Newsletter Archive
may fair!!
Spring really is on the way and so is the annual May Fair! On Saturday May 17, join us to help celebrate the return of spring with flower crowns, cake walks, May Pole dancing and all the various traditions of the Chicago Waldorf School May Fair! Last weekend, room parents gathered and decided on class assignments for the Fair:
•EC Matson — Younger Children’s Games
•EC Donkel — Flower Crowns
•EC Hart — Younger Children’s Games
•EC Bruck — Little Children’s Crafts
•EC Culbert — Flower Crowns
•1st Grade — Food & Drinks (with 6th Grade)
Host Entertainment
•2nd Grade — Cake Walk
•3rd Grade — Little Children’s Crafts
•4th Grade — Bakery
Maypole Dancing
•5th Grade — Plant Sales (with Mrs. Holdrege)
•6th Grade — Food & Drinks (with 1st Grade)
•7th Grade — Welcome
Raffle & Tickets
•8th Grade — Older Children’s Crafts
(with 9th Grade)
•9th Grade — Older Children’s Crafts
(with 8th Grade)
•10th Grade — Popcorn Maker/Sno Cone Maker
•11th Grade — Host Entertainment
•12th Grade — Flower Crowns
(with EC Donkel & EC Culbert)
We are counting on you to make the Fair a joyful event! Please sign up for a shift with your room parents today! If you cannot be at the Fair itself, please sign up for a set-up or clean-up shift! Thank you! More May Fair information to come! Questions? Please email:
Tahirih Klass or call 773.828.8451
Katybeth Jensen .
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Spring Break
April 7 — 11, 2008
Classes Resume Monday, April 14th
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social inclusion corner
If we are to ask the children and teens around us to change the way they act and speak to each other, we must be willing to explore and shift our own social behavior. The Adult Put Down Diet is a path that can lead us to becoming a more authentic adult and role model. As Gandhi put it: “We must become the change we wish to see.”
Changing the way we think, feel and act is only achieved in small steps and this Put Down Elimination Diet is arranged to make this possible. Begin with Right Intention. This process has three steps; each step relates to aspects of the Eight-Fold Path, a foundation of Buddhism, gleaned from Steiner's Knowledge of Higher Worlds. These steps are done consecutively over three weeks.
•Week One — Right Speech: Become very conscious of the put downs you use. This includes gossip and both verbal and body language put downs (eye rolling, etc.…) Be thoughtful; say only what has sense and meaning. If some thing hurtful is said, don't be afraid to apologize and reframe your words.
•Week Two — Right Mindfulness: Continue the work of week one with the addition of refraining from approving, disapproving or judging. This cultivates the habit of forming opinions that humanize rather than de-humanize.
•Week Three — Right Action: Try to intercede and shift the conversation. The DADD strategy (Disapprove & Affirm, Discover & Do-Over) is a good method. Each night for the whole three weeks, reflect on your progress. Try to do this in a self-forgiving way; exploring: what was bothering you at the time; how you might do it differently next time; what you observed in others. Do this in a non-critical way.
When we resolve to make non-violent, authentic communication a part of our daily lives, we become the change we seek. It is extraordinarily powerful when we do our part in creating a community of consciousness. Our children feel safe yet challenged to grow. All through this process of growth and change we must be willing to look at our own social habits, striving always to be worthy of imitation.
-Hazel Lucchesi-Ginsberg, SICG parent member
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development update
We are pleased to announce we have reached the 50% mark of our financial goal for this year's Annual Fund! Thank you to all who have donated so far and helped us reach $140,000.00! Along with this exciting news, it is also time to update you on the levels of class participation, and who is in the running for the Red Velvet cake from Tweet. It looks as if the 9th grade is pulling ahead with 62% participation, with two EC classes, Mrs. Donkel's with 58% and Mrs. Bruck's with 54%, coming in behind.
And speaking of EC classes, the Annual Fund received a gift from our youngest donor last week. Ms. Nora Leonard of Mrs. Donkel's class donated money she had earned on her own to the Annual Fund in honor of Mrs. Donkel's birthday. Thank you, Nora!
If you have not yet donated to the Annual Fund or have questions about doing so, please do not hesitate to contact the Development Office or stop by to chat.
The Annual Fund is an essential part of our community, and you are an integral piece in our success. Also, don't forget that we are conducting Annual Fund visits right now, and if you would like to schedule one, please contact email Kristi Richey or call 773.828.8456.
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special invitation
Parents of students in grades 6-8 are invited to the home of Michelle Feuer (Fire), parent to senior Michael Sanders, on April 2nd from 7:00-9:00pm. This is an opportunity to see Michelle's fabulous private art collection and learn more about the Chicago Waldorf High School through informal conversations with current high school parents and students. Light refreshments will be served. Please rsvp to Lisa Payton or 773.465.2371 by Monday, March 31st. Michelle and Michael live in Andersonville; the exact address can be obtained when you rsvp.
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escorts needed
Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day is on May 2, 2008. On this day we open the doors to the special adults in our students' lives. Our guests spend the morning visiting in the classroom then they have a snack, followed by an assembly of the students' work! We are asking that two parents from each class volunteer to be hosts⁄escorts for the grandparents and special friends. If you would like to help please email Tahirih Klass or call 773.828.8451.
