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THIS WEEK AT COLD SPRING SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
BENJAMIN ZANDER VISITS COLD SPRING SCHOOL
Benjamin Zander, grandfather of Jack Shor (student in Katy and Josiah’s 2/3 class), and Conductor of the
Boston Pilharmonic Youth Orchestra, came to speak to the Cold Spring community this week and shared
his beautiful music and message about possibility and hope. He said that he measures success, not by
money, power or fame, but by the number of shining eyes he has around him. If the eyes aren’t shining, he
asks, “who am I being that the eyes around me aren’t shining?” He also led one of our 6th grade students,
Mateo Balbarin, in a beautiful violin performance. The entire audience, ranging from preschoolers to
grandparents, was captivated. Don't worry! If you missed him on Wednesday, we taped it all, and will be
sharing the video soon.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
RATATOUILLE TICKETS AVAILABLE ON MONDAY!
On Monday morning, March 2, please stop by the front desk to collect tickets to our
Family Movie Night showing of Ratatouille. Tickets will “go on sale” on Monday
morning at 8:00 am and are first come first served. If you cannot come in to get
tickets yourself, please send a note with your child(ren) indicating the number of
tickets you would like. The movie will begin on Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm and is for
Cold Spring School families only (siblings welcome!). Doors open at 6:30pm. Come
in comfy clothes and bring a pillow or blanket if you so desire! BYOF (Bring your
own food). We hope to see you there!!
AUCTION COUNTDOWN
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11 Weeks to go!!!!
Saturday, May 16, 2015
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The Auction team is looking for specific items to round out some
outstanding packages. Think about asking a place you do business with
for a gift certificate or merchandise. Specific needs are:
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• Regular or decaf coffee, French press coffee maker, tea, single
cup coffee funnel
• Gift certificates to Van Wilgens, Vaiuso Greenhouse, Twombly’s
• tickets, tickets, tickets to Red Sox, Yankees, Yale Hockey or
Husky games
• Gift certificate for lunch in Madison (to compliment Joshua Sloat’s
RJ Julia book excursion)
• Gift certificates to RJ Julia
• Tickets to the Yale Rep, Shubert or Long Wharf
• Monthly baked goods, hors d’oeurves or dinners
• VACATION HOME!!
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Have a question or an idea? See Paula at [email protected],
Wendy Garcia, Auction Chair.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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There is a new exhibit in the front hall by the students in Karen and Laura's class. The students
used the feather as the subject of their photography sessions to link their thematic study of Native
America to the art project. The Native Americans used different types of feathers in their dress.
Feathers were also rich in mythological symbolism. The students then altered their images on
Photoshop, enhancing texture and contrast and also learning how to crop for the best
compositions.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
SNOW, SNOW, SNOW AND FINALLY…
YOGA!!
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It has been almost a month since our Monday
students have had yoga and it was an easy transition
back into the breath, mindfulness and movement.
We took this starting anew to explore a brief
meditation and it seemed to click.
Moving with imagination into the light and warmth
of Spring brought us hope that the thaw us in sight
and greater insight!
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Meanwhile, our ongoing Tuesday students
continued exploring Garudasana, the vehicle for the
Sustainer from Hindu mythology.
This powerful and challenging pose reminded us of
our ability to use yoga to help support and sustain
ourselves while bringing to mind gratitude for those
around us who support us in ways we may not
realize: parents, teachers, our school, family and
friends. We thank you all!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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DEBBIE AND GRACE’S K/1
Children in Debbie and Grace's K/1 class happily celebrated 100 days of school this week! The
children each brought in projects such as one hundred paper cranes, one hundred pennies and
Kaelen played the class one hundred notes on the ukulele.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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On Thursday, a professional dancer named Alisa came to work with the 4/5 and 6th grades and
teach them how to appreciate and learn to dance Salsa, Cumbia and Merengue (in the
Community Building)! Alisa runs Alisa's House of Salsa, on Chapel Street (between Orange &
Church). Alisa also shared her passion for teaching about diversity through dance - remarking
that the students were able to learn something new and embrace it, even in their short time
together. She asked the students to promise to show you, their parents, what they learned with
her ... did they??
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Bigger room, bigger ball -- several fitness classes are shown here playing different
games with a very large Omnikin ball.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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An alumni parent shared the following image with us this week. He told us, “I was looking through
some old issues of the Yale Alumni Weekly and happened to spot this ad for a printing company from
March 1, 1935. That building looked very familiar! Just wanted to share this with the school in case it
would be of interest.” Look familiar?!!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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Wendy Garcia’s non profit Let's Take It Outside is racing in the Tough Turtle Race at the Ithaca
Children's Garden (ICG) in Ithaca New York to raise money for the ICG in April. Chris Dawson,
former CSS teacher, is also racing on Wendy’s team, as are all of Wendy’s girls. Wendy and her team
are trying to raise as much money as possible to support the ICG, which has a bunch of programs
outdoors for kids. The link to her team page is http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/wendygarcia-LTIO/tough-turtle-2015. Please consider supporting Wendy and Chris for a good cause!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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MARCH 6: FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT (7-9PM)!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015