Driving, Riding and Walking to School

"Safe Routes To School projects are popping up all over the country. Enthusiastic parents, teachers, community activists, and health professionals are advocating for changes that get children out of cars and onto their feet and bicycles. The benefits of walking and bicycling, especially getting into the habit as a young person, are compelling." (SRS2)

Cycling is a wonderful mode of transport; there are of course basic safety regulations which must be adhered to in order to make this statement be true. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that "... bicycles on the roadway are, by law, vehicles with the same rights, and responsibilities as motorized vehicles." By following the traffic regulations and especially by wearing the appropriate safety gear we can ensure that bicycle riding is both enjoyable and beneficial.

Our school's location provides nearby bike paths for those who live in proximity there are sidewalks for those who walk from the immediate neighborhoods. Many of us however still need to drive our children to school. As motorists, we must follow the traffic regulations. Our end of Canyon Drive has a 25 mph speed limit.; the parking lot has a 5 mph. limit. Our parking lot has been recently upgraded to facilitate the drop off and pick up of our children. Please help us keep or community safe by adhering to the posted regulations and remember that the drop off zone is for that purpose; it is not a convenient parking space even when school is in session.

Let us all become enthusiastic supporters of safety and be more than considerate and cautious as we approach the school neighborhood.

An invitation with all the details should have landed in your in-box last week.  Our event planners at Isis Design have an awesome evening of fun in store for everyone.

The Auction crew is hard at work and ready to receive your donation (which hopefully you procured instead of buying).  Please bring it to the office as soon as possible so it can be included on the event website.

www.bidpal.net/waldorf 

• Event website up and running NOW and there are tons of ways for you to support us.
• Buy event tickets.  Standard tables are for 10.  Plus a limited selection of 16-seaters.  You can let us know who you want to sit with.  Most classes will gather a group for 1 or 2 tables. 
• Or you can invite people and form your own table because this event is fun for all adults. Feel free to invite co-workers, friends and family.  We promise to take good care of them.
• Shop the silent auction, which is looking good and awaiting your items! 
• Once we get some more items up, send the auction link to friends and family.
• Place an ad.
• Purchase a sponsorship.
• Make a monetary contribution.
• Sponsor a ticket for a teacher.

 Need tools to obtain a donation:

• Event Form Tri-fold event brochure
• Donation Letter to help you obtain a donation
• Auction Donation Form  for you fill this out and turn it in once your donation is obtained. It tells us who to thank.

Do You Need Childcare for February Break? 

 Sign Up By Feb 6

 Sports Camp for Grades 1 - 6 
Fitness, Fun & Friends!

The Annual Giving Campaign is well underway and seeing beautiful and heartfelt support.  Thank you.

Many families have found their employer offers a dollar-for-dollar match.  This is helping to grow the fund.  If you're unsure of your employer's policy, please find out.  We are happy to do the necessary paperwork to match a gift of any size, because it doubles your gift!  

To see how your class(es) are doing on participation, click here! 

The top participation numbers are seen in:

• Miss Barbara's Pre-K = 55%
• Grade 5 = 55%
• Grade 3 = 53%
• Miss Terri's Kindergarten = 47%
• Grade 9 = 46%

Everyone else...keep going!

The simplest way to make your gift is at waldorfschool.com/annual.  It can be a one-time lump-sum, or series of monthly installments that happen automatically through a pledge you set-up.  Either way, it takes no more than 3 minutes.

Or we have envelopes and brochures in the main office.

If the importance of every family's participation in Annual Giving is not right on the tip of your tongue, here's the brochure click here! 

If you have any questions about why the school asks for Annual Giving, please call Denise Ogawa (949)574-7775, ext. 210.  Or you can wait until a member of the Annual Giving team calls you to give you a little nudge.  Both are great.  But Denise is always here!

Like us on Facebook!

We are reinvigorating our Facebook presence and want to call you our friend.  Please go "like us" at  https://www.facebook.com/WaldorfSchoolOrangeCounty   We're not posting our every move, so you will not be sorry you did.  Thanks.