West Wind

January 25, 2011

Official School News

Road Safety: Please do not stop in the middle of the road to unload your
children!
We are not making friends here in town by doing that! Please take the time
and pull over.

Next Board Meeting: Mon, Feb. 7, 6:30 pm.

School closings: In the future I will list our school's closing on the web:
http://corp.sover.net/schoolclosings/

I still have a few extra photos left. They are quite nice. Call if you are
interested. $5 each.

Community Announcements

The 14th Annual Snow Shoe A Thon will be Saturday Feb 12 Th. at the Vershire
Town Center. Start time is at 10 am.
FAMILY FUN! Join over 200 others aged 2 to 80, as you snowshoe up a 2-mile
course. 1-mile option available. Both courses end at the Mountain School
where students serve up a hearty lunch and host winter carnival games for
children. Invite friends and family for a day of winter fun.
RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE! Proceeds benefit VerShare¹s FREE Summer Camp,
Rivendell School Enhancements and Wellspring Outdoor Programs. No money
required to participate! Snowshoes are available for loan free-of-charge.
You can sponsor yourself or collect pledges OR just show up.
Every child is eligible to receive Snow Angel Pledges. These donations from
community members typically add up to about $25 -per child, so each child
helps the cause by just showing up and if s/he raises $35 that is typically
enough to earn a t-shirt.

T-Shirt Design Contest
WIN A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR DESIGN ON IT, AND A GIFT CARD FOR $25 Make a picture
for this year¹s Logo. Submissions must say ³Vershare Snowshoe-a-thon 2011 ³
somewhere on the design Put you Name Age and phone number on the back.
Entries will be judged during Registration. The most votes win. In case of
tie, The Logo committee will determine the winner. Entries must be submitted
to your school office by end of regular school hours on Thursday February
10th or to the Church Orr House in Vershire by 4 p.m. on Thursday February
10th.

Open Handwork after school in the 7th grade room will be on Wednesdays from
3-5 pm during the spring semester, starting on 1/26.

Registration is now open for the Dartmouth Suzuki Festival on March 25 and
26. All information is on the site www.nesuzuki.org or you can talk to
Peter Blum. Register before February 15 to obtain the lowest price.

Lake Champlain Waldorf School's
"Life of the Child" Conference
Lake Champlain Waldorf School's Life of the Child Conference will feature
Betty Staley. She will speak Friday evening, March 11, in downtown
Burlington, followed by workshops at LCWS on Saturday, March 12. Betty will
be talking about media influence/safe usage. We encourage parents to hear
her speak in Burlington. Betty is known to be a fabulous
speaker.
Friday evening, March 11, 2011 and Saturday, March 12, 2011
Keynote Speaker: Betty Staley (Author of Between Form and Freedom and a
Rudolf Steiner College faculty member).

Connect with us:
Visit our Website

New Campus Blog
Contact Us:
wellspringwaldorfschool@gmail.com

New Campus Update

The roughed-in electrical and plumbing system was inspected and approved by
the state last week. John will begin sheet rocking the lower level this
week. Maryann Thompson and Marie Adams (Maryann Thompson Architects) will be
conducting a pro bono site visit/review in early February to provide us with
aesthetic recommendations for finish interior treatments.

Fundraisers and Special Events

Development News
We are well under well with our Capital Campaign and need lots of support
now more than ever! Over the next week, members from our Development
Committee will be talking to you all individually about the Capital Campaign
and New Campus Project. John Parker will be finished with his work soon and
then it is time for us to come together as a community and build our new
school! Please start to think about your family's personal commitment to
this project. Also, please feel free to share with Committee Members some
names of friends and family members who may be interested in helping us see
this project through. Thank you for support!!
I also have a direct line, voicemail and email!
802-625-0065 or amyrosalbo@gmail.com
Please feel free to contact me anytime regarding the Capital Campaign,
Development or any Fundraising Ideas you might have!
Amy Rosalbo, Development Director

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Jessica Zaleski needs child care help on Wednesday February 9 and Saturday
February 5 for the morning. Please email jessicazaleski359@gmail.com or call
685-4705. Thanks!

