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8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Post date: June 1st, 2020


Please join us on Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30 PM for the 8th-grade project presentations.

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 is a first-ever virtual webinar event for our graduating 8th-grade class. All are welcome to watch! Each presentation is about 10 minutes, with the entire event running between 1½ to 2 hours.

This year’s program includes:

  • ADELAINE AKERS – Aerial Silks
  • ATTICUS ANDERSON – Cooking: Specializing in Sauces
  • ABRAHAM ANDREWS – Creating & Illustrating a Comic Book
  • CONNOR CARRINGTON-HOUSE – Rock Climbing & Bouldering
  • SIENNA CULLEM – Jewelry Making
  • ZOE HORNER – Photography
  • ALEXANDRIA KENNEDY – Improving Baking Skills
  • LEO MANTENUTO – Restoring a Boat
  • SIERRA RULLMAN – Song Writing
  • OLIVER ZOHN – Photography

8th-Grade Project Presentation • LIVE Event!

Add Date & Time to Calendar — June 2, 2020 @ 6:30 PM (EST)
Link — Live Zoom Event (click to open Zoom)

Note: Please be sure to have the latest version of Zoom installed. Please do so well prior to the event, as the software update can take up to 30 minutes or more.

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

First Day of School 2020–2021

Post date: June 1st, 2020

Mark your calendars! The first day of school is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, 2020 — BEFORE LABOR DAY.

Please know that this date is subject to change depending on state and local authorities.

The last day of school for 2019–2020 is June 17th.

 

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Current Student Materials – Pickup & Drop Off

Post date: May 31st, 2020

For current students and families, the last day for material pickup will be Saturday, June 6th. The last day to return material will be Saturday, June 20th. Please check with your class teachers for specifics.

 

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Free Online Eurythmy Series

Post date: May 25th, 2020

 

ATHENA and Eurythmy Online are offering a free 6-week online Eurythmy Series on Tuesdays beginning May 26th called “EURYTHMY FOR HEALTH AND RESILIENCE” with Cynthia Hoven

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
May 26 – June 30
6 Consecutive Tuesdays

More information can be found here on Facebook. The Zoom registration link is here. I am excited about this opportunity and I hope to see some of you there!

Branigan Reed,
Care Class Teacher

 

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Stars Across the Communities

Post date: May 11th, 2020

Inspired by Denver Waldorf School, we – and many Waldorf schools across North America – are inviting our families to create simple paper stars to be hung in your windows providing color, beauty, and joy.

We offered star-making kits to our families on our weekend pick-up. If you didn’t have an opportunity to pick up the materials but have tissue paper and glue sticks at home, you can download the instructions here: Waldorf Window Stars (pdf).

Once you have your stars up, please email us your pictures or post them on our community Facebook group. We’d love to see them!

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

A Tale of Two Clefs • No. 4

Post date: May 11th, 2020

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!

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Summer Program & Camp Update

Post date: May 4th, 2020

While it is difficult to look too far ahead, please know that we continue to make plans and have some exciting offerings for the summer! This includes summer camp for 7-12-year-olds, and our early childhood summer program for 3.5-6-year-olds. Being able to spend time outside on our beautiful Moraine Farm campus with friends both new and old, is something we can all look forward to!

We will continue to offer programs based on recommendations received from the CDC and state health authorities. We are in good communication with these agencies and will keep the community up to date if any changes are made. If we need to cancel or delay the start of this year’s camp season, this would happen no later than one month prior to camp start date. Should this become necessary, all fees will be refunded.

In an effort to encourage families to register please know that we want to work with you and we can be flexible with the payment options. If anyone needs to cancel their registration for summer camps and programs within 4 weeks of the camp start date, there will be a $45.95 fee charged per week.

Check our Summer Camp page for all the details and registration information!

If you have any questions contact Coleen Ryan at cryan@waldorfmoraine.org.

 

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

Lessons in ✨ Magic

Post date: May 4th, 2020

Our middle school students have been deeply invested in their current reading of A Witch’s Kitchen. (Check out their character drawings below!) And, with great glee, they all received a very special guest in their Zoom class this week – Dianna Sanchez, the author. Dianna visited with each middle school class via Zoom and did a reading from her book, answered ALL the students’ questions, and did a short writing exercise with them about “reversals.” (The students had to imagine a rule they would like to have in reverse, and then write about it. For example, instead of not being allowed to have candy before dinner, as she explained, what if a rule existed that stated YOU MUST EAT CANDY BEFORE DINNER!)

We are all grateful to Dianna Sanchez for the incredible visits. And feeling thankful for faculty member Amanda Wiederhold for her creative lessons and connections in bringing in some really fantastic (pun intended?) guest experts.

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8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

A Tale of Two Clefs • No. 3

Post date: May 4th, 2020

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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!

 

8th Grade Presentations • Watch Live!

We Are Part of History • Recording Our Experiences

Post date: May 4th, 2020

During the next two weeks, CARE Class students will be recording their experiences at home during this unprecedented time of the Coronavirus outbreak. Using a resource created by graphic designer and mom, Natalie Long, students can record thoughts, feelings, and experiences through writing and artwork. I am offering this resource to the wider community as well for those who may be interested in participating. I recently discovered that a second version of the packet has been released so that kids and adults now have their own versions to work through!

Downloadable versions of the packets can be found here:

Feel free to share any of your work with me at breed@waldorfmoraine.org. I will collect community responses to create a record of experiences from our WSMF community.

Be well!