Official School News
Thanks to everyone who came out for our annual spring work day! The Big
House yard and white picket fence look great. It is nice to have our school
looking good for May Fest and Grandparent's Day.
School policy: No ripsticking on the road in front of the school. Not only
is it very dangerous, it is also annoying to drivers who have to wait.
Please enforce the same rule with your children before and after school.
Thank you.
Next Board Meeting: Thurs, May 12, 6:30 pm.
For next year we are looking for a new Outreach Director. It's a part time
pledge work position. Please call the office if you are interested.
Flowers! Flowers! Flowers! Pretty dresses! Cakes and Muffins!
May Fest is coming up on Saturday May 14.
It's a school day for grades 3 and up!!! It will be combined with
Grandparents Day this year. 2:30 to 5:00 at the Big House. Please bring
snacks to share. Please have your children wear pretty clothes (skirts or
dresses for girls) in nice spring colors! We also need flowers in the
morning for the wreaths.
Come see the first and second grade plays on Friday, May 13th at 1:00 in the
Chelsea Town Hall: First Grade: Iron Hans
Second Grade: Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter
Memorial Day on Monday, May 30
Please consider attending and participating in Tunbridge's annual Memorial
Day celebration! Our move to our new home coincides with Tunbridge's 250th
birthday. The Outreach Committee is working with the faculty to create a
respectful parade display that reverently celebrates 250 years of Tunbridge
veterans. Please come if you can! RSVP with commitments and ideas to Heidi
Chapman 685-3280 or hchapman@sover.net.
Spanish performances:
7th grade: Wed 5/11, 12:30, before 2nd gr. play
5/6th grade: Thurs 5/18, 1:10, before ¾ gr. play
At the Town Hall. Come see what your children are learning! Thanks, Senora
Spiegel.
Need yards raked, gardens dug or weeded, windows washed, wood moved? The
7th grade is offering work groups to help you with Spring cleaning. We work
in groups of 3 to 5 and charge $5/hr per student. We will be available
Thursday or Friday afternoons in May and perhaps on some Saturdays by
special arrangement. To make arrangements call Judy at 439-5324 or email me
at jtharinger@gmail.com.
Parent Council meets on Monday, May 16th at 12:00. We will be discussing
next year's agenda and making books with the librarian at the Chelsea town
Library after drop off. Handouts from Dr. Lowell Monke's lecture on
parenting in a media saturated world are available in the office.
Community Announcements
This year's Music Night is on May 26. There will be summer Suzuki Camp from
June 21 to 23 at The Sharon Academy. There will be more information
forthcoming.
Fresh Vegetables this summer through Tunbridge Hill Farm CSA. 20 weeks of
organically grown vegetables. $320/share. Generous financial assistance
available for those signing up early. Call Wendy and Jean Palthey
802-889-3565, or email thillfarm@gmail.com to sign up or with questions.
Sarah Green is in search of modest housing options in the vicinity of
Corinth and Topsham (i.e could be towards Chelsea, Vershire, Bradford, East
Orange) for herself plus Edie (Wellspring 7th grader) half the time, and
Kitt (Wellspring graduate) about 1/10th of the time (he'll be at boarding
school). We would consider a rental, house sitting, or the right house
sharing situation starting as late as August. Sarah at 439-6921 or
sarahogreen@gmail.com
Come out for an evening of music and dancing with two Wellspring-based bands
on a double bill. Nancy's Problem and The Honey Bees will be playing at the
Crossroads Bar & Grill in South Royalton on Friday, May 13th from 8-11. No
cover, donations to benefit Wellspring.
Cold Creek Farm Maple 2011 Syrup. $25 half gallons / $15 quarts / $225
five-gallon tins. coldcree@sover.net or Mary Savidge at 685-4607
Two Jersey family cows for sale or barter. If you are interested in the best
milk and homemade cheese contact Niko Horster at 291-0808 or
nhorster@gmail.com
Development News
Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day this year will be held during the May Fest starting at 2:30
pm on Saturday, May 14th. The grandparents will be free to tour the
children's classroom and enjoy the Maypole dances. At 4 pm we are inviting
just the Grandparents to carpool to the New Campus for a tour and reception
with light snacks and refreshments. During that time, parents and children
will be staying at the Chelsea school for a potluck snack.
The grandparents will be brought back to the Chelsea campus at 5 pm. We have
sent out invitations to all grandparents we have on our list. If your
parents have not received one, or you know they are not on the list, please
forward their information to amyrosalbo@gmail.com and we will get an
invitation in the mail right away. We don't want to exclude any grandparents
from getting an invitation. We are looking for donations of apple cider for
the grandparents at this reception.
Fundraisers and Special Events
Nine young teens from the Basque region in Spain are excited to stay with
families in our area this summer. This incredible cultural experience and
fundraiser for our school is happening with the help of the following host
families: Garrett/ Mahony, Barnes, Duttons, Hostetler, Borie,
Davis/Satcowitz, Bradley, Trooper/Holbrooke, Crance/Zaleski. Thank you all!
Some of the parents in the grades at Orchard Valley School in Montpelier
are meeting to begin an initiative for a Waldorf High School in Central
Vermont. They have had two meetings with Stephan Vdoviak and Lisa Damien,
Waldorf teachers who have started Waldorf High Schools. The next
organizational meeting will be on Sat. May 21 from 2 to 5 at the First
Presbyterian Church on 78 Summer Street in Barre. The faculty of Wellspring
supports this initiative and would like to see some parents get involved.
Call or email Judy with questions:439-5324.
Brookside Bakery will be offering fresh bread for sale on Thursdays at
pickup at the Big House. There will be three kinds available, Whole wheat
Sandwich-$5, Raisin Coriander-$6, or Country White-$5. All breads are made
from scratch using local grains and wild yeast and baked in a woodfired
oven. Brookside Bakery is donating $1 per loaf to Wellspring. If you would
like to preorder call Allyson Kokernot at 685-3106.
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