Piano Lessons & Piano Tuning/Repair Innovative & Versatile Teaching
Technique Traditional, Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock.Learn to Read Music and
Play by Ear. Beginner & Intermediate—All Ages. Studios in Chelsea &
Montpelier. Nancy Taube at 802-659-4552

Thursday Morning Fluid Yoga Begins, Feb 10th 9-10:30am at Altus, 6 weeks/
$90. If money is challenging call me--keep energy flowing. True economy is
the exchange of good. To register: call lynne at 889-3383 or email
lifeworks@lynnehadley.com

Winter eggs for sale! $3 a dozen. Contact Tracy Gillespie to place your
order 765-4086 kitchentableprinter@gmail.com

Family interested in Chelsea, Vershire, and Tunbridge. Ideally, we are
looking for a 200+ acre farm that is in decent shape, especially the land.
Kathy Taft Boyden 802-244-5679 kathy@kindhornfarm.com

Wellspring

January 11, 2011

Official School News

Road Safety: Please do not stop in the middle of the road to unload your
children!
We are not making friends here in town by doing that! Please take the time
and pull over.

Next Board Meeting: Mon, Feb. 7, 6:30 pm.

Georg Locher's evening workshop on Form Drawing at Orchard Valley Waldorf
School has been postponed till tonight at 6:30 pm.

Torsti Rovainen's phone number is now 685-4724.

School and class photos are in. If you ordered some, please pick them up in
the office. They are $5 each. Thanks.

Tuition is past due. Could those parents who said we would look at their
pledges again mid-year please call the office? Thank you!
Next Parent Council Meeting will be on Monday morning, January 24th at the
library, after the All School Sing. Discussion will be centered around
social renewal, social justice and diversity. Bring a mug, ideas and
resources (any great children's books about differences? any sister school
ideas?). Let Allyson Kokernot or Alyson Mahony know you are coming!

School closings: In the future I will list our school's closing on the web:
http://corp.sover.net/schoolclosings/

Community Announcements

Registration is now open for the Dartmouth Suzuki Festival on March 25 and
26. All information is on the site www.nesuzuki.org or you can talk to
Peter Blum. Register before February 15 to obtain the lowest price.

Jessica Zaleski needs child care help on Wednesday February 9 and Saturday
February 5 for the morning. Please email jessicazaleski359@gmail.com or call
685-4705. Thanks!

The Jenkins' goats have been dried off in the hopes that they are pregnant.
They will be freshening and back in milk in April.
The Jenkins' need an affordable air purifier. Anyone have one they aren't
using?

Winter eggs for sale! $3 a dozen. Contact Tracy Gillespie to place your
order 765-4086 kitchentableprinter@gmail.com

Family interested in Chelsea, Vershire, and Tunbridge. Ideally, we are
looking for a 200+ acre farm that is in decent shape, especially the land.
Kathy Taft Boyden 802-244-5679 kathy@kindhornfarm.com

YOGA with Lynne Thursday mornings 9-10:30 Altus Studio, 6 weeks plus
make-ups $9O. Starts the 20th--this week!you must pre-register. Also
Restorative Yoga Retreats Sundays 3-5:30pm Feb 13th and March 27th$30/ea or
$50 for both.

Connect with us:
Visit our Website

New Campus Blog
Contact Us:
wellspringwaldorfschool@gmail.com

New Campus Update

Fundraisers and Special Events

Development News
We are well under well with our Capital Campaign and need lots of support
now more than ever! Over the next week, members from our Development
Committee will be talking to you all individually about the Capital Campaign
and New Campus Project. John Parker will be finished with his work soon and
then it is time for us to come together as a community and build our new
school! Please start to think about your family's personal commitment to
this project. Also, please feel free to share with Committee Members some
names of friends and family members who may be interested in helping us see
this project through. Thank you for support!!
I also have a direct line, voicemail and email!
802-625-0065 or amyrosalbo@gmail.com
Please feel free to contact me anytime regarding the Capital Campaign,
Development or any Fundraising Ideas you might have!
Amy Rosalbo, Development Director

West Wind

January 11, 2011

Official School News

Next Board Meeting: Mon, Jan. 17, 6:30 pm.

