2015-10-1 - Waynflete

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Heather Brown Alumni Collection Opens!
Visit the Waynflete Gallery to see The Heather Brown
Alumni Collection 2015. The exhibit is a collection of works
by Waynflete alumni who have received the Heather Brown
'83 Art Award. The exhibit runs through November 18.
Quicklinks to Frequently-Used Veracross lists
In addition to the 2015-2016 Handbook and Directory,
information about students, families, faculty, and staff can be
found online in the Veracross Parent Portal in many usable formats. Please use
these links to access this information (you need to be logged in):
Class lists
Find students
Find families
Find nearby families
Find faculty/staff
Information about parents of children with different last names can be found beside
the student name in the Directory.
October 1, 2015
In This Issue
All School News
News From the Lower School
News From the Middle School
News From the Upper School
News From Enrichment
News From Academic Support
News From Athletics
News From the Parents
Association
From the Archives
Featured News
An Evening with Tim Sample
Outdoor Experience Photo Gallery
Upcoming Events
Middle and Upper School Coffee
with the Head of School
10/2/2015
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Prospective parents of
children from Grade 6
through Grade 11 are invited
to join Head of School Geoff
Wagg for coffee and
conversation about the
mission and philosophy of
Waynflete.
Location: Head of School's Office
LS Photo Day
10/6/2015
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Upper Playground
All Parent Veracross Training
Workshop
10/6/2015
8:15 AM to 9:30 AM
Learn to navigate the new
Waynflete information system.
Training will be offered in the
All-Parent Veracross Training Workshop on October 6
Learn to navigate the new Waynflete information system.
Join us for training on Tuesday, October 6 at 8:15 a.m. or
5:45 p.m. in the Drama Room in the Arts Center. Learn about
updating your personal profile, accessing your child's grades
and schedules, contacting other parents, faculty and staff,
mobile access, and more. Bring your own laptop, tablet, or smartphone, or use one
of ours.
"Laugh Therapy" with Tim Sample on October 8
Tim Sample will be on campus on Thursday, October
8 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Franklin Theater for an event to
benefit Family Hope. Following the show, Tim will be
interviewed by Pat Callaghan of WCSH6 about his personal
experiences with the mental health system in Maine. Q&A
will follow. Click here to purchase tickets. Please
contact Family Hope with questions about the event.
No School on October 9 and October 12
Fall Weekend is October 9–12. Faculty and staff will have a professional
development day on October 9 and school will be closed on October 12.
​Parent Diversity Committee Meeting: October 15
All parents are invited to the Diversity Committee Meeting on Thursday, October
15 at 8:30 a.m. in Brock Conference Room in the Arts Center to hear about the
plans for the year from Head of School Geoff Wagg and Diversity and Equity
Committee co-chairs Juanita Nichols and Lydia Maier.
Monday Books Dessert & Discussion is Celebrating 10 Years!
Come enjoy discussions led by faculty and staff on books they
have chosen. Please join us in the Library for our first Monday
Books on October 19 at 6:30 p.m. Our first selection is A
Hundred Thousand White Stones : An Ordinary Tibetan’s
Extraordinary Journey by Kunsang Dolma. English Chair Sarah
Macdonald will lead the discussion. Titles are available to
borrow or purchase at the Library. Sale of books supports the
Monday Books program.
The Waynflete Library Book Fair on Campus October 2830!
The Book Fair returns to the Waynflete campus Wednesday,
October 28 through Friday, October 30 from 8:30 a.m.–4:00
p.m. in Sills Hall. Waynflete Friends of the Library invites you
to stop in before or after teacher conferences and get your
holiday shopping done early. We will have teacher wish lists! Order Your 2016 Waynflete Yearbook Now and Save $15
Yearbooks are $50 ($65 if ordered after December 4). To
order your book for delivery in the spring, choose one of the following options:
Complete a paper order form and write a check to Waynflete. Return both to
the Upper School office.
Order online here.
morning and in the evening to
accomodate parent schedules.
Location: A017 - Drama/Green
Room
All Parent Veracross Training
Workshop
10/6/2015
5:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Learn to navigate the new
Waynflete information system.
Training will be offered in the
morning and in the evening to
accomodate parent schedules.
Location: A017 - Drama/Green
Room
EC & K-1 Open House
10/7/2015
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
The EC presentation will take
place from 6:00-7:--pm and the K1 presentation will take place from
7:00-8:30pm in the corresponding
classroom spaces.The EC and K-1
programs are designed for parents
only (children are asked not to
attend)
Location: K-1 Space
Family Hope Event: "Laugh
Therapy" with Tim Sample
10/8/2015
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
"Laugh Therapy" with Tim Sample
Location: Franklin Theater
Professional Development Day
(No school; Afterschool to 5:00
p.m.)
