Greetings from Julie Craven

Dear RAUC Families,

Aiming high requires an ideal to strive for. Seventh grade advisories took time last week to reflect on quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Included in this newsletter are images of some of the quotes they chose to hang in the hallways for daily inspiration. See if any particularly resonate for you! My favorite is the education quote hanging over the exit (shown above).

As I visited classrooms on Friday, I heard moving discussions on what words can reveal about a person’s beliefs, along with statements of respect for the range of nations that families in our community have immigrated from. We reject the notion that people of one nation are more valued and valuable than those of others. We are grateful to have students from Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations such as Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Morocco, and Egypt, along with many other nations, enriching our community with their perspectives, experiences, traditions, and ideas. Our diversity is a daily source of joy.

In unity,

Julie Craven, Head of School

CRLS Information Night for Rising 9th Grade Families – Thursday, January 25
RSTA Tech Expo- Drop in | 5–6PM | CRLS Main Cafe
CRLS Information Night | 6–7:30PM | CRLS Arts Building

Come learn about the exciting and engaging opportunities in academics, arts, athletics, and extracurricular offered at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School. See flyer >>

For more information, please contact Greta Hardina, CRLS Family Liaison, at 617.349.6660 or [email protected]. Hope to see you there! 


Culinary Engineers Club Expo –
You're Invited!
Join us in the RAUC Teacher’s Lounge (2nd fl) on Thursday, January 18 from 3:30-4PM to taste dumplings and learn how we made them using the engineer design process.


8th Grade Learning Previews
See what our students are going to be studying this month! Read more >>


Calling All 6th Grade Parents (and any other willing volunteers)!
Our grade organizes the second school dance of the year, to be held this Friday 1/19 from 6-8PM. The dances are an important fundraising opportunity for Families of RAUC to fund enrichment activities including the big 8th grade Washington DC trip. Please help the 6th grade do its part by signing up to donate (1) goods to sell at the dance concession stand and (2) your time to set up, clean up, collect tickets, sell concessions or supervise the hallways during the dance. (Parents do not chaperone the actual dance itself, but you can get a fun view from the periphery if you volunteer your time for one of these jobs!)

Please use this to sign up >> 

Thanks! 
Your Families of RAUC 6th grade reps (Hayley & Danielle)


Volunteer to Support the Community Market
Here is the link for volunteers to sign up for our monthly community market. The January market is this week, Thursday 1/18. You can sign up for future markets as well. Thanks! Please stop by the market this Thursday after school in the cafeteria--and bring your own bag!


Volunteer for the Backpack Program
Each Friday bags are packed with food to send home to families in the program. Please consider volunteering for this important community program to help ensure students and families have healthy meals over the weekend. Here is the link to sign up >> 



Peabody Museum
Sixth graders had lots of highlights from their January 9th field trip to the Peabody Museum. Many students enjoyed comparing the effectiveness of a range of neolithic tools to grind grain (pictured). This annual trip, jointly created by teachers, the History and Social Science Department, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University is a wonderful example of collaboration with our community partners to bring rich learning experiences to our students.

New Opportunities
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! 

Beats By Girlz
What: DJ production and music program for girls and trans youth in 6-8th grade
When: Monday afternoons 4-6PM at Mmmmaven in Central Square
Transportation: Upper school buses can drop off young people in Central Square, young people would need a way to get home after the program
Cost: FREE (no income verification is required, but we want to ensure the opportunity goes to those priced out of Mmmmaven's paid programs)
First step: Fill out attached flyer/application and get it to Mmmmaven or to Annie Leavitt (can pick up from Upper Schools), youth/family usually go visit the office to check it out once form is turned in.
Mmmaven is open until 7PM in the evenings and is happy to welcome visitors if students or families want to check it out prior to (or after) turning in paperwork.

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