Georg Locher from England is here this week!!! It is not too late to sign up
for his lecture tonight at the Grange and for his workshop on Saturday!
Tonight's lecture at 6:30 pm is on "The Child's Need for Form, Order, and
Discipline - RYTHMS OF TIME IN LEARNING AND TEACHING - THE WALDORF AAPROACH,
and Saturday's workshop from 10 - 1 is on Wet-on-Wet Watercolor Painting
and why we do it - ARTS AND CRAFTS IN THE WALDORF CURRICULUM. Childcare
available. Georg is a renowned Waldorf veteran with a wealth of knowledge
and experience. Don't miss him! He is very charismatic and a lot of fun!
Torsti Rovainen's phone number is now 685-4724.

School and class photos are in. If you ordered some, please pick them up in
the office. They are $5 each. Thanks.

This year's downhill ski program at Suicide Six got off to a great start. It
is still not too late to join. There are five Fridays and one professional
instruction remaining. The price is $105 per student. Please contact Jim
Veneziano if you are interested.

Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated on Monday, January 17 with an all
school assembly at 2:00 in the Grange. Classes 3rd through 8th will be
presenting songs, poems and skits. The all school chorus will sing songs as
a finale. The school presentation will be preceded by a parent discussion at
1:30. We will bring several short articles to prompt discussion. Email
jtharinger@gmail.com if you would like to have them beforehand. Our small
committee wanted to discuss the general topic of hate speech in our culture
and specifically how it relates to our children. How do we respond to our
children when hate speech comes up innocently at home or at school?
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend both events.

Some parents have asked why we don't take the day off as a way to celebrate.
The faculty feels it is more educational to celebrate this festival in
school. Moreover, with four day weeks in January it is inadvisable to take
a second day off during these short weeks.
Tuition: Could those parents who said we would look at their pledges again
mid-year please call the office? Thank you!
Next Parent Council Meeting will be on Monday morning, January 24th at the
library, after the All School Sing. Discussion will be centered around
social renewal, social justice and diversity. Bring a mug, ideas and
resources (any great children's books about differences? any sister school
ideas?). Let Allyson Kokernot or Alyson Mahony know you are coming!

Community Announcements

Wanted: Wooden crib, inexpensive or free. Cloth diapers and covers any
size.
Call Laura W. 439-3319 (they are for my sister-in-law)

There are auditions being held at the Barre Opera House on Saturday, January
8 at 10 am and Sunday, January 9 at 1 pm for ages 8 and up including adults
for an April performance of Willy Won. Pls. call them if interested.
Jessica Zaleski needs child care help on Wednesday February 9 and Saturday
February 5 for the morning. Please email jessicazaleski359@gmail.com or call
685-4705. Thanks!

Connect with us:
Visit our Website

New Campus Blog
Contact Us:
wellspringwaldorfschool@gmail.com

New Campus Update

The contractors are preparing for the electrical and plumbing inspection
this week. If everything looks good to the inspectors, sheet-rocking will
begin shortly thereafter.

Volunteer with truck or van needed: Dead River Company in Woodstock has
donated a new full size dishwasher to the school. We need a volunteer to
pick it up in Woodstock and deliver it to the new campus. Gas reimbursement
can be arranged. Contact Jack Rossi at
457-2686 or jack@jackrossi.com

Fundraisers and Special Events

Dear Parents --I talked with Amy Rosalbo yesterday and she let me know that
so far we only have 50% participation from Wellspring families for the New
Campus Capital Contributions. It is important to the school to have 100% of
our families support the new campus with their donations. I want to let you
know that even if you can only send a small amount to the New Campus, that
every little bit counts -- The most important piece is that we have 100%
participation! If you can send, $1, $5, $10, $15, $25, or more - even
though these are small numbers overall, it counts!!!!!!! Please email Amy
Rosalbo at amyrosalbo@gmail.com and let her know how much you can
contribute. Thanks - Megan O'Dell
Development News
Happy New Year! We have just reached the $200,000 mark in our fundraising
efforts. Our goal is $500,000 by 2013. Before the holiday break, you were
all sent a "Wish List" with items needed to finish the school. We are also
soliciting local businesses for donations of supplies. We thought that this
might be a good tool for you to help in the final stages of deciding how you
can contribute. We are always solicitating prospective donors towards the
Campaign as well. In the next few weeks members from our Development
Committee will be talking to you about the New Campus Project. Please feel
free to share with them some names of friends and family members who may be
interested in donating. Thank you for support!!
Amy Rosalbo, Development Director

The Jenkins' goats have been dried off in the hopes that they are pregnant.
They will be freshening and back in milk in April.
The Jenkins' need an affordable air purifier. Anyone have one they aren't
using?
Winter eggs for sale! $3 a dozen. Contact Tracy Gillespie to place your
order 765-4086 kitchentableprinter@gmail.com

New Campus Update: January Edition

Welcome! Jack Rossi recently provided these photos so here's a little virtual tour of how things look at the new campus these days.

