Newsletter Archive
School Bulletin for the Week of April 18, 2007
come celebrate the cycle that sustains us!
Spring marks the completion of the cycle of our school year and, as always, we celebrate with the MAY FAIR (Saturday, May 12th from 11:00AM- 4:00PM)! This year’s theme is Recycling and Sustainability. CWS teachers, Patricia Holdrege, Susanne Zipperlen and Brian Gleichauf are all bringing wonderful projects on the theme for the FAIR and the things we all look forward to about the FAIR will, of course, be there too: Our traditional drum circle, which kicks off the event, led by Hazel Ginsberg (bring your drums and rhythm instruments and join in!), May Pole dancing presented by the 3rd and 4th grades, flower crowns and the Cake Walk, entertainment (featuring magician Jeff Fredrickson, storyteller Angela Allyn, children’s songs by Amy Cousineau, dancing by Hazel Ginsberg and the Morris Dancers), tiedying with Dru Muskovin, children’s games and crafts, face painting, jump rope making, vendors and a raffle, food and the bakery! The entire CWS community and everyone (tell your friends, too!) are invited to attend this delightful event.
Of course the FAIR is only possible with the help of so many in our community and, in light of that, Room Parents will be contacting the parents in their class to provide staffing for their areas of responsibility. Please give of your time generously. All families are also asked to bake for the FAIR. The contribution may be either items for the bakery or a cake for the Cake Walk, and can be dropped off to the main lobby the day before, or brought the morning of, the FAIR.
And there are several other ways to participate in our celebration. Flower crown making, which happens all day the Friday before the FAIR, is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with others in our community and work with fresh flowers to make the charming flower crowns that are one of the mosteargerly anticipated aspects of MAY FAIR. Experienced flower crown makers and beginners alike all welcome – there’ll always be someone on hand to provide instruction. Please plan to join us in the back of the auditorium on Friday May 11th for an hour or two right after morning drop-off and going until an hour or two after pick-up.
Do you play the guitar, violin, recorder or other instrument? The Cake Walk is made more beautiful by the contribution of live music. If you can play for an hour or two for the Cake Walk we’d love to have you there. As previously announced in the Bulletin, in addition to telling stories on the recycling theme, Angela Allyn will host a project called Trash or Treasure and for that she requests that, as a community, we collect the cardboard tubes from toilet paper and paper towel rolls, and clean small plastic containers (like yogurt cups), as well as some small boxes (smaller than cereal boxes). Won’t you put yours aside for the next few weeks and bring them to school the day before the FAIR? Classes have been assigned to set-up and clean-up, but more hands are always needed. If you can help out in these areas you will earn the undying gratitude of the MAY FAIR co-Chairs!!
Sara Zimmerman and Isabel Liss are this years co-Chairs, with Mary Jo Graden, Events Coordinator, keeping it all on track. If you’d like to play music for the Cake Walk, or have any questions about the FAIR please contact them. We look forward to seeing you all there!
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in the auditorium with a (drama) club
Was it a crime of passion? Or a murder long calculated? Was it the act of many…or of only one? One thing is certain: it was Murder by Indecision
Come see the Chicago Waldorf High School’s Drama Club’s hilarious spoof of an Agatha Christie murder mystery this Friday and Saturday, April 20-21 at 7:30PM in the Auditorium. Recommended for grades 5 and up. Donations gratefully accepted at the door.
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eurythmy festival
The eurythmy work of studentsin grades 4, 5, 6, 7 8, 9 and 11 will be showcased at a festival of work on Wednesday, April 25th. There will be both a daytime performance beginning (10:30AM) and an public evening performance (7:00PM). Parents of students in grades which are performing will receive a letter with particulars such as arrival time and appropriate attire.
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losing it…
All parents and students are encouraged to look through the lost and found boxes before Friday, April 27th.. Any and all unclaimed items will be donated to the Salvation Army.
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seeking volunteers
The Special Events office is seeking volunteers for Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. We need people to help give directions to our guests, move chairs, help with refreshments and other fun activities. Please e-mail or call Mary Jo Graden in the events office at mgraden@chicagowaldorf.org or 7734.828.8457.
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manna moves
Please pick up your May and June MANNA orders in the Business Office.
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the book that keeps you in the loop
Yearbooks are available for $40! What better way to relive the 2006-2007 year than by leafing through the pages of The Loop? Please make checks payable to the Chicago Waldorf School. Orders and payments can be submitted to Kristin Pellicori in the Main Office or Tiffany Ying in the High School Office.
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you do the math!
First, I would like to make a couple of corrections from last week:
The volume of a cone is 1/3(Area of Base)(Height). Last week’s bulletin stated that the volume of a cone is just (Area of Base)(Height) which is really the volume of a cylinder. This did not change the answer however because 1/3 over 1/3 cancels out.
Next: I forgot to congratulate Jim Lynch for solving the triangle problem from two weeks ago. Many apologies Jim. I hope this doesn’t dissuade you from trying to solve problems in the future.
Last week’s problem was:
Chicago is about 42 degrees north of the equator and 87 degrees west of the prime meridian. Rome is about 42 degrees north of the equator and 12 degrees east of the prime meridian. The diameter of Earth is 7,926 miles. Calculate the shortest distance between Chicago and Rome.
This is of course assuming that the earth is a perfect sphere.