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high school news
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sr internships
Over the next two weeks the seniors will be out of school doing internships in a huge variety of internship situations. Their placements include:
•Josh Collins:
Phenomenal Fitness (physical training)
in Chicago
•Sarah Crawford:
Nova Southeastern University (administrative work)
CWS (assisting Ms. Triggiano in 3rd grade)
in Chicago
•Annie Kane:
Camphill Kimberton(working with developmentally disabled adults)
in Kimberton, PA
•Farley Kelly-Masterton:
Chengdu Waldorf School (assisting teachers in various
school projects)
in Chengdu, China
•Simone Lazar:
Camphill Kimberton (working with developmentally disabled adults)
in Kimberton, PA
•Lila Lupetin:
Esperanza (working with developmentally disabled adults)
in Chicago
•Gaelin Monkman-Kotz:
Chengdu Waldorf School (assisting teachers in various
school projects)
in Chengdu, China
•Noah Pool:
Process Recording Studios (administrative work & studio engineering)
in Greensboro, NC
•Ava Reinisch:
David Reinisch Productions (video production)
in Chicago
•Michael Sanders:
Dearborn Observatory (research assistantship)
in Evanston
•Brianna Sennott:
Chengdu Waldorf School (assisting teachers in various
school projects)
in Chengdu, China
•Gwen Snapp:
Hyde Park Veterinary Clinic (clinic maintenance and animal care)
in Chicago
•Natalie Thomas:
CWS (assisting Mrs. Culbert in EC5)
in Chicago
•Camila Vaca:
Wanda Cobar (fashion design and production)
in Chicago
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community announcements
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poetry reading
Alum CWS parent and 2005 Pulitzer Prize nominee Maureen Flannery will be giving a poetry reading/discussion on Monday, April 7, 2008 from 7:00-9:00pm at the Student Union (Room SU-214) at Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis at Bryn Mawr. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear one of Chicago's premier poets! She will read for 45 minutes-1 hour, then will be open to questions and discussion.
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smile!
Warling Studios is hosting its annual Free Portrait Sitting day at their studio (2822 N. Kedzie, Chicago) on April 19th. In response to the many requests we receive from parents during Picture Day season to photograph their other children, we are hosting this day when all are welcome to come and get their child(ren) photographed for free; there will be no sitting fee and families will just pay for any prints they order. We can photograph each of the children individually, or all together. All ages of children are welcome. (Sorry…no adults will be photographed.) Feel free to invite other families you know who may be interested in this exclusive opportunity to schedule an appointment. To take part, contact Danielle by phone at 773.276.4588 or email Danielle at Warling Studios to schedule your time. Show up a few minutes before your appointment to allow for check-in. Three days later, you may view your proofs online. If you wish to place an order, just mail of fax in the order form.
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alumni news
Congratulations to CWS alum Nathan Barford (Class of 2004) on his upcoming graduation from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA on May 4, 2008; he will receive a BA in Music. On April 17th, Nathan will be one of 9 students being interviewed as finalists for the McElroy Fellowship, which gives $10,000 a year for three years towards graduate school to 2 students from any of 9 liberal arts colleges in Iowa. He intends to earn his masters in violin performance before deciding whether to continue with a doctorate in music or go to medical school.
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classified ads
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Summer Arts Camp! Shelley Davis, Waldorf parent and Chicago art teacher of 24 years, will be giving a fun-filled and creative two-week long summer arts camp this summer! We will be doing mosaic projects, puppet and mask making, collage, drawing, painting and a myriad of other exciting projects! Classes will run the weeks of July 7-11 and July 14-16. Cost: $180 for week or $300 for 2 weeks. Discount for siblings. Please contact Shelley Davis or call her at 773.330.8458.
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Painting Time Again! A business serving Chicagoland for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial settings. Knowledgeable, dependable and insured. Free estimates with reasonable costs using ONLY all natural products: water-based wall paints and low VOC wood oils. Contact John Stolfo or 312.217.1768.
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Apartment for Rent: Available May 1st. Spacious sunny 3 bedroom at South Blvd. Beach in Evanston. Call Lisa Allen at 847.373.7856.
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Waldorf Play Items: Let's renew and refresh, together!! We've begun our spring cleaning early and are hoping to renew and refresh our children's playroom. Moving out the old, loud, plastic and unimaginative in hopes of new, fresh, natural and inspirational alternatives. If you have gently used Waldorf wooden toys, dolls, play stands and canopy (especially play stands and canopy!), clothing racks, etc. that your own children may have outgrown, we'd love to talk with you. Please contact us to recycle and thus, renew! Contact Deborah at 773.755.9557 regarding any items you might like to resell or donate to a happy home. Items should be appropriate for preschool aged children.
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Grandparents' & Special Friends' Day
On this day we open the doors to the special adults in our students' lives
Grandparents • Aunts & Uncles • Special Friends
Friday • May 2, 2008
8:00-11:15am
Please RSVP to the Front Office 773.465.2662
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We Go Green!!
Beginning on Wednesday, April 23rd, you can receive your Bulletin one of the following three ways:
•Send your email address to Ilene Warfield. We will follow up with a weekly email notification once the Bulletin has been uploaded.
•Go to www.chicagowaldorf.org click Current Bulletin.
•You can access past weeks' Bulletins in our Newsletter Archive.
•If you absolutely must have a paper copy, please stop by the Main Office
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Four Seasons Shop School Store
Gifts for All Ages!
Store Hours:
Tuesday-Friday
8:00am-4:00pm
Saturday
9:00am-1:00pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
773.828.8800
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