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Baldwin Broadside: October 18, 2017
Published on Oct 18, 2017 18:19

October 18, 2017

What Do Your Favorite Things Say About You?
Historic New England's in-class presentation to the 4th grade introduced both primary documents and creating scrapbooks to document history.

The students were guided through the history of the Pierce family. Antoinette Louise Pierce lived over 100 years ago and she kept scrapbooks. She saved newspaper clippings, keepsakes, and pictures that told us about her and what she was like. A family member showed the students what life was like by then using Antoinette’s scrapbook.

Students then created their own scrapbook pages filling them with their favorite things, reflecting what life is like for them in the 21st century. This program launches the monthly math scrapbook projects students will do throughout the school year.
Thanks to the Friends of Baldwin for funding this tremendous in-school enrichment!

Apple Cider

Cider Pressing
If it’s October, it is cider pressing month at the Baldwin. Our garden coordinator Michele Kaufman works with classrooms in the garden doing cider pressing. Students participating in every step of the process; washing, cutting, mashing, pressing, and finally tasting! They learn that it is hard work making cider. They have to use their strong muscles to turn the mashing wheel and using the press crank.

Students are also beginning to prepare the garden for winter.They are harvesting beets and carrots and planting winter rye.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered to help with cider pressing. Thank you to Michele Lower, Beverly Kennedy, Bernette Dawson and Robin Chen.

Heidi

Principal's Corner
During my entry interviews with staff, parents, and stakeholders, I listened for trends. One frequently mentioned area of concern was the culture of behavior and discipline at Baldwin. Thus, our staff members have been spending much of our professional time talking together about our schoolwide plans for supporting positive behaviors and responding to problematic behaviors. Here in the Broadside, I’ve listed a few key elements of our plan, but I’m also going to follow this article up with a more detailed description of our plan in a separate email later today. Read more >>

Lanterns Aglow
What a lovely, luminous fall evening! Thank you to all the families who attended the Lantern Garden Party and brought delicious dishes to share. Thank you to gardener Michele Kaufman for helping the students and their families with cider pressing. Thank you to Ms. Lilli for leading the students in creating beautiful lanterns.

Baldwin

Congratulations to our Summer Math Stars
Ms. Lynch would like to recognize the following students for completing their summer math. Congratulations to Janelle Casanova-DeJesus, Izzy Cellini, Chloe Connolly, Jennifer Duverglas, Jin Guo, Aroon Kang, Erica Katsumi, Anna Kehayova, Anna Kotowicz, Gemma Larin, Maddox Lee, Philip Lee, Phoebe Lee, John Lower, Hazel McClelland, Maddy McDonough, Penny McMurray, Jane Meek, Taraie Menezes, Sahana Miduturu, Oliver Mitchell, Porter Mitchell, Madeline Nohrnberg, Grant Powell, Samer Saad, Remy Scott, Viven Sheffield, Gemma Shoor, Avery Varrichio, and Jack Varrichio,

Additional Summer Reading Superstars
Mrs. Rogers would like to recognize the following students for completing their summer reading log. These students add to the many students mentioned in the last newsletter.

Congratulations to Jane Meek, Liza Bowden, Noah Beyer, Philip Lee.

Sac Field

Looking Good!
The City of Cambridge is finishing up the renovation of the Sacramento Street Field. Although it looks about done, it will be early summer before the park is opened for use. There is a new pathway close to the school as well as a refurbished main entrance, gorgeous fencing, benches around the park, bike parking, a completely renovated basketball court, a very cool nature-based play area, water fountains, beautiful landscaping with hundreds of plants and a toddler play area.The city is getting ready to install the grass area.

Pajama Night

Pajama Storytelling Night
Thursday, November 2 | 6PM
Please join Librarian Ms. Kugel for this annual Baldwin tradition of an evening of storytelling. Fun for the entire family.

3-Year-Old-Lottery
Do you have a child who has a birthday between 4/1/14 and 8/31/15? Apply in October for the chance to enroll your child in a Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) preschool program:

Tobin Montessori
Fletcher Maynard Scholar College
Special Start Integrated Program

A lottery will be held for limited seats in these small programs. Apply in person at the Family Resource Center during the month of October (October 2-31, 2017).

3-Year Old Lottery Information Session
Wednesday, September 27 at 6PM
Tobin School, Vassal Lane.

