2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Playgroup - Grade 8: (949)574-7775
High School: (949)574-7754
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Newsletter for our family and friends
September 5. 2013
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September 6
Deadline for Aftercare Forms
September 9, 7:00 PM 3rd Grade Parent Meeting
September 10, 7:00 PM 2nd Grade Parent Meeting
September 11, 6:30 PM 7th Grade Parent Meeting and 8th Grade Parent Meeting
September 18, 7:00 PM New Family Orientation Meadows Hall
September 25, 6:00 PM Early Childhood Parent Education Event Valerie Baadh Garrett
October 11, 5:00 PM WSOC 25th Birthday Celebration
October 15, 6:00 PM Parent Education Event "A Taste of Simplicity Parenting" Mary Van Geffen |
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Gina Illes (Administrative Rotation)
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| Denise Ogawa (Admin. Rotation) |
| Kim Sava (Admin. Rotation) |
| Linda Timmons (Admin. Rotation) |
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Parent Association Chairs
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| Cindy Baker (Education Chair) |
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Sara Rodelo (Fundraising)
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Brooke Tomblin (Outreach)
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Accreditation and Affiliations
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Fully accredited by the
Schools Commission of Western Association of Schools and Colleges
AWSNA Website
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Welcome to a New Year from the College of Teachers
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While most people associate the new year with the first of January, those of us in education mark a day early in September as the new beginning. Continuing a long honored Waldorf tradition, the first day  at WSOC was marked with the Sunflower Ceremony, the moment when the new First Grade students were welcomed into the Grades by the oldest, in our case the 12th Graders. This assembly was also a time for the class teachers and guardians to share a snippet or a story of the upcoming grade's curriculum. As Miss Jenell so beautifully put it, the best part of being a student or a teacher is that each year we have a chance to "do it better".
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If you have had a chance to visit the campus, you will have noticed that both the Handwork and Woodwork programs have larger spaces. In addition a wonderful layered deck joins the two classrooms. This new deck adds to the pathway between the Grades and the High School providing a welcoming gesture. Meadows Hall received a new sprung floor so that now we have two rooms to serve the needs of our full Eurythmy program. You will also have noticed that the third grade garden has been enlarged and relocated to the area between the Playgroup and Seventh Grade. We would especially like to thank David and Elizabeth Burnett for once again spending so much of their time and labor refurbishing the boat after it too was moved.
The passing of Miss Uschi, our previous Playgroup Director, was sad and shocking; she will be missed by children and families in our community and beyond. We would like to thank Peter Norgaard for building and installing a memorial bench around which both our administrative and teaching faculty members were able to gather to share fond memories of Uschi.
While nationally private schools are struggling with enrollment, we are happy to note that we are beginning this year with more students than last, up from 336 to 346 students (Pre-K - Grade 12). We have added to both our teaching and administrative faculties. Please be sure to read the "new faces" section in this newsletter.
On behalf of the College of Teachers, we wish to welcome all of you back to a bountiful and blessed new year.
Holly Richards and Lisa Masterson
Co-Chairs of the College of Teachers
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Greetings to Our New Families
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 We are so happy you are here and look forward to getting to know you better. We would love the opportunity to impart a few helpful tips, along with a foundation of understanding we believe you will find useful.
YOU ARE INVITED NEW FAMILY ORIENTATION SEPTEMBER 18 7PM MEADOWS HALL (on high school side of campus)
This event is for brand new families, as well as any family who would like a "refresher." Please join us. |
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Please join us in welcoming new members of faculty and staff, including a few whose faces you know who are taking on new roles. This is more complete than the content published last week.
- Lisa Agle (Kindergarten Assistant, Miss Catherine)
- Gabrielle Ader (Kindergarten Assistant, Miss Holly)
- Michaela Heller (Little Aftercare Supervisor and Playgroup Assistant)
- Lorri Valenzuela-Mier (First Grade Teachers)
- Nicole Ichtertz (First Grade Assistant)
- Jordan (Jay) Briand (3rd Grade Assistant and Big Daycare Assistant)
- Shelby Burnett (Strings Assistant)
- Sandra Blanco (Spanish, Grades 7 and 8)
- Naqib Sayed (High School Humanities Teacher)
- Alyssa Hamilton (Admissions and Development Assistant)
- Lisa Masterton (Faculty Coordinator)
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| Increase Your Scrip Profits! |
Mark your calendars for Monday, September 16th! 
