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IT'S TIME TO START BIDDING!
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 Everyone can BID NOW on awesome items in our online auction. There's something for everyone, so please share the link with family and friends. We've got tickets to Disney, Cl ippers, and Ducks, vacation getaways, golf packages, dining experiences, parties, numerous gift baskets, and much more! Items numbered 700-799 will close FRIDAY afternoon. All others close Saturday starting at 7:40pm. If you can't make it to the Gala, don't forget to bid from home. Thank you for supporting Journey School! |
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AUCTION "FUND A NEED": MORE PLAY
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We're excited to pre-announce the Paddles Up/Fund-A-Need target for this year's auction...MORE PLAY! At last year's auction, we began our 4-year plan to improve play opportunities and equipment for the students.
Since then, we've invested over $7500 in play yard improvements including a basketball hoop for the middle school area, unicycles, pogo sticks and balancers, hoppy balls, slack lines, a giant chess set, and new playground sand for the sandboxes in Kindergarten and the front field.
Parent Cabinet will ask attendees at this year's Auction to help fund "Year 2" of the project which includes new multi-colored climbers in the Big Toy Area, safety improvements and a safety base, and NEW creative play areas with Builder Boards, Living Willow Huts, and Sensory Tables.
Even if you're not attending the Gala, EVERYONE can donate to help make these new playground improvements possible. Just CLICK here to DONATE any amount. These improvements only happen if we can get them funded... so let's get that playground equipped to fuel our children's imaginations and productively harness their energies!
About Fun-A-Need: Every year at the end of our auction program, we ask all Gala attendees to open their hearts and their wallets to support a project that benefits the whole school with a straight donation. In years past, we have funded Waldorf teacher training, gardens, and playground enhancements.
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LEARNING LIFE'S "HOW TO'S"
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EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD
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At Journey, lessons in music and art are just as important as lessons in math, science and language arts. On Friday evening, our 4th though 8th grade students wowed friends and parents with their musical accomplishments. The Pradhan Studios captured some of the Middle School event below:
To learn more about the importance of teaching the heads, hearts, and hands of our students, read "Why Educating the Whole Child Matters."
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REACH OUT & LIGHT OUR JOURNEY
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There is still time to help "Light Our Journey" and share why we love Journey School with friends and family. Visit Pledgestar to create your personal website and then share the link with 10 people before April 1st. Everyone can help support the Journey School Foundation in creating a better future for Journey School students and beyond.
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SPRING PORTRAITS RE-SCHEDULED
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Due to rain, spring photo sessions have been rescheduled to next Monday for Sunflower Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2 & 4. Contact the Pradhan Studios for suggestions on dress and to get for further information. Portrait proofs will be ready in 3-4 weeks. Look for info in your room parent emails.
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LOTTERY IS WEDNESDAY 3/16
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Journey School's 2016-2017 public Lottery will be held on Wednesday, March 16th at 3:00 PM. All are invited; however, attendance at the lottery is not required. If your child is one of the applicants, be sure to check spam or advertisement emails for letters from the school. Good luck!
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Learn to felt a "sweater bunny" made from old wool sweaters and organic wool. These soft bunnies are great for cuddling and can be the center piece of your Easter baskets. Join Nicola on 3/17 at 9am at the store cafe.
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Every Thursday morning until mid-April we will be collecting used and unusable textiles and shoes for our textile recycling drive. Be sure the items are DRY and in a plastic trash bag. What is acceptable? Click here to see the complete list. No bed pillows or mattresses please.
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INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM
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Spread the word that applications are being accepted for Journey's Independent Study Program through 3/23. Interested parents of kindergarten through third graders are invited to an adult-only Information Session on 3/16 at 4:30 PM. Click here to download the paper application.
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DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOP
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A Digital Citizenship and Literacy Workshop for educators will be presented at Journey School on May 7. The middle school Cyber Civics program incubated at Journey and is now being taught in 19 states. Cyber Civics meets the urgent and growing demand to prepare students to become ethical, safe, and competent digital citizens. Bonus event: A screening and discussion of The Mask You Live In will be held on May 6 at 7pm. Learn more.
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Journey's After School singing ensemble, The Nightingales, will start a new session on Thurs., 3/17. If you are a 3rd-8th grader who loves to sing, email Mrs. Pitts or come by the Music Room after school on Thursday.
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STUDENT DATA ORDER REVERSED
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The recent order in the lawsuit against the California Department of Education that required the release of student data has been reversed by the judge. Read more here. |
- 3/11 - Student Free Day!
- 3/11 - 7th & 8th Grade Waldorf Track & Field Meet at WSOC
- 3/12 - Journey School "Black & White" Auction Gala - 5:30pm
- 3/16 - Journey School Public Lottery, 3pm, All are welcome!
- 3/16 - Independent Study Info Session, 4:30pm (after the lottery)
- 3/17 - Sweater Bunny Felting at the Oak and the Acorn
- 3/18 - Journey School Foundation Board Meeting, 9am
- 3/23 - Independent Study Applications Due
- 3/30 - Independent Study Lottery, 3pm
- 4/4-8 - Spring Break
To view more Journey School events, visit our calendar page.
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