Upcoming Calendar -- Some Changes

Dear Families,

Here are some upcoming events to be aware of.

Halloween -- We have no specific nursery or early childhood celebration of Halloween other than what emerges in children's conversations about their many ideas for costumes or their excitement about jack-o-lanterns. Please save actual costumes for celebrations at home and in the greater community.

Lantern Walk -- Friday November 13, about 5pm (exact time to be determined). On the one page calendar, the date for this event was listed as October 30. Please cross out the October 30 date and make spouses, relatives, and friends are aware that the actual date is November 13.

We will write more about the lantern walk. It is a lovely event, commencing with a gathering outside in darkness, a puppet show inside, and walk with lanterns around our school. It helps us carry our light into the dark of winter, so to speak.

Parent Meeting Changed to Tuesday, December 1 -- Please cross the November 18 parent meeting off your calendar (I will be willing to offer parent & teacher conference slots at that time on the 18th for families who have already adjusted their calendars). We have changed the date because Helle Heckmann--a sought-after and effective teacher of teachers from Denmark--will be visiting our school, mentoring the early childhood teachers, and address parents in the evening. We will provide more details of her talk soon. We have her book Nokken in the Kathrine Dickerson Memorial Library. For now, visit the address below for an interview with Heckmann written up by Roberta Ducharme (whom some of you may have met in 2007).

http://www.waldorflibrary.org/Journal_Articles/GW3706.pdf


With warmth and light,

William Geoffrey Dolde