Tuesday Notice

As part of our stewardship to the community and partnership with Ashland Parks and Recreation, the middle school periodically takes on clean-up of the Clay Street Creek. Today, the Dragonfly and Forest classes (7th and 6th grades) had the task well in hand. Sulaiman Shelton from Ashland Parks gave a brief introduction on the creek and the threat from invasive blackberries, then the students donned gloves, took up the lopers and shovels and got to work!

This Week:

Mon, May 8 to Fri, May 12: 8th Grade Trip to Santa Cruz.

Tues, May 9: 6th and 7th Grade Clay Street Park Clean-up, during school hours.

Tues, May 9: Incoming 1st Grade Orientation Night, 6:30 pm.

Wed, May 10: Parent Pillar Rep. meeting, 8:30 am.

Friday, May 12: 5th Grade Olympiad

Next Week:

Mon, May 15: NO SCHOOL! Report Writing Day for Faculty.

Tues, May 16: School Board Meeting, 6:00 pm.

Wed, May 17: Main Lesson Tour, parents please join us! 8:30 am.

Wed, May 17: Class 7 Parent Meeting, 6:30 pm.

Thurs, May 18: Class 2 Play, evening community performance, 5:00 pm.

Friday, May 19: Class 2 Play, morning school performance, 8:45 am.

Looking Ahead:

Tues, May 23: Class 6 Knighting Ceremony, 6:30 pm.

Wed, May 24: Class 8 Shadow Day at Ashland High School, 8:15 - 11:30 at AHS.

Thurs, May 25 & Friday, May 26: NO SCHOOL! Parent-Teacher Conferences. Sign up HERE.

Dear parents,

Please join us in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by taking a few moments to contribute some words of gratitude for our faculty using the link HERE.

We will collect your thoughts and share them with the teachers on Friday. We do hope that in lieu of gifts you contribute joyously to the Teacher Holiday Gift Fund during the December holiday season, but at this time encourage tokens of thanks such as a handmade card or garden grown flowers.

Thank you!

Just a reminder that tuition for the current school year includes payments for both May & June.

Payments for the new school year begin July 1st, 2023.

If you have any questions on your balance due, please contact Cynthia at cynthia.bower@siskiyouschool.org. Thank you! ~Cynthia

Please take a moment to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences by clicking the link HERE. The link will CLOSE on Tuesday, May 23 at 1:30pm and all subsequent changes must be made through the office.

• Click on the tabs at the bottom of the page to get to your class teacher’s page.
• After entering your information, click to another location to “save” your work.
• These times have been carefully chosen by the teachers, please do not alter them.
• If you cannot make the times available, please contact your teacher. Please note, make-up conferences are reserved for emergencies only. Two household families, please sign up for ONE conference time.
• If you need help signing up, please call or email the office.
• Students are REQUIRED to attend 8th grade conferences.
• 5th through 7th grade math and language arts conferences are upon request of teacher or parents.

• All conferences will be in person.
• OHANA FAMILIES: Please sign up for your conference in the highlighted times available. You will meet with both class teacher and Ms. Hutchins.

Conference Childcare

We’re happy to be able to offer childcare for conferences! Childcare will be available from 8:00 to 4:00 on Thursday and 8:00 to 2:00 on Friday. Children stay free during your conference time, beyond that time childcare is $10/hour (cash or check only please).

If you're able to donate a pack of pumpkin seeds to the ACORN program, we'd love to begin planting our pumpkin patch for the next year!

Thank you, Ms. Leann

Please note that we do not have staffing to hold the children before 8:10 in the morning. Drop-off is at 8:10 when they are welcome on to campus.

Thank you everyone that contributed to a glorious May Day on Friday! We're happy to share a few pictures with you now and the May Day video. Please join us next year!

A special thanks to Kelle Lovett and Phyllis Cooley for the beautiful May wreath.

Photos by Siskiyou School alum Azure McNamara.

1st Grade Assistant

We are looking for a loving, attentive, "on-it" person to support the first grade class teacher and the first grade students for part of each school day for the 2023-2024 school year. The position is part time and paid hourly. It runs Monday through Friday, for about 18 hours per week, from the arrival of the children through main lesson and snack recess. Responsibilities include tag teaming with the class teacher as needed through the morning, supporting children who need that extra bit of attention to allow the class teacher to hold the whole, and helping with class logistics and setup to ensure a seamless flow for the children from one activity to the next. Work would begin in late August.

If interested, please contact Aurilia at Aurilia.mcnamara@siskiyouschool.org

Ashland Children's Theatre presents The Snow White Project plus The Laughing Princess on Saturday, May 20th and Sunday, May 21st at 3:00pm and 7:00pm at The Bellview Grange in Ashland. Featuring two of Siskiyou School's own: Kalila (7th), Miranda (6th), and directed by Eve Smyth. Tickets available at www.ashlandchildrenstheatre.com.

When Snow White dons her little red riding hood and the Frog Prince demands a kiss, we know we might need a little help getting through to the end of this fairy tale classic. A poisoned watermelon, a fugitive dwarf and a mirror distracted by pastry make an effort to derail this comedy for all ages. And though it may look as if it’s headed for a Grimm collision, rest assured, all will live happily ever after.

Mark your calendars for a unique opportunity to experience a traditional celebration of Ukrainian culture through the wonderful display of embroidered clothing unique to each region of the country. This holiday showcases one of the most well-known and vibrant aspects of Ukrainian culture.

We invite you to join us in celebration of the beauty and richness of Ukrainian culture on May 20th.

May 20 and 21 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Supporting the Developing Child From The Inside Out

Join Nina Gallwey for a rich exploration into how learning arises from within the child and how to enhance and strengthen the foundations that support academic and healthy social skills. Discover how we all learn differently depending on the gateways open to us and how to access gateways that have been closed. Come away with an abundant tool chest to unlock your (and your child’s) highest potential.

What recent participants of this workshop shared:

"I want to say what an incredible resource you are providing. I am so grateful to have been able to attend and gain these tools to use with my children and myself. I am using your materials to support our school and all the families I interact with. This has been life changing.” -MS

"Just wanted to say thank you for an amazing,nourishing, and insightful weekend of knowledge! I enjoyed every moment! “ KL

Nina has 31 years of experience teaching and working with children with diverse learning styles. She created our Ohana Program at Siskiyou School. The Foundations of Learning is a distillation of her extensive experience with supporting healthy neurology, sensory integration, vision therapy, integrative movement, and child development.

Contact Nina Gallwey for more details or to sign up at ohanafamilyresources@gmail.com.

Looking for host family to house teacher from Seattle coming to take workshop with Nina Gallwey.
Dates Friday-Monday morning, May 19-22. Single, quiet woman. She will be gone at the workshop
all weekend and will be out for dinners.

Thank you! Email Nina if you are able to host: ohanafamilyresources@gmail.com

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Website: www.siskiyouschool.org
Location: 631 Clay Street, Ashland, OR, USA
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