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Congratulations to the middle school students who read over 60 books during the middle school book challenge! According to Mrs. Wiederhold, the middle school language arts instructor, the students surpassed their goal of 60 books and read 78 books! The book challenge began in early March and ended on May 19th. Students celebrated their success with a game of capture the flag and ice cream on Friday, June 4th in the lower field.
Congratulations to our wonderful 8th-Grade students for preparing such insightful and inspirational projects and presenting them virtually for all to appreciate. The official recording is now on our YouTube channel so you can easily share it with your friends and family!
Each month during the school year, our teachers take the time to prepare an in-depth monthly report for parents. Each document provides insights into what the students are learning and engaging in. In the past, these reports have been sent individually via email to class parents. Now we are taking all of the reports and consolidating them into a single interactive 3D booklet for all to appreciate and enjoy. We invite you to peruse the report and see what all of the grades are up to!
These Monthly Curriculum Reports will live permanently on the website at WaldorfMoraine.org/Reports. You’re more than welcome to share the link with your friends and family. Doing so will shine a light on the incredible work our students and teachers are doing on a monthly (and daily) basis and give prospective families a glimpse of what makes a Waldorf education so special.
Please join us for the 8th-grade project presentations outdoors on David’s Court this Thursday at 6:00 PM.
Students will individually present projects which they have been working on since September. Students have been working with mentors from our community, supported by their teachers to plan, design, undertake and present these unique and self-directed projects.
This year’s program includes:
All are welcome to attend! Each presentation is about 10 minutes, with the entire event running between 1½ to 2 hours.
Note: This is an outdoor event and we ask everyone to be masked and socially distanced.
We are excited to announce that we are publishing each grade’s Monthly Communication reports for all members of our school to read! These reports are full of photos and beautiful descriptions of what the students are currently learning and participating in. These reports represent a classes’ curriculum and activities but please note that teachers will modify and change their curriculum year to year to reflect their students’ needs and learning journeys. We’ll publish the January reports for you to view in our newsletter.
Eurythmy is an art of movement essential to Waldorf education. Accompanied by live instrumental music or by the human voice in spoken poetry and tales, eurythmy has been called “visible song” and “visible speech”. It was brought into being by Rudolf Steiner as a performing art in 1912, and within a decade had evolved into an educational art and a healing art as well. In eurythmy lessons, each child at a Waldorf school learns to become attentive to the variety of sounds, rhythms, and images in a poem or piece of music. They are led in differentiated arm movements that express the inner feeling and creative force of the vowels and consonants or the tones and intervals. Moving through the room with others in choreographed geometric or asymmetric forms, the participants also focus on conveying the rhythm, phrasing, and dynamics of the piece. Continue…
Head over to our Community Facebook page to view another precious video of 1st grader, Jack, performing his very own story. Ms. Smith has asked 1st and 2nd-grade students to select an instrument and create a story involving the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef, along with various elements of nature. What a creative assignment!
Well done, Jack. Encore!
Here’s another precious video of 2nd grader, Juliannah, performing her very own story. Ms. Smith has asked 1st and 2nd-grade students to select an instrument and create a story involving the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef, along with various elements of nature. What a creative assignment provided by Ms. Smith!
Well done Juliannah! Encore!
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Here’s another precious video of 1st grader, Jonas, performing his very own story. 1st and 2nd-grade students were asked to select an instrument and create a story involving the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef, along with various elements of nature. What a creative assignment provided by Ms. Smith.
Bravo, Jonas! Encore!
Stay tuned for one more performance.
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Here’s a precious video of 1st grader, Oliver, performing his very own story. 1st and 2nd-grade students were asked to select an instrument and create a story involving the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef, along with various elements of nature. What a creative assignment provided by Ms. Smith.
Bravo, Oliver! Encore!
Stay tuned for two more performances.