eat traditional soups, engage in storytelling, and walk alongside our young children.
As you well know, a rich festival life is only one of the distinguishing features of the Journey School community. Many other defining principles set us apart as a Waldorf School, including meaningful relationships, renaissance learning, and a brilliant, developmentally appropriate curriculum which unfolds as your children come of age.
In the coming weeks, the school will provide even more opportunities and tools for you to discover the power of Waldorf Education. In the meantime, it's important that you know the rest of the world is definitely catching on. That's why we've provided the following link to an article published just last week by the Harvard Educational Letter. Be proud that you are in the vanguard of a movement that can transform American education!
This week we also have a special book faire at Barnes & Noble as we continue to promote a culture that sparks imagination and curiosity.
Onwards and Upwards,
Shaheer Faltas
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News from 8th Grade
Harvest Faire
by Magnus and Reid On Saturday, November 5, 2011, the Harvest Faire came to life looking splendid as usual. The air smelled of fresh coffee and pinewood as the vendors set up their dazzling displays of handcrafted goods. The lunch tables had been transformed into an open dining area with draped cloth, paper lanterns, and natural influence. Two food vendors stood hawking their products, luring in many customers with the aroma that was hard to resist. Over by the kindergarten, the asphalt had become the fairground where most vendors had their stalls, and where the crowd was at its biggest. A band played a lively tune adding to the splendor of the festival. The Fairy Caf� had snacks to fill your stomach while you walked looking at all of the possibilities. Many classes had booths where the proceeds went to their class fund. There was plenty of variation in the booths from cakewalks to raffles, face painting to chalk drawing. Over all, the Harvest Faire was magical! 4th Grade Main Lesson Update by Nick and Danny This year the 4th grade has been learning about animals and creatures in their zoology main lesson block. They devoted several pages to drawings of mammals, reptiles and fish, while also listening and writing about native American stories like "Kiah and the Golden Eagle." Each student also created their own unique creatures by combining their favorite animals. Then they made their creations real by molding them with beeswax. The next week the students began to learn about threefold human beings, which apparently consist of legs, torso, and a trunk. This sounded like a very interesting subject to study. Overall, we really enjoyed learning about the 4th grade and their projects. |
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Woodworking Shed Needed
Our new Middle School Woodworking Class has nearly completed building beautiful benches they are donating to the school. Students are loving this class! But we need a shed for keeping supplies readily available in order to continue building meaningful projects. Can you help? If you can donate or build an 8'x14' shed for woodworking please email Mr. Martin at ballmart@sbcglobal.net. |
A Note from Mr. K
Journey School Games and PE Instructor It has been such a pleasure getting to know you and your delightful students! I couldn't be happier with the start of the year. So far, we have built on the good work from prior years and are now implementing further improvements for our games classes. As you may know, your students are engaged in high level activities--ranging from cooperative games that foster teamwork to street hockey, stilt-walking, volleyball, and much more. We want to keep the momentum moving in a positive direction and could use some help from anyone who is willing or able. Specifically, I made a wish list with Dicks Sporting goods today. Anyone who wants to access my wish list may visit the Dick's Sporting Goods website and under "My Account" enter my email: rkalbhenn6@att.net and password Journey. My wish list will present itself there. I am asking you to donate anything you can to increase the dynamic movement of our wonderful school and Physical Education department. Maybe you don't mind donating a few volleyballs or perhaps your son or daughter is involved in an organized sport after school and the coaches have some used equipment to donate! The opportunities are endless and I hope you can support us in re-building our games program during these lean economic times. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me at rkalbhenn6@att.net. Again, thank you so much for sending us such wonderful students. Warm wishes, Mr. K |
Race to Nowhere - Journey School Special Event - November 20
All Journey parents, faculty, friends, family, and neighbors are invited to a special screening of the movie, "Race to Nowhere", a stirring documentary highlighting the pressures on today's youth in schools across the country. If you missed the private screening in September, or would like to share what you saw that night with your friends and family, don't miss this opportunity -- other screenings this Fall are in LA and San Diego Counties! Click here to purchase tickets and feel free to forward this invite! Ticket price is $10 in advance and $15 at the door, a portion of the proceeds go to Journey School! A limited number of childcare spaces are available for $10 total per child, click here to RSVP (required) for childcare. What: Race to Nowhere Movie Screening Date: Sunday, November 20, 2011 Time: 5:30pm Renaissance ClubSport Tour 6:00pm Movie 7:30pm Discussion 8:00pm Closing Where: Renaissance ClubSport 50 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 The Renaissance ClubSport in Aliso Viejo is generously donating their venue, providing refreshments for the screening, and offering a limited number of very affordable spots ($10 for 3 hours) in their professional childcare facility. To thank The Renaissance, we invite and encourage you to participate in a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities, learn about the program offerings, and receive a 3-day trial pass and $10 in club cash just for taking the tour!. Meet in the hotel lobby at 5:30pm for the tour before the start of the movie.  |
Garden Update
The 7th graders learn how to properly prune fruit trees from master gardener, Erik Katzmaier. See photos. This week the 5th grade class planted several rows of seeds in the sunny patch. And the 4th graders harvested radishes and lettuce from their planter box. Upcoming Workshop: 5th Grade Compost Workshop (Journey Parents are welcome) Thursday, December 1st from 9 to 10:30 Taught by Master Gardener, Joanne Byrd Joanne will cover:
- What is Compost?
