Pictures by Sunday please

Dear Families,

Enough have sent along pictures, and we are close enough to the gesture of a new school year with new classes for the children, that I think the time is ripe for me to make collages of last year's nursery class.

My goal is to send the pictures I have on Sunday night/Monday morning and pick them up on Tuesday. I'll work out getting them to you in an efficient way (thought probably not mailing except for those who have moved away).

If we get any more pictures after Tuesday, I can always reprint a 2nd set of collages with additional pictures, so let us not make this into a Dickensian tragedy but keep it at the Dickensian comedy level.

Thanks,

William

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Birthday Song Recording Complete

Dear Nursery Families and Friends and Anyone Else Interested,

I have finished recording birthday songs for students in the Butterfly Nursery for the 2010-2011 school year. Visit

http://williamdolde.com/fr_birthdaysongs.cfm

to hear or download individual songs. You should also be able to download every song at once.

Thank you to the first father who sent a picture for the collage. It would be great if as many of last year's nursery families as possible could email me photos in the near future.

Cheers,

William

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Photos from last year

Dear Nursery Families,

I hope to finish recording birthday songs from last school year this week. As I finish them, I am emailing them directly to the child's parents. I also intend to post all the songs on williamdolde.com for those who are interested. I will let you know when I have done so.

In past years it has been challenging to get a satisfying picture of our nursery class, whether by a formal photographer or parent. Just recently I made some collages of pictures of my boys at Walgreens. It was easy and satisfying. It occurs to me this could be an effective (non stressful) way for us to remember the nursery year.

If you would send an email to me with a photo of your child attached, I will gather as many as I can and order collage prints from Walgreens. I am glad to pay for 15 5 x 7s and give them to you at the beach, at school, or when I can. If you want more (or aren't going to be by the school or Maxwelton beach to pick one up), I can email you the photo, and you can print out a bigger or smaller size. I'll let their computers randomly arrange the pictures, so there will be no worries about me seeming to have a teacher's pet (though Lynne did request that her photo be the biggest in the collage :)).

Because the pictures will be small in the collage, we also need not worry about photo quality. I am more interested in including as many children as possible in the collage (including children who left our class before June), so please allow timeliness to overrule artistic idealism.

My email is wdolde at gmail dot com--for those who have forgotten.

Cheers,

William


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Full Moon Rising Farm Camps

Dyanne, William and Vanessa,
Anne has asked if we can help get the word out about her summer camps which are a little under enrolled. If you feel comfortable could you send the info out to your contact lists.
thanks
Kim



Dear parents of young ones,

Here is some about the camps offered at Full Moon Rising farm this summer, please pass this information on to others you may know. I can highly recommend them ....Hope you are all having a lovely summer.




Farm & Wilderness & Yoga Camps

The Confluence of the magical and practical sides of nature...




We have hosted Farm and Wilderness Camps for children since 1997. Children and adults enjoy the magical, rural setting on Whidbey Island, nestled on the edge of a vast forest between two bays. Art, nature, crafts, song, story telling, yoga and games come together to teach the value of the environment, the impact of food choices, the stewardship of the land, and the kinship with the animals.


Scholarships: If finances are stopping you from attending, please call us and lets work something out!

Animals, Art and Nature

For children ages 6-11

Animals and nature become the inspiration for your child’s creative spirit. Children will make their own outdoor studio and working with color, clay, paints, plant and animal based material children will explore their originality. Camp includes farm animal care, harvesting from the gardens, games in the woods and a hike to Double Bluff Beach.

July 11-14

9 am -3pm
Cost: $200


Coyote Camp

For children ages 6-9

Come adventure into the woods in search of the trickster Coyote and down to the beach on trails leading from our farm. We will explore various trails above Double Bluff, learning about our natural environment through fun hands-on activities and games. We will begin our days on the farm and in the woods and end our days at Double Bluff Beach exploring the watery environment.

July 18-21

9am-3pm
Cost: $200


Dancing Goat Yoga Camp

We are having so much fun in the Teen yoga camp I wanted to offer this camp to a younger group. So here you are. Playful yoga all week mixed with farm life, yoga themed art, and a trip to the beach. We will learn yoga poses, make delicious lunches from farm fare, and milk goats. We will share stories and journal in the woods and by the sea and make "beautiful" crafts.

Ages 9-12
July 25-28

9 am -3pm
Cost: $225

Radiant Moon Yoga Camp

A playful week of yoga, art, friendships, water, animals, herbs and tasty food. Fourth year running and with a new name -you know we will be having a great time! Includes a two night (optional) sleep over this year too!

Ages 12-16
August 1-5

9am-3pm
Cost: $250





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Maxwelton Parade Open House

Dear Nursery and Parent & Child Families and Friends,

As some of you know, I live on the parade route. You and your family and friends are welcome to use my driveway or deck to view the parade. I may be transporting one or both of my sons in the parade itself.

After the parade is over you are invited for a Rise Up Singing singalong. Prepare to sing loud because my sons will likely play percussion. I'll provide some simple snacks gluten full and gluten free.

Cheers,

William


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Beach at 10am today, Friday

A number of early childhood families from WIWS plan to gather at Maxwelton Beach at 10am (feel free to come later) today and will do so each week. I'll be there this week.


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Saturday Furniture and Ice Cream

Dear Families from Rosebud and Dewdrop,

I am including you in this post for 2 reasons

1) Some of your children will join the Butterfly nursery next year.
2) We've received thoughtful feedback that it is good to include all parent & child families in all opportunities for the school. What follows is traditionally an invitation to do manual labor (one we might have shielded new families from). Feel invited but not obligated.

As some to many of you may know, the carpets were cleaned this week. Tomorrow at 9am WIWS asks families who can to come to the school to move furniture back into the classroom. It normally goes quickly.

I will be working at the restaurant tomorrow morning. I will go later tonight and set up the Butterfly Room (I have no furniture that I can't move myself; I have donated away the couch and will replace it with a fresh piece of comfy furniture later this summer). Please feel invited to come tomorrow morning, nonetheless. It is likely we will need help moving for other classrooms in the school.

If you find yourself at school tomorrow with a surplus of movers and seek a way to contribute to the Butterfly Room, the windows and shelves and corners and crevices would always appreciate a deep clean. This is also something we will do in informal work days in late August or early September--so it is an invitation for tomorrow, not at all an obligation.

Thanks for your support of the school.

William


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