It is another "Thank-Scrip-ing Day."
Create your family account at shopwithscrip.com, using the WSOC enrollment code of 2C23E35E6868, then get ready to earn higher-than-ever scrip profits!
Questions? We are right here in the front office and want to help, or you can reach us by email or phone.
Sandy Meadows
Scrip Coordinator
thescripstore@yahoo.com
(949)574-7775, ext. 204
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 El Moro Camping Trip
The first day of high school started with all the students walking down to the beach. This was the beginning of their overnight bonding trip. At the beach they all fit on the #1 OCTA bus. You can imagine the commuters on the bus as they watched all the students, with back packs, file on! The bus took them south on the PCH until they got to Reef Point where they took a quick swim and had lunch before hiking straight up the hill to their campground.
The evening was filled with games, performing skits and enjoying an incredible sunset. The next day was spent at Crystal Cove beach and included a much enjoyed lunch at the Shake Shack. The students have all come back with a little more summer on their skin and a much stronger sense of community in their hearts as they head into this new school year.
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Each year we invite a series of guest speakers to visit our campus and share their expertise with our community. Two of these are coming up early this fall. Both of them are geared towards families of young children (Playgroup, Pre-K, Kindergarten), but all are invited.
Wednesday, September 25, 6:00 PM
Valerie Baadh Garrett
"Movement and Learning: The science and art of how play, games, and sports develop capacities and learning for life"
Join the author of Games Children Sing and Play, and veteran Waldorf movement educator, in a fun and provocative program full of enlivening movement and insights in child (and adult) development. Read more.
Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 PM
Mary Van Geffen
"A Taste of Simplicity Parenting"
Explore a parenting approach that decreases cumulative stress in the lives of children and their families based on the book, Simplicity Parenting; Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and more Secure Kids by Kim John Payne. More information to come.
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Big Aftercare (Grades 1 - 8)
If your child will be attending Big Aftercare for the month of September, reservation forms are due tomorrow (Sept. 6). You may turn them in to the front office.
The cost of Big Aftercare is $7/hr reserved and $8.50/hr drop in.
We LOVE the our students are so excited to be back that they don't want to leave, however; any student grades 1 - 8 not picked up by 3:15 will be placed into aftercare. We kindly request no after school play dates on campus. It's important for our staff to know that all students remaining on campus are part of that day's aftercare program. Thanks for your cooperation.
A special note about late days for Grades 7 and 8
On these Tuesday and Thursday late days, siblings of 7th and 8th graders may remain on campus until 3:15 to coincide with the late-pick of the student in class. It's unnecessary to make two trips, therefore we will care for the younger sibling until 3:15 in Aftercare, but any students remaining after this time will be signed into Aftercare and you will be billed.
Chess is back
We are happy to announce, Academic Chess begins Friday, Sept. 20 (2:30 - 3:30) for grades 1-3
Sign up in Big Aftercare. Additional fee applies.
A new after school program through the same company called Masters of the Field will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 25 for grades 4 - 6.
Sign up in Big Aftercare. Additional fee applies.
Little Aftercare (Kindergarten)
If your child will be attending Little Aftercare for the month of September, reservation forms are due tomorrow (Sept. 6). You may turn them in to the front office.
The cost of Little Aftercare is $7/hr reserved. Forms turned in after Sept. 6 will be charged the drop-in rate of $8.50/hr.
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| Hot Lunch Service Begins This Monday |
| How Do I Get One of Those Beautiful Organic Veggie Boxes? |
 We are fortunate to have ZucchiniXpress organic produce delivered right to our door. They offer the finest seasonal, local and organic fruits and vegetables within 24 hours of harvest, as well as other organic products. ZucchiniXpress delivers to WSOC on Tuesdays after 1:30pm and donates to the Scrip program. Thank you to WSOC's own Gamboa family for making this available to us.
Visit their website to learn more about their offering and sign-up for their delivery program.
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| Happy 25th Birthday WSOC! |
 We Celebrate Our 25th Birthday This Year!
Save-the-Date
Friday, October 11
5:00 - 8:00 PM
A family-friendly celebration of this special occasion
Your being there is the gift, this is not a fundraiser
- Live music by The Breakaways
- Bring a blanket and a picnic or purchase dinner from a fabulous food truck
- Share memories of days gone by as we look forward to an even brighter future
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