Tuesday Notice

As May Day approaches, a group of Dolphin Class alum (Class of 2022, James Beers, Oliver Martin, Gwen Bartow) joined Ms. James for a May-crown braiding session! We are always excited to hear from our Siskiyou School alum and grateful when they want to give back to their school. If you're a Siskiyou School alum please share with us what you're up to! Parents are welcome to contact us too!

This Week:

Wed, April 12: Main Lesson Tour, 8:30 am. All are welcome!

Wed, April 12: Parent Enrichment: Supporting the "Tween" with Karen O'Dougherty.

Friday, April 14: Enrollment forms DUE in the office.

Friday, April 14: Rogue Valley Singers, morning assembly, 8:30 am. Parents, you are welcome to join us in Pine Hall.

Friday, April 14: Class 8 graduation invitation photos (re-scheduled), 8:45 am.

Next Week:

Tues, April 18: Class 4 to Wildlife Images, during school hours.

Thurs, April 20: Class 5 Play, evening community performance, 6:30 pm.

Friday, April 21: Class 5 Play, morning performance for the school, 8:45 am. Parents welcome!

Looking Ahead:

Thurs, April 27: Medieval Games (Class 6), 4:00 - 8:00 pm.

Friday, April 28: Medieval Games (Class 6), 8:00 - 4:00 pm.

Friday, April 28: Auction Project Assembly, 8:45 am.

Saturday, April 29: Siskiyou School AUCTION!

Dear Siskiyou School Parents,

Finally it feels and looks like spring in our town and on campus too. The blooming flowers and trees remind us of nature’s simple, silent, beautiful presence. The gift of beauty brightens these days of challenge in this time. The children at our school are imbued with the beauty of the Waldorf curriculum every day, and we see them soaking it up and being fed and nourished by it. Again, another rare gift in this time.

Here are some highlights of this week: To see, feel and hear how the students are engaged, surrounded and educated by the Waldorf curriculum, please join us for the open Main Lesson Tour tomorrow morning at 8:30am. Nina Gallwey will guide the tour from 1st to 8th grade.

Tomorrow evening please join us for a talk by Karen O’Dougherty, one of our founding parents of the school. She is wonderful and always brings such incredible and helpful parenting tools. The title is “Supporting the Tween”. See you tomorrow evening. This Friday the Rogue Valley Singers will come to our school and share their wonderful music at the Friday morning assembly. Parents are invited.

And last but not least – please complete your re-enrollment forms by this Friday, visit the online auction to bid on all the wonderful items and also don’t forget to buy your auction tickets.

Blessings on our school! Aurilia

Re-enrollment forms are due FRIDAY! Please return the paper forms to the front hall table or hand them to the folks at drop-off.

You can find the forms on our Siskiyou School website (click button below) and pay fees online as well (second button below). Re-enrollment forms are due FRIDAY, APRIL 14.

There has been a long tradition of parents providing faculty lunches at the Siskiyou School.

Our goal is to provide a warm and hearty meal every Tuesday throughout the school year.

It is an act that means so much and is beloved by all the teachers.

If you feel called to do so, please consider signing up through the link below. There is information about what to provide for lunch in the link. Additionally, this can go towards family service hours.

2022-2023 Faculty Lunch sign-up - Google Sheets

Are you missing any of your student’s items? Lost and Found Closet is located in the main building. They are available now and will be on display during conferences next month.

Join us at Clay Street Park for this beautiful spring festival! Feel free to bring a blanket or folding chair for seating on the grass. Family, friends, and Waldorf preschool and kindergartens are welcome to join.

We ask that Siskiyou School students:

• Wear white clothing (tan pants are great) – if you do not have white clothes, we do have some items in our lost and found closet, just contact Phyllis (phyllis.cooley@siskiyouschool.org) or stop by the office if you’d like to borrow something.
• A bouquet of flowers from your garden to share with their class for their May Day crowns.

Please note:

• Wear sunscreen or a hat and bring a water bottle.
  
