Thank You!
Thank you to the many parents and staff members who helped with the math carnival. Thank you to Julian, Temple, Laura, Tarik, Sanjay, Gojjeb, Elizabeth, Kjersti, Melinda, Margaret, Andrew, Vibha, Jason, Bob, Doug, Stephanie, Kane, Rick, staff members Hope, Hannah, Linda, Caron, Jessica, EJ, Kelsey, Mike, Joe, our STEM club students and Mr. Geiger! Special thanks to Lauren Holleran and her team at Hammond Residential Real Estate for funding materials and prizes. Also, thanks to the grade 2 & 3 families for hosting the food sale.
JK Learns About Microorganisms
Parent Jill worked with the students in Mr. Kelly's junior kindergarten class to teach them about microorganisms. Read more >>
A Visit from Heifer International
Rachel Brown from Heifer International came to talk to Ms. Della Calce's kindergarten class! Learn more >>
News by Fourth Corner
Get the scoop from our 4th graders on all the exciting learning events that are happening in each grade.
Read on >>
Math Works at Baldwin
From our Math Coach Ben Geiger
I recently read what I consider a great article about math learning and instruction, “The Mathematics of Hope: Moving from Performance to Learning in Mathematics Classrooms.” Read more >>
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MCAS Schedule for Grades 3-5 (Upcoming Dates)
ELA
Grade 4: Thursday, April 9
Grade 5: Wednesday, April 8 and Friday, April 10
Math
Grade 3: Wednesday, May 20 and Friday, May 22
Grade 4: Tuesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 21
Grade 5: Tuesday, May 12 and Thursday, May 14
Grade 5 Science: Tuesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 7
Thank You
Thank you to all the families who came to Movie Night! Our kind community helped to raise another $650 toward summer camp scholarships. Thank you to Lynne, Michelle, Nordell, Stephanie, Suzette, Trish, David, Raheem and Amaneale. What a fantastic team!
Teacher Appreciation Lunch | May 13
National Teacher Appreciation is celebrated in May. To thank our school teachers and staff, we will have our annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, May 13, an early release day. This is an opportunity to show your appreciation to our teachers and staff for the effort they put into each and every day. Please support the annual luncheon by providing a side dish, green salad, fruit salad, dessert, or your favorite thing to prepare for the lunch. Remember to label your platters/containers. These items may be brought to school on Wednesday morning, May 13th. The Friends of Baldwin help provide the main dish. If you would like to help with set-up or clean-up, or if you have any questions, please contact Susan at [email protected] or 617.349.4377. Thank you.
News from the Garden
As the winter seems to be winding down, we are beginning to wake the garden up for the spring. I will be in school on Wednesday afternoons (12:30-4PM) and Friday mornings (8AM-12PM).
We are working to get the garden shoveled and soil warm so that we can begin planting as soon as possible! I will be working with classes doing indoor activities or seed tray planting. In addition, I hope to get classes to brave the cold and help wake the garden up with me.
Happy Spring!
–Michele Kaufman, Garden Coordinator, CitySprouts
Linked to Learning
Our school literacy coach, Sara-Jane Rogers and our math coach, Ben Geiger, provide information to our families about literacy and math, including tips for parents. More info >>
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 are welcome to attend.
Our next All-School Meeting is Friday, April 17 at 2:05PM.
Baldwin School Site Council Meetings
Meetings take place the second Wednesday of each month. All are welcome. The next meeting is Wednesday, April 8 at 6PM. Baldwin School Library. All are welcome. Agenda includes discussion of K-2 Kodaly programming for the next school year.
Attention 5th Grade Families
Grade 5 Music Concert
June 1 | 6PM | CRLS Fitzgerald Theatre
Baldwin 5th grade students, along with 3 other schools will perform.
Moving On Celebration
Thursday, June 18 | 8:30AM
Summer Opportunities for 5th Grade Students
Summer Math Programs for Rising 6th Grade Students
Offered by the CPS STEM Department, programs will take place at CRLS, 8:30-11:30AM. Transportation will be provided.
Sign-ups will begin later this spring.
–Math 180: 3-week program for students in warning or needs improvement on math MCAS. July 27-August 14
–AMP Prep Program: 3-week program for students that want to enter the Accelerated Math Pathway. The focus is on building problem solving skills.
July 6-July 24
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