Community Tidings for June 6th, 2013 - Eugene Waldorf School

School Calendar
June
6 Thu College Open Hours
12:45-1:15 pm
in the grade 4 classroom
7 Fri All Grades Outing
WTEE Graduation and Art Show
7:00 pm
8 Sat Grade 1 Parent Meeting
9:30 am
9 Sun Grade 6
Medieval Banquet: 5:00-8:00 pm
10 Mon Grade 8 Graduation
11:00 am
12 Wed Early Dismissal Pre K & K
10:30 am
End of Year Assembly
11:00 am
Early Dismissal Grades
12:30 pm
August
17 Sat Paint w/ Me Morning
and Open House
10:00 am-12:00 pm
24 Sat Eugene Celebration
and Parade
The plant-seeds spring
from the womb of the earth
And waters rain from
heaven’s heights.
So does love spring from
human hearts
And wisdom waters the
thoughts of all.
~Rudolf Steiner
EWS Achieves Oregon Green School Status!
Congratulations to our faculty, students and parents! This year we finished the application
process to become an entry-level Oregon Green School. What does this mean for
us Well, we have demonstrated our commitment to reducing waste at our school, and
have set some measureable goals for the future. As a result, our school has earned a
$500 Incentive Grant that will be used to further our Green Team efforts at the school.
What did the application process entail It included a waste audit of our daily trash
generated. Thanks to Maestra Raquel for assisting in the sorting process, and to Mrs.
Taylor and Grade 3 for assisting in weighing and measuring the trash. It also included
tracking/evaluating our trash and recycling levels, reviewing our school's water and
electricity usage, and completing the application where all of our current practices
were reviewed and documented. Many thanks to Eli Munroe who started this process a
few years back, and all of the parents and staff who contributed in some way this year.
We have set some goals for the coming school year. One of the goals we are very excited
about is a new recycle station which will give us the opportunity to organize and
recycle many items that are currently going in the trash. The station will collect:
Styrofoam 'dead' pens art supplies electronics wood fabric scraps
scrap metal redeemable glass bottles broken pottery hard plastics
plastic bags plastic strapping
Yes, we have all of these items at our school!! Some of these items are being collected,
but the station will allow us to organize the items, create a system for distribution,
and provide an area to collect items for donation and/or exchange within the community.
Other goals we have set are: creating re-use bins for the classrooms (collecting
some of the above mentioned items), educating our community on the new recycle
station, reducing energy consumption in the evenings and installing a rainwater catchment
system in our garden.
We are doing great as a school overall! We received positive feedback for many of our
practices, including using reusable lunch containers, cloth napkins and towels, our compost
and recycle efforts, and reuse of materials.
We are grateful to Joshua Frankle and Mel Bankoff of Partners for Sustainable Schools
for leading us through this process. Mel and I began our discussions of the Green School
application at the 2010 Winter Light Faire. We finally see our vision manifested!
I look forward to continuing our work to further reduce waste, bring education and
awareness to waste management, and to see our school fulfill the goals we have set. If
you are interested in working with the Green Team, please contact me.
With gratitude,
Amy Green
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Tuition Statements over the Summer
Members of our
EWS Board:
Steven Brodsky
Spencer Bugbey
David French
Roger Kline
Shannon Reilly
Charlie Tilt
Atta Turck
Alicia Zarlons
Molly Wilson, ex officio
Board Officers:
Shannon Reilly: Chair
Spencer Bugbey:
Vice Chair
Roger Kline: Treasurer
Alicia Zarlons: Secretary
Our EWS
College Members:
David French
Jelena Jaehnig
Marie-Christine Lhomond
Linda Marooney
Jeannie Schwanekamp
Atta Turck
Karen Tyler
Molly Wilson
Many of you continue to pay tuition over the summer months. Tuition statements will be
emailed to you, unless you have already indicated that you prefer a written statement, in
which case we will mail it out to you over the summer. Tuition checks can be mailed to the
school, or payments can be dropped off during summer business hours.
