March 31st, 2024
This is a preview of our bulletin for the week of March 31st, 2024
Ms Emily led a Mending Club during the month of March, which was very well-attended. Here you can see some of the students working on various projects that needed a little tender loving care.
"Spring is far more than just a changing of the seasons; it's a rebirth of the spirit."
~~Toni Sorenson~~
Hello There April!
March 29th-April 5th - Spring Break. We Will Return To School April 8th
April 8th - 11:45am Dismissal - School 1/2 Day For Eclipse
April 13th - 10:00am-3:00pm - Saratoga Sustainability Fair - Skidmore College
April 16th - Time TBD - EC 2nd Parent Night - Forest Kindergarten
April 19th - Time TBD - Gratitude Reception - Eurythmy Room
April 20th - 11:00am - Windows Into Waldorf - Lower School
April 20th - 11:00am-1:00pm - A Waldorf Spring Walk-Through - Lower School
April 25th - 5:30pm - Spring Concert - City Music Hall
April 27 - 10:00am - Forest Walk With Miss Sara
April 27th - 10:00am-12:00pm - Clean Up Day At The Forest And Lower School
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!!
Transportation Requests: Reminder to contact your public school district prior to the April 1,2024 deadline for 2024-2025 school year.
Special Education Service Requests: Requests for special education services must be submitted by June 1, 2024 for 2024-2025 school year.
Save The Date
May 2nd - Time TBD - 5th grade play for faculty/staff
May 3rd - 6:30pm - 5th grade play for parents
May 9th and 10th - Grade 6 Medieval Games @ High Mowing School
May 8th - 6:00pm-8:00pm - Open Mic Night at Caffe Lena
May 14th - 6:00pm - 2nd grade play for parents
May 15th - 8:15am - 2nd grade play for faculty/staff
May 23rd and 24th - Grade 5 Greek Olympics
At the Saratoga Ninja Lab, students in third through seventh grade were able to climb, hang, jump, swing and scramble over a myriad of obstacles for the month of March. Great fun was had by all!
First Graders presented their play The Stick Woman to the grades classes last week. The story was adapted from an Indian tale that the class learned earlier in the year.
Last week our 3rd and 4th grade class spent their days at Hawthorne Valley helping out on the farm! Here is a new born calf the students were able to experience come into the world!
Stay tuned for more photos from their week!
Class Five Is Ready For Easter!
They learned about the Ukrainian style of decorating beautiful Psanky eggs using melted beeswax and veiled layers of dye, then painted their own eggs using wax relief and watercolor. This busy group had such fun designing and coloring their eggs that only one student chose to paint our second subject- an Easter lily; happily, Ivy's beautiful painting of a white lily flower stands alone in its simplicity and grace.
We were treated to a performance by Evie Ladin, who taught us a little bit about the history of the banjo and the art of body music. It was wonderful to see students from every grade taking part in the show, thanks to Cafe Lena and the program On The Road, which made this possible.
~~ 6th Grade Play ~~
The Stones Cry Out
The Sixth Grade performed The Stones Cry Out - A Rock Musical written by Merwin Lewis and directed by Abigail Reid with accompanist Elizabeth Conant. The play is an imagination of what rocks would say if they could talk. It is full of geological facts, and at the same time makes connections to our human condition. The music is complicated and beautiful, poignant and joyful. Costumes were done by Mary Crain. Scott Stewart helped with tumbling and Michael Whitney helped with the set. It was a great collaborative effort by all.
5th grade students were busy practicing Circus Arts during Movement with Mr. Stewart this week.
"That is one good thing about this world.....There are sure to be more springs."
~~L.M.Montgomery~~
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