The Tuesday Notice

This Week

Tues, Sept 2: First Day of 2025-26 School Year - Half Day

Tues, Sept 2: Classes 7 & 8 Orientation Trip Meeting, 6:30 pm

Wed, Sept 3 to Fri, Sept 5: Class 6 Orientation Trip to Mt. Lassen

Please remember to pick up your children at or a little after the listed dismissal times.

Pick up siblings at the oldest child's dismissal time.

Wed, Sept 3: DISMISSAL TIMES:

• Kindergarten and Grade 1: 12:20 p.m.
• Grades 2-4: 3:00 p.m.
• Grades 5-8: 3:10 p.m.

Thurs, Sept 4: DISMISSAL TIMES:

• Kindergarten and Grade 1: 12:20 p.m.
• Grades 2-4: 3:00 p.m.
• Grades 5-8: 3:10 p.m.

Fri, Sept 5 and ALL Fridays and half-days: DISMISSAL TIMES:

• Kindergarten and Grade 1: 12:20 p.m.
• Grades 2-4: 12:30 p.m.
• Grades 5-8: 12:40 p.m.

Next Week

Mon, Sept 8 to Wed, Sept 10: Class 7 Orientation Trip to Mt. Lassen

Thurs, Sept 11: Family Welcome Night, 5:45 to 8:00 pm

• Dinner served, Class Meetings to follow, no children, please

Fri, Sept 12: Class 4 to tour Downtown Ashland

Looking Ahead!

Mon, Sept 15 to Thurs, Sept 18: Class 8 Orientation Trip to the Oregon Coast

Mon, Sept. 15 to Fri, Sept 19: Picture Week with Bryon DeVore (see below for schedule)

Wed, Sept 17: Middle School Wellness Program Informational Zoom Meeting, 6:30 pm

Fri, Sept 19: Class 3 to Wandering Roots Farm

Fri, Sept 19: Class 4 to Crater Lake

On Thursday, September 11th, we're excited to welcome our parents and guardians for our Welcome Night. Please join us at 5:45 p.m. for a community dinner followed by Class Meetings. Please be sure to line up childcare for your children. We hope all families can at least send one parent or guardian. If you have multiple children, please divide your time between meetings. We hope this advance notice helps you arrange childcare. See you all there!

Timeline for Event:

• 5:45-6:15 p.m.: Dinner provided by the school. Please bring dinnerware!
  
• 6:15-6:45 p.m.: Community Meeting.
  
• 6:45-8:00 p.m.: Parent Meetings with class teachers.
• Childcare will not be provided for this evening.

A few reminders:

• Please bring your own plates, utensils and cups to support this eco-friendly event.
• PARKING -- Please always use your best parking and driving manners on Clay Street and the surrounding neighborhoods.
  
• Drive SLOWLY (25 MPH or less) on Clay Street.
• Stay OFF cell phones while driving on Clay Street.
• Park APPROPRIATELY-- leave driveways and the road completely open

We're happy to have alum parent Bryon DeVore (www.bryondevore.com) take student and class photos for us this year. Please do all you can to ensure your child can join their class for their morning class photo. Please see the schedule here and mark your calendar.

• Monday, Sept. 15 - Class 2 & 1
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 - Classes 6 & 4
• Wednesday, Sept. 17 - Classes 3 & 7
• Thursday, Sept. 18 - Kindergarten & Class 5
• Friday, Sept. 19 - Class 8

A new directory is coming!

We'd love to have your business in the Siskiyou School directory! Directory ads are printed in black and white in the back section of the directory. Ads are:

• $10 for ¼ page (about business card size)
• $20 for ½ page (about 5x8.5)
• $50 for a full page (8.5x11)

All we need from you is a high-quality jpg, png, or pdf file of your business logo (or a logo and some short text) and we can add it to the directory. We can put in any file really, it's just a matter of how crisp it turns out. Ads and payment are due by Friday, September 12. Send to amy.bull@siskiyouschool.org.

If your child will be absent, please either use the attendance voicemail box by calling the main office line and extension 14 when prompted (541-482-8223, ext. 14) or send an email to both class teacher and our office manager, Amy Bull. Please leave a detailed message with your name, your phone number, the day you called, and the reason for your child’s absence. If illness related, please give detailed symptoms and note kids can return to school after 24 hours well. Thank you.

We strive to keep our children and faculty safe. With new faculty, staff, and students even if you're a long-time volunteer we may have people that don't know you and why you are on our campus. Please help us out!

If you come onto campus:

1. Enter through the main building.
2. Stop by the reception area and check in (sign in on the visitor sheet).
3. Get a visitor lanyard.

This protocol is not to make our parents feel unwelcome, but to keep track of everyone on campus and with our children. Thank you!

When is the right age to give my child a smartphone?

How do I limit screen time without constant battles?
How do we create phone-free spaces at home?

How can I create a community of like-minded families so that we don’t feel isolated?
How do I become a better role model with my own phone use?

How do I balance older sibling screen/phone use with younger siblings?

If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions, you’re not alone. Navigating phones, social media, and screen time with kids is a constant struggle — especially when it feels like every family is making different choices. Without solidarity, it’s tough to stick to boundaries or help our kids see them as normal.

So this fall, we’re starting a parent-led Anxious Generation Discussion Group at the Siskiyou School. The group is by parents and for parents, serving interests of all grades, K through 8th. We’ll meet to share experiences, talk through common challenges, and explore practical solutions for raising healthy, connected kids in a tech-driven world.

The content of this parent-led group is inspired by guidance and information in The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. While reading the book is encouraged, it is not required — our conversations will focus on real-life parenting situations and building a supportive community that’s on the same page about technology and kids. If you don't have time to read the book, but you want a summary of the evidence and recommendations that will be discussed at these parent evenings, take a look at this resource list.