If you have chosen a payment plan that includes summer payments, please remember to
make them in a timely manner!
If you have an overdue balance, please be sure to check in with Molly in the business office
before school ends to work out a payment plan that will bring your account current before
the start of school in September!
Any questions regarding your account can handled by calling or stopping by during business
hours, or calling and leaving a message on the business office voice mail (683-6951, extension
“2”) or dropping Molly an email at molly.wilson@eugenewaldorf.org at all other times.
With Special Thanks
The Eugene Waldorf School would like to take a moment to bid farewell to several beloved
teachers and staff. Thank you to our dear Title I teachers, Cindy Biboux and Janet Dunham,
for their years of dedicated reading tutoring to many children in the school.
Amy Green will still be busy in many areas of the school, but we will greatly miss her smiling
face and gracious service in the reception office. We thank Lara Colley for bringing so much
organization and efficiency to our site maintenance.
Thank you to early childhood assistants, Indre Noreika and Margot Ogsbury, who have supported
our little ones with care and love. Allison Wall is graduating from WTEE and our afterschool
program to take a sixth grade Waldorf class in Vermont. Congratulations, Allison!
Olive Wells, who has been a supportive presence in our aftercare program this year, will be
moving to Spring Valley, NY to begin her Christian Community seminary training.
Kathryn Harris, our early childhood aftercare teacher, will be spending time in Hawaii this
summer and offering private nanny care on her return. We thank her for her big heart and
dedicated attention to the aftercare program this past year.
We send our very best wishes and deepest gratitude to Judi Lamb, who has been teaching in
the preschool at EWS since 1998. Judi has dedicated herself to this work and will be sorely
missed by colleagues, parents, and most especially, the preschoolers. We thank her for all
she has brought to the school and to the preschool program.
To all of these wonderful community members, please know you always have a place in our
hearts and you will be greatly missed. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Thank you
We would like to give a big round of applause and thank you to Mazzi’s for supporting our school
during the Mazzi’s dinner fundraiser on May 13. Our school was able to raise $500 that evening.
We particularly appreciate not only that Mazzi’s brings such a great and consistent support to our
school, but also the rare opportunity to get together in a more relaxed environment, enjoying a
lovely dinner and a fun time.

Dear Families,
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Positions Open for 2013/2014 School Year.
Early Childhood Afternoon Assistant Needed for Next Year. We are seeking an assistant
to join teacher Robyn Mundrick in our enhanced early childhood afternoon program for the 2013-14
school year. The position is Monday through Friday, when school is in session, from approximately 12:00
pm to 4:00 pm.
Applicants should have familiarity with Waldorf education. Ability to work well with others and to follow
the direction of the lead teacher is essential. Preference will be given to applicants who are Waldorf
trained. If you would like to apply, please submit a cover letter, a resume including a short biography
and a list of references, with phone numbers, to Marie-Christine Lhomond, or to the business office, by
Wednesday, June 12.
Aftercare Teacher Needed for Next Year: We will have one opening in our grades after care
program for the 2013-14 school year. The position is Monday through Friday starting at 12:15 pm. If you
would like to apply, please submit a resume to Molly Wilson in the business office or email her at
molly.wilson@eugenewaldorf.org. Please feel free to speak with Molly if you have any questions. We are
also seeking people for our substitute list. We find that we often have a great need for additional help
throughout the year.
We look forward to hearing from you!
I would like to take a minute to thank each one of you for your generous contribution towards our Annual
Giving Campaign. This year our community gave more than $19,000 in donations thanks to the commitment
and dedication of supporters like you.
Our goal still remains to raise a total of $25,000 so we can fulfill all the visions that we have for this
school year.
