Dear Families,

Our Latino Heritage Celebration was a great success on Friday night! Once again our FOA leadership put on a very organized and entertaining event in collaboration with staff from the Amigos Community School. There was lots of food and lots of dancing. Thank you to all who made the night so fun.

On Friday, November 2 at 8:00 AM I will host the first “Desayuno con la directora” for this year. This is a very informal time to come to the school, have some breakfast and chat not only with me but other families and staff members. This first desayuno will be held in Spanish and the second desayuno in January will be held in English. I hope to see you here.

We'd like to inform you that with the aim of facilitating the management of lost objects we are going to try to publish photographs of them through the social networks of the school. Our lost and found is set up in a container in the cafeteria where every day we deposit the objects we find. In case you identify any of the objects that appear in the photographs, you will be able to find them in this container. We thank you in advance for returning the rest of the objects to the container once you find the one you were looking for. Due to our limited space, we will proceed to donate lost and found objects each month. We hope that this initiative will be useful so that you can recover as many lost objects as possible.

Finally, I am excited to share with you that thanks to FOA and Mr. Batt, our first Amigos Store is up and running! If you’ve had your eye on an Amigos sweatshirt, bag or sticker, please visit El mercado de Amigos to order yours now.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Principal

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Estimadas Familias,

¡Nuestra Celebración de la Herencia Latina fue un gran éxito el viernes pasado por la noche! Una vez más nuestro liderazgo de FOA organizó un evento muy coordinado y entretenido en colaboración con el personal de la Escuela Comunitaria Amigos. Había mucha comida y mucho baile. Gracias a todos los que hicieron la noche tan divertida.

El viernes, 2 de noviembre a las 8:00 a.m. tendré el primer "Desayuno con la directora" de este año. Este es un momento muy informal para venir a la escuela, desayunar y charlar no sólo conmigo sino con otras familias y miembros de la facultad. Este primer desayuno se llevará a cabo en español y el segundo desayuno en enero se llevará a cabo en inglés. Espero verlos aquí.

Les informamos que con el objetivo de facilitar la gestión de objetos perdidos vamos a intentar publicar fotografías de los mismos a través de las redes sociales de la escuela. Les recordamos que hemos habilitado un gran recipiente en la cafetería donde cada día depositamos los objetos que encontramos, de tal forma que no se acumulen de forma desordenada. En caso de que identifiquen alguno de los objetos que aparecen en las fotografías, podrán encontrarlo en dicho recipiente. Les agradecemos que vuelvan a guardar el resto de objetos en el recipiente una vez encuentren el que buscaban. Por motivos de espacio, procederemos a donar los objetos perdidos que lleven más de un mes extraviados. Esperamos que esta iniciativa resulte de utilidad para que puedan recuperar el máximo de objetos perdidos.

Finalmente, estoy emocionada de compartir con ustedes que gracias a FOA y el Sr. Batt, ¡nuestra primera tienda Amigos ya está abierta! Si usted ha tenido el ojo puesto en una sudadera, bolsa o pegatina de Amigos, por favor visite El mercado de Amigos para ordenar la suya ahora.

¡Qué tengan un fin de semana maravilloso!

Sinceramente,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Directora

Recordatorios
Todos l@s padres, madres o guardianes deben completar un formulario CORI con al menos 2 semanas de anticipación antes de acompañar las excursiones o trabajar de voluntari@s en la escuela.

Lillian Rater, ofrecerá horas de oficina. Éstas serán por cita previa los martes y viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 11:00 p.m. Pueden contactarla en [email protected] o al 617-349-6315.

Reminders 
All parents must fill out a CORI form at least 2 weeks in advance before chaperoning field trips or volunteering in the school.

Lillian Rater, will be offering office hours. Her office hours will be by appointment on Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00 am-11:00 am. You can contact her at [email protected] or at 617-349-6315.

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CPS Events & Outside Opportunities

Mental Health Awareness Night
Parents, guardians, youth workers, teens who work with youth, and anyone else who has love and investment for our youth to please join us at Rindge Avenue Upper Campus (RAUC) on Friday Night, 10/26 at 7PM for a Mental Health Awareness Night. There will be free food!

Currently we have two amazing guest speakers: Alice Cohen, CPS Social and Emotional Learning Lead Teacher, will be talking about attachment and self regulation in adolescence. Building competency and independence while maintaining family relationships. She will talk about making meaning of behavior, keeping relational lines open, dealing with our own worries while parenting, and what to do if sudden concerning changes occur. David G. Stewart, PhD., ABPP, Chief of Psychology Department of Psychiatry from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School will present on adolescent substance as well as emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents.
                        
Immigration Legal Screening Clinics
3rd Wednesday each month, 5:15-7:15PM
Free consultations with an immigration attorney for Massachusetts immigrants and their families
Community Legal Services & Counseling Center (CLSACC)
90 Third St., Cambridge
617.349.4396; [email protected] 
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Cambridge Affordable Housing Information Sessions
Learn about the eligibility requirements and application process for the following programs Cambridge Rental and Homeownership Programs: Inclusionary Housing Rental Program for studios, 1BR, 2BR, & 3BR units
throughout Cambridge, Homeowner Resale Pool, First-Time Homebuyer Workshop, Downpayment Assistance, and HomeBridge. Open to all. No RSVP Necessary. Learn more >>

Rep. Katherine Clark – Cambridge Office Hours
Hosted by Rep. Clark's Immigration Issues Liaison Katie Worley
3rd Thursday each month, 3-4PM  
Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass Ave. (Mayor's Office, 2nd fl)
Staff will be on site to answer questions about immigration benefits, USCIS cases, Passports, and more. If you have questions or need assistance outside of scheduled hours, please do not hesitate to contact our district office: 
701 Concord Ave., Suite 101, Cambridge, MA 02138 
617.354.0292, katherineclark.house.gov

Cambridge Flu Clinics 
The flu (influenza) can be a serious illness. The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from influenza is for all adults and children over 6 months old to get a flu shot every year. Cambridge Public Health is offering free flu shots at:

• Peabody School - Wednesday, November 7 from 5:30 - 7:30PM in the gym.

There is no charge, but please bring your health insurance card if possible. For more information and the full list of flu clinics, visit our website or call the recorded flu clinic info line, 617.665.3855.

Cambridge Bicycle Safety
Does your child bike to school? Do you bike with your child to school? Would you or your child like to get around by bike but feel it is not safe? 

Cambridge Bicycle Safety is an all-volunteer group of Cambridge residents who are asking for safer bike lanes and a complete network of protected lanes throughout Cambridge. Separated lanes in the last two years--Cambridge, Brattle and sections of Mass Ave--have been the result of people in the community organizing. But we need more voices. 
We are looking for stories of parents and their children who bike or would like to bike. If you have a story and want to learn more, email us.