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GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING!
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Weekly News
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November 8, 2012
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A THANKFUL HEART, FROM MS. BONNIE RIVER
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| For the past several months, Journey School has been preparing 'behind the scenes' for the next stage in its leadership configuration. Specifically, Bonnie River, Journey School's Co-Educational Director and long-time friend, has written the community an important letter. Please click here for her heartfelt message. |
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CALL TO ACTION: VOTE FOR JOURNEY SCHOOL'S MUSIC PROGRAM
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Help win $50,000 for new instruments, a sound system worthy of our students, and teaching support for Journey's innovative music program. During the next 6 weeks, beginning on Monday, November 12th we ask you to vote online and via text every day to help Journey win the Clorox Power a Bright Future grant. The top vote getter in each of 3 categories wins $50,000. Our music program is up against 400 other schools in the "Create" category, but we can win this with your persistent help and creativity in getting votes from outside our parent and faculty community! Be on the lookout for messages you can blog, post on Facebook, email, tweet, and pin on Pinterest! Let's get this done just like our Compassionate Campus grants! BE SURE TO RECRUIT 5 FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE SAME! THIS IS IMPORTANT.
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A NEW MODEL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
MUSIC EDUCATION
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In most public schools, the rare music programs which have survived budget cuts and a narrowed instructional focus are treated as stand-alone, extracurricular activities with little or no connection to curriculum standards or other areas of learning. At Journey School, the first public charter in Orange County, CA, music is integrated into the academic program. Music imbues math, history, science, language arts, and civics lessons with a soulful beauty that brings these subjects to life. Each day at Journey is a woven composition of knowledge and the arts which literally sings through the campus.Starting in Kindergarten, every student, in and throughout each grade, hones their singing voices with increasingly intricate melodies and learns a musical instrument - from the pentatonic flute, diatonic soprano recorder, violin, ukulele, alto and tenor recorders, to ultimately study a reed instrument or the acoustic guitar in 8th grade.Thanks to the efforts of our new Development Director, Elizabeth Beas, as well as the parent volunteer Development Team, we are the only school in Aliso Viejo that is a Grant Nominee for the Clorox Power a Bright Future $50,000 award. Read more about our music specialty classes on our Journey is Music! page at JourneySchool.net.
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TIMELINESS: THANKS & KEEP STRIVING
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We've seen improvement this week when it comes to timeliness. So far, tardy incidents have been reduced by 75% thanks to your cooperation. Still, we need to do better. The goal is to eliminate the tardy problem entirely so we don't waste precious time and effort. Please click here for suggestions. Also, if you have multiple tardies you will soon receive a phone call and written notification.
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Thank you for voting and making your voice heard on Election Day. The outlook for schools is better than when we started the week, but we're not out of the woods yet.
As the year closes and we enter the season of giving, please fulfill your Close the Gap commitment. In the last week, Cindy has received approximately 10 commitments totaling $8500 for the school year. Now is the time to start contributing or to increase your gift to benefit from year-end tax incentives. Here is how you can help:
- Print the Close the Gap Pledge Form from JourneySchool.net and turn it into our Business Specialist, Cindy Barry.
- Make a one-time online donation at JourneySchool.net!
- Talk to your employer to see if they have an employee matching program. Cindy will be happy to help provide any information you need for your employer. The Tax ID and 501(c)(3) information is included in the Close the Gap Pledge Form.
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BOOK FAIR: PROMOTING A LOVE OF READING
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Journey School wants every child to fall in love with books and reading! When children read on a daily basis, it increases their skills in prediction, interpretation, imaginative thinking and ethical decision making.
All Journey children need to read independently or with family members for a minimum of 30 minutes every day to foster this active-love-of-learning through the written word. To promote this effort, the Scholastic Book Fair will be held next week, November 13-16. Each class will be escorted to the MPR at a specific time during the week and given the opportunity to select and purchase books onsite. Cash, check and credit card will be accepted. You will also have the option to purchase online.
On Wednesday, the Scholastic Book Fair will remain open until 3:30 PM for a school lunch fundraiser: "Lunch with a Loved One." Parents, grandparents, and friends are invited at 12:30 PM to bring lunch, eat at the lunch tables, and then visit the Fair. We are really hoping that Grandparents will take this opportunity to read to the young ones.
The Scholastic Book Fair is not only a fundraiser for our school (we earn a cash percentage of our total sales), but also it earns Journey School points that we use to get free books for our classrooms! In addition, each class will be collecting spare change to purchase books for their individual classrooms.
This year the Book Fair will include an extended purchasing period online. Every dollar spent through the Online Book Fair earns points for Journey. If your child is in need of books for summertime reading or is having a birthday, please encourage family members who can't visit the Book Fair in person to support our efforts during the Online Book Fair which runs through November 30. Thank you Lisa Crow, Lisa O'Neil and the whole dream team!
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WHO DO I ASK WHEN I HAVE A QUESTION?
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| Direct communication lines are the vehicles that Journey School uses to foster understanding and to resolve challenges or conflicts as they arise. We've put together a summary of the communication channels available to you in our new Parent Frequently Asked Questions section
of JourneySchool.net.
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HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOW-UP
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The student referenced in the MUMPS health notice last week tested negative for MUMPS. Thanks to the family for their handling of the situation. We could not have asked for more responsible partners.
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SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM BENEFITS
OUR 8TH GRADERS
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* * * ORDER LUNCH TODAY - DON'T MISS OUT * * *
WAHOO'S LUNCH IS OFFERED DAILY, EXCEPT WEDNESDAY.
GO ONLINE TO GET YOUR ORDER FORM AND LEARN
ABOUT THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THESE LUNCHES.
