Tuesday Notice

Dear Siskiyou School Parents,

Our first week of school was wonderful, and we are ever so grateful to have started this second week with clear skies! What immense joy to see the kids back for the full day yesterday; it was our first full school day since March of 2020!!! The children's voices rang across campus during recess. They played wholeheartedly, so happy to be engaged outdoors in the clear, fresh air. The outdoor classrooms are providing opportunities for all children to get mask breaks in the day and are a delightful setting for lessons as well! So much good learning and positive energy all around. Many blessings to be grateful for!

Lora and I are excited to inaugurate a new section to the Tuesday Notice this week: “Waldorf Gems.” We will share Waldorf poems and art, meal blessings and recipes--in short, things we hope you will find inspirational and might want to incorporate into your home life with your children. Nina Gallwey will also occasionally contribute some Waldorf gems in this section of the TN.

Please see below details about Parent Welcome Night coming up this Thursday, from 6:00-8:00pm. We so look forward to seeing you there.

The Two Parts

• We will meet as a whole community from 6:00pm-6:40pm.

• The parent evening (class meeting) section will be from 6:45-8:00pm.

Class teachers will share their links with you for the parent meeting section of the evening.

The office will send the link for the community meeting separately.

How to Split Your Time If Needed

If you have more than one child at the school, please try to have one parent attend one meeting and the other parent the other meeting.

If only one parent can attend, please split your time between your children's classes, and ask another parent in the class to report to you about the meeting or segment you missed.

Please line up childcare so you can attend the evening uninterrupted; the evening is only for parents.

Zoom Etiquette to Follow:

• Please be on time.

• Please find a quiet space to sit so you can attend the meeting like you would in person and so you can be without distractions or interruptions. This will support the group meeting in the best way.
• Please keep your camera on as much as possible so we can see each other.

• Please display your first and last name and the first name of your child. For example: Aurilia McNamara/Avelan. Please stay on mute unless you are talking and sharing with the group.

HAVE THE PACKET IN HAND

Via your child(ren) on Wednesday or Thursday, we will send home a packet with documents we would like you to have in hand for the Thursday meeting. In families with siblings, the oldest will be given the information packet to bring home. You don't need to look through the documents beforehand, but please have the envelope in hand for the meeting itself. The teachers will be using the documents as a reference in the class meeting section of the evening.

From my heart to yours,

Aurilia

This Week:

Thurs, Sept 16: Parent Welcome Night & First Parent Meetings, 6:00-8:00pm.

Next Week

Mon, Sept 20-Fri, Sept 24: School photos.

• Mon, Sept 20: 7th Grade photo day.
  

• Tues, Sept 21: 3rd & 5th Grade photo day.

• Wed, Sept 22: 6th Grade photo day.
  

• Thurs, Sept 23: 2nd Grade photo day.

• Fri, Sept 24: 1st & 8th Grade photo day.
  

Looking Ahead:

Tues, Sept 28: First Grade Enrichment Evening, 6:30-7:30pm, Zoom.

Fri, Oct 1: Michaelmas (in-house).

Tues, Oct 5: Grades 6-8 Wellness Evening, 6:30pm, Zoom.

Fri, Oct 8: Morning Coffee Chat with Nina Gallwey, 9:00-10:00am, Zoom.

Please Note: Office closes at 1:30 on Smoke/Half Days.

Join us for our Back to School Parent Welcome Night on Thursday, September 16th on Zoom. At 6pm we will meet with the whole parent community and then at 6:45pm-8pm there will be individual class meetings, also held on Zoom. During the class meetings, you will hear from your child/ren's class teacher about the school year and curriculum. This evening is for parents only. Please make certain that at least one parent is able to attend.

Your student will come home with a Parent Welcome Night packet on September 16th. That packet will have very important information pertaining to the school year, your child/ren's class and the administration. We look forward to seeing you all then!

