Spirit Week Fun!
Crazy hair and hat day! Ms. Heidi, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. L., and 4th graders show their spirit. Baldwin day! Thanks to Friends of Baldwin, all students received a Baldwin t-shirt! 5th graders at all-school meeting showing off their spirit.
Mindfulness at Baldwin
To be mindful is to bring awareness to the present moment with curiosity and without judgment.
Research on mindfulness and adults over the last 30 years has been showing positive benefits. Research on mindfulness and youth is more recent. Studies have shown that mindfulness education with youth can increase attention and emotional regulation, improve social skills, and decrease stress and anxiety. Read more >>
Principal Corner
Dear Families,
As we work to make our communication about student progress as clear as possible, we are implementing a performance scale for report cards that is consistent across grades 1-5. In these grade levels, we utilize report cards as one means of providing information about student performance. Read more >>
Looking for Baldwin Siblings!
Do you have a child ready to start kindergarten? Cambridge Public Schools holds the Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten lottery in January. Sibling families can register at school during the month of December.
If you have a child born between September 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, they are ready for Junior Kindergarten.
If your child will be 5 years old by August 31, 2018, they’re ready for kindergarten!
Please contact Susan at 617.349.4377 for a kindergarten registration packet and instructions on what is required to register at school.
Supporting the Development of our Youth
Third-grade students at Baldwin received dictionaries from the Rotary Club of Cambridge. The Rotary Club participates in a national service program, The Dictionary Project.“The goal is to help students become good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with a personal dictionary.”
The Rotary Club of Cambridge was founded in 1922 and “encourages and fosters the ideal of service above self." The dictionary gifts show the students that they support their education and their success in school.
News from the Library
Baldwin Book Awards is for students in grades 1 - 3. Students will vote on their favorites from each category for "The Baldwin Book Award".
Nonfiction
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes her Mark by Debbie Levy
Robins!: How They Grow Up by Eileen Christelow
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama by Hester Bass
Some Writer: The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
Fiction
Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins
Captain Coconut and the Case of the Missing Bananas by Anushka Ravishanker and Priya Sundram
Frank and Lucky Get Schooled by Lynne Rae Perkins
Series Books (Read 1 book)
Exploring Countries Series Blastoff Readers
Inspector Flytrap Series by Tom Angleberger
Heroes in Training Series by Joan Holub
Women Who Broke the Rules Series by Kathleen Krull
The Treehouse Series by Andy Griffiths
Favorites of First Grade
Some of the favorite things about first grade:
"Math." - Janessa
"Going to the library." - Phoebe
"Doing the cha cha slide during P.E." - Beckett
Others include camp out day, getting meal worms, combinations of 10, 5th grade buddies, popcorn day, fire station trip, being scientists, and learning new stuff!
Learning Celebrations
Students love to share their learning with their adults. Many classrooms hosted a classroom breakfast where students showcased some of their accomplishments in the first few months of school. During this season of giving thanks, thank you for coming to appreciate your child’s achievements. And thank you to the room parents for supporting your teacher, making the classroom breakfast possible.
A Sea of Green
Our November all-school meeting was a very exciting one. Thanks to the Friends of Baldwin, every student showed their Baldwin pride with new Baldwin t-shirts. Thank you to parent Cici for the great design. Thank you to Maddox and Vlaams for hosting the meeting.
The fifth grade students shared their memories and some amazing videos of their recent overnight trip to Sargent Center.
We learned cooperation, working together as a team and perseverance. - Jayden
We learned about commitment. - Jordel
We learned about community and making connections with each other. - Fatima
We learned about caring and helping each other. - Valentina
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BALDWIN EVENTS
Thursday, December 7
STEM Fair | 6PM
Friday, December 8
Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, December 13
School Council Meeting | 8AM
Thursday, December 21
Principal Coffee | 8:30AM
Friday, January 5
Friends of Baldwin Meeting | 9AM
Wednesday, January 11
School Council Meeting | 8AM
Monday, January 15
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 30
JK-4 Winter Concert | 9:15AM
(Snow date: Tuesday, February 6)
DISTRICT EVENTS
Mindfulness / Conciencia Plena
Strengthening our families & reducing family stress
Fortaleciendo nuestras familias y abordando el estrés
Monday, December 11
Amigos School
Learn more >>
Attention 5th Grade Families
Families of RAUC invite you to:
What Happened to My Child? Understanding the Middle School Years
Thursday, December 14 | 6 - 7PM
RAUC Library
RAUC Guidance Counselor, Shanika Boadu will speak to families about the developmental changes, joys and challenges facing middle schoolers.
See more opportunities outside of CPS >>
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: December 13
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 date of the next all-school meeting will be December 20 at 2PM.
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 December 21.
NEWS FROM THE GARDEN
The temps continue to get lower, and the garden is getting ready for some rest. Classes have been busy pulling out plants, planting winter rye and garlic, cooking warm soups, and measuring and sketching changes they are noticing. Read about a few awesome activities >>
THANK YOU
Thank you to the Friends of Baldwin and to all who purchased a wreath. Thank you to an amazing group of parents who made bows and decorated festive wreaths. It is one of the biggest fundraisers for the school. Thank you to Allison, Andrew, Angela, Annie, Audrey, Beth T., Beth V., Leslie, Maritsa, Nina F., Nina J., and Valeria.
MARBLE PASSENGERS
Roller Coaster Fun in STEM
The challenge: Don't let the marble passenger fall out! Using pipe foam insulation, tape, and cardboard rolls, students where challenged to make an upside down loop, add a u-turn, or even a double loop!
You too can experience all the excitement of STEM Club at STEM Fair on Thursday! See you there.
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