The Thursday Know - Journey School's Newsletter

The Thursday Know

May 5, 2016

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

All of us at Journey School would like to send warm Mother's Day wishes to mothers everywhere--who do so much for their children every day.

MAY FAIRE GRATITUDE

Our beautiful May Faire could not have happened without the many volunteer hands and local businesses who supported this year's festival. We offer a heartfelt thank you to the following:

Six local Trader Joe's for the gorgeous flowers
3rd and 4th grade families for setting up and cleaning up
Parent Cabinet for providing the EZ-ups
Mother's Market and Straus Organic Creamery for donating ice cream and cones
All of the Journey families who donated baked goods
7th and 8th grade for running the bake and ice cream sales which raised nearly $1000 to support the All-School Field Trip fund

First May Faire for First Graders

First Ribbons for Grade 2

Energetic 6th Graders

Elegant 8th Graders

Awesome Alumni

Future Journey School student at May Faire

And Future Journey Students

And lastly, we are ever grateful to The Pradhan Studios for their generosity and talent in capturing so many of our special moments.

2016-2017 1ST GRADE TEACHERS

Journey School is excited to announce our new first grade teachers for the 2016-2017 school year: Jennifer Hopps and Alanna Murphy:


Jennifer Hopps

Jennifer Hopps has served Journey School well as a kindergarten teacher for the past 5 years and is excited to take on the new adventure of being a grades teacher. Read Mrs. Hopps' bio here.


	Alanna Murphy

As the current student teacher in Ms. Barger's 4th grade class, Alanna Murphy rose to the top of our candidate list as an excellent and enthusiastic educator to secure the position of First Grade Class Teacher. Click here to read more about Miss Murphy.

Please join us in welcoming these outstanding teachers to their new positions at Journey School.

INDEPENDENT STUDY ANNOUNCEMENT

We are excited to announce that Amanda Simmons, our current 6th grade teacher, will become the Journey School Independent Study teacher starting this fall. Amanda has devoted countless hours in creating the independent study program and has strengthened her tool kit on homeschooling, compliance, and the various complexities of an independent study program. Although sending her students off to 7th grade with without her is not without sadness, she will remain closeby as they continue their journey. Read Mrs. Simmons bio here.

Only a few seats remain in our Independent Study Program. Come learn more about the Waldorf inspired home-based program at an information meeting on Monday mornings, 5/9 or 5/16, at 11am. RSVP to info@journeyschool.net.

SHOW OUR TEACHERS SOME LOVE

Journey teachers go above and beyond everyday for our students. Let's show them how much we appreciate who they are and all they do. Teacher Appreciation Week continues through this Wed., 5/11. Flowers, homemade cards, poems, or other creative tokens of appreciation are wonderful ways to shower your main class teacher or the specialty teacher your class has been assigned. We also need all hands on deck to help create a very special TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON on Wed., 5/11 at 12:45pm. Sign up here to contribute food, beverages, entertainment, decorations, serving platters, baskets, etc.

MODERN DAY KNIGHTS

Newly knighted 6th graders performed with honor and fortitude at the recent Medieval Games featuring 12 regional Waldorf schools. The knighting process includes camping overnight during a 12 hour vow of silence where students reflect on home and school improvements as well as individual community service projects.

Special thanks to the Selby family for their photos. Read more about Medieval Games and the Knighting Ceremony on our website and blog.

A GREAT STAGE OF LEARNING

Miss Morrison's 2nd grade class recently took to the stage for their class play "Saint Jerome and the Lion" which tells the story of a kind man who removes a thorn from a lion's paw. The students shined in their roles:
2nd Grade Play

The students also experienced a recent class service field trip to the Incredible Edible Farm where they harvested 1800 pounds of cabbage to feed the hungry of Orange County. Way to go second graders!

SBAC TESTING CONTINUES

Smarter Balanced (SBAC) testing continues this week. Click here to download the testing schedule and to learn why testing is so important.

SCREENAGERS SHOWING AT WSOC

The Waldorf School of Orange County will present a screening of Screenagers to be shown on 5/11 at 6pm. Get the flyer here.

COMPOST IS CLOSED

The compost bins have been closed in order to prepare for the break and to help reduce the critter population in the garden over the summer months. Want to volunteer in the garden this summer? Let us know.

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE