August 30 – September 3, 2010

Head of School Welcome Letter
Please click here to read Nate McClennen’s welcome letter for the 2010-11 school year. Attached to the letter is a list of this year’s faculty.
 
Registration
Please make sure to complete online registration. For licensing purposes, we need all registration documents completed before the start of school. Click here to go to online registration. If you need your username and password resent, please contact Sam Kitchen (sam.kitchen@journeysschool.org).
 

START Bus Schedule
Click here to view the 2010-2011 Journeys School START Bus schedule. To view other START Bus schedules (Town Shuttle, Teton Valley, Teton Village and Star Valley) please go to http://www.startbus.com. Town Shuttle and Teton Village bus connections are free for Journeys School students. Please contact START to purchase Teton Valley or Star Valley bus passes which are half-price for ages 13 and under.
 
First Day of School
Wednesday, September 1, 8:15am-3:30pm (2:45 for pre-k)
We look forward to welcoming all students for the 2010-11 academic year.
 
Parent Picnic Potluck / Class Meetings
Thursday, September 2, 5pm / 6pm
Class meetings and an important orientation will begin at 5:00pm in each of the classrooms. Childcare will be provided on the playfield from 5-6pm. Directly following, we invite all families to share in a Picnic Potluck for all of Journeys School, beginning at 6:00pm in the dining hall. The main course of hamburgers, veggie burgers, and hot dogs are generously donated by Colleen and Bob Grady. We ask that families contribute to the potluck as follows: Pre-K through 5th grade families please bring side dish (salad, veggies, pasta, fruit, bread, etc) and 6th-12th grade families please bring dessert (cookies, cupcakes, etc). Potluck items (please mark your dishes) can be dropped off in the dining hall prior to your class meeting.
 
Community Lunch
Friday, September 3, 11:30am
No sign-up is required for community lunch as all students are invited to enjoy Friday hot lunches this year. (There is no fee for community lunch.) Parent volunteers are encouraged to assist with community lunch. All lunches include garden fresh salad, orange slices, cookie and milk.
September 3rd:   Spaghetti with Turkey Meat Balls, Garlic-Cheese Toast
September 10th: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Fried Rice, Won-Ton Soup
September 17th: Cheese Quesadilla, Black Bean Soup
September 24th: Organic Crunchy Chicken Strips, Half-Baked Potato
 
NEW Afterschool Programs
This year Journeys School is offering new and improved Afterschool Exploration and Afterschool Enrichment programs for students in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade. Click here for descriptions, registration, and full programmatic details on both programs.
 
Calling all Mothers and Daughters!
Mothers, if you have a daughter aged 8-14, consider joining Travis Gay (Journeys School Learning Needs Coordinator) on a road trip and overnight to Salt Lake City on Wednesday, September 22. We will join Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip and Boyfriends for an interactive discussion about confidence, friendships and common mother-daughter challenges.  This is an opportunity to celebrate our girls and bond with other mothers and daughters. Journeys School will provide transportation. Please contact Travis Gay at travis.gay@journeysschool.org if you are interested by Friday, September 3 to determine interest level. Cost to participate will be determined once interest is known. Please visit the official “Girl Tour World 2010” website for more information: http://rosalindwiseman.com/programs/girl-world-tour/
 
No School on Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 2010
 
Old Bill’s Fun Run:
Saturday, September 11, 9:45am meet
Join students, parents, faculty, and friends for a group walk at Old Bill’s Fun Run. Students are asked to wear their Journeys School t-shirts to this community event. Meeting location is on the northwest corner of the square at 9:45 a.m. Please join our efforts to expand the classroom by contributing to Teton Science Schools through Old Bill’s Fun Run. Your gift will support curious students and exceptional faculty in program areas. If you would like to direct your gift to Journeys School, please select Teton Science Schools as the organization and make a note of your gift direction in the comments box of the online or hardcopy donation form. A percentage match allows your gift to have an even greater impact. Gifts will be accepted through September 17, 2010. Thank you!Click here to Donate Online through Old Bill’s Fun Run!
 
Grandparent’s / Grandfriend’s Day
Friday, September 24
Grandparents and Grandfriends are invited to join their grandchildren at Journeys School. All grandparents should have received an invitation. If you know someone who did not receive an invitation we might not have their address. Please click here to send missing grandparent information to Sam Kitchen. Please contact Kristina Scarff at kristina.scarff@tetonscience.org to RSVP for Grandparent’s / Grandfriend’s Day.
 
School Calendar Online
The 2010-2011 Journeys School Calendar is available online. Click here to access the calendar.

August 27th, 2010 Email This Post

GRADUATIONS AND END OF YEAR CELEBRATION

Heather Marks, Director of College Counseling and Alumni Relations – Journeys School
Come one, come all! The 2010 graduation ceremony for Journeys School will be held Wednesday, June 9th from 5:30-6:30 pm, on the Jackson Campus of Teton Science Schools. All Journeys School families and community members are encouraged to attend. Jackson Mayor Mark Barron will address the Class of 2010. The program also includes presentations from 5th grade and 8th grade students, comments (more…)

June 3rd, 2010 Email This Post

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS IN TRAINING

John Gillum, Physical Education and Athletics Coordinator – Pre-Kindergarten News
In only its ninth year, Journeys School is on its way to solidifying a number of school traditions to culminate each fantastic year. The K-12 family group Olympic Games, 5^th grade sailing journey, 8^th grade backcountry rite of passage journey, and the high school faculty versus student soccer game are a few such (more…)

June 3rd, 2010 Email This Post

LOWER ELEMENTARY CAPSTONE PROGRAM OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND LEAD

Kalen Kleyman, Elementary Faculty – Lower Elementary News
Throughout the past nine months, second grade students have participated in a capstone program designed to develop, nurture, challenge and stretch their abilities as leaders and learners in the lower elementary school.  The fall trimester focused on discovering characteristics of leaders, facilitating weekly (more…)

June 3rd, 2010 Email This Post

CAPPING OFF A FANTASTIC YEAR!

Felicity G. Sargent, Faculty – Upper Elementary News
After many long months of research, service, and writing, the fifth grade Capstone students “sailed” through their Capstone presentations two weeks ago!  The Capstone presentations covered a range of topics, all relating to the area in which we live. Each student presented his or her topic to parents, teachers, (more…)

June 3rd, 2010 Email This Post

REFLECTIONS FROM MY FIFTH RITE-OF-PASSAGE CAPSTONE JOURNEY

Margot  Martin Angstrom, Faculty – Middle School News
The constant roar of Crystal Creek and the whir of wind through engelmann spruce have become familiar, so too have the “deter deter deter” of ruby-crowned kinglets, the “brrr rap tap tapping” of red-naped sapsuckers, and the high pitched shrieks of flickers. Wood gathering, fire tending, and water boiling, these (more…)

June 3rd, 2010 Email This Post