The Tuesday Notice

This Week

Next Week

Mon, Oct 14: NO SCHOOL - Indigenous Peoples' Day

Wed, Oct 16: Parent Enrichment Evening with Jack Petrash, 6:30 p.m.

Thurs, Oct 17: Class 7 Play: Alice in Wonderland- community evening performance, 6:30 p.m.

Fri, Oct 18: Class 7 Play: Alice in Wonderland - school morning performance, 8:45 a.m.

Fri, Oct 18: Class 3 Sleepover in Pine Hall, 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, Oct 19 at 8:00 a.m.

Sat, Oct 19: Class 7 Play: Alice in Wonderland - community matinee performance, 1:00 p.m.

And Beyond!

Tues, Oct 22: Class 5 to Taj, 11:30 a.m.

Thurs, Oct 24 & Fri, Oct 25: NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences (see sign up below)

Fri, Oct 25: Early Childhood Harvest Festival, Clay Street Park, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Please take a moment to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences by clicking the link HERE. The link will CLOSE on Tuesday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. and all subsequent changes must be made through the office.

• Click on the tabs at the bottom of the page to get to your class teacher’s page.
• After entering your information, click to another location to “save” your work.
• These times have been carefully chosen by the teachers, please do not alter them.
• If you cannot make the times available, please contact your teacher. Please note, make-up conferences are reserved for emergencies only. Two household families, please sign up for ONE conference time.
• If you need help signing up, please call or email the office.
• Class 5 through 8 families, please sign up for an additional optional MATH conference with your child’s math teachers.

• All conferences will be in person.
• OHANA FAMILIES: Please sign up for your conference in the highlighted times available. You will meet with both class teacher and Ohana teachers at this one conference time.

We’re excited to be able to offer childcare for conferences! Childcare will be available from 8:00 to 4:00 on Thursday and 8:00 to 3:00 on Friday. Children stay free during your conference time, beyond that time childcare is $10/hour (cash or check only please). Childcare funds go to our dedicated 8th grade students for their 8th grade trip fundraising!

If your family is new to the Siskiyou School we'd like to invite you to sit for a welcome moment with Sarah Collins, our Events and Fundraising Coordinator. Please sign up for a time during our conferences, on the first sheet for conferences, you can't miss it!

Thank you so much for keeping us informed when your child needs to stay home from school. As part of our increased safety measures this year, we are taking attendance earlier in the day and will notify families if a student is marked absent and we have not yet heard from a parent. While you are welcome to loop in the teacher of your student, please make sure you are communicating with the front office by either emailing amy.bull@siskiyouschool.org or calling 541-482-8223 ext. 14 before the school day begins whenever possible. Amy will also notify the teacher once she has received your message.

When leaving a phone message, please speak clearly and provide your child’s first and last name, grade, the date, and the reason for their absence. This helps us ensure that we have accurate records. Thank you for your help with this!

We are happy to offer an evening with Jack Petrash, Wednesday, October 16 at 6:30 to 8:00. Save the date now! This offering is open to all free of charge. Childcare will not be provided.

Jack Petrash is an educator with over thirty years of classroom experience (having just completed his fourth class at the Washington Waldorf School) and a teacher of teachers. He has written extensively on issues pertaining to innovative classroom instruction, has served on the editorial board of the journal Encounter, and is the author of Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out. In addition, has traveled extensively to work with parents. His parenting pieces have appeared in the Washington Post and on National Public Radio and he is also the author of Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball, which received the National Parenting Publication's gold award. His third book, Navigating the Terrain of Childhood: A Guidebook for Meaningful Parenting and Heartfelt Discipline was released in August of 2004, the Nova Institute Press' first publication.

It is impossible for us to know what the world will be like when today's children are called on to accept responsibility for our society and our planet. The only thing that we know for certain is that they will inherit a world steeped in complexity. To live a life filled with meaning and purpose and still to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world, they will need a wide array of capacities: physical health, emotional sensitivity and resilience, and above all a truly sound creative intelligence. This requires teachers to care for all of the faculties of the human soul and that's easier said than done and a big reason why our schools seem so different. Come join us and hear more about the critical work that's going on behind the scenes.

Mark your calendar for our coming Parent Enrichment offerings!