If your child has any allergies, please make sure to email the office. It is important for us to have this information on file in case there is an emergency. You can email Kristin at Kristin.Beers@siskiyouschool.org. Thank you.

Dear Parents, we wanted to share with you this document with information about various testing sites in the valley; we hope this will help you out when you need it.

Welcome back, everyone! I am very excited to be back to school and seeing all your shining eyes each morning at drop-off. This year is going to be a fun and exciting year as we work towards re-imagining some of our events and developing new ideas along the way. If there is anything that I learned last year, I know how well we can adapt to changes here at the school. I am excited to meet all of our new families and connecting with all of our returning families. At the Siskiyou School, we have such a strong community and I look forward to us all coming together to share in this experience. Below are a few things you can anticipate for the upcoming year:

Events

As with every school year, we are excited to move forward with our Events and Fundraising. Even during COVID times, we have found great ways to come together as a community, to celebrate the festivals we all love, and how to best support the school financially with full hearts. This year is no different. Just yesterday, Aurilia and I met to discuss the ways in which we can bring the community together for events like WinterFaire/Holiday Market, the Auction, parent meet-ups, and much more. I am excited to take this opportunity to bring these events to life in a new way.

Fundraising

This year I will continue to work on Development and Fundraising. Two of our biggest fundraisers for the year will be the Annual Giving campaign (which launches in October) and our Read-A-Thon (which was a HUGE success last year). We will also be selling t-shirts and sweatshirts on our website this year.. stay tuned!

Social Media Networks

I am also continuing with our social media platforms and weekly newsletters. Along with the Tuesday Notice and Friday Updates, we utilize our Website, Instagram, and Facebook as a means for our social networking and ways to send information.

Parent Pillar Program

We are continuing with our Parent Pillar program this year. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a Parent Rep for your class, please email Lora at Lora.Wilde@siskiyouschool.org by Thursday of this week. I will also be reaching out to individual classes to see if there is interest.

I am very excited about this year ahead of us. I am always open to new ideas and hearing from you. Please never hesitate to contact me.

Have a great week, ~ Lora

We are very excited about our new Tuesday Notice section, Waldorf Gems. Each week we will feature a gem that you may want to do or use at home. We have added a section to our website to make finding these gems even easier. We hope you enjoy!

Greetings from Mr. Gaskin! Many of you may remember me from my time at the Siskiyou School as a class teacher and working in the office. I have just started my first business called Blue Lantern Management LLC. Inspired by the success, passion and pleasure of running our own vacation rental business on our property for the past 4 years, I am offering vacation rental and property management services for others. Please check out my website and spread the word to anyone who may need support managing or co-hosting their vacation rental or managing their property or rental. Thanks and wishing you all the best in starting a new school year!

I can be reached at ben@bluelanternmanagement.com.

www.bluelanternmanagement.com

Ben Gaskin

Waldorf Graduate and Waldorf Trained Teacher available for remote tutoring of all kinds! Raised in Washington DC and Maine, I was a middle school teacher in Baltimore city for a few years before getting my masters from Antioch University and becoming a Waldorf class teacher. I taught at The Siskiyou School for seven years before moving to the Oregon Coast. Take a look at my website: catherinehdixon.com.

I look forward to the opportunity to work with your child! ~ Catherine

Siskiyou School Mom, Ruth Nelson-Moore and girls, Kayla Hawkins (8th grade), and Eleanor Hawkins (2nd grade) and two small outdoor bunnies are looking for a 2-3-bedroom home by Oct. 1. Thank-you for any leads! 541-292-1986

We are looking into the possibility of building a running track in collaboration with Ashland’s Park & Rec around Clay Street Park. To this end, we hope to find a parent of referral to a good landscaping company who would assist us in this process. If you know of someone, please contact Aurilia at Aurilia.mcnamara@siskiyouschool.org

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$25 an hour starting rate for one child.

Looking for 20 hrs per week , available weekdays.

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