To enter the lottery, visit the CPS Family Resource Center, 459 Broadway. If you have any questions, please call 617.349.6551.

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Opportunities Outside of School
Cambridge Youth Hockey
Learn to Skate or Play Ice Hockey
Learn more >>

Fresh Pond Reservation Kids' Programs
View what is happening in October at Fresh Pond >>

Spark Biogen Foundation Video Contest
Win money for you school and a GoPro Camera.
Find out how >>

3v3 Women's Basketball League
Check out this new league of 3v3 basketball for 8 graders and young women in high school - on Tuesday nights at the Moses Youth Center at 243 Harvard St. Sharpen your skills in a casual setting that gives you great experience! Interested? Come to the Moses on a Tuesday between 6:30 - 9:30PM. For more info call 617.349.6262.

Amazing Women's Edition Writing Contest:
Local Heroines
Eligibility: Students in grades K - 8
Learn more >>

Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Natural History Museum Upcoming Events
View a list of upcoming events >>

City of Cambridge Fuel Assistance Program
Program begins November 1, 2017. Learn more >>

Girl Scouts
Join a troop today. View details >>

TTT Mentor Program
A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program for Grades 4 through 7. More Info >>

BALDWIN EVENTS
Wednesday, October 18
Early Release Day,
12:55PM Dismissal

Thursday, October 19
Principal Coffee | 8:30AM

Friday, October 27
Picture Day

Wednesday, November 1 - Friday, November 3
5th Grade Overnight Trip

Thursday, November 2
Early Release Day, 12:55PM Dismissal

Thursday, November 2
Pajama Reading Night | 6PM

Wednesday, November 8
School Council Meeting | 8AM

Friday, November 10
No School - Veterans' Day

Thursday, November 16
Principal Coffee | 8:30AM

Friday, November 17
Movie Night | 6PM

Wednesday, November 22
Early Release Day, 12:55PM Dismissal

DISTRICT EVENTS
Thursday, October 19
Title I Presents Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Peabody School | 6 - 7PM
All Cambridge Public School parents are invited to attend.

Learn how to be prepared for a successful conference.

Pizza will be served. Childcare available by registration only, email or 617.349.6492.

October 25
Kindergarten Information Session
Morse | 6PM

October 28
Kindergarten Information Session
Peabody School | 10AM

BALDWIN SCHOOL
SITE COUNCIL
Be part of a group of parents and faculty that work in conjunction with the Baldwin faculty teams to work toward the school's improvement goals, outlined in the school improvement plan. Commitment of a Site Council Member: Attend a 60 minute meeting once a month (on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8AM) Your child is welcome to accompany you or can go to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the gymnasium for Let's Move. Please come to a meeting to see what it is all about. The next meeting date: Wednesday, November 8.

ALL SCHOOL MEETINGS
Each month, the Baldwin School has an all-school meeting. This is an opportunity for the entire school to get together as a community. It is run like a Responsive Classroom morning meeting starting with a greeting followed by classroom shares. Classrooms take turns sharing their work. All-school meets are for kids, by kids. The next all-school meeting is Monday, October 23 at 10AM.

PRINCIPAL COFFEES
Principal Heidi will be hosting principal coffees this year on the 3rd Thursday morning of each month from 8:30 - 9:30AM in the Activity Room on the lower level. The topic of the next meeting: Positive Behaviors.

Please come to the next coffee on October 19.

THANK YOU
Thank you to Kate Flaim for representing the Baldwin at next school night at the Cambridge Ellis School.

Thank you to the parents of STEM Club; Andrew, Aran, Marty, Chris, Andrew and Joshua for organizing a wonderful opportunity for the students.

Thank you to Michele Lower, Bernette Dawson and Beverly Kennedy for their help with cider pressing.

Thank you to the weekend backpack parent volunteers Katie, Leslie, Rachel and Bethany.
Thank you to Nina for heading up this year's election day food sale.

Pumpkin Contest

BALDWIN SCHOOL LIBRARY PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST
Our library will be getting into the fall spirit by having a pumpkin/gourd decorating contest of favorite book characters. Students may enter one pumpkin individually or classrooms may enter one for the class. Entries may be dropped off in the library Monday, October 23th - Friday, October 27th. Students will be able to vote on their favorites during library class. Learn more about the contest >>

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