THEY ARE HEALTHY AND TASTE GREAT - A
WIN-WIN!
*** SAME DAY ORDERS ACCEPTED UNTIL 10:30 AM ***
CALL OR EMAIL STEPHANIE
(949) 887-9947 or
Did you know that 8th grade students run our lunch program? They provide nutritious and affordable meals and have fun serving the young ones. Proceeds support their culminating class trip which is a week-long trip to Eel River geared toward strengthening the eighth grade student's mind, body, and spirit in preparation for high school. Your participation helps our students. Click here to learn more about Journey School's meaningful outdoor learning.
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Journey School's Walk Through the Grades Tours begin next week kicking off our 2013-2014 Open Enrollment period. If you or someone you know is interested in applying to Journey School, please be sure to visit our website at www.journeyschool.net. For more information or to sign up for a tour, contact Kris Reynolds at info@journeyschool.net.
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NEW OFFICE ORGANIZATION WILL
BENEFIT STUDENTS
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Last week, the Main Office switched spaces with the Teacher's area. Teachers now have space where they can rest quietly and plan meaningful instruction for your children. Support Staff now has extra space to get their tasks accomplished. As we continue to "raise the bar" around campus, please note that The Main Office is a Quiet Zone. We ask for low voices to respect and support the needs of staff. THANK YOU.
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I TURNED OFF THE TV, NOW WHAT?
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Join Tammra Tanner on Wednesday morning, November 14th at 9am in the new Parent Cottage for an interactive talk offered to the Journey parent community and friends on Waldorf 101 Q & A - "I turned off the TV and we simplified... now what??" Visit the Adult Learning Workshops page on the website for more information.
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TANAKA FARMS DELIVERIES BEGIN TODAY
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Tanaka Farms CSA (community supported agriculture) boxes will be available at Journey beginning November 8th! Subscriptions to small ($23) and large ($33) boxes are paid weekly (no need to pay a whole quarter in advance) and follow the school calendar (no pick-ups when school is out). Tanaka Farms even gives back 10% to Journey School! Sign-up here and choose Journey School as your location to get your organically farmed goods subscription! Tell your non-Journey neighbors -- it's open to anyone to benefit our school! See the attached flier for more information. |
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6TH LIAM'S MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
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| Mark your calendar for the 6th Annual Liam's Memorial Golf Tournament being held on Friday, November 16th, 2012 at Aliso Creek Golf Course. We look forward to another great year with a few twists to be announced! The profits will benefit the
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Harvest Faire was a huge success! With over 14 craft booths, 17 vendor booths, 3 fundraising tables, 3 musical artists/groups, 3 food trucks, and over 1000 attendees this year's Faire was the largest yet! A special thanks goes to Rachel Herman for chairing the Harvest Faire Committee, the Harvest Faire Committee, Room Parents, the Garden Committee, Faculty and Parent Volunteers for pouring over 2000 volunteer hours into planning, setting-up, working booths, and cleaning up after the event and for donating supplies and materials for the booths. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to providing this wonderful gift to the community: the gift of wonder, autumn harvest beauty and the magic that is Journey!
We would also like to thank the following for sponsoring portions of the event and donating their sales proceeds, supplies, services, or equipment. We appreciate the bounty you've shared with Journey and encourage our parents to support your businesses when possible.
Sponsors:
Kohl's Department Stores
Dr. Shawn Miller DMD of Aliso Viejo (click here for promotion flyer)
Vendors:
RubyBlaise Essentials Aromatherapy Mists
Sunflower Textiles
Artovator ~ Face Painting with Love
Fair Trade African Baskets
Isis & Isabelle Art & Jewelry
Rosie Posie Baby
Jessica Wright - Fairy Hair
Phyllis Gilmer
Jeff Hruby
Susan Haldeman
Norma Pate
Gio Galati
Jackie King
Jessica Brown
Lisa Crow & Karen Dillingham
Kardemumma - Johanna Young & Brad Southard
Shalimar & Brian Little
Community Partners:
Earthroots Field School
White House Catering
Nurse Next Door
Advanced Skin Wellness
Textures Hair Studio
Windowsigns.com
Irvine Regional Park
Sprouts
Starbucks
Whole Foods
Trader Joe's
Coco's
Bite Me Food Truck
The Burnt Truck
Seabirds Food Truck
Grey Hill Band
Anesha Rose (musician)
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EVERY WEEK AT JOURNEY SCHOOL
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- Carpool, Bike, Walk Mondays - Try an alternative form of transportation!
- Compost and Gardening Wednesdays - Bring your compost to the garden team andjoin our Garden Crew in maintaining our outdoor classrooms every Wednesday morning in the Green Heart Garden.
- Jamba Juice Wednesdays - Jamba Juice sale proceeds help Parent Cabinet fund the events and festivals it sponsors each year.
- Recycling Thursdays - Every Thursday morning at drop-off our 4th grade team collects CRV labeled plastic bottles and aluminum cans. No glass please.
- Lunch Form Fridays - Every Friday forms are collected for the following week's or month's lunch orders.
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IMPORTANT DATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
- 11/12 No School
- 11/13-16 Book Fair
- 11/14 Parent Cabinet Meeting 8:45am in New Parent Cottage
- 11/14 Head, Heart & Hands 11:00am in New Parent Cottage
- 11/14 Lantern Walk5pm for Kindy, 6pm for 1-4th Grades
- 11/19-11/23 No School - Thanksgiving Break
CALENDAR:
More key dates for the 2012-2013 school year are posted on the calendar page of the website. Our communications team works hard to keep these dates current and accurate. Please email journeyschoolnews@gmail.com if you find a mistake and we'll correct it as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that specific dates for festivals or special events may change depending on unpredictable circumstances.
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