The end of the school year is just around the corner, and my aim as your Funds Development Coordinator
is to continue reaching out to businesses and individuals in the community to nourish our relationship, and
to gain their respect and support. Our success in reaching out to the community can be accelerated if my
solicitation is supported by a personal connection. Can you serve as a bridge by introducing me to someone
in the company where you work, a friend that has a successful business, or any other contact who you
feel would be interested
I believe we need to rethink how we view giving and receiving. We must be committed to building a bridge
to the outer world, to look beyond our garden gates. We need to make new friends, to partner and to look
for additional ways we can participate in the larger community. How do we accomplish this We must be
willing to lay some groundwork.
Once this groundwork has been laid, our school will have a stronger local identity and presence. We will
see where we can best serve. The motto, “as we give, we shall receive,” becomes a reality.
Thank you once more for playing a unique part in developing a social renewal in education. Let’s reach out
to the community and close the school year with a glorious success!
In gratitude,
Ana Granados
Funds Development Coordinator
The Teacher Conference Funds workgroup would like to share our gratitude for funds made available for teachers
to attend conferences throughout the year.
With generous gifts from these sources this year we have been able to support nine teachers who will deepen and
refresh their teaching for the coming year: $2000 from Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene and approximately
$500 from class fundraising from sales of potatoes, rice and beans, and crepes, and from the Talent Show.

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Waldorf Alumni Class of 2009 Moving on
The Waldorf eighth grade class of 2009 was taught by several teachers, including our current fourth
grade teacher, David French, and graduated 14 students. Now, these students are ready to graduate from
high school! We would like to share some of their recent accomplishments and plans with the community.
(We were unable to contact all of the families in time for this article.)
Jessica LeafMeeker is graduating from the International High School (IHS) at South Eugene. She joined the
rowing team in freshman year and has remained committed to the sport for all four years. Her boat made
it to nationals in her junior year, and Jessie was recruited by several Division I rowing programs and offered
partial scholarships. She signed with University of Tulsa and is excited to join their women's rowing
team next fall. Another highlight of high school for Jessie was spending a semester in southwest Africa
with the Traveling School, a small accredited high school program based in Montana that takes sixteen
young women and four women teachers on traveling semesters in different parts of the world.
Julian Safar is graduating from classic South with a high GPA. His interests included football (his freshman
year), journalism, working on the school newspaper and independent computer study. He will attend the
University of Oregon in the fall, perhaps to study business.
Trina Tyler attended the Rachel Carson program at Churchill and was a member of the National Honor
Society. She was a member of the Oregon Equestrian High School team. She has been training and riding
for the past five years and continues to enjoy working with horses. She will graduate with honors. Trina
received a full scholarship for four years, to the U of O, as well as several grants. She hopes to study environmental
education or law.
Uriah Partner-Dubey is graduating from Churchill. He attended IHS his first two years, and then the Rachel
Carson program as a junior and senior. He attended the Northwest Youth Corps during the summer
of 2012. His interests included working with autistic children, kendama, ultimate frisbee and fashion. He
will be attending the U of O in the fall.
Zac Braun is graduating from South Eugene. He completed a CAM in journalism and wrote in the school
newspaper for three years. He played JV soccer his freshman year, and varsity soccer the last three. He
was awarded student of the month for June! He worked as a camp counselor for the South soccer camp
every summer. He received a scholarship for LCC that covers 100% of his tuition and books for one year
so he will be attending LCC next year.
Kelsey DeHaven is graduating from IHS at South Eugene and will also receive several International Baccalaureate
certificates. She will be attending Lane Community College next year but hopes to transfer to a
university abroad for anthropology studies. Her interests include taekwando, writing and traveling.
Cassady Swan is graduating from South Eugene with a 3.9 GPA. She has been holding down two jobs and
playing roller derby. She is the recipient of a Pathway Oregon Scholarship which covers all tuition and fees
for four years. She will attend the University of Oregon and hopes to be a veterinarian.
