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Five Things: A Pre-School Open House, Talking to Kids About Sex

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Jan. 11 in Lexington.

1. Billy Dalwin Pre-School of Temple Emunah Open House: Families interested in learning more about the school and its Kaytana summer program can tour the school, visit the classrooms and meet the teachers from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Temple Emunah. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, there are no public meetings posted for today. 3. Talking with Kids about Intimacy, Desire, and Sex with Sharon Maxwell: Want to learn how to help your kids navigate through childhood in a society which encourages immediate gratification of our desires? At 7 p.m. tonight at the Waldorf School, Sharon Maxwell, awarding-winning author and practicing psychologist, will give an interactive talk on the subject. Costs $15.  4. Like Us on Facebook…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 28

Affordable housing, Halloween stuff, simplicity parenting and more today in Lexington.

1. Wake up with the Capital Expenditures Committee, which is meeting at 8 a.m. at the Cary Memorial Building for a discussion of the proposed purchase by LexHAB using Community Preservation Act Funding under 2011 Annual Town Meeting, Article 8(d). 2. Opening reception for the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society's 16th annual Regional High School Artists Show is tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The show features artists from Arlington, Bedford, Burlington, Concord-Carlisle, Lexington, Waltham, Winchester and Minuteman High Schools 3. Consultant/family counselor Kim John Payne will lecture on his principle of "simplicty parenting" from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Waldorf School. Cost is $15 and there's a workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29…

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Waldorf School Hosts 2011 Olympics

Waldorf students from Massachusetts and Montreal competed in classic games such as discus, wrestling and running.

The following is a story submitted by Ella Ballin, a sixth-grader at the Waldorf School of Lexington. On a sunny morning last Friday, May 13, five Waldorf schools from Massachusetts and Montreal met at the Waldorf School of Lexington to compete in the annual Greek Olympics competition. In the opening ceremony, the fifth-grade classes of all the schools sang and danced.  Then the games began! The students were divided into different groups, identified by a Greek God’s name and a colored sash. The groups took turns competing in six events: The 50-yard dash, discus throw, long run, wrestling, javelin and long jump. In the 50-yard dash, competitors lined up, and at the sound of the gun, they were off. They pushed themselves as hard as they …

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