GMW reporting
Upcoming:
9/13....Chance Massario...Techniques for Improving Your Memory
9/20....Dark
9/27....Susan Emblen-Richtsmeier......Pets Are Loving Support assisting AID
Russell opens the meeting.
Forrest leads the flag pledge.
Thought for the Day:
Ron Flagg quotes Albert Schweitzer: "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." -
Introducing…
The Forrest Frey Honorary Fine: $1 in the bucket if you not wearing your Rotary pin and The Walt Hussey Fine: $1 in the bucket if you missed the last DG Erna meeting!
Guests:
Gregg Freitas president of Sunrise Club
Al Kaplan, Petaluma Rotary
Bob Mitchell, Petaluma Rotary
Jim Becker, Petaluma Rotary
Paul Olbrantz
Donna Foreman
Cary Bower
Capricine de Hidoville
Announcements
Sept 12, Board and Trustee Meeting, PVR Scholarship, at 7:30am Sunrise Asst Living.
Sept 20, Wed., No PVR meeting, instead….
Sept 21, Thursday , MANDATORY MEETING: Cliff Dochterman in Pet Vets Hall.
Sept 22, Rowtary on the River- no silent auction but river rafting, games, food!
Sept 30, First Tri-Club picnic, sign-ups with Sally.
Oct. 14, Foundation Dinner in Petaluma in Marina Sheraton.
Oct. 21, Rockin Oktoberfest , 5pm- 10pm, Herzog Hall.
T-Shirts- see Rickie to order.
Fine Whine
Terri Bryant celebrates 16 yrs in Rotary.
Sally çelebrates her daughters 27th BD!
Chuck Lewis celebrates a happy 60th wedding anniversary!
Rose Parrish, who lives in Manteca now, says our club is the best!
Welcome back Bonnie!
Ron Flagg gets hit for having a new car!
Jim O’Gradys daughter gets a new car too!
Jerrie pays towards Debbies fine schedule for her catering help.
Happy Dollars $$$$$$$
Jim Furuli celebrates his son’s departure going back to school (after all the summer partying tribulations).
Janet shares Mel Fox’s note of his last visit.
Jan M celebrates her daughter joining Interact- another Rotarian in the making!
Sheila- Jan Parkinson does not have cancer, yea!
Susan H- her daughter is getting married!
Forrest is going to his WW2 US Air Force 50th anniversary gig in Hartford, Conn.
Austin shares and celebrates his recent vacation.
Raffle:
Drawing for $290 prize…Ron Flagg draws but alas no luck.
Guest Speaker:
Bonnie River of Live Oak Charrter School
Bonnie is director of student education and programs. She raised her 3 kids in Sebastopol at Waldorf School. There are now 600 Waldorf schools in US which recently extended to public charter schools. In Sonoma county, there is one each in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin with two in Sebastopol.
Live Oak Charter School is now six years old with 185 students, continuing a high growth rate. The school is on the Petaluma fairgrounds and actively incorporates Petaluma’s rich agricultural history. The Waldorf system developed in
Stuttgart, Germany when a cigarette maker was trying to stem lost labor
hours when his employees had to tend to their kids. Waldorf
philosophy strives to provide a joyous curriculum for children-
matching physical and cognitive maturity with appropriate levels of
education (for example in Denmark, reading and writing doesn’t
start until 7 years old)- this aligns neuroscience and educational
development. First grade children sing, cite verses, create
plays, interacting with each other, clean up and sort, practice aural
tradition literacy (international fairy tales and stories), do mental
arithmetic, handwork (cross-stitch, sewing), and write and draw books-
making children authors of their own work.
Later grades do sports, gardening (the edible schoolyard), gymnastics, Penthalon (javelin and discus), Greek history, and the development of government. A student run government builds moral thinking: for example, there is a no bullying allowed policy. This involves the concept of allies: pairing up of younger and older kids to support one another. The underlying core value between students is :“I may not agree with you but I know you have to be heard”. This involves listening sessions to work out interpersonal problems. At common return rooms, student-led government, senators, and then tribunal resolves issues… the kids
working their own fair and just solutions. Other concepts
the kids learn are the non-negoitables absolutes (ie. backpacks are
private) and that of personal space bubbles.
Founded by dedicated parents, Live Oak School has very active parental involvement- all day long there are 10-12 parents per day at the school providing classroom time, expertise, and financial support. With the recent proposal of a minor league baseball team coming to Petaluma, the continued current site of the school has come into question. The dream of the school is to find a permanent site where the kids can farm as an integral part of their education.