This is a tricky problem because it involves circles on a sphere. The shortest distance between any two points on a sphere is an arc length of a great circle passing through those two points. (A great circle is a circle on a sphere that shares its center with the sphere). This is why airplanes fly over Greenland going from northern United States to Europe. If you look at a globe, you’ll see it makes sense. Thus all lines of longitude are great circles but the only line of latitude that is a great circle is the equator.
There are several ways to do this problem but all of them involve trigonometry. I used the Spherical Law of Cosines (not proven here). Essentially what happens is you create a spherical triangle with one vertex being Chicago, one vertex being Rome and the third vertex being the North Pole. It’s convenient to pick the North Pole because all lines of longitude go through it. Our goal is find the central angle (we’ll call it n) of the arc length of the great circle between Chicago and Rome. The formula states that:
cos n = cos r cos c + sin r sin c cos N
Let r be the difference between the central angle of the North Pole and the central angle of Rome (along the line of longitude that passes through both).
Similarly, let c be the difference between the central angle of the North Pole and the central angle of Chicago.
Let N be central angle between Chicago and Rome (not a great circle). Because this is a spherical triangle, the sides are all arcs.
A line from the North Pole to the center of the earth is perpendicular to the equator so r= . Because Rome and Chicago are on the same line of latitude, c = as well. N = = .
Thus cos n = cos cos + sin sin cos
cos n .3613426
n
n 68.82
This means that the central angle of the arc length from Chicago to Rome of a great circle is 68.82 . Now the diameter of this circle is the diameter of the earth so d = miles. So the shortest distance between Chicago and Rome is about 4760 miles. Now you can imagine what it’s like create software for airplanes.
Congratulations to John Trevillion and Alexander Cameron for getting this one so quickly. Phew. That was a tough one. I think it’s time for something a little more straight forward. The next problem will be a system of equations: Solve for x, y and z.
3x + 2y + z = 8
x + 2y + 3z = -8
-2x + y + 2z = -12
Remember all answers should be submitted to Andrew Starzynski (astarzynski@chicagowaldorf.org ) or Brian Gleichauf (bgleichauf@chicagowaldorf.org )
Enjoy!
-Coach Starzynski
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community announcements
condolence card
“You should not be able to spot a Waldorf teacher on the street. They should not be wearing those shoes and carrying one of those dolls and for heaven’s sake _knitting all the time._” Delivered in a Scottish accent, these words began my first teacher training lecture from the amazing Norman Davidson. I had the pleasure of having Norman Davidson as one of the leading forces behind my teacher training in the Chicago Extension of Sunbridge College teacher training class. I, along with a long list of past and current CWS faculty/staff including Barbara Huckabay, Claude Driscoll, Colleen Everhart, Mark Lohss, Liesbeth Fickes, Linda Mathes, and Carol Triggiano, had the distinct pleasure of being educated by Norman’s intelligence and wit. He began his career as a reporter and in the theater world. He was the head of the teacher training in Sunbridge for several years. He asked tough questions and demanded well-thought out answers. He had the effective technique of asking questions until you either felt like a fool because your supposition was ridiculous, or until you figured out something completely surprising about the topic at hand. We enjoyed his discussions of karma and the spiritual world, as illustrated by stories about his wayward alley cat. He was practical, and open and full of conviction. He taught us projective geometry, astronomy and the Study of Man. The second lecture he gave was on Parzival. During his retelling of the legend he said over and over again, “Ask the question. You must always remember to ask the question.” His simple and practical eloquence is something I take with me every day into the classroom, and for which I am (and I’m sure many others are) extremely grateful. Norman passed away mercifully and suddenly this past weekend in Spring Valley, New York. He will be missed.
-Andrea Shaffer
Editors Note: Some of you may know Norman’s wife, Anneliese Davidson, who has been here a number of times in recent years to provide mentorship for the 12th grade eurythmy program. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Davidson family.
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bella voce
The last chance to hear bella voce perform this season will be at 7:30PM this Saturday, April 21st at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston (616 Lake St). The program Separated at Birth? showcases two of England’s leading composers, Purcell and Britten who, had they been alive at the same time, surely would have been chums. What is it that unites them? Come and hear…For tickets please call 312.479.1096 or visit www.bellavoce.org. Premium seating is $35, general admissions $25, seniors $18, students $15.
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dance & drum
Come dance and drum and experience the spiritual strength of African culture! Abdoulaye Camara, professional drummer/ dancer originally from Guinea, West Africa, has been performing and teaching worldwide for 20 years and will be conducting a dance and drum class in Evanston at Hemenway Church, 933 Chicago Ave on Saturday, May 12th. The drumming class will take place from 11AM-12:15PM; the dance class follows from 12:30-2PM. The cost is $15 for one class or $25 for both. There is a parking lot in the alley behind the church.
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massage message
Just a friendly reminder to all of you who have thought of coming to the Student Massage Clinic at Chicago College of Healing Arts, 1622 W. Devon, but have been putting it off: Wednesday May 2nd will see the very last student clinic! Until then we offer one hour sessions every Wednesday with 7PM and 8:15PM appointments available. A sliding scale (0$ – 35$) donation is recommended. Call 773.764.0960 to make appointment or just walk in. Swedish massage and Shiatsu (wear loose clothing) available. Please note: This is the last month of the training; the massage students are getting very good!
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