What Will You Donate?
The class parents and children and community at large are beginning the rewarding work of creating the classroom auction items for Spring Garden’s 25th Annual Auction Benefit. Did you know we need silent auction items donated and you can donate them online? Click HERE.
The Auction, held on Sat., April 20, at Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn, will include many one-of-kind, handmade items along side of gift baskets, gift certificates and other luxurious offerings donated by parents and local businesses. Children over the years have made beautiful and timeless art pieces such as collaborative paintings, quilts, handmade furniture and toys, and so much more. We auction the children’s art during the live auction portion of our event and beforehand guests enjoy browsing and bidding on our silent auction items.
If you have an item to donate, please do so today by Clicking Here to donate and if you have not reserved your tickets, Click Here to buy tickets. Don’t forget to get a GOLDEN TICKET for $40 and join in a chance to win $1000 on auction night!
Thanks to the overwhelming support of local businesses, SGWS families and community members, last year’s Benefit raised more than $50,000. Thank You!
Spring Garden’s Annual Benefit
Our 25th Annual Benefit will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the beautiful Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn, Ohio. Our theme is Coming Together – heads, hearts, and hands.
CLICK HERE to buy your EARLY BIRD tickets today and SAVE THE DATE! Or Click the images to buy tickets.
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It is important for us to come together during these difficult economic times and keep in mind that the children are our future. Thanks to the overwhelming support of local businesses, SGWS families and community members, our 2012 annual benefit was an overwhelming success. We hosted a crowd of 225 people which helped raise more than $50,000. With your support, we can reach our goal for 2013.
Re-enrollment Party for Current Families
Join us for this fast, easy, celebratory way to enroll for the fall. Our annual Enrollment Party will be held on Thursday, February 21st from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Just register for a private meeting time on the sign up sheet (outside the school office), and we will help you complete enrollment paperwork for the 2013-14 school year.
We will provide catered food and refreshments for you to enjoy before or after your meeting. Members of the Administration and Board will also be available to talk with you.
See you on Thursday the 21st!
February Dates to Remember
Check your mailboxes for a complete February calendar. Here are some highlights:
Saturday 2/9: Assigned Work Day from 9 am to 1 pm.
Tuesday 2/12: Akron Mardi Gras Bash, Fat Tuesday at Tangiers. Advance Tickets Available: http://akronmardigrasbash.eventbrite.com/#
Wednesday 2/13: Walk Through The Grades from 9 am to 11 am.
Thursday 2/14: Valentines Day + Early Dismissal at 2 pm.
Friday – Monday 2/15 -18: Winter Break / No School.
Thursday 2/21: Save Time at Our Re-enrollment Party!
Noteworthy News
Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Greg Harris on his new position as the CEO of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. We were honored to educate Greg and his wife’s children at Spring Garden and are thankful for the Harris family’s ongoing support of SGWS.
SGWS alumni, Rosilyn Jentner, has a lead role in The Bacchae 2012, a play selected for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), an organization that is looking to “improve the quality of college theatre in the United States.”
Winter Program is this Friday, January 18th; at 7 pm. Students also have Early Dismissal at 2 pm on this day. We look forward to seeing you at the performance!
What Will You See at Walk Through The Grades?
Early Childhood
People often note the quiet and concentration of our Early Childhood students and their ability to listen carefully to their soft spoken teachers.
Grade 1
Children learn best by doing. Movement is key to teaching math, writing and reading in Primary School children.
Grade 2
Music and art are woven into Main Lesson subjects like reading, writing and math.
Grade 3
Third graders are eager to learn about the world outside of themselves and have the skills they need to concentrate and absorb challenging information.
Grade 4
The Fourth grade day is rich, including special subjects like woodworking, clay sculpture, gardening and violin on top of regular academic rigor.
Grade 5
On tours of Grade 5 classes and beyond, many parents comment about on the amount of collaboration and vibrant conversation among the teacher and the students.
Grade 6
Spanish, geometry, history, language arts are all taught through engaging and interesting projects. Here is an example of the final result of a Sixth grade geometry lesson.
Grade 7
Our Seventh graders are often encountered in the Science Lab, being led to their own conclusions about experiments taught through Socratic inquiry and interaction.
Grade 8
On any given tour, you may find our oldest students helping their First grade buddies, making a chair in woodworking class, practicing for orchestra, studying algebra, anatomy or physics, or working on a paper for U.S. history.
You will also find, that whatever our students doing, they are not only passionate about it, but engaged with the subject and with one another, and respectful and grateful for their teachers.
