Greetings from Julie Craven
Dear RAUC Families,
We all know that a strong home-school partnership supports student success. With that in mind, we are delighted to announce that 173 families came in to meet with teachers at our Fall Learning Partners Conferences, or 65% of our families. Of course our goal is 100% but this is up significantly from our strong 50% showing last spring. We appreciate your effort to connect with us.
The surveys families filled out at conferences let us check in on our partnership. Families overwhelmingly felt that the conferences met their needs, that teachers were able to give feedback specific to their student, and that they left with a concrete strategy for how to help their student at home. Teachers work hard to get to know students and it is gratifying to know that families see the impact of their efforts.
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8th Grade Learning Previews
See what our students are going to be studying this month! Read more >>
What happened to my child? Understanding the Middle School Years
Reminder: Thursday, December 14
Join us at 6PM in the RAUC library to hear RAUC Guidance Counselor, Shanika Boadu, speak to families about the developmental changes, joys, and challenges facing our middle schoolers.
This is part of the speaker series sponsored by Families of RAUC. Please stay for the FRAUC meeting immediately following the speaker at 7PM. All are welcome.?
Still time to buy a RAUC T-shirt or order
a Sweatshirt!
T-shirts are $10 and can be purchased in the office or ordered if we don’t have your size. Sweatshirts can also be ordered ($35). You can pay in cash or checks made out to RAUC Student Agency.
Peabody Community Market this Thursday, December 14
Everyone in our school communities is welcome to come and shop at this market. All the food is free! There are fresh fruits and vegetables (seasonal), grains and pastas, milk and eggs, usually some sort of meat and other staples.
We are looking for volunteers to help set up, run and clean up the market. Visit the sign up sheet >>
6th Grade Math Students Celebrated the Culmination of their Recipe Book Projects in Style!
Students displayed their recipe books and gave each other thoughtful feedback and kudos on everything from design quality to math accuracy. Then they had a chance to sample the delicious results!
7th Grade News
7th Grade Visit NetPal Offices Tuesday, December 12
Students will meet their NetPal in a visit to their NetPal’s office--either at Cambridge Systematics, GCP Applied Technologies, Oracle, or Vecna Technologies. Students and their NetPals will eat lunch at Bertuccis to get to know each other better.
Speaker from South Sudan to address students
Wednesday, December 20 | 2PM. Families invited!
Seventh grade readers have finished reading A Long Walk to Water, a historical fiction book by Linda Sue Park. It is follow two stories of two 11 year olds in South Sudan during different periods of time. Both stories talk about the impact of the long civil war in Sudan and the lack of accessible water.
On Wednesday, December 20th, a special guest speaker visit our school to talk about life in South Sudan. Franco Majok, the Executive Director of Village Help for South Sudan (a nonprofit organization in Cambridge, MA), will be speaking with us about his experiences and current humanitarian work there. You can read more about him here. As with any non-profit, donations can also be made on the website.
Families are invited to attend. The talk and Q&A begins at 2PM in the auditorium.
Opportunities Outside of School
All flyers and registration forms are available at RAUC. Students or families can contact Justin McNulty.
Learn more about opportunities outside school via the Middle School Network!
Advanced DIY: Holiday Cards
When: Wednesday, December 13
Where: Cambridge Public Library Teen Room, 449 Broadway Street
Time: 3PM
Ages: 13 - 18
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected]
Vacation Week Family Free Activities (see flyer)
When: December 26th - 29th
Where: Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave
Cost: Free
Contact: [email protected], 617.495.4631
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