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APRIL 09, 2010 |
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APRIL 2010
04/02/10 Good Friday - No School
04/08/10 National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, 7PM, Cambridge Public Library (next to CRLS) followed by a reception in the CRLS Main Cafeteria.
04/07/10 Semester 2 Mid-Term Exams
04/07/10 MCAS English Language Arts Composition Make-up Exam
04/08/10 & 04/09/2010 All City Drama Performance, 7 PM, Kennedy-Longfellow
04/08/10 Semester 2 Mid-Term Exams
04/09/10 Semester 2, Marking Period 1 Ends
04/12/10 Semester 2, Marking Period 2 Begins
04/13/10 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Dept Conference Room
04/15/10 All City Spring Music Concert, 7 PM, Peabody School Auditorium
04/16/10 Semester 2, Marking Period 1 Report Cards mailed
04/19/10 April Vacation Begins
04/26/10 School Resumes
04/27/10 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, Principal's Conference Room
04/29/10 Registration deadline, 06/05 SAT Exams
04/29/10 Student Art Exhibit Reception, 7 PM, University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St.
04/29/10 Teen Drinking Parent Workshop, 6-9 PM, Freshman Campus Library 04/30/10 Spring Drama Production/Senior Directing Project, 5:30 PM, CRLS R131
MAY 2010
05/01/10 SAT and SAT Subject Exams, 9th Grade Campus, 7:45 AM
05/07/10 CRLS Annual International Music Festival, 7PM, CRLS Main Campus
05/03/10 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams begin (through 05/07)
05/10/10 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams begin (through 05/14)
05/11/10 FOCA Meeting, 6 PM, Athletics Dept Conference Room
05/12/10 RSTA Senior Dinner, 5-7:30 PM, Main Cafeteria
05/13/10 35th Annual CRLS Photo Show, 6PM, Piano Factory, 791 Tremont St. Boston
05/13/10 Parent Presentation with Dr. Weissbourd, 6 PM, CPL Main Branch Auditorium
05/17/10 MCAS Exams, Math
05/18/10 MCAS Exams, Math
05/20/10 Scholarship Night, 6 PM, Location TBA
05/20/10 Danceworks: Student & Staff Choreography, 7 PM, Harvard University, Lowell Hall
05/21/10 Danceworks: Student & Staff Choreography, 7 PM, Harvard University, Lowell Hall
05/21/10 Semester 2, Marking Period 2 Progress Reports Mailed
05/25/10 School Council Meeting, 6-8 PM, Principal's Conference Room
05/25/10 Final Exams for Seniors
05/26/10 Final Exams for Seniors
05/29/10 Senior Prom
05/31/10 Memorial Day Holiday - No School |
Do You Parent Like you Mean it?
Join us for a Reality Check!
The Cambridge Prevention Coalition, Cambridge Rindge & Latin Parent Liaison,
Cambridge Rindge & Latin S.T.A.R.S (Students Teaching and & Advocating Respect), and 1369 Coffee House invite you to an interactive parent workshop:
Thursday April 29th 6-8pm CRLS Freshman Campus Library, 359 Broadway
Featuring a discussion panel and skits with Traci Brooks, MD, Director of Adolescent Services, Cambridge Health Alliance and the CRLS S.T.A.R.S., Students Teaching & Advocating Respect! Find out how getting involved at school could be
your teen or tween's anti-drug! Get some helpful hints on how to communicate with your child, and learn about the risks involved with underage drinking.
RSVP to Greta Hardina at ghardina@cpsd.us or 617.349.6660!
Only 50 seats available!
Receive a FREE $4 gift certificate to 1369 coffee shop for attending. Have a coffee break on us, and bring your son or daughter along for a "Reality Check" conversation.
Refreshments will be served!! |
10 science questions for baseball fans...
If you're a baseball fan, you know a lot about the game: the teams, the players, the rules, the traditions, and the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." But do you know enough about the science of baseball to answer these questions?
How does a knuckleball work?
Does a fastball "rise?"
How does a curveball curve?
How much does muscle strength matter in baseball?
What is sabermetrics?
What do baseball scouts actually do when watching games?
Do steroids help baseball players?
What is pitch f/x? Hit f/x?
What matters to more Theo Epstein: scouting or sabermetrics?
Should players who used steroids be admitted to the Hall of Fame?
If you want to raise your own game this season, Andy Andres and the MIT Science of Baseball program would like to pitch you some science before you take the field-or your seat. If you think that the answer to that last question has nothing to do with science, what you learn might change your mind.
Friday, April 30
6-7:30 PM MIT Campus, Stata Center32 Vassar Street, Room 32-155
Dr. Andy Andres, a diehard Red Sox fan, earned his PhD in Human Nutritional Sciences and Physiology from Tufts University. He is a member of the Faculty at Boston University's College of General Studies in Natural Sciences and Mathematics where he teaches biology and physics. At Tufts University, he teaches one of the first college-level courses ever offered in Sabermetrics. For 17 years, he taught a seminar in exercise physiology and ergogenic aids for athletic performance at Harvard College. In the summer, Andy teaches science and coaches baseball in the MIT Science of Baseball Program. | |
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Teen Health Survey
April 13th
9:20-10:11
On April 13 teachers will be administering the Teen Health Survey in an extended homeroom.This survey, which CRLS has been administering every other year since 1992, gives us a wealth of information about the health behaviors of our students. It is also used to help the school department, the city, and collaborating agencies get grants funds to support the youth of Cambridge.
