December Opens with Snow
Falling, Friends Arriving, and
Holiday Bazaar Blessings
Dear Parents and Friends,
Nothing warms the heart quite like a downy snowfall.
Ok, granted, when travel to and from is anticipated, well, that can become a different story,
which makes our robust, festive turnout on Saturday all the more stunning.
Despite leaden cloud cover that promised a lasting storm and sunlight sneaking about with
mercurial glee, hinting – nay, winking! – that at any moment the temperature might shift and the
pillowy flakes would turn back to cold liquid, 120 Waldorf School Road filled to capacity (and
more! shhhh . . . our little secret, the ways and means) with the most adventurous, grateful and
spirited of holiday joy-seeking folks.
So we parked with courtesy and care, we walked with enthusiasm and economy, and together we
played and laughed, ate and sang, saw and felt many great things (slant rhyme and meter!) . . .
and still the temperature held constant, the graceful stuff accumulated, the gravel and mud stayed
just hard enough (with a push here, a tug there!) to allow safe harbor and shore.
Children’s activities of color and texture, shape and smell; a marionette play of Native American
origin and universal spirit; a Secret Garden discovered in a quiet place, full with wide eyes and
precious gifts; and a feast of home-made foods and treats to delight and sustain
We remain faithful to the intention, vigilant of the vision. With gratitude, Cam
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1) Holiday Bazaar (and PA “Last Call!”) News
2) Social Inclusion, Part II – Kim Payne Returns!
3) Spiral of Lights – for CWS Parents and Friends
4) Carson Raymond Woodbrook T-Ball Foundation
5) Steiner Study Group – Dec. 6
6) CWS Baseball Caps (to Benefit 3rd Farmtrip)
7) Classifieds
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1) Holiday Bazaar (and PA) News – Last Call for Support and Inspiration!
* Raffle Cadaffle, Waffle Falafel!
Thank you to all who have been selling the Holiday Bazaar Raffle Tickets - we hope that every
family is able to sell the 15 tickets we sent home two weeks ago.
Please remember to bring all raffle tickets and money back to your classroom teacher by
Friday, December 4th.
If you need extra raffle tickets they are available in the Main Office and we will be selling tickets
all day at the Bazaar.
* Pocket Lady, Don’t Call Me Baby, My Name is Sady!
If you have pocket sized treasurers that the Pocket Lady (or Gent!) could use – please drop in the
pink bin in front of the 2nd grade classroom.
* Twinkle-Twinkle Little Lights, My How You Make Our Perg’la Bright!
Calling all willing and available holiday lights, twinkle strands and the like to wrap and hang like
priceless jewels the elegant, cedar framing and arches of our pergola.
* Greens, Greens, You Know What Seems White and Alight Can’t Last All Night!
But we most certainly need greens (preferably by the truck loads!), fresh, smart, sassy greens!!!
* Café and Lunch at the Holiday Bazaar
The Café at the Holiday Bazaar is a warm and lively place filled with yummy treats and music.
We invite the entire community to bring a special goodie for the Café - either sweet or savory.
You can drop your contribution off in the 2nd grade classroom on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 4
or anytime during the day on Sat. Dec 5. Please remember to label your plate and serving
utensils so that they can be returned.
The Lunch at the Bazaar needs 10 cooks to make soup, quiche, and/or mac and cheese at home
and deliver on Sat Dec 5. If you would like to contribute one or more of these items please
contact Cyndy Caughron for recipes, amounts, and other – 295-2676 caughron@aol.com
* Call for Café Parent Musicians:
We need 5 acoustic musicians to perform in the Café for 30 - 45 minute sets throughout the day.
Live music brightens and warms this most special venue at our Bazaar and we welcome you to
contribute your artistry. Contact Cyndy Caughron to schedule.295-2676 caughron@aol.com
* Secret Garden
Signs up for shifts in the secret garden on all ECC doors. Please bring completed secret garden
items to the hearth room so we can assess the inventory.
* Greenery/Lights
Bring in your greenery (sprigs of boxwood, holly, berries, etc.) from your yard starting 12/1/09 and
place near cooling units by 4th grade. Also, if you have lights to donate for the cause please bring
them and place in tub next to 4th grade. Put names on them so they will be returned.
* Class Roll Call of Duties
You all should have heard from your class parent about the responsibilities of your particular class
for the Holiday Bazaar. Be sure to check in with them if you are still unsure about your class
activities. Everyone is also asked to contribute a snack (cookies, brownies, etc.) for the café and/or a
baked good for the lunch.
2) Social Inclusion, Part II: “Kim Payne Returns!”
A Special Announcement (and see PDF flyers posted about campus!):
“Courtesy of generous donations by parents and teachers, we are able to fund a modified return
visit by Kim John Payne in December.
A public lecture on Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise
Calmer and More Socially Resilient and Secure Kids will be held at Burnley-Moran Elementary
on Thursday, December 10th at 7pm.
Tickets will be sold in advance ($8) from cwsevents@cwaldorf.org. Please mark your calendars;
we would love to see all seats filled. Signed copies of Kim John Payne's new book Simplicity
Parenting will be available for purchase at the lecture.