Adieu…
9/13....Chance Massario...Techniques for Improving Your Memory
9/20....Dark
9/27....Susan Emblen-Richtsmeier......Pets Are Loving Support assisting AID
Russell opens the meeting.
Forrest leads the flag pledge.
Thought for the Day:
Ron Flagg quotes Albert Schweitzer: "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." -
Introducing…
The Forrest Frey Honorary Fine: $1 in the bucket if you not wearing your Rotary pin and The Walt Hussey Fine: $1 in the bucket if you missed the last DG Erna meeting!
Guests:
Gregg Freitas president of Sunrise Club
Al Kaplan, Petaluma Rotary
Bob Mitchell, Petaluma Rotary
Jim Becker, Petaluma Rotary
Paul Olbrantz
Donna Foreman
Cary Bower
Capricine de Hidoville
Announcements
Sept 12, Board and Trustee Meeting, PVR Scholarship, at 7:30am Sunrise Asst Living.
Sept 20, Wed., No PVR meeting, instead….
Sept 21, Thursday , MANDATORY MEETING: Cliff Dochterman in Pet Vets Hall.
Sept 22, Rowtary on the River- no silent auction but river rafting, games, food!
Sept 30, First Tri-Club picnic, sign-ups with Sally.
Oct. 14, Foundation Dinner in Petaluma in Marina Sheraton.
Oct. 21, Rockin Oktoberfest , 5pm- 10pm, Herzog Hall.
T-Shirts- see Rickie to order.
Fine WhineTerri Bryant celebrates 16 yrs in Rotary.
Sally çelebrates her daughters 27th BD!
Chuck Lewis celebrates a happy 60th wedding anniversary!
Rose Parrish, who lives in Manteca now, says our club is the best!
Welcome back Bonnie!
Ron Flagg gets hit for having a new car!
Jim O’Gradys daughter gets a new car too!
Jerrie pays towards Debbies fine schedule for her catering help.
Happy Dollars $$$$$$$
Jim Furuli celebrates his son’s departure going back to school (after all the summer partying tribulations).
Janet shares Mel Fox’s note of his last visit.
Jan M celebrates her daughter joining Interact- another Rotarian in the making!
Sheila- Jan Parkinson does not have cancer, yea!
Susan H- her daughter is getting married!
Forrest is going to his WW2 US Air Force 50th anniversary gig in Hartford, Conn.
Austin shares and celebrates his recent vacation.
Raffle:
Drawing for $290 prize…Ron Flagg draws but alas no luck.
Guest Speaker:
Bonnie River of Live Oak Charrter School
Bonnie is director of student education and programs. She raised her 3 kids in Sebastopol at Waldorf School. There are now 600 Waldorf schools in US which recently extended to public charter schools. In Sonoma county, there is one each in Sonoma, Napa, and Marin with two in Sebastopol.
Live Oak Charter School is now six years old with 185 students, continuing a high growth rate. The school is on the Petaluma fairgrounds and actively incorporates Petaluma’s rich agricultural history. The Waldorf system developed in
Stuttgart, Germany when a cigarette maker was trying to stem lost labor
hours when his employees had to tend to their kids. Waldorf
philosophy strives to provide a joyous curriculum for children-
matching physical and cognitive maturity with appropriate levels of
education (for example in Denmark, reading and writing doesn’t
start until 7 years old)- this aligns neuroscience and educational
development. First grade children sing, cite verses, create
plays, interacting with each other, clean up and sort, practice aural
tradition literacy (international fairy tales and stories), do mental
arithmetic, handwork (cross-stitch, sewing), and write and draw books-
making children authors of their own work.Later grades do sports, gardening (the edible schoolyard), gymnastics, Penthalon (javelin and discus), Greek history, and the development of government. A student run government builds moral thinking: for example, there is a no bullying allowed policy. This involves the concept of allies: pairing up of younger and older kids to support one another. The underlying core value between students is :“I may not agree with you but I know you have to be heard”. This involves listening sessions to work out interpersonal problems. At common return rooms, student-led government, senators, and then tribunal resolves issues… the kids
working their own fair and just solutions. Other concepts
the kids learn are the non-negoitables absolutes (ie. backpacks are
private) and that of personal space bubbles. Founded by dedicated parents, Live Oak School has very active parental involvement- all day long there are 10-12 parents per day at the school providing classroom time, expertise, and financial support. With the recent proposal of a minor league baseball team coming to Petaluma, the continued current site of the school has come into question. The dream of the school is to find a permanent site where the kids can farm as an integral part of their education.
Adieu…