Thursday, May 30, 2013

Dear Friend



Dear Friend

 

My name is Salif Kabore, iam the manager of auditing section of bank of Africa (B.O.A) here inOuagadougou Burkina Faso, West Africa. I have a business proposal in the tuneof (USD $19.3 Million) niftier million three hundred thousand UnitedStates Dollars only.

 

This is an abandoned fundthat belongs to a deceased customer of my bank which i discovered all therelated documents regarding to the deposit while I was properly arranging oldfiles for closing remark for the year 2011. After the successful transfer; Weshall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.

Should you be interested sowe can commence all arrangements? And i will give you more information aboutthis business proposal on how we would handle it for the successful achievementof the funds into your bank account.

 

(1) Fullnames.....................................
(2) Private phone number....................
(3) Current residential address............
(4) Occupation.....................................
(5) Age and Sex...................................

Best Regards,

 

Mr.Salif Kabore

Monday, May 27, 2013

Swinging Snacks/Upside Down Thursday

Dear Parents,

We will take hikes on Tuesday and Wednesday, having sushi and almonds and rice cakes on Tuesday and Hummus and more on Wednesday (as some have observed, we've been offering many veggies and sprouts and nuts and coconut in the nicer picnic weather).  On Thursday, we will combine greatest portable hits of Wednesday and Thursday, a picnic feast like we had for May Day.  It will include almonds, coconuts, carrots, jicama, celery, salad, apples and any fruits you might like to contribute.  Although we are not having a soup day this week, if you have an abundance of greens and bring them by Wednesday, I will make a green smoothie to share with the children Thursday Morning.

THURSDAY WE WILL BEGIN INSIDE AND END OUTSIDE WITH A HIKE.  We will play inside, and once all children arrive, Molly will share her musical gifts with the children.  After more play, we will take our picnic for a shorter hike and feast to celebrate our year and time with Molly.

Thanks for your flexibility.  We are having a great time as a class.

With appreciation,

William

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Lovely Rain Walk, Appreciation of Molly

Molly and several children remarked that yesterday, Tuesday, was one of their favorite walks of the year.  The rains, gentle and otherwise, brought out the beautiful greens in the forest.  The weather pulled us together as a class, and allowed children time for a lot of reflection.  Without making a big deal about it, Molly and I left our backpacks in the classroom.  We took a reasonably long hike with brief pauses at Grandmother Rock and Fairy House Grove--two favorite sheltered places that we have not visited as much as we have enjoyed sunnier meadows.  We then returned to the classroom for a hearty hummus and lettuce and sprout and coconut and seed and jicama picnic feast on the carpet.  It worked beautifully (so much so I may make this more regular on hike days in the winter next year; it is the sitting and eating in the cold rain that really is the hardest).

Farewells from Whole Child/Whole Parent
Polly Berrien Berends

As the truly parently parent is the childlike parent,
As the truly nourishing parent is the nursing parent,
As the truly teaching parent is the learning parent,
As the truly freeing parent is the obedient parent,
As the truly unifying parent is the unified parent,
As the truly beautifying parent is the truthful parent,
As the truly creative parent is the beholding parent,
As the truly communicating parent is the listening parent,
So is the truly loving parent after all no parent at all, but only the loved child of God.

Song of the Seeing Being

The more we see that seeing is the issue in life, the more we look at everything for what it has to teach us.
The more we look at everything for what it has to teach us, the more we see that we are being taught.
The more we see that we are being taught, the more we know that we are loved.
The more we know are loved, the more lovingly we are seeing.
The more lovingly we are seeing, the more loving we are being.
The more loving we are being, the more we see that seeing is the issue in life.
[start over]

With her available housing on Whidbey ending May 31 and lots of opportunities for herself and husband and family calling her back to Oregon, it has become clear to Molly that the next logical step is for her and her family to move back to Oregon after next week.  She will miss our last 3 days of school.  Kristin--well known and well loved by many of our students--will be able to substitute on those last 3 days.

It has been immensely pleasurable to work with Molly this year.  I have learned a tremendous amount from working with her, and I know I will be a better person and teacher in the years ahead from knowing her.  Rather than missing Molly, I will joyfully seek the positive aspects she brings in others around me and thank her in helping to attract such positivity toward my experience.