Please note that there is no school on Friday, December 11th. Teachers and SICG members will
be attending an all-day training workshop, so that the second year of Social Inclusion will be off
to a smooth start.
Many thanks again to all who contributed to make this visit happen!” Your CWS SICG.
3) Spiral of Lights – for CWS Parents and Friends!
Mark your calendars for a soothing, peaceful moment in the holiday rush.
On Wednesday, December 16, at 6:45 all adults (friends, family, alumni -- 9th grade and up) are
invited to join the adult spiral.
At 6:30 soft music will start playing in the darkened room (upper deck of the grade school). You
come in and sit down between 6:30 - 6:45. Around 6:45 a designated person will get up, take an
apple with a candle from a waiting tray, walk slowly into the spiral, light their candle from the
central light, walk back and place it somewhere in the spiral and return to sit. Everyone will
individually follow that path until the room is lit by a light from each of us. Then we quietly
leave. This magical ceremony will be followed by each of the classes on Thursday.
Any questions or further information please contact Virginia Masterson.
4) Carson Raymond Woodbrook T-Ball Foundation
Dear CWS Community,
I wanted to let you know that it has recently come to my attention that a former Waldorf student
passed away in October. Carson Raymond attended Kindergarten at the LRH campus during the
2005/6 school year with students in our current 3rd and 4th grades. His parents have set up the
Carson Raymond Woodbrook T-Ball Foundation in their son's honor.
Our love and sympathy is extended to his parents Jennifer and John Raymond and his younger
brothers Tucker and Wyatt. Most sincerely, Sue Horne Lim
5) Study Group Update – Dec. 6th Meeting Next!
The Steiner Study Group will resume our study of the foundation Steiner book "Occult Science"
on December 6. We are just beginning chapter 4 and all are warmly invited to join us.
We meet on Sundays from 6:30-8pm in Mrs. Lim's Kindergarten classroom. Please contact
shornelim@cwaldorf.org for more information.
6) CWS “Made-in-the-Shade-and-Havin’-a-Ball” Caps!
Displaying a lovely “Apple Blossom Tree” logo across a brick red cap, sure to become the
perfect, fashionable and foul-weather functional statement for this holiday season.
Go Team CWS!!!
Available for $15 and then $10 thereafter for the kids per family (viz., $45 for 4 in one family)
and on honor purchase in the Hearth Room and from 3rd Grade, as proceeds to benefit Farmtrip!
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7) CWS Classifieds . . . a CWS Community Service provided on a “gift-by-donation” basis
* CWS Grad Available (before heading to Rwanda!) to House/Baby/Pet Sit in December
Prior to heading to Africa for an internship in women's economic development, our very own
Ellie Kates (CWS '98) will be in Charlottesville till early January and is looking for short-term
work caring for your children (think art, music, stories), your house and/or your yard.
Contact her at: 917-576-5646 or ellie.kates@gmail.com.
* Cello (1/2 size) for Sale -- beautiful sound, $600 (Amy Walder for references).
Contact Lee Manning leemanning@embarqmail.com or 242-8137
* Macon Family Yard/Moving Sale, Saturday, December 19th.
Many items such as furniture, yard equipment, sports equipment, and more.
* Free Solar Panels and installation through US Gov. rebate program available immediately.
Sign up and reserve your panels while limited funds are still available. To read more see
www.dmme.virginia.gov/DE/ARRA-Public/SEPRebate.shtml.
Miller Home Improvements can help you plan and complete any of your home improvement
projects. Please call Ian Miller at 434-987-1890
* Earthdarling Portraits (www.EarthdarlingPortraits.com), specializing in maternity/newborn,
infant, toddler, and child portraiture – new EC parent Kerry McFarland.
* Jim Gagnon, nctmb Massage and Sound Therapy Cultural Music Education Programs
Recording Artist, Charlottesville, Va, USA (434)760-1341
www.dreamtimeproject.com "I honor the divine light that is within you!" Namaste!
* Reduce your footprint!
Lithic Construction wants to help Waldorf and C’ville families reduce their environmental
footprint and save money in the process. Lithic is offering free walk-through home performance
audits to help families identify areas where they can reduce energy & water consumption, save
money, and qualify for Federal and City rebates.
Lithic is a full service general contracting firm with expertise in green building. For more
information, go to www.lithicconstruction.com; or to schedule an appointment, call Ned Ormsby
(parent of Charlie, 5th grade & Jane, 1st grade) at 540-718-3990.
* Prax Chiropractic and Holistic Pediatrics – www.chiroprax.com
Chiropractic Benefits available to all CWS staff and families at Prax Chiropractic and Holistic
Pediatrics. See www.chiroprax.com and call or e-mail for benefits and appointments. 50% of all
initial visits will be donated to CWS for any CWS family or referrals. (434) 977-5433.
Drs. Brian and Jennifer Prax practice together in N. Garden/Charlottesville offering Wellness
Care to the whole family.
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Contributions/Requests to cwsnewsletter@cwaldorf.org.
Questions/Concerns to cmartin@cwaldorf.org.