Conservatory Lab
Charter School
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| Family Notes
May 15, 2015
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Dear Families,
With the arrival of these long-awaited spring days, many of us are engaging in more exercise and outdoor activities. It brings to mind how important health and wellness are to the quality of life for every single one of us.
Basic things are important: such as the kind and quality of food we have every single day, at every single meal; the amount of water we drink; the amount of walking, running, jumping and, soon, swimming we do every day; the amount of sleep we get every night and also of special note, the time we give ourselves to not be "stressed out". We must take time to breathe, to pause, to reflect.
And perhaps, most importantly, find a time to smile, to laugh even. Remember the old adage "laughter is the best medicine"! Humor and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy week end.
Warmly,
Diana Lam
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 Take Note
- Due to BPS bus schedules, the dismissal time for the last two days of school are as follows:
Friday, June 26, 2:00 pm
Monday, June 29, 10:45 am
- TIME CHANGE FOR JUNE CONCERTS! Both June concerts will take place at 1:30 in the afternoon at Roxbury Community College, not 2:30.
- Many families are still wondering where they can view all the videos of this year's Spring Fling performances. You can watch them all here! And don't forget to watch and share the four videos that are featured on our main YouTube page.
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Tango with the Dudamel Orchestra and Mr. Anantawan This Sunday!
Spotted on the Red line: an announcement about Dudamel orchestra's upcoming Pro Arte performance!
All week, members of the Dudamel Orchestra have been preparing for their combined concert with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge. At 2pm on Sunday, they will be performing beautifully thrilling Argentine tango music by the composer Astor Piazzolla alongside the seasoned professionals of Pro Arte. There will be an additional performance featuring Resident Artist Adrian Anantawan as a violin soloist with the orchestra. Tickets start at $10 for students. Call the Harvard Box office at 617-496-2222 to purchase.
If you enjoy fun, high-energy Tango music, then this concert is for you!
The Details:
Who: The Dudamel Orchestra, Mr. Adrian Anantawan, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
What: High-energy tango music by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla
Where: Sanders Theatre, Cambridge (Free parking at Broadway Garage @ 7 Felton St, Cambridge)
When: 2pm on Sunday, May 17
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K2 Teaches Cookie Monster How to Eat Healthy
Since November, the K2 classrooms have been hard at work on their healthy eating expedition. It all started when Cookie Monster visited the school with only cookies in his lunchbox. It was then the students' jobs to convince Cookie Monster to eat a more balanced meal. In order to do so, they had to learn all about nutrition and healthy eating! 
The K2ers did a lot of research on healthy eating. They learned about MyPlate (the new food pyramid) and how to create a balanced meal. Once they had finished their research, it was their job to create a "Pick Me" poster, in which students chose five foods from the five food groups to represent a balanced meal. They also learned about exercise and staying active. They became experts on living a healthy lifestyle! 
On Wednesday night, both K2s and their families gathered together for an expedition celebration. We had almost 100% turnout from families and it was a fun filled night! The celebration kicked off with a performance of the MyPlate song (to the tune of Meghan Trainor's All About That Bass), written by the amazing Dave Cordes and Tess Plotkin. After the performance, parents were invited to the classrooms to go on a gallery walk of all the "Pick Me" posters the students created. Lastly, most families brought food for a fantastic potluck. It was a terrific celebration of both knowledge learned and a community truly coming together to create a special night! Special shoutout from K-2 parent Jenny Rosario, thanking Ms. Biro for getting the song lyrics printed in braille for her!
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Our Students Reach Out
On Wednesday, three K1 students took a walk with Mr. Kershner over to Franciscan Children's Hospital to visit one of their classmates, Samuel who is a patient there. Over April vacation, Samuel developed an infection and was hospitalized at Children's Hospital. His condition was very serious but he is now getting better. Last weekend he was moved to Franciscan Children's Hospital to receive physical and occupational therapy as he continues his recovery. He expects to go home next week but had tons of fun with his friends at the playground at the hospital.
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You're Invited to the Third Annual El Sistema Showcase!
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| | From left: Christina, Alexa, Jac, Kat, Ivy, and Coach Kay |
Shout out to Ivy, Kat, Jac, Christina, and Alexa to coming to Run for Recess and using our Playworks Group Agreement "Try It On". Andre and Jasper from 3rd grade both ran that day as well. Andre came in second place for the 1 Mile and Jasper placed second for the under 18 male group for the 5K! Such great accomplishments.
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PAC Notes
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Please join us as we continue the discussion about strengthening our parent organization and communication with the school.
WHERE: Dorchester Park (rain location Conservatory Lab upper school at 2120 Dorchester Ave.)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Dinner will start at 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Potluck family/community meeting. Bring a dish or just yourself. We will eat dinner, and the kids will play at the park. Bring a blanket for your picnic spread! We will have small group discussions about concerns parents are having. Seth Kirshenbaum will moderate the discussions.
If possible, please let us know if you plan to attend (add email link) so we have a sense of how many people and children will be coming.
- On Sunday, May 17, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., join the Conservatory Lab PAC (Parent Advisory Council) and lots of friends and friends of friends for an afternoon of shopping for women's clothing and accessories at the Designers Circus in Allston.
Designers Circus is a warehouse sale, sample sale, and fabulous social experience all rolled into one. The afternoon promises to be lots of fun and a great time to shop for that perfect Spring or Summer item! We will also have a raffle that afternoon; you could go home with a Designers Circus gift certificate! Tickets will be sold throughout the afternoon for $1.00 each.
The best part of all is a portion of the sales made that afternoon will go directly to the Conservatory Lab PAC Fund to benefit the school's innovative academic and music program!
We hope you will join us, and please spread the word to any friends or family members. Please email Felice Rutstein at feliceandspence@yahoo.com to RSVP.
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