• Dismissal will be at regular Friday times (12:20 for 1st, 12:30 for 2 through 4, 12:45 for 5 through 8).
  
• Please let your child’s teacher know if you will be on campus and are taking them directly from the classroom and not going to the dismissal area.

Thank you!

Events at the Siskiyou School are essential to building community and supporting our budget through fundraising. The Fundraising & Events Coordinator at the Siskiyou School is a community facing role that will bring positivity, joy, respect and support to our school and the administration team while holding our school events in an organized, efficient, and effective manner.

The Events Coordinator will develop and expand current community connections for collaboration, donations and volunteer support. This is a full time position with start date of July 1st, 2023; and ideally training time at the end of June. For the full job description, please contact Aurilia McNamara at Aurilia.mcnamara@siskiyouschool.org

Siskiyou School founding parent and Body Basics and Beyond founder, director, and teacher, Karen O’Dougherty, will talk about the rocky seas of the early teen years. As children turn 11 years old, they are leaving childhood and embarking on the rocky seas of the teen years. As many changes are at play so are creativity, passionate thinking, and social networking.

The Main Lesson Tour is an amazing opportunity to peek into the heart of our school day during the Main Lesson time with Class Teachers and their students. You’ll have a short introduction to the school, followed by the tour through the classrooms, and finishing with a time for questions.

Would you love an evening of celebration, seated with 7 of your friends and enjoying wine (or a mocktail!) at the live auction? We have 4 premium tables remaining! These tables are in the first or second row next to the stage and come with 2 bottles of quality red wine. At this year's auction, each guest will have a seat at a table, but some tables are small and far from the stage. Buy a premium table for 8 people fo $175 and make sure you get great seats!

Happy Spring, finally, everyone! I was thinking back to the last day before Spring Break and realizing that it was one of those memorably magical days in first grade. There was no real plan for the day, but I woke up thinking I should bake Irish Soda bread and paint shamrocks with the children . The day took on a life of its own after that. During recess the children found a random bit of green yarn and were sure leprechauns had been afoot. When we walked back inside there was an unfamiliar green man (puppet) in our room, and I had no idea from whence it came. Then appeared Ms. Leann dressed from head to toe in green. It was all very fun and silly. Who knows why folks might or might not appreciate Saint Patrick, but in my book there's always room for magic in the world of small children!

~Ms. McKissick

After taking a breath after 8th grade projects (via a much appreciated spring break) the class is settled in and now studying Eastern World Religions. We started last week with the beautiful religion, Hinduism. While learning about this fascinating religion we also took an in depth look at the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Our studies then turned toward less well known religions, Sikhism and Jainism, two of the most inclusive and peaceful. Today we learned about the life of the Buddha (Siddhartha), the Four Nobel Truths, and the 8 Fold Path. The students are discovering some of the Buddha’s teachings, one in particular: all life can be a disappointment, but learning to set our desires aside can make the suffering subside. Learning how to rid your life from the wants of that which we don’t have, is a substantial undertaking.

The learning is rich, complex, and engaging!

Moving through these last couple months with the Hummingbird Class I am reminded of the beauty that exists in a Waldorf Curriculum. It truly is the story of human kind. Next week we begin the culmination of it all: Modern History or How did we get where we are? As we spend the last weeks together I am truly treasuring all the learning, while in a lesson or in a simple discussion with each other, that the students are gaining. Gratitude abounds!

Hope to see everyone at the auction! I'm excited to celebrate our school with you all!

~Ms. Franczak

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Tumbling with Miss/Coach Tracy of FlipSide on Fridays! We still have a few spots left for your 7-9 year old in our Tumbling and Obstacles 3:30-4:20 class. Our 4 week Spring “Pop up” Session begins THIS Friday and runs throughout April! All classes held at Levity Circus Collective. Cost is $55 for all 4 weeks. To sign up, go to www.FlipSideAshland.com . You can also see our Summer Camps (already starting to fill up), and Spring Circle Session for your middle or high schooler.

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Website: www.siskiyouschool.org
Location: 631 Clay Street, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-8223
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