http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/index.htm Latest issue of Friends of Wingra quarterly eNewsletter en-us Copyright 2011, Wingra School Fri, 20 may 2011 17:54:00 CST http://www.wingraschool.org/images/logo-166.jpg http://www.wingraschool.org/ 128 166 http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/alumni_news.htm Each spring, we get in touch with the students who graduated from Wingra four years back to find out how they’re doing, what they’re doing, and what their plans are for the future. Here’s what we learned. Plus, we heard what Vannis Smith has been up to! http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/alumni_news.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/capital_campaign.htm This spring it has been wonderful to witness the students at Wingra blooming with creative and exciting ways to support Wingra’s capital campaign and scholarship fund. http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/capital_campaign.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wings.htm A big THANK YOU to everyone who has participated so far in the 2010–2011 Wings for Wingra Annual Fund. To date, we've received donations totaling $56,658! http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wings.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/art_in_community.htm “How do I help?” That’s the question that more than 1100 Madison-area children and adults have answered since November 2010 as part of a year-long Wingra School community art project. http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/art_in_community.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/survey.htm In early May, many of you received an email inviting you to take a survey. Your responses will help us identify our strengths and weaknesses and plan for the future of our school! http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/survey.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wingra_reads.htm Each year, Wingra chooses two books that promote conversations about and understanding of progressive education through the reading of a shared text. http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wingra_reads.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/asu.htm This year's All-School Unit was "Do It Ourselves." Teachers worked in teams focused on six specialities. Students did hands-on projects like sewing cloth napkins, building wooden tic-tac-toe boards, and writing their own musical scores. http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/asu.htm http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wayback.htm Graduation 2011 is on the horizon, so please enjoy this 1997 graduation poem, written by Rachel Potter, a senior class teacher. http://www.wingraschool.org/friendsofwingra/spring2011/wayback.htm