OPEN HOUSE & OTHER EVENTS:

On Saturday, February 11th from 11-2 p.m., Mountain Oak School will be hosting an ‘Open House’. At this time of the year, looking toward next year and enrollment becomes a key feature. The ‘Open House’ is the perfect opportunity for existing families and students to chaperone neighborhood friends who do not attend MOS and bring them to this Saturday event. The message to convey to new families is there is good reason why Mountain Oak School with its K-8 Waldorf curriculum is the Number One (1) school in Prescott for MAP (Measured Annual Progress) and highly performing Arizona State Standards and test scores. That reason is a highly structured academic program which artistically meets the need of the child. Whether their child is in 1st grade, 5th grade, or 8th grade; whether the subject be Language Arts, History, Math or Science, Mountain Oak School fosters a high-school preparatory K-8 environment where the artistry of the teacher and their command of the subject matter can meet and engage the eagerness and joy of the students in the art and science of education. Our MOS parents are the school’s very best ambassadors when it comes to promoting our school. Think about those families in your neighborhoods and ask them to consider the Mountain Oak K-8 program where the whole child as well as their “Head, Heart and Hands” is educated.

Another arena our current MOS parents can help promote on that ‘Open House’, Saturday the 11th of February, is the Kindergarten. Many parents feel that once upon a time there was a Kingdom called Childhood. Let new prospective families know that this joyous realm still exists today in the Waldorf-Inspired MERRYGOLD KINDERGARTEN at Mountain Oak School! A message to convey is that in MerryGold Kindergarten at Mountain Oak School it is recognized that the time before school, free from formal learning, allows for the development of basic skills in which later formal education and training can build. MerryGold Kindergarten, with its Waldorf pedagogy, develops seven skills that are highlighted for children up to the age of six: Body and Movement, The Senses and Perception, Speech, Imagination and Creativity, Social Ability, Motivation and Concentration, and Ethics and Moral Values. Young children need mindful attendance of parents and well-trained early childhood educators to give them orientation. Only in this way can they find their own path. The first step on that path should be MERRYGOLD KINDERGARTEN at Mountain Oak School. Encourage new parents to come and have a look on Saturday, February 11th and re-discover the Kingdom of Childhood.

- Merrill Badger, Principal

HAPPENINGS

February 1st is a half day early dismissal at 12:30 pm. A soup & bread lunch will be available for $3.50.

Saturday, February 4th there is a work day from 10am to 3pm. Come and join us continue to create and rejuvenate a special place for our children.

TAX CREDIT HELP!

Please take part in this worthy program to help your school financially this year!
Online Credit Form (277Kb PDF)

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To wonder at beauty,
Stand guard over truth,
Look up to the noble,
Resolve on the good:
This leadeth us truly,
To purpose in living,
To right in our doing,
To peace in our feeling,
To light in our thinking;
And teaches us trust,
In the working of Creation,
In all that there is,
In the width of the world,
In the depths of the soul.

- Rudolf Steiner

SCHOOL NEWS

We Want You! 3 New Board Members Are Needed

• MOS is looking for three dedicated individuals who have knowledge and experience in any of the following areas:
• Must have excellent communication skills and be willing to serve for a minimum of one year, preferably two. You do not need to have children at MOS.
• Waldorf Education, sitting on non-profit boards, budget and finance issues, marketing and community outreach, fundraising, grants and capital campaigns, real estate, construction, site development, maintenance, etc.

Please submit as soon as possible a resume and cover letter describing how you are able to contribute to the Board of Directors and to Mountain Oak School and deliver to the Board President, DeeAnn Morgan, in person or in her box in the office. The Board, Faculty and Administration, together will review all submittals.

MERKABA – A Place for Hair, A Place for Healing - is having an Empowerment Day for the community and proceeds from this event are being donated to Mountain Oak!

This event is also a great way to get information about our school out into the community.

How can you help?
Sell or purchase raffle tickets $10 each – the more we sell, the more money we make!
Sign up to work at the Mountain Oak information table during the event
Set up or clean up at the event
Distribute posters about the event at local businesses
Providing baked goods or beverages

We need support from each class to help make this event a great success.

Call Annette Dunbar if you can help – 443-5578

Saturday, February 4th Work Day
10am- 3pm
Come One, Come All

Get your gardening gloves ready for new bushes and plants!
Some teachers might need assistance sprucing up their classrooms.
Great way to meet new families bring a snack to share.

Aftercare Director Position Open

KIDS BELLY DANCE CLASS

Come and play with us!

Girl Scout Cookie Time
We know that you want some! Please contact :
Julia (mom Pat) 443-8428
Maya (mom Beni) 778-7117
Laurel (mom Tracey) 443-1868