Message from Manuel J. Fernandez

Dear CSUS Caregivers,

Happy Black History Month and Black Lives Matter Week! I hope that 2020 is treating you well!

Last month CSUS was very busy with many activities and many successes. I wanted to share some of them with you in this letter.

Volleyball Championship
On January 15th the Boys’ Volleyball team brought home another championship trophy. The Girls’ team also made an outstanding effort. We are very proud of our scholar athletes who always compete with passion and sportsmanship!

Winter Art Night
The first annual winter Art Night was held on Jan. 16th and was well attended by caregivers, staff and scholars. We want to extend a heartfelt Kudos to the scholar artists and their amazing visual arts teacher, April Silbert for sharing the artistic talents of our student body. On Thursday May 21, 2020 we will host the first annual spring Art Night! See you there!

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CSUS Cobra Times

The latest issue of the Cobra Times is here! This issue includes an exclusive interview with Cambridge City Council member Quinton Zonderavian on the city’s revolutionary approach to community-police relations, the inside scoop on the secret lives of CSUS teachers, and some (hilarious) reviews of the movies we love and hate. Take a look >>

Winter Dance

Cambridge Street Upper School's Winter Dance will be taking place Friday, February 7th from 5 - 7PM. Permission slip required, please see the flyer for more information.

Club Updates

CSUS GSA
Will be meeting, Wednesday, February 5th after school in room 3070.

CPS Student Advisory Council
The History and Social Studies Department is pleased to announce that we are launching a student advisory council. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, March 4th, in the CRLS library. All interested 5th - 12th grade students are welcome to attend.

Flagway Team

Help support local middle schools students traveling to a National Math Tournament in Ohio 2020!

The Young People's Project's 4th Annual National Flagway Tournament is happening in 2020! We’d love for you to join us -- in person or in spirit -- in Mansfield, Ohio on May 15 where YPP students from Cambridge and across the country will come together to compete in the biggest game of Flagway ever!

We ask for your support this month to help realize our goal of a national league where students are celebrated for engaging in mathematics learning in their communities. Your donation today will support programming on the ground with Cambridge Public School 6th, 7th and 8th graders, as well qualifying teams' travel to the National Tournament in Ohio. Our goal for 2020 is to raise an additional $10,000 to support these efforts! Learn more >>

Check out an interview with a high school Flagway coach from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School >>

CPS February Vacation Math Camp

Cambridge Public Schools in collaboration with the Young People's Project will be hosting a Math Camp the week of February Break. From Tuesday 2/18 until Thursday 2/20 students will engage in rigorous, joyful, and culturally responsive math learning investigations aligned to Upper School Mathematics standards and expectations. There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided. