All attendees were mailed a statement detailing their purchases and an Auction Feedback Form. 

You may Click Here for the Auction Feedback Form.

We have included a few photos from this fun and profitable benefit for our school.  Click here to see the full Shutterfly Album.  

Sincerely,

  

   

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME AUCTION A HOME RUN!

This year, our Auction raised approximately:

$62,000 Net

which includes $23,845 Fund-a-Need for roof repairs, campus improvement

and classroom supplies!

Although our Auction income this year was about $8,000 less than last year's, the amount we raised is an especially notable accomplishment.  With less total value in donations to work with and a smaller committee overall, the Auction Team produced BIG results despite these challenges.  We raised the highest amount ever in our Fund-a-Need which will go toward very practical necessities on our campus.  In addition, we had a great turnout with over 200 people in attendance. The room was filled with positive team spirit for CSWS. In these ways, the event was definitely a "home run" for our school.

THANK YOU to Sharyn Mairani, our returning Auction Chair, and our "All Star" Auction Committee of parents, staff and faculty who brought us a fun, well-organized and successful Auction.  Thanks to everyone's hard work and team spirit, the funds raised will greatly benefit our teachers, students and programs. 

There are still opportunities to purchase Sign-Ups and donate directly to our Fund-a-Need (which is 100% tax deductible), all which will still benefit CSWS. Please see below.

Lynn Morgan, Director of Community Development

Donations Are Still Being Accepted for our Fund-a-Need

CLICK HERE to donate ANY amount to our Fund-a-Need which will go directly to paying for Classroom Supplies in the 2013-2014 school year. 

Donations can also be turned into the School Office (checks payable to "CSWS Parent Guild."

Thanks for your support.

Annual Giving - Second Grade is Leading the Way          

The 2nd Grade class stepped up their participation level to a whopping 94% of families!  The 3rd Grade is in second place with 67% participation.  8th Grade is close behind with 63%.  Help your class fill those thermometers to 100% by giving a cash or in-kind donation to our 2012-2013 Annual Giving Campaign. 

Our school participation is now at 53% of our current families.  Remember, when we can show that 100% of our families are contributing, corporations are more inclined to provide much-needed grant funds.  Give what you can - help us to reach 100%.

One of our recent donations was a block of Intel stock valued at $5250.  Thank you to that generous family and to all of the parents, grandparents, (even a great-grandparent!), alumni and alumni parents, and friends of CSWS!  Our cash donations have now reached $30,850; in-kind donations are at $13,190, thus bringing our total to $44,040, as of March 7th!  As our goal this year is $60,000, we are 73% of the way there!  Way to go, team CSWS!!!

Spring Basket Craft Sales from the Seventh Grade

Check out the amazing creations our Seventh Grade has made for your Easter or Spring Baskets -- vintage, silk necktie, blown, dyed eggs and beeswax crayon "re-melts".  These items were created by our Seventh Graders with their Handwork Teacher, Jennifer Lacher.  

For sale to support the Class of 2014 on Friday, March 22 at 12:30pm after the Third Grade Play.

Eighth Grade Projects, Coming Soon!

Location: The Federated Church, "Price Hall", 

1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA 95667

When: April 11th, and 12th, (Thursday and Friday) seating at 5:45,

Presentations from 6-8 pm each evening

If you have never seen our Eighth Grade Project Presentations, you are in for a treat this year! The class of 2013 warmly invites you to attend their presentations.  We warmly invite all friends and family members as well as parents of middle school age children who will be working on this project in the not too distant future.

The projects were designed this year to create an emphasis on learning and understanding the minute details of a topic that they are interested in.  In the words of Michelangelo, "Beauty depends on purpose.  It is in the elements best suited to their purpose or aim that beauty shines forth most strongly" we have found a common theme or thread in which to take up study of a chosen subject.

 The question then is; what is the purpose of my work and what elements are key to understanding my subject?  The students have been hard at work, either working with a mentor, interviewing knowledgeable professionals, as well as practicing or understanding a new skill they may have acquired.  They will be explaining their topics and all the elements that make it interesting.  Not only have they been working hard at learning the "how's" but they have also been tasked with learning the "why's" and in some cases, having to come up with new solutions for existing issues. 

I remain in awe of this class's dedication to the subjects and their work ethic, and we are looking forward to two very special evenings of presenting their work.  The Seventh Grade will be providing refreshments for purchase during the event.

Presenting: April 11th

Aaron Phillippi - The Physics of Basketball

Fiona Rodriguez Drake - Underwater Photography

Curtis Regan - How an Airplane Works 

 Alex Rounds - Study of Music

Presenting April 12th

Joaquim Pedroza - Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigations*

Kristen Niebauer - Plastics in our Environment, our Bodies and our Future

Jim Robinson - Computer Programming

Tristan Schaeffer - The Bass Guitar in Popular Music

* Note: due to subject matter, this topic is not suitable for younger children.

Please join us in supporting the fine work of this year's graduating class. You'll be delighted and inspired by them.

Warmly,

Lisa Morgan, Eighth Grade Teacher

Meet Our Graduates: CSWS Alumni Speaker Night Event

Have you ever wondered how Cedar Springs Waldorf School graduates fare as they transition to high school? Last month a group of upper grades students, parents and teachers gathered to hear recent alumni speak about their experiences. Many were very recent graduates - last year's eighth grade class - and some were further along into their high school years, and even beyond into college. A variety of high schools were represented, from Sacramento Waldorf School to local public high schools to private/charter schools. Even more important was the diversity of the alumni panel lending a variety of individual perspectives on their transition to high school.

        The evening was formatted as an open question/answer session skillfully moderated by current CSWS parent (and alumni parent) Heidi Leveroni. For about an hour and a half, the alumni provided candid, informative responses about their impressions, experiences and insights into the social and academic situations they encountered as young freshmen joining, for the most part, largely populated high schools.  When asked about which skills they learned here that helped them the most in high school, the overwhelming response was "social skills and public speaking!"

        As a parent, it was reassuring that all of the alumni represented felt well prepared from their CSWS education and many were able to jump into advanced placement classes in a variety of subjects - math, sciences, English, and Spanish. The final take home messages from the alumni to current students who will soon be embarking on their own journeys to high school included "don't worry, be yourself", create balance with school work by pursuing other activities such as music, art or sports, and be true to yourself - good advice for all of us!

        Many thanks to the alumni and their parents for the efforts put forth for this valuable, informative evening (and delicious refreshments, too). When this event is offered again in the next year or two, mark your calendars! Don't miss it - high school will come sooner than you think...

Rudolf Steiner College Foundation Year students

present a theatrical performance of:

The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily

An adaptation of the fairytale by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Performance dates:

Wednesday March 20th at 7:30 pm

Thursday March 21st at 7:30 pm

Location: 

Stegmann Hall, Rudolf Steiner College,

9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA. 95628

Tickets:

No tickets are required.

(Recommended ages 9 years old and up due to theatrics and noise.)

Suggested donations may be made at the door. 

This play is an adaptation of the fairytale, written and first published in 1795, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  A tale that is famously acknowledged to be the inspiration for Rudolf Steiner's first mystery drama of 1910.

Performed by the adult students of the Rudolf Steiner College Foundation Year, this play brings to life the story of the green snake and the fair lily, which revolves around the crossing and bridging of a river that runs between two worlds. 

Rudolf Steiner College Bookstore May Sale

Rudolf Steiner College Workshops, Classes and Special Events

ORGANIC PRODUCE - CSA MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE:  Alumni Family (Dan, Jaz, and Jackie Moyer) invite CSWS families to visit the new  South Fork Farm at 941 Cold Springs Road (at the Wakamatsu Colony.)  CSA memberships now available with a weekly produce box for 6-months.  Delivery to CSWS will be available if enough families sign-up.  Farm Stand share also available, allowing a discount for purchases directly at the Farm.  Call (530) 417-2659 or visit www.southforkorganic.com. 

TWIN IKEA CHILD BED FOR SALE:  Perfect for younger child, slightly more narrow than a twin and low to the ground.  White scallop headboard and mattress.  $50 - all proceeds benefit the Seventh Grade.  Contact Cathy Reeb at (530) 306-7636

FREE OAK FIREWOOD: (you cut it) at White Feather Ranch in exchange for help in piling and burning the wood slash.  530-622-9302

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