We are so proud of all these alumni and wish them the best as they step into this new phase of their lives.
All Grades Outing
This year grades one through eight will celebrate being together at EWS by playing cooperative games
and picnicking. On Friday, June 7, classes will be walking to “The Top of the World” (Crest School) where
Ms. Jaehnig, our grade seven teacher, will lead all-grades games. The younger grades students will return
in time for their regular 12:30 pm release time. The middle and upper grades will be returning to school
where they will spend the afternoon caring for the school grounds, their classrooms and playing games
together outside.
Please remember to send a sun hat, water bottle and apply sun screen as the weather calls for a warm,
sunny day.

Community Offerings
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Pottery Show! Ms. Bonnie is having a showing of her pottery
at Georgie’s Clay and Ceramics, (where Chambers
meets Railroad Blvd.), June 1-30, 2013, 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
Come any time and see what she’s been up to!
House sitter needed for most of July in the Friendly
Neighborhood area of Eugene. Yard/garden maintenance
and one beautiful, loving cat to care for in return for housing.
Also, you can eat from the garden. Please call Farrah
Hess at 541-345-8028.
Baking CSA - Have you been enjoying the baked goods at
the Tuesday's Community Cafe from Logan Stonering
Logan is offering shares for her "CSK" (Community Support
Kitchen) to raise money for a end of summer trip.
Weekly Breads, muffins and pastries. Full and 1/2 shares
available - 'regular' and gluten free. Full Shares $195/$265
(reg/GF) or 1/2 $99/$145. Call or e-mail for more info. 541-
580-2276 or logangenevieve@gmail.com.
Dear, Waldorf Families,
I’m writing to tell you how blessed and thankful I’ve
been this past year as a teacher for the afterschool
program. Each and every child has given me delightful
memories. Regretfully I will not be returning next year,
although I will be available as an on-call nanny. Please
f e e l f r e e t o c a l l m e a n y t i m e .
Blessings, Ms. Kathryn 541-485-1710.
P.S. I will be in Maui until the end of July.
Sacred Medicine Wheel Journeys. Spend 4 days and 3
nights in wild nature exploring and growing through the
seasons of life—$200. Also, Summer Vision Quest: men
only, August 17-25, co-ed Sept 17-25. Led by Rob Miller (3rd
grade parent). Register early please. 541-746-9493
Care provider needed. Abigail (6 ½) and Ruby (5) need some
extra help over the summer and into the school year. Beginning
in June, they could have a care provider with them
about 12 hours a week which could grow for July-October
and then go back down to 12 on into the future. Dinner
preparation is needed when with them in the afternoons.
Some flexibility of days but then we’ll settle on a schedule.
Please contact their mom, Valerie, at home 541-345-3798 if
you think you are this person!
Rustic studio cabin for rent on small acreage. 7 miles from
town. Shared outdoor space. Please call Mary Cole for information
at 541-514-6721.
EWS woodworking teacher Atta Turck is looking for your
projects to work on in his shop at Greenlight Studio during
the summer months. Greenlight Studio is a general woodworking
shop, building new - repair - refinish. Competitive
rates. Call Atta at 541-221-1230.
EWS Parent Craft Morning—Come make prizes for our two
annual fairs Wednesdays, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, June 5. During
the summer, meeting time will be Wednesdays, 10:00 am-
12:00 pm, at the Artist’s Palette Studio - 1710 Oak St (across
from Brail’s). Contact Theresa at 541-686-3395 for information.
Join us for an afternoon of fun on Winter Green Farm!
Winter Green Farm, an organic, member-supported farm in Noti,
will be hosting our annual Spring Open House Potluck,
Saturday, June 8, 12:00-4:00 pm.
Bring a dish to share for the potluck starting at noon. Fun events
planned for kids of all ages. Live music! This is a free event, rain
or shine, open to the public. For more information call 541-935-
1920 or visit www.wintergreenfarm.com.
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