10/9/2015
Downloads and Links
Admissions
Giving
News From the Lower School
Ben’s Blog: A Window into Waynflete's Lower School
Please remember to regularly visit the Lower
School blog. It’s a great place to scan the
many varied learning experiences occurring
daily in the Lower School.
Lower School Class Web Pages
All Lower School parents can access
information about their child’s program by
accessing the program’s Veracross web
page. Click on the following links to log in to
your child’s class website:
Early Childhood Class Page
K-1 Class Page
2-3 Class Page
4-5 Class Page
For more information about accessing these sites, please visit the online
guide (available on the Veracross FAQ page of the school portal). If you have lost or
forgotten your password, please follow the instructions listed on page 61 of
the Directory and Handbook.
Lower School Picture Day on October 6
Lower School Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. Ordering
information was sent home this week with students. Please contact Diane
Godsoe with any questions.
Lower School Open Houses - October 7 and 15
Lower School Open Houses are scheduled for early October. Please plan on
attending each of your children’s events as these are great opportunities to learn
about the program and your child's daily experience at Waynflete. Lower School Open Houses continued
Lower School Global Focus – Peru
The focus of our Global Study this year is Peru.
This study will integrate all things “Peruvian”
across the Lower School community for a
portion of the winter. Teachers spend much of
the preceding summer and fall researching the
chosen culture. We invite parents with any
connections to Peru (contacts, resources,
personal experiences, etc.) to connect with your
child’s advisor, or with Ben Thrash or Diane Godsoe. Thanks!
News From the Middle School
All-Day Field Trip for 7th Grade: Monday, October 5
The seventh grade will visit the Peabody Museum in Cambridge, MA on Monday,
October 5 as part of their Cultural Geography class with Lindsay Clarke. Students
will depart Waynflete at 8:15 a.m. and parents should plan on picking up their child
at school at 5:30 p.m. Peabody Museum Trip Letter & Permission Form
Picture Day on October 6
Picture Day is Tuesday, October 6. All Middle
School students will have their picture taken during
lunch and activities periods. Advisors have sent the
order form home with students. Parents may also place their photo order online at
Coffee Pond Photography. Please print and send the confirmation email with your
child on Picture Day.
No School on October 9 and October 12
Fall Weekend is October 9-12. Faculty and staff will have a professional
development day on October 9 and school will be closed on October 12.
Middle School Dance on October 23
The first dance of the school year will be held on Friday, October 23 from 7:30–
9:30 p.m. in Emery Student Center. Student Government will be providing the DJ
and organizing the music for all dances this year.
Middle School Ski Program 2015-2016
For more than 20 years, Waynflete’s Middle School
Ski Program has given our students the opportunity to
get outside and build friendships on winter
Wednesdays. Avid skier and veteran Middle School
teacher Betsy Langer encourages students to build
self-reliance through the exciting challenges
presented by a day on the slopes.
More information on Middle School Ski Program News From the Upper School
Upper School NOW!
To keep up-to-date on all that's new and
happening in the Upper School, visit US
NOW.
Driver’s Education - Fall 2015
A three-week Driver’s Ed course will be
offered at Waynflete by Right Choice
Driving School from Monday, October 26 through Friday, November 13. More information about Driver's Ed
News from Enrichment
Afterschool: Full Fun Days Offered on October 9 and October 30
Join the Afterschool Program during Professional Development Day (Friday,
October 9) and Parent Conferences (Friday, October 30).
October 9: Octoberfest (Grades K-5)
Join in classic fall activities like corn hole, cake walks, and Frisbee tosses. We will
build solar ovens to bake apples, create leaf presses and apple stamps, and
construct wilderness shelters.
October 30: Afterschool Spooktacular (Grades K-5) and Ultimate Frisbee
Clinic (Grades 2-5)
Celebrate the spooky season with a costume parade, puppet making, grave
rubbings, and Halloween crafts and cooking. Grades 2-5 also may participate in a
morning (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.). The Ultimate Frisbee Clinic will be run by former
captains of the Bowdoin and Oberlin teams.
More information on Full Fun Days
News From the Parents Association
Please join us for Bluegrass & Blue Jeans on Saturday, October 17
Waynflete Parents Association is excited to host this
casual and fun evening on campus including music
by Jerks of Grass, food trucks (Mami, Fishin’ Ships,
CN Shawarma and Love Kupcakes), local beer
compliments of Maine Beer Company and Allagash
Brewing Company, and time to connect with
Waynflete parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and
grandparents. We look forward to seeing you there!
From the Archives
by Chuck Rand
Eighth graders posed inside their "Globe Theatre" in October 1982.
During the fall, the 8th graders were assigned the theme of Elizabethan Britain.
According to page 11 of the February1983 issue of The Waynflete News, "The
eighth grade designed and built its own Globe Theatre, and decorated it with faithful
copies of portraits of major Elizabethan figures."
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