Spring Festival Invitation, Snow Policy

Dear Current Rosebud and Dewdrop Families, Friends, Alums, and Prospective Families,

You and your child(ren) are invited to our Spring Festival on Thursday, March 12, from 9:30 to 10:30am. It is an outdoor festival; we will get to meet Spring whether she presents herself as a lion or a lamb. Children and parents will gather on the playground and shelter where I will serve warm bread and chamomile tea; although we will not have soup, families are invited to bring crunchy vegetables to share.
At about 9:45am, we will take a short walk into the woods (alas, most strollers will not fit on the trails; ergos and other carriers will). There we will meet Mother Earth, Father Sun, Brother Wind, and Sister Rain; these friendly characters may even give us gifts. After the walk, we will return to the playground for more snacks, play, and conversation. If weather permits, I will end our festival with fiddle tunes and dancing outside.
There are a number of good books about festivals in the Kathrine Dickerson Memorial Library. Here also is an article written by an experienced kindergarten teacher from Santa Cruz Steve Spitalny about festivals. Although Steve is writing for teachers in this article, he helps us as parents as well simplify and clarify our thinking about marking the seasons of the year to support our children.

Here is a reminder for current parent & child families about our snow delay policy (snow is in the forecast this week). Please check www.schoolreport.org or call our school--360-341-5686. We follow the South Whidbey Public School decisions. If schools are delayed one hour, our parent & child classes will take place as usual, beginning at 9am. If schools are delayed two hours, our parent & child classes will begin at 10am and go until noon. If schools are closed, parent & child classes are cancelled, and you will receive a credit for that class.

With warmth and light,

William Geoffrey Dolde