• January 13, Joanne Lescher – Communication for Every Family! How to keep your children talking all the way through adolescence.
• February 4, Nina Gallwey – Window into Waldorf. An introduction to Waldorf Education and how it meets children in our modern times.
• February 19, Middle School Informational Evening. Learn about our Middle School program and what makes our middle school so enriching.
• March 4, Media, Social Media, and Parent Participation. Multiple speakers share ways to be intentional with the use of media from kindergarten through high school.

If you have a child that would join next year's Siskiyou School Kindergarten or First Grade class, please email their name, date of birth, and current school to Kristin at kristin.beers@siskiyouschool.org. We'll begin enrollment for next academic year mid to late October, but we'd love to have you on our list to ensure you get our initial enrollment email.

Please note, children must be 5 years old by June 1st of 2025 for Kindergarten or 6 years old for First Grade. Thank you!

We're looking for someone to help make our pumpkin patch magically sprout pumpkins! Each year for our Halloween celebration the children in 1st through 8th grade carve pumpkins that light up Pine Hall. We need help with the transportation of the pumpkins from Shop N Kart to the ACORN Garden on Monday, October 28 at 8:30 a.m. Ideally, we would have a truck with a flatbed trailer onto which the folks at Shop N Kart forklift the tub of pumpkins. It's generally 2 trips to get all the pumpkins to campus. If you have a trailer and would like to help, please let us know! Email kristin.beers@siskiyouschool.org or call 541-482-8223. Thank you!

THE BATTLE IS ON! After an amazing year last year, where our school's fifth grade team “The Explosions” placed fifth at the state battle, out of over 6,500 teams, Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is coming back to The Siskiyou School! OBOB is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries and Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-8th grade regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.

OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students. Students will form teams, read at least 4 books (up to 16) and compete in battles with the support of a parent coach. Reading, team meetings, and battles will occur outside of school hours. To learn more about OBOB please view their website at www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org or reach out to Amy Bull at amy.s.bull@gmail.com, and keep an eye out for the student permission slips along with more detailed information. Permission slips for students to participate are due no later than October 25th. Parent Coaches are needed! We need awesome adults to help lead the teams, please let Amy know if you'd like to help with this amazing program.

Hurricane Helene has caused unprecedented disaster and tragedy for Asheville. Yet, as Rudolf Steiner said, in the face of hard trials, we are called to rise to something new.

For details and information on how to support the Asheville Waldorf School, please visit their GoFundMe page.

I wanted to take a moment to share how much hard work and fun the 4th grade has been having as we dive deep into our study of Local Geography. It has been such a joy to watch the students engage in learning about the land we live on, mapping our area, and exploring the beauty around us.

We’ve had some fantastic adventures hiking Grizzly Peak, Upper Table Rock, and Roxy Ann. These outings have not only given the students a chance to see the landscapes they've been studying, but they've also provided wonderful opportunities for teamwork, discovery, and connecting with nature.

The students are showing such enthusiasm and dedication, and I’m so proud of how they are embracing both the challenges and the joys of learning about our local environment!

Warmly, Mrs. Cooley

Our community classifieds are posted as a service to our Siskiyou School families and our broader community. If you would like to include something in the classifieds, email your text (a few lines in length) or an image file (png or jpg only), to kristin.beers@siskiyouschool.org no later than Monday by 3:00 pm. We may edit it for space purposes. Classifieds are included for two weeks, require a break for a week, and then can be renewed upon request.

It will be an evening of spontaneous entertainment with decades of improv experience on the stage. Commemorating 25 years, this all-female troupe will perform improvised scenes, games, poetry and song with humor and heart.

In celebration of this landmark birthday, current members Cil Stengel, Eve Smyth, and Kyndra Laughery, will be joined on stage by well-loved Hamazon alumni, plus musical accompanist Joshua Raoul Brody!

Saturday, October 19th at 7:30pm

At The Mountain Theatre, 201 South Mountain Ave., Ashland

Tickets are $25 online at www.hamazons.com and at the door. Advanced tickets recommended.

Celina Reppond is a parent of our 8th grader, Maddie Dominguez, and owner of Inward Bound, a Pilates and Gyrotonic studio in town. Inward Bound is hosting an open house on Oct 19th. Below are the details

Here is the link for the play loft. This loft was custom built by a craftsman and features Madrone and Manzanita woods. It is an amazing addition to a kindergarten yet small enough for someone's home! It was a much beloved part of my former classroom and is in perfect condition. Feel free to contact me also via text at 541-301-2398

New link here! https://www.facebook.com/share/AJkPFGtkLNLxFbQH/

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