November News (November 22nd, 2024)
In this edition of the community newsletter, please find:
Key Reminder: No school November 25th to 29th for Thanksgiving Break
The Advent Spiral is hosted Dec 2nd & 3rd, learn more about this annual celebration of light and join the adult only evening at 7pm on Dec 3rd for all parents & alumni
Winterfaire is really just around the corner with Adult Only Shopping on Dec 5th, 5-8pm and the family festival on Saturday Dec 7th 11-3pm. Thank you to our parents for making this possible, details for parents are below including volunteer sign ups, angel room gifts & sweet treats!
The Advent Spiral is an annual festival of light that intentionally sparks reflection in all our students. As we move into the darkest months of the year, the advent spiral allows each student to find their inner light to carry with them. This is a quiet, reflective moment and each student will complete the spiral during the school day on December 2nd and 3rd. An Adult Only Evening Spiral Walk will also be hosted on Tuesday December 3rd at 7pm. RSVP to holly@waldorfschoolrf.org
Winterfaire, our community-wide celebration of the winter season is just around the corner! Join on campus December 7 from 11am-3pm for the festival which includes family crafts, holiday shopping, music, food, treats and more. This is a fundraising event for WSRF as a non-profit organization and all proceeds from ticket sales and the Winterfaire store directly support our annual fundraising goals.
Parents: We have 3 Asks of You to make this magical event possible
We know that we are asking a lot of our parents to make this event possible and we truly cannot say thank you enough. Here are the three pieces we ask of parents. Together this magical community event is possible:
Please sign up for at least 1 volunteer shift on Friday or Saturday. Each class is assigned a specific area with extra hands always needed for parking, helping hands and the store
Each family is asked to create 5-10 gifts for the Angel Room. The Angel Room is a special, child-only shopping experience for students filled with hand-made gifts. Students get to shop alone for their families which is a special experience. The gifts are provided by our entire community. Here are some ideas for gifts
Each family is asked to provide 10 bite sized treats for the Sweet Shop
Toddler and Preschool: Puppet Show + Enchanted Story
Kindergarten: Walnut Fairy Float
Grade 1: Wool Angels
Grade 2: Sweets and Cider Shop
Grade 3: Sweets and Cider Shop
Grade 4: Window Stars
Grade 5: Sleeping Giant
Grade 6: Winterfaire Diner
Grade 7: Candle Dipping
Grade 8: Angel Room
& Additional: Winterfaire School Store
Helping Hands
Parking Lot
Trash, Recycle & Compost
Questions about Winterfaire? Please contact Morgan here.
The biggest, most critical fundraising campaign of the year, as a non-profit organization, WSRF relies on the Annual Fund and our entire community to bridge the annual gap between tuition & operating costs. More info and donate now to the Annual Fund and claim a 2024 tax-deduction!