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Computer Science Week was a Success!
All Tobin students, from Children's House to Upper Elementary had the opportunity to learn about Computer Science this month. Younger students programmed human "robots" to make jelly sandwiches, Lower Elementary students coded real robots, while older students learned block languages, and many created their own websites using HTML! Big thanks to the parents who volunteered and to the teachers for being flexible with their time!
Any questions please contact our Instructional Technology Specialist at [email protected].
Learning About Kwanzaa
 The Smith family came in and shared their wonderful family holiday tradition: Kwanzaa! Damon read "My First Kwanzaa" by Karen Katz. We learned the seven principles (one for each candle) and new vocabulary such as kinara (candle holder), zawadi (gift), and our favorite principle, Ujima (working together)!
Do You Want to Code?
 Hear all about what we did during the Hour of Code at the Tobin with this recap from a few of our students!
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Tobin Snapshots
 Get the scoop on what's been going on in some of our Tobin classrooms lately, from a Poetry Showcase to a Winter Holidays Family Breakfast to a Holiday Family Tea!
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HGSE Interns
 Each year the Tobin has the privilege to host interns from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. They are certified teachers, who are now doing advanced graduate study to become Reading Specialists. This fall, Christina Correa, Lauren Cardenas and David Bates from Harvard have been working with three of our wonderful Upper El students - Naod, Yabese and Maria. They have been exploring all areas of literacy - including reading, vocabulary, word study and writing and developing and growing their skills. This week they presented a showcase of their work for parents, teachers and friends. We are so proud of their hard work! And we are looking forward to having Ms. Christina, Ms. Lauren and Mr. David back in the spring semester to work with even more Tobin students!
Tobin/VLUS School Project
Community Meeting
January 16 | 6:30-8:30PM | Tobin School Auditorium
The City of Cambridge invites you to a public meeting to discuss the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Schools Project on Thursday, January 16th, 6:30-8:30PM at the Tobin School Auditorium.
This will be the fourth community meeting to discuss the reconstruction of the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper School. Previous meetings included geotechnical and environmental discussions, brainstorming sessions and presentation of conceptual design options.
At this meeting, the City’s architect, Perkins-Eastman, and City officials will be:
Reviewing the comments received
Discussing the programming needs of the school community
Discussing the traffic management plans and reviewing traffic data
Presenting design revisions based on the comments received
Reviewing the design schedule and next steps
Community members are invited to continue to submit comments as part of the community process until January 3rd. Comments can be submitted to [email protected] or [email protected]. Community member will also have an opportunity at the meeting to ask questions, provide feedback and share ideas. We encourage you to attend as we value feedback from residents and the school community.
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