Klahanie School July 2024 Newsletter

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Yeah to Year Round School! Love our Summer time together!

Klahanie School

July 2024 Newsletter

Klahanie School 2024 Class Definition of Community

We Share.

We Play Together.

We Relax Together.

We Sing Together.

We Collaborate Ideas.

We are Creative Together.

We have Fun and Listen.

We Show What We Know.

I’m proud of you, I’m proud of you, I hope that you are proud of you.

I’m proud of you, I’m proud of you, I hope that you are proud of you.

~Fred Rogers

I’m proud of me, I’m proud of me.

I love, I love, I love me.

I’m proud of me, I’m proud of me.

I love, I love, I love my heart.

~Klahanie School

Thank you Legendary Islanders Mr. Mike and Mrs. Patti Kirk for giving us their time, inquiries, blessing and honor of the work we do in this intimate site!  We all are rejuvenated into the freshness of hope and joy in the peace habitat we co-create within these walls and garden grove at Klahanie School.  We have invited them back this autumn and to hopefully be mentors in our space twice a year.  Mike Kirk honored with “Making a Difference Now” Award | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 

  • We have just a couple more spots in our 2024-2025 Year Round multiage class, thank you for referrals!

We are seeking to hire an intern just like Celena, to fill her position in class and the After School/Intersession breaks program when leaves for University of Hawai’i this August. Thank you for referring kind, accountable, reputable, creative and fun young people our way seeking some anchoring moments with fabulous people and team.  

No School Week of July 1-5.

*KVI fieldtrip does not look logistically feasible this school year again.  Even with our ample help this summer the size of the group, mixed with the younger ages, parent needs for consistent hours, lack of shade and facilities has made it clear we need time to work out logistics before heading down the hills to the beach as a field trip.  We are valuing the time for additional creative projects here on site as alternatives.  Thanks for the understanding and hope this might inspire many to make some beach dates following school days to practice out some fun KVI beach time together!    

* Parents of 2024-25 Class, please contact the school if you would like to help to schedule some upcoming school year field trips we can offer families in September to the calendar.  Thank you!  

July Curriculum Topics

  • Meaning and Practice of Resiliency and Nurturing Friendships: Moving through life changes and acceptances of the new is our focus.  How to find acceptances while honoring closings, grief in change and excitements about what is to come.
  • Local author Davis Endava visits class July 19th!  Her bio is below, she will grace us with the excitement of reading from her book The Raven Calls and undoubtedly inspire many young authors in our group of students and interns!  Interns and helpers are encouraged to come during this day!

Author weaves history, heritage and healing into new book | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, 

  • Sea Animal Paper Mache Creatures & Marine Life Exploration: Naming of shells and local seaweed and water plant and animal life.  We begin clear conversations about beach awareness and marine life etiquette.  Salish Sea Vashon/Maury beaches, grace and courtesy behavior with beaches and marine animals–being a dear friend/Klahanie School alumni parent as well as marine biologist educator at Vashon Nature Center, Maria Metler set us up early on educating early about Salish Sea etiquette for humans, and how important our role is with local marine life.  We bask in the learnings of our surrounding kelp beds, eelgrass habitats and precious estuaries we hold here on Maury and Vashon islands.  As families we encourage kind relationship building with your local beaches and will encourage the children to use their hands in beach and forest cleanups all seasons. 
  • Continued Murals and Throw painting introduction.  We use murals to continue forming our class Story boards that will have symbols of our time together in animals and images.  These will be in front of the garage door to appreciate.
    • Please dress kids in clothes you do not care about getting stained, dirty in July.
  • Jeremy Dutcher “I hope people feel a sense of celebration – and resilience.” More information on Kehkimin Wolastoqey language immersion school – the first Wolastoqey immersion and land-based school – creating a new generations of fluent Wolastoqey speakers that will help to re-connect to the language and life ways of the Wolastoqiyik, and will empower us to carry the language and ways of life forward for future generations. Kehkimin
  • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu: Kanakka Maoli Teacher and Culture Keeper, Activist Luce Fellow Spotlight: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | First Nations Development Institute , Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu 
  • Local Hummingbirds Hummingbirds – Seattle Audubon , Hummingbird Nests 101: Answers to All Your Questions – ABC 
  • Hummingbird magical nest creations and other end of the year sewing, weaving creations.
  • Slowing Down & Serving Tea to Friends: Garden pauses to harvesting herbs from the garden to invite and serve tea to a friend.  
  • Garden Food/ Salad Preparations/ Possibly Jam/Raspberry sauce 
  • Continued Healthy Relationship & Community exploration, we will explore in both classes the practice of Permission/Consent Play Practice and Coaching with friends in class to continue the sensory science learning (what happens in our bodies/brains to our fingertips) and emotions (more about what they are and what they can feel like and look, sound like).
    • We are going to break down moments that feel uncomfortable and find ways to empower ourselves and others around us.  Exploring that no matter what age, we deserve to be heard and seen and respected and we can call for that for ourselves, and for other people-living things (environment, animals).  
    • We will explore age supported, what it means to love and ways we can show that to ourselves and to our families, our friends, our communities.  We honor starting in our backyards for making and sustainably honoring Peace in our world and also supporting when we need specific space.   We will be asking students and teachers and the community to Show What We Know by acting and discussing in homes, classrooms, play moments, what Peace and Peaceful play means to us.  Exploring, what does it mean to you, to me?  And having fun with the richness of exploration in games, songs and puppet pauses diving a little deeper into self care moments as well.  
    • In circle, we have been discussing moments when we feel “topsy-turvy” and do not know what to do with our bodies-choices, when feeling overwhelmed methods we can use to find best matches for ourselves in environments and encourage students to practice Pause and observation, sense-into their environment and choices, before moving to an action or choice.  We are starting to become aware of empowerment in time we feel overwhelmed, actions we can take to ground ourselves to make insight with silence, and a chance to gather our awareness to one focus.  Pause has become a great language focus and role playing practice in the classes, with wonderful impacts we are observing in both the classes.  Square Breathing practice.