Gently rolling hills: future site of snow structures and creatures, capture-the-flag, maybe even that soccer/rugby mash-up game the seventh graders invented recently. Probably some curriculum-related activities, too.

Not far into the building from the main entrance an elevator can be spied. What other wonders will this building include?

How about a sprinkler system? Installation in progress in the classrooms.

Turn right from the main foyer and look down the hall towards the kitchen.


Many windows in the kitchen provide ample natural light plus a wonderful view of the Tunbridge landscape.

West Wind

January 4, 2011

Official School News

Next Board Meeting: Mon, Jan. 17, 6:30 pm.

Please make sure your child has indoor shoes at the school. We are going to
put the eurythmy shoes, which many children are still using, away to save
them.

Torsti Rovainen's phone number is now 685-4724.

Thanks to our Professional Development Grant from the Supervisory Union we
were able to invite Georg Locher from England to come to our school for the
week of January 10. He is a renowned Waldorf veteran with a wealth of
knowledge and experience. He will be evaluating our teachers, work with the
faculty, and offer lectures and workshops for the parents. Please keep the
week of January 10 open, especially Saturday Jan. 15. Don't miss him! He is
very charismatic and a lot of fun!
Please sign up!

School and class photos are in. If you ordered some, please pick them up in
the office. They are $5 each. Thanks.

The Ski Program is starting this Friday. For those not participating, these
Fridays are considered home-schooling days. In separate email please find
important information regarding this year's program.
Please look this over and be sure contact information is correct. Classes
begin this Friday at 9:30 sharp. If you have any questions regarding the
program contact Jim Veneziano, carpooling contact Anne Carroll and chaperone
questions should go to Jamie Kidder.

Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated on Monday, January 17 with an all
school assembly at 2:00 in the Grange. Classes 3rd through 8th will be
presenting songs, poems and skits. The all school chorus will sing songs as
a finale. The school presentation will be preceded by a parent discussion at
1:30. The topic and copies of an article will be placed in the mail room.
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend both events.

Some parents have asked why we don't take the day off as a way to celebrate.
The faculty feels it is more educational to celebrate this festival in
school. Moreover, with four day weeks in January it is inadvisable to take
a second day off during these short weeks.
Tuition: Could those parents who said we would look at their pledges again
mid-year please call the office? Thank you!

Community Announcements

Wanted: Wooden crib, inexpensive or free. Cloth diapers and covers any
size.
Call Laura W. 439-3319 (they are for my sister-in-law)

There are auditions being held at the Barre Opera House on Saturday, January
8 at 10 am and Sunday, January 9 at 1 pm for ages 8 and up including adults
for an April performance of Willy Won. Pls. call them if interested.

Connect with us:
Visit our Website

New Campus Blog
Contact Us:
wellspringwaldorfschool@gmail.com

New Campus Update

Our subcontractors (and a few volunteers) have been busy over the break
installing electrical, plumbing, sprinkler and communication systems. John
hopes to begin sheetrocking in mid-January.

Fundraisers and Special Events

We are looking forward to a prosperous fundraising year in 2011! With plans
to occupy our new school in the Fall, a lot of preparation will be done this
winter.
You all have received a copy of the "Wish List" of supplies for the new
school. The Construction Committee, Development Committee and Board of
Trustees are working together to accumulate those items in order to complete
the project on time. Any contribution you or any family or friend could make
to the "Wish List" would be appreciated!
Please look forward to some information about Parent Class Meetings that
will be held in January and February to outline and review giving and
volunteerism at the new campus.
The Development Committee, along with the Construction Committee are meeting
Wed, January 5 th at 6 pm at the Big House. We could use more members,
suggestions or any ideas you may have. Feel free to attend the meeting or
give whatever input that is important to you to Amy Rosalbo.
Thank you for all your giving and support to this project!