The Thursday Know

October 8, 2015

MAKING CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

As 3rd Grade students study the important work of the farmer, they are reaping what they have sown in their current cooking block. Students made homemade pasta, apple and pumpkin muffins, and also learned different ways to turn wheat into flour using mortars and pestles and various grinders.

Ms. Tanner teaches students to grind wheat.

As students experience these science classes, they not only learn how food changes, but also how we humans are able to adapt our environment in ways that keep us healthy and safe. In typical Waldorf fashion, these important lessons are brought at just the right time in a child's development.

Students learn about World Shelters

3rd Grade students are also learning about dwellings that people have built over the course of time and in different parts of the world. Last week they built Sukkahs which are temporary shelters constructed for use during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot. Learn more about the 3rd Grade Curriculum here.

MIDDLE SCHOOL RECEIVES 7 GRANTS

Thank you Assistance League of Capistrano Valley for your Links to Learning program that recently honored our Middle School teachers with seven grants:

Bolstering Books for Bookworms

Connecting and Thriving through Reading
Self-Folding Shapes for Geometry
School Orchestra Cellos
The Art of Block Printing
Digital Media Library
Middle School Physical Education

We are especially excited to enhance Middle School classroom libraries in support Journey's Book Whisperer reading program--a program built to inspire students to read 40 or more books a year. You may also enjoy an article in The Journal of Neuroscience on the importance of music education and research from ASCD that proves positive correlations between physical activity and learning. To learn more about Journey specialty programs, visit our website.

DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING THEORY

Do you sometimes wonder if Waldorf Education is just a grand experiment or how Journey's approach to learning is anchored in developmental research? Read Beyond Academics: What a Holistic Approach to Learning Could Look Like and see conclusions that bear remarkable similarities with the Waldorf approach.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART AT A GLANCE

Here's what our Middle School students have been creating in their art classes:

SAVE THE DATE FOR HARVEST FAIRE

Journey's beloved "Harvest Faire" will open its doors on Saturday, 11/14 from 11am until 5pm as our community joins to celebrate the bounty of the land, connect the children to the rhythms of nature, and foster a sense of gratitude in the students. Harvest Faire is Journey School's largest event of the year.

Everyone is invited to this old time Country Fair--complete with straw bales, pumpkins, vintage games & crafts, music, artisan booths, gourmet food trucks, and a Fairy Cafe that offers a variety of baked good, beverages, and more!

Learn more about Harvest Faire on our Parent Cabinet Website. Special thanks to Pradhan Studios Photography for the Harvest Faire photos.

VOLUNTEERING JUST GOT EASIER

Parent Cabinet has a new streamlined hub for parent volunteering. No more email sign-ups, just one personalized dashboard with all your volunteering in one place. Read more on the Parent Cabinet website.

PHOTO MAKE-UP DAY ON MONDAY

School Portrait make-up photos will be taken on Monday, 10/12. Please contact Pradhan Studios with questions at 949-427-5171 or email Rachel.

PUMPKIN CITY ORDER FORMS DUE

Pumpkin City "unlimited rides" 10/19 fundraiser order forms and checks are due by the end of the school day on Friday, 10/9. No tickets will be available after tomorrow's deadline. See the flyer here or download the order form.

FAIRY MARKET MEET & GREET

Join us on Weds. 10/14 at 9am in the MPR to hear all the details about this beloved event and help make it happen. Fairy Market is a "pop-up-shop" kind of fundraiser where students shop with their class for gifts that parents create and donate. This year's Fairy Market will take place Dec. 7-9. The Parent Cabinet website offers gift ideas in an informational slideshow and a Pinterest account.

SCHOOL TOURS HAVE STARTED

Applications are now being accepted for the 2016-2017 Journey School Lottery that will take place on March 16, 2016. Click here to schedule a tour.

EASY INVISIBLE FUNDRAISING

Anyone can register online with our Invisible Fundraising partners before shopping at your favorite stores. Help Journey profit from your everyday purchases by signing up through the PC Website. It's simple and free!

AFTER SCHOOL ARCHERY & MORE

After School Archery class with Miss Joy is still enrolling students for four more Tuesdays of fun. See our website for details of all our after school offerings.

UPCOMING EVENTS

10/14 & 27 - "Supporting Our Children Through Puberty" with Patti Connolly at the Waldorf School of Orange County, 7-8:30pm. See flyer.
10/16-19 - No School
10/19 - Pumpkin City Fundraiser, 3:30-8:30pm
11/11 - Veteran's Day
11/14 - Harvest Faire, 11am-5pm - All are welcome!
11/23 -27 - Thanksgiving Break