The Thursday Know

March 24, 2016

LIGHT OUR JOURNEY

Photo courtesy of Pradhan Studios

At the Auction, so many Journey parents and local supporters opened their hearts and wallets to fund our unique programs and playground enhancements. Light Our Journey gives Journey families tools to reach out beyond our local community to ask for support in making Journey School's future brighter.

You are not being asked to donate your own dollars, but rather to use pre-written letters and an electronic platform to reach out to your network of friends and associates to share why Journey School matters--and to ask for crucial support in funding our school's future.

Visit our Pledgestar site, upload photos of your children, and enter 10 email addresses of people who may be willing to support the future of your child's education. Pledgestar will send personalized emails to your contacts with a link to donate, a thank you if they donate, and a tax receipt. You'll be able to see which of your contacts has opened the emails and donated. It's that simple. No donation is too small.

Please visit Pledgestar to add your photos and contact emails before April 1st. Help support the Journey School Foundation in creating a better future for the students of Journey School and beyond.

AUCTION RECAP -- YOU DID IT!

Thanks to the tremendous efforts and generosity of Journey parents, faculty, administration, staff, friends, and over 200 local businesses and philanthropic organizations, the Auction raised over $50,000 to support the amazing education and new playground enhancements at Journey School.
Auction Gnome Booth

A full recap will be available on the Parent Cabinet website next week. Please remember to thank and support our auction sponsors for making this year's event wildly successful:

And mark your calendars for next year's night of bidding, socializing, dining, and dancing at "Auction Gala 2017" to be held on March 25, 2017.

THE THRILL OF VICTORY!

Journey 7th & 8th graders raised the bar earlier this month in competition with nine other SoCal schools at the annual Waldorf Track & Field Meet.

8th graders Gianna and Hanna took 1st & 2nd place, respectively, in almost all of the girls' races. Gianna was the most decorated individual in the meet, with gold in 50, 100, 200, and 400 meters, hurdles, javelin, and relay, and a bronze in the mile.

The girl's relay team of Gianna, Hannah, Georgia, and Jasmine took the gold for 8th grade!

Participants competed in high jump, long jump, 50, 100, 200 and 400 meter dash, hammer, shotput, javelin, relay race, 60 meter hurdles, discus, and the mile run.
8th grade hurdles

Peyton took 2nd in javelin, Kaito and Cole medaled in high jump and hurdles, Sydnee in shot put, Gianna brought her team up from last place to 4th in co-Ed relay, and many of our 7th graders also medaled, including Julia and Brandon in hurdles and Calvin in the mile.

Journey students showed strength and perseverance at the meet, coming away with a medal or a sense of pride in having given their best.

Photos courtesy of The Pradhan Studios

Overall, Journey students impressed with their physical effort as well as their attitudes and spirit. Special thanks to our Games teachers, Ms. Joy and Mr. Storm, and our grades teachers, Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. T.S for guiding our students to victory! Way to go, Journey School!

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Curricular-based field trips have taken Journey students all over SoCal this year. 6th graders left this week for a 3-day overnight trip to a Science and Leadership Camp at Pali Institute. We can't wait to hear about their adventures. Here they are getting ready for the bus ride:

Ms. Cameron's 2nd graders also boarded a school bus this week--for the very first time! The students attended the play "The Egg" at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

The dialogue-free play demonstrated how acting can be done without talking, and how important it is to use body and facial expressions to express yourself. The students also enjoyed meeting the actors, as well as playing in Center's echo chamber and labyrinth.

THE OAK & THE ACORN SPRING SALE

Hop on over to The Oak and the Acorn tomorrow, Friday 3/25, from 8:30-1:30 for spring treats and handmade gifts. 15% off* all books, pencils, crayons, wooden toys, silks, candles, crystals, salt lamps, coloring books, yarn, paint, and more! *Sale excludes consignment items.

SPRING PORTRAITS ARE READY

Just in time for Mother's Day, Spring Portraits are ready to view! Go to Pradhan Studios website and enter your email and the code "spjsp". Thank you to the Pradhan Studios for donating 10% of gross sales back to Journey School. Make-ups will be held Tuesday, 3/29.

MAKE A DONATION - GET A PHOTO

Thanks to the generosity of The Pradhan Studios, a 4x6 b&w photo of nearly every Journey student is available for a $5 donation to the Playground Fund! The photos were taken during the Spring Portrait session and each student is in a fun pose with props! If you missed your chance to buy your child's photo at the Auction, you can find it in the store from 8:30-1:30 T-F.

MAY FAIRE IS COMING!

Photo courtesy of the Pradhan Studios

Mark your calendars for Journey's most beautiful festival of the year, May Faire! On May 4th, Journey students will celebrate Spring's arrival with festive and traditional dances around the May Pole. Parents, grandparents, friends and family are invited to watch the wonderful displays of hard-earned grace and rhythm. Details will be shared soon. Until then, be on the lookout for post-holiday sales on white dresses, shorts, and shirts so your students have everything they need to dress their part.

SPRING BREAK = SPRING CLEANING

Clean out your closets for Journey's easiest fundraiser--Clothes for the Cause, an organization that re-uses, recycles, and up-cycles your unusable textiles. Our goal is for each student to bring in 10 garbage bags of outgrown, worn out, and unused clothing; clean rugs; bed and kitchen linens; and shoes, by April 22nd, Earth Day! Money raised will go towards the All-School Field Trip Assistance fund, enhancing indoor and outdoor classroom environments, and overall campus beautification. Bags will be sent home next week and collections will be taken each Thursday morning at the recycling container near the front field. Journey gets a huge bonus if more than 5,000 lbs are collected--so ask friends and neighbors for their discards too!

INVISIBLE FUNDRAISING

Having the family over for Easter brunch or dinner? Help Journey while you provide food for the celebration! The Journey School store now stocks gift cards for Whole Foods and Sprouts. 3-5% goes back to Journey. Email ifund@journeyschool.net for more information.

RE-ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN

Visit the enrollment website and login to your parent dashboard to complete your child's 2016-2017 online forms. Re-enrollment must be complete by the end of Spring Break. Contact Kris with questions or if you need help.

LOTTERY UPDATE

Thank you to the 323 applicants who participated in our Enrollment Lottery last week. We look forward to welcoming 65 new students and more than 40 new families next year. Congratulations to all of the Lottery winners!

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM

Spread the word that applications are still being accepted for Journey's Independent Study Program. An additional Information Session will be announced soon. Download the paper application here.

CYBER CIVICS WORKSHOP

A Digital Citizenship and Literacy Workshop is coming to Journey School on May 7 from 9am-4:30pm. Digital Citizenship is a crucial skill set for all students, today more than ever. Students must be good digital citizens and learn to build positive digital footprints so they can be contributors to our global society and avoid mistakes that could jeopardize their futures. "Cyber Civics" incubated at Journey and is now being taught in 19 states. Bonus event: A screening and discussion of The Mask You Live In will be held on May 6 at 7pm. Learn more.

ENJOY A HIKE OVER BREAK

Springtime wild flowers are popping up in Aliso Viejo and Fun Orange County Parks just featured an Aliso and Wood Canyons hike where a variety of local blooms were spotted. Read more on FunOrangeCountyParks.

JACK PETRASH WORKSHOPS

Educational expert and author, Jack Petrash, will present two talks at Highland Hall Waldorf School in LA on April 8 & 9, including, "Navigating the Terrain of Childhood," and "A Workshop for Dads: Covering Home--What Baseball Can Teach You About Parenting." For flyer and details, click here.

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE