Back to the Future
Last week at our monthly School Advisory Council meeting, Jaime Frost conducted a data gathering protocol on behalf of our Superintendent, Dr. Kenneth Salim. Each principal in the district has been asked to conduct this specific “Back to the Future” protocol as a way of gathering data to inform his entry plan work. Hear more >>

Meet Our New School Council Members!
The entire Tobin Community thanks you for giving of your time to help make our school amazing! Left to right: Alex Linthicum, Carrie Schantz, Stephen Wicks, Kate Johnson, Jessica Lounsbury, Gail McCullagh, Ben Clark, Ashley Brown. Not pictured: Michaela Bujoreanu and Rebecca McLaughlin.

Wampanoag Studies
This week, as part of cultural studies, all five of our Lower Elementary classrooms were visited by a native Wampanoag educator from Plimoth Plantation. This program was generously funded by the Friends of Tobin. Read on >>

Planet Earth
Room 283 students have been learning about our planet Earth. The Kindergarteners had used modeling clay to create models of Earth's inner structure and presented a lesson to their classmates. If you are curious about the four main layers of Earth, the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core, come to our classroom to see the models on display!

Online Resources for Your Child
CPS has installed a new library catalog that is linked to all the subscription databases the schools use as well as audio and eBooks. Your 2-5th grade students (and older) can log into the catalog and get access to these resources. Come find out how to access these resources to use at home or anywhere else outside of school!

Host Families Needed
A small international camp that I’ve been camper, counselor and parent of campers for has a program to welcome kids from around the world to the U.S. I’m looking for families to host an international camper for 2 days/3 nights before their camp in NH or ME starts. 10-13 year olds will arrive Thurs. July 13 and leave Sun. July 16 in the morning. 13-17 year olds go to camp in ME and will arrive at Logan July 6 and leave for camp July 9. If you are interested please email me (Jessica Gillis) at [email protected] and I’ll give you more details. Please feel free to pass this to others who may be interested.

In Our Community

I’m a Good Person! Isn’t That Enough?
January 30 | 6-8PM | FREE
Presentation by Deborah Kittredge Irving, Racial Justice Educator & Writer
Haggerty School This is a presentation that Deborah created to spark community dialog and raise awareness around difficult, often unknown, aspects of the racial experience in the U.S.

North Cambridge Family Opera
Singers Wanted!
WHO: Adults and children 6 and older. No experience needed! 
WHAT: A collection of songs about weather and climate titled Singin' of the Rain to be performed as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.
WHEN: Rehearsals: Wednesdays 6:15-7:30 starting Jan. 25 Performances: April 15, 3pm, Peabody School; April 22, 3pm, Broad Institute; April 23, 4pm, Museum of Science
WHERE: Rehearsals are at the Peabody School
MORE INFO: www.familyopera.org or [email protected]
Come to one of the first two rehearsals and give it a try!

Housing Search Workshop
Every Wednesday | 10 - 11:30AM
Cambridge Multi-Service Center, 362 Green St. Cambridge
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