With great appreciation,

William

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Re: Parent Meeting, Strawberry Shortcake, Finding Ruby

Hi everyone!!!
Blessings on Spring and our joyful hearts! Tonight at the parent meeting we will post a sign up sheet to help out with our closing celebration/shortcake party! Thank you ahead of time for your diligence and love in making this celebration an effortless and wonderful experience shared by all. Sign up duties include: baking the maple shortcake, whipping the cream, cutting of the berries, and general set up and clean up that is actually quite easy. This is for us! Also...shhhh...;) gifting ideas are going around...blessingszzz on our zing!
Cherub, Sir Williams's Class coordinator

Sent from my iPhone

On May 15, 2013, at 11:49 PM, William Dolde <wdolde@gmail.com> wrote:

Final Kindergarten Parent Meeting, May 21, 6:30-8pm

Please join us for our final joint kindergarten parent meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8pm.  We will gather outside the kindergartens and take a walk along our lovely trails, pausing in the forest to share a reflection on our child's growth through the year (wonderful if you can come up with an image in advance).  We will conclude with a guided compassionate response mediation, with optional sharing of images that arise (perhaps the image we bring with us will metamorphose through the meditation, or an entirely new image will come).  Here is the agenda in list form:

6:30 Gathering (outside kindergartens) and games.
6:45  Walk through the woods.
          Sharing of an image from the year.
          Compassionate Response Meditation
8:00   Return to school

Final Day of School, Wednesday, June 5:   Strawberry Shortcake Day

Wednesday, June 5 is our last day of school.  For many years now we have enjoyed a round of strawberries and shortcake to bring festivity to our final hour together before the summer break begins.  Please join the Butterfly, Sunflower, and Golden Forest classes for this festive time at 11:30 on the early childhood playground.  If you are not able to attend at that time, please arrange for your child to be connected with another parent who will be there, and let your child's teacher know of your arrangement.  (Also, we would like to hear from all families enrolled in extended care whether or not you will be using the extended care on Wednesday June 5. There will be a checklist on Cordula's clipboard.

The Narrative of Our Woods:  Finding Ruby

As you may know, our chickens disappeared over the surprise 3 day weekend when the pump was out.  Many of children have chickens at home who have become prey, and intrepid explorers and I looked for clues.  Although there were signs of a struggle, there was no absolute evidence that the chickens had perished.  Indeed, my Irish whistle had likewise vanished, and I liked to think that like the town musicians of Bremen, the chickens were roaming the woods, playing their music.  We have had incredible hikes in stunning hues of green, expanding the range of our perambulations to include the Whidbey Institute.  There, a week after the disappearance, children were surprised to find one of our chickens, Ruby, living with immense satisfaction amid the chickens of the Institute Garden chicken run.  She is named Ruby and is extremely happy there.  We are and will visit her often.  This story of loss and discovery tops any story I might tell the children (even The Donkey, a Grimm's tale I cherish, which I have studied deeply, and feel I do more than a fair job of conveying; this story is the one I am telling).

With Appreciation,


William

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Parent Meeting, Strawberry Shortcake, Finding Ruby

Final Kindergarten Parent Meeting, May 21, 6:30-8pm

Please join us for our final joint kindergarten parent meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8pm.  We will gather outside the kindergartens and take a walk along our lovely trails, pausing in the forest to share a reflection on our child's growth through the year (wonderful if you can come up with an image in advance).  We will conclude with a guided compassionate response mediation, with optional sharing of images that arise (perhaps the image we bring with us will metamorphose through the meditation, or an entirely new image will come).  Here is the agenda in list form:

6:30 Gathering (outside kindergartens) and games.
6:45  Walk through the woods.
          Sharing of an image from the year.
          Compassionate Response Meditation
8:00   Return to school

Final Day of School, Wednesday, June 5:   Strawberry Shortcake Day

Wednesday, June 5 is our last day of school.  For many years now we have enjoyed a round of strawberries and shortcake to bring festivity to our final hour together before the summer break begins.  Please join the Butterfly, Sunflower, and Golden Forest classes for this festive time at 11:30 on the early childhood playground.  If you are not able to attend at that time, please arrange for your child to be connected with another parent who will be there, and let your child's teacher know of your arrangement.  (Also, we would like to hear from all families enrolled in extended care whether or not you will be using the extended care on Wednesday June 5. There will be a checklist on Cordula's clipboard.

The Narrative of Our Woods:  Finding Ruby

As you may know, our chickens disappeared over the surprise 3 day weekend when the pump was out.  Many of children have chickens at home who have become prey, and intrepid explorers and I looked for clues.  Although there were signs of a struggle, there was no absolute evidence that the chickens had perished.  Indeed, my Irish whistle had likewise vanished, and I liked to think that like the town musicians of Bremen, the chickens were roaming the woods, playing their music.  We have had incredible hikes in stunning hues of green, expanding the range of our perambulations to include the Whidbey Institute.  There, a week after the disappearance, children were surprised to find one of our chickens, Ruby, living with immense satisfaction amid the chickens of the Institute Garden chicken run.  She is named Ruby and is extremely happy there.  We are and will visit her often.  This story of loss and discovery tops any story I might tell the children (even The Donkey, a Grimm's tale I cherish, which I have studied deeply, and feel I do more than a fair job of conveying; this story is the one I am telling).

With Appreciation,


William