Please encourage your students to answer the questions accurately. |
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REPORT BACK FROM CAMBODIA
Please join us for a public event on Monday, April 12, from 6 - 8pm, in the CRLS Freshman Campus Library. The six students and two teachers who traveled to Phnom Pehn, Kauk Rovieng, and Siem Riep will be sharing their stories, pictures, and lessons learned. Refreshments will be served. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
All are welcome, so please spread the word! Please contact Marya Wegman or Susie VanBlaricum with any further questions.
CRLS students involved:
Violet Brooks-Doucette
Isabel Campbell-Gross
Lucy Flamm
Natatlia Forbath
Askar Temirbek
Nora Sears |
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Benefit for Club 4 and the Dominican Repulic Delegation
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Date: May 18th
Location: CRLS Main Cafeteria
Please come to a benefit Dinner/ Concert in support of two community service clubs here at CRLS, Club 4 (CRLS student volunteers who prepare meals for the homeless in Harvard Sq.) and the Dominican Republic Delegation (The Dominican Republic Delegation started in 2009 it is composed of a group of 9 students and led by Juan Casillas a language teacher at CRLS. We work throughout the school year to raise funds for a small school in Carrera de Yeguas, a town 5 hours away from the Capital city of Santo Domingo). Please join us for the special event! |
SAVE THE DATE!
CRLS International Music Festival
May 7, 2010
6:00-9:00 pm
Join us for a musical celebration at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
CRLS String Orchestra, Concert Band, Drumline, World Jazz Ensemble,
Chorus, Haitiian Dance Club
Food from cultures around the world
ADMISSION FREE
Food free if you bring a dish to share, Otherwise Food $5.00. |
SAT Registration
Test Date: May 1, 2010
Next Test Date: June 5, 2010
Registration Deadline: May 5, 2010
Register Online at www.collegeboard.com
Reminder: If you are registered to take the test @ CRLS the test site is at the Longfellow School - 9th Grade Campus | |
CRLS Students Learn about Micro Credit
During the past couple of weeks, Ms. Otty's Modern World History students have been learning about foreign aid, sustainable development, and microfinance and are now ready to present their exhibits to you! Over the last week students broke into six groups to draw up six hypothetical business plans to present for approval to a group of micro lending experts. All groups focused on Haiti this year and came up with some unique and interesting proposals that all aim to be environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.
You are invited to come view their work next Thursday, April 15th. Stop by for a few minutes or an hour; we will be stationed in room, R327, from 3-7PM. You are also encouraged to donate some money to a Haitian micro credit organization called Fonkoze. |
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PROBLEM OF THE DAY! In preparation for the math MCAS, which is being given on May 18th and 19th to 10th graders, the DYK will be featuring a Math MCAS Problem of the Day (POD). Students will discuss the problem in homeroom and come up with a consensus answer. The homeroom with the most correct answers may win a breakfast or pizza All homerooms (9th - 12th grade) are eligible. Good luck!
Today's question is from the calculator section: 2008, Mathematics - Grade 10
The circumference of Sophie's circular flower garden is 75 feet. Which of the
following is closest to the diameter of her flower garden?
HINT: You may use the formula C= 2πr from the MCAS reference sheet.
A. 24 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 5 feet
**BONUS QUESTION: Sophie would like to put some mulch to cover the dirt in her flower garden.
What is the area of Sophie's flower garden?
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The Cambridge Public Health Department is celebrating National Public Health Week from April 5 to 11, 2010! Visit "H1N1: The Cambridge Story,"a poster gallery on display at Cambridge City Hall (795 Massachusetts Avenue), from April 5 to April 23. The exhibit showcases the partners, planning, and strategies used to vaccinate thousands of Cambridge residents against both H1N1 and seasonal flu during an extraordinary year. It also highlights some of the work of Cambridge epidemiologists -Did you know that CRLS offers an Epidemiology class to high school students? The poster gallery is open to the public. |
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PACE
Looking to step up your job search game? Personal and Career Exploration (PACE) is a 6 week training program for Cambridge youth aged 16 and up. Explore careers, build resumes, practice interviews and go on a company visit, and get paid $120 in the process! Pick up PACE applications in the Youth Employment Center in front of Mr.Tynes' office during both lunches. Questions? Call 617- 349-6272. |
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WALK FOR HAITI!
Thanks for WALKING FOR HAITI $47, OOO was raised this year and still counting.... |
LIFEGUARD TRAINING
4 weeks: April 27-May 21, 2010
Tuesdays 2:45-4:45pm
Thursdays 2:45-6:45pm
Fridays 2:45-4:45pm
START TRAINING NOW!
FREE! Pre-Course Training 4/13-15 7:00-7:30am
Registration forms are available in the Athletic Office |
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The Parents We Mean to Be
a presentation by
Dr. Richard Weissbourd
Thursday, May 13
6:00 pm
Cambridge Public Library
Main Branch Auditorium
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
This talk is intended for parents of middle and high school age children. It will describe concrete practices at the heart of being an effective moral mentor. It also addresses how children's moral growth is tied to our moral growth as parents and teachers.
For more information contact Greta Hardina, CRLS Family Liaison at ghardina@cpsd.us
Sponsored by the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and the Cambridge Public Library
Dr. Weissbourd is on the faculty of Graduate School of Education and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is also a father and the author of The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development named by the New Yorker as one of the top 24 nonfiction books of 2009. | |
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