August 7th: Last Day of School at Dockton Park!

Please help us celebrate our last day of school by: 

  • 9:30am Drop off your child at Dockton Park for some play and connecting with classmates and teachers.
  • 11am return for the last day of the 2023-2024 school year Closing Ceremony honoring each child and family’s contribution to such a connected, kind and wonderful school year!
    • We will circle up promptly at 11:15am, with the ceremony ending at 11:30am.  Thank you for being on time for the children!  Light Potluck to follow if people are inspired and kiddos not tuckered out.

Strawberry Festival Sign-up & Thriftway Bake Sale July 20th! – Please Help!

July 20 – 21, 2024 – Strawberry Festival & Thriftway Bake Sale July 20th pls email Shelly!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4BABAE22A4F49-49439140-2024#/

  • This is a great way for Klahanie School to be visible in the Vashon community, but also one of the best ways for us to share out about the school positives and Pie Auction (our main fundraising event). Parents and Grandparents, Alumni, teachers and students PLEASE consider signing up to be at the booth.  You can sign-up for more than one slot and make it a fun-festive space!

June 2024

Dear Klahanie School Community Donor-Supporter,

Since 2009, our intimate multi-age Year Round Montessori Antibias founded Early Education school has expanded to include a thriving summer support for district students, year round Internships and monthly Specialist programming.  As we go through American Montessori Society Accreditation and WA state licensing, our school now includes three classrooms: lower Montessori multi age classroom, upper library/specialist & after school care classroom, and the entire Garden outdoor art-botany/large motor classroom for students 2.5-Kindergarteners, 17 enrolled/ in the summer we are up to 23 students with three-five interns.  Annually we are requested by 55-58% of the Klahanie School community for financial assistance, making our work to include fiscal assistance for those that need us most more important than ever.  We see that maintaining equitable, sustainable and high quality early childhood education is accessible for all who seek it. 

Understanding the value in neuro-research data found, Early Education affords for Social and Emotional developmental benchmark supports, leading to foundation safety and calm for youth towards positive cognitive advancements, we at Klahanie School seek to strengthen our “follow the child” Montessori Antibias year-round pedagogy in the daily side-by-side work with students to maintain accessibility and strengthening program abilities for the health of our community’s youth and families.  While our community/nation/world is facing challenges of consistent socialization opportunities practice for our youth, and feelings of isolation and-or exclusion, we at Klahanie School continue commitment to our daily Inclusion work we offer celebrating difference and similarity, practice of inclusion tools while honoring age centered civic duties to early childhood and intern education. We continue our mission to instill a love of learning and resiliencies necessary for our youth in this ever changing world, we need your help to make our efforts go even further!

You can help us find a solution in our school community. Your support is crucial to our efforts to continue offering a sustainable, equitable inclusion foundation for families.  Quality early childhood education and care is not only important for the development and well-being of children, but also plays a significant role in building a strong and thriving community.  Investing in quality early education child care programs demonstrates a commitment to the well-being and future of the community. It creates a supportive environment for families, fosters community engagement, and helps address social and economic disparities by providing equal opportunities for all children. In conclusion, quality child care is crucial for the holistic development of children and the overall well-being of the community. It not only benefits children and their families but also contributes to the social, educational, and economic fabric of society.  Thank you in advance for your contribution. Your donation will go toward helping many families in our community.

If you are able, we’d love it if you could make a donation of a Specialty Pie or Donation to help us achieve our mission and help our community at large.

Here are the ways you can make a donation to our Annual Klahanie School Pie Auction Event And Scholarships:

— Donate A Specialty Pie (Are you a pie artisan?! Please email the school description of your pie donation by June 30th, with a personal story attached why choosing to donate this particular pie, please provide to klahanieschool@gmail.com no later than June 30th) 

— BID & Spread the-Word and help us raise funds for families during our very engaging, fun evening of celebration, connection raising funds for our school youth and families JULY 18-21 

— Send a Donation to KLAHANIE SCHOOL PO Box 2426, Vashon WA 98070 (Cashapp or Venmo Klahanie-School) 

— Become An On-Going Sustainable Donator, please contact the school directly to explore how the sustainable donation will go directly to a child’s monthly tuition. School information found www.klahanieschool.org 

Thank you again!  Warmly,  Klahanie School Board and Staff

Pie Donor Instructions:

Please drop off donations at Klahanie School 8107 SW 201st Street, Vashon WA (upper Ellispoort) Saturday July 20th.  Thank you for the prompt drop off so we can spread the word about your creation prior to the event beginning.  If you are unable to drop off your pie due to the market, please text 206-491-9465 to arrange pickup from your establishment Saturday July 20th.  Thank you!  

Winner’s Picking Up:

Please come to 8107 SW 201st Street Sunday July 21st 1pm-3pm to pick up the Pie you won!  Please text 206-276-0861 for instructions and support.

  • PLEASE NOTE: Online bidders are required immediate payment of won items via Venmo or Cashapp Klahanie-School with “Pie auction pie #” listing the pie number.  Thank you for the help!
  • We will also accept local checks & cash at pickup if you purchase more than one pie. 

Thank you everyone and very happy pie fun-funds raising to all!  

Please use the QR codes below to Bid and check out our school!

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