6-7pm Pine Hall (or other location at Siskiyou School)

• Sunday, September 21st
• Wednesday, October 15th
• Wednesday, November 12th

Sign up here!

Join us as we work together to create a healthier phone culture for our children — and for ourselves.

Hosted by Dave Isser (4th grade and kinder parent),

Ariel Daniel (1st grade parent) and

Kate Levin (SS graduate, 8th grade and 4th grade parent)

This group is open to parents throughout the whole Ashland community whether currently at the Siskiyou School or not - we encourage you to bring a friend!

Questions: Contact Dave Isser daveisser@gmail.com (323) 449-4579

Our First Grade Aftercare program helps out our families with siblings by providing care after the first grade dismissal for our first semester of school. The Aftercare teacher prepares a simple but healthy snack and watches the group of first grade children from 2:10 until 3:00 p.m. on Mondays through Thursday. The children are allowed outdoor free play on our lower grades playground or may do games and crafts indoors during bad weather. The Aftercare teacher should have childcare experience and enjoy working with children. The program runs from the second week of school through the end of our first semester (near the end of January).

Interested candidates for these positions should submit a resume and cover letter to katherine.holden@siskiyouschool.org. Applications will be accepted until filled. The Siskiyou School is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its students, faculty, and staff. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, even if you do not meet all the listed qualifications.

Our community classifieds are posted as a service to our Siskiyou School families and our broader community. If you would like to include something in the classifieds, email your text (a few lines in length) or an image file (png or jpg only), to kristin.beers@siskiyouschool.org no later than Monday by 3:00 pm. We may edit it for space purposes. Classifieds are included for two weeks, require a break for a week, and then can be renewed upon request.

The Hamazon's present, “Improvised Shakespeare,” a performance where comedy improv takes a theatrical romp in Shakespearean style. Inspired by such plays as Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Macbeth, The Hamazons will deliver a full-length improvised play filled with love, death, revenge, jealousy, ambition, misunderstandings, magic and mystery!

Friday & Saturday, Sept. 12 & 13 at 7:30pm*

Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3:00pm

*note earlier start time

At The Bellview Grange

1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland

Advance tickets $17 online at www.hamazons.com

$20 at the door

We still have spots to fill in our Improv classes and our sweet Make Believe Explorers.

Ashland Children's Theatre - Fall classes enrolling soon! Acting and improv classes for ages 4-17. Online registration starts August 14th. Go to www.ashlandchildrenstheatre.com

"Learn in nature, learn from nature"

Some of you have asked for me to share the info of the other half of Singing Earth's work (mine is the Singing part, and my husband Robin runs the Earth part). Here it is:

Fall Nature Programs with Ashland Outdoor School

kids, youth and adults: Sign ups open now

Wilderness skills, blacksmithing, nature awareness, animal processing, and more. After school and weekend classes.

https://www.natureskills.org/

Robin: blisswagner@gmail.com

Wednesday Sept 10th at 6pm: Robin gives a talk "Kids Off Screens: Empowering Youth through Nature Skills"

https://artemisiainstitute.com/event/kids-off-screens-empowering-youth-through-nature-skills/

Looking for childcare for Henry & Nell (Henry age 7, Nellie age 2) for Parent Check In on this Friday August 29 for either the 9:30A or 11:30A time slot. Allotting a ten minute buffer time before start time to get acquainted. Childcare will be provided in the school setting.

Offering 10$ for this care provided.

Also - welcoming mature and trusted childcare references for Parent Welcome Night on September 11 at our home in Ashland.

Contact Cristin at cristin.kovacs@gmail.com

Leah Avital & Manny Cohen, parents of alumnus Daniele Cohen are selling their beloved home just down the street from the Siskiyou School.

Please see the link and contact the Rowe Team T John L. Scott or your realtor for more info or a viewing. Link to my home

Hello Siskiyou School! We recently moved to Ashland with our 2.5-year-old daughter. We aren't yet ready to enroll her in preschool but are looking for part-time nanny care. We are wondering if anyone in your community (former students, part-time teachers, retired teachers, etc.) might be interested in part-time nanny care (e.g., weekday mornings) at our home. In our previous town, we lucked into finding care from a retired Waldorf preschool teacher, and we would be thrilled to find a similar arrangement in Ashland. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. All the best, Amy & Sam

Contact Amy Fingerle

Phone number: 734-904-1770

Email address: amy.fingerle@gmail.com

Siskiyou School family needs to rehome 2 sweet, playful kittens due to unexpected allergies of a family member. We are starting to put out feelers to any community members that may be interested in adopting these sweet brothers, one solid black, one black tuxedo with white paws and facial markings. They are about 12 weeks, and I would provide cat bed, litter box, some litter and cat food. They are bonded and we wish for them to stay together. They have had their first round of vaccinations and other preventative treatments. We are so sad to be considering this, and it seems to be what is needed. If interested, please contact Ruth at 541-292-1986

If you’re like us, you love reading, but it can be hard to carve out the time. So make a date with your book and surround yourself with other readers at our Bloomsbury Reading Hour. Come discover the joy of reading in community.

Bring your current read (or find something new on our shelves), grab a cozy seat, and we’ll all spend a quiet hour reading together. No discussion, no pressure — just a calm little pocket of time to enjoy your book, in good company. Come solo or bring a friend. We will provide some wine and beer for purchase, or cookies and milk if that’s more your speed. We can’t wait to read with you!

Email: office@siskiyouschool.org
Website: www.siskiyouschool.org
Location: 631 Clay Street, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-8223