Tuesday Notice

During the final week of our Spring Break, Mr. Cord lead the Siskiyou School Spring Break Camp. It was a fun week of crafts, music, and new friends here on campus. We met children from other Ashland schools that got to see our beautiful campus. We're excited that Mr. Cord will also be directing our Waldorf Summer Camps this summer, see the flyer below for more details.

This Week:

Wed, April 5: Parent Pillar Meeting, 8:30 am.

Fri, April 7: Morning Coffee with Nina Gallwey in Glendale House, 8:30 am.

Fri, April 7: All School Photo, 8:30 am and 8th Grade Graduation photos with Bryon DeVore, during school hours.

Next Week:

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

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

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

Looking Ahead:

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.

Dear Siskiyou School Parents,

Welcome back and happy spring! This sweet poem by Mary Oliver inspired me this morning and so I would like to share it. Let us call forth the sun to shine upon us with warmth and love.

I enjoyed a wonderful spring break with lots of family time, some gardening, reading and knitting and walks with our dog Piere. We live by the Ashland Golf Course, so I can always access the walking paths there and enjoy the views to the mountains, Grizzly Peak and Pilot Rock – and this time of year I watch the trees budding and starting to bloom. What a beautiful place we live in! It’s wonderful for our school to be back in full swing for the last ten weeks of this 2022-2023 school year.

Please take a note of all the upcoming special events in the calendar section below. I would like to highlight a few: Nina’s Morning Coffee this Friday, 4/7 at 8:30am, our Main Lesson Tour next Wednesday morning, 4/12 at 8:30am, and Karen O’Dougherty’s talk on Wednesday evening, 4/7 @ 6:30pm. And last but not least: PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR AUCTION TICKETS AND JOIN US FOR THE SUPER FUN PARTY ON Saturday, April 29th!

Enjoy this week and blessings on our school! From my heart to yours, Aurilia

Re-enrollment forms are available! 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.

May Day details will be coming in future Tuesday Notices about our festival on Friday, May 5th. It's a beautiful spring celebration that the whole community is invited to.

If you're interested in volunteering to help construct flower crowns with the children on our festival day, please click the link below to sign up. No experience needed!

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!

The 4th grade is starting a new main lesson, zoology 2. In this main lesson the students learn about the different classifications of animals. We will focus on the study of vertebrates, animals with backbones. The culmination of this main lesson is an animal report. The students will select an animal, write a report, create a diorama, and give a 3-minute presentation to the class about their animal. This is one of the highlights of the 4th grade!

~Mr. Alvarez

It's such a delight to reconnect with the Blue Heron class after a lengthy spring break! We are diving right into our play block. I chose the play "Perseus and Medusa" which is sure to be entertaining in the best ways! Our play block follows a full block on Greek mythology in March. We studied the Greek pantheon, beginning with the foundational creation story, the birth of the Titans and the battles that ensued leading to the glory of Zeus. The stories of the Greek gods bring about reverence in the fifth grader, as well as a sense of being a strong leader. Each of the gods is imbued with unique and distinctive qualities. The children were captivated to hear about each of them and their adventures! These stories became compositions that were written in their main lesson books. One of the beloved epics I shared was the story about Helen of Troy, the Trojan War and the travels of Odysseus. So little time, so many rich stories to share! We are spending all of our time now on our play story. We look forward to sharing it with the community towards the end of April!

~Mrs. Martin

Wilderness, Awareness, Connection, Transformation.

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Backpacking, surfing, hot springs… for middle school and high school Is this your year?

Summer trips are open for enrollment!

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How can we serve your family?

Summer is time for families to have shared experiences and grow closer together.

Custom Family trips are available with Inner Guide Expeditions. Personalized trips, tailor-made itinerary, details handled.

Reach out to Tom for more information about these exceptional experiences.

Call/Text:(541)301-9096 or Email: tom@innerguideexpeditions.com

For Sale: 29 peg Harp

Beautifully Crafted, and in perfect shape. Perfect size for a student! Asking $1,100

Contact: Kirra Sirianni, 541-944-4284 (call or text)

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.

I have 20 yrs experience working with children in various environments, mostly as a nanny. Currently my schedule is wide open for the right fit, which includes having my 2 yr old daughter in tow. Local references available upon request. I'd love to make your life easier. Let me know how I can help. -Deborah Mink (310) 980-9917. deborahmink@gmail.com

Ann Bass has openings for beginning and intermediate level piano students. She is a former Siskiyou School parent, and has been teaching, performing, musical directing, and conducting in the Rogue Valley for over 30 years (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Cabaret Theater, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, Rogue Music Theater). Ann has a B.A. in Voice Performance and a diverse music and theater background, which are reflected in her energetic, individualized approach to teaching.

Call Ann Bass at 541–482–0617, or email at ratherbewalkingnow@yahoo.com for information and a free consultation.

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