- Why Compost?
- Composting Basics, UC Rapid Method
- What goes in/stay out?
- How to harvest your Compost
The 5th grade class and Journey Garden parents need to start stock piling GREENS and BROWNS, 50/50 of each: Greens are: grass clippings (no bermuda grass), green leaves, fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags. Browns are: dried leaves. woody plant material, chopped up branches and twigs, straw, hay, shredded newspaper or cardboard. NO: dairy, meat, bones, oils, dog or cat manure, treated wood products, weeds with seeds. |
Lantern Walk - Thursday, November 17th
Kindergarten: 5pm-6pm, Grade 1st-4th: 6pm-7pm
On Lantern Walk night, students in the lower grades bring carefully decorated lanterns created as symbols for their own individual light. They gather with parents and teachers to share a meal and story about service to others. Next, they walk together throughout campus singing and carrying light. The experience helps children recognize "the light" of one another, and gives them an experience of caring and sharing with each other.
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Order Your School Photos
Photo offer is being extended through November 30th--no charge on class group photo with paid order of $10 or more. If you are not ordering prints, please turn in the form as soon as possible indicating your choice for the yearbook - otherwise the yearbook committee will choose for you! Please turn in photo orders to no later than Tuesday, November 15th IF YOU NEED THEM BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK! Finally, please make payments directly to Joy Halverson or oh joy!
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Book Faire & Lunch Fundraiser on Nov. 16th
Book Faire at Barnes & Noble and WAHOOS lunch fundraiser is this Wednesday, Nov 16th. Download the flier here. Jill Murphy, Richard Martin, Lisbeth, and Bonnie River will all be sharing storytime at the store. Please come support our amazing storytellers. Your friends and family can help support Journey School by buying online from Nov 16-21st. Use the Code# 10613271. Teachers will be making wish lists and suggested reading lists. |
Journey School T-Shirts
Journey School t-shirts are in stock. Check the website at www.journeyschoolpc.net for available styles and sizes. To order a Journey School t-shirt or sweatshirt, please contact Meggan Bunce by Wednesday Nov 16th at beachbunce@cox.net . This may be the last t-shirt/ sweatshirt order for the year. |
Lost & Found
Please remember to check for your children's lost items in our Lost & Found located in front of the office. Volunteer OpportunityThe Lost & Found needs someone to organize and donate unclaimed items. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Shoon at shoon@journeyschool.net. |
Teacher Appreciation
Parent Cabinet will be hosting two teacher appreciation lunches this year in December and May. Please email Lisa Fry if you would like to volunteer. We are also hoping to provide Wednesday lunch for the teachers several times throughout the year. A simple Pot of Soup or Salad is greatly appreciated by our hardworking teachers. Simply pick a Wednesday and contact lisamariefry@yahoo.com with the date. |
Enrollment for 2012-2013
JOURNEY SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS OPENINGS IN KINDERGARTEN! Kindergarten spaces are still available on a very limited basis. This is a unique opportunity to apply to the Journey School Kindergarten program without having to participate in the lottery process. If you know anyone who would embrace the Waldorf philosophy and its lifelong benefits, please have them contact Julie Giffin at Journey School at 949.448.7232 x 2 or email at info@journeyschool.net. Kindy's born between 6/1/2005 - 12/2/2006 are eligible. We look forward to hearing from you! www.journeyschool.net WALK THROUGH THE GRADE TOURS Walk Through The Grade Tours are underway and take place on most Tuesdays from 9:00am - 10:30am. Tours are designed for parents as classrooms will be visited while in session. Please RSVP with Julie Giffin at 949.448.7232 x 2 or email her at info@journeyschool.net. Applications for the 2012/2013 lottery are now available. Please visit our website or receive an application at your scheduled tour.
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Liam's Memorial Golf Tournament
Mark your calendar for the 5th Annual Liam's Memorial Golf Tournament. It will be held November 16, 2011 at Aliso Creek Golf Course. Click here for the non-profit letter.
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After-Care
Several of our high-quality aftercare programs still have openings. Please visit our website for more information about our providers and how to sign-up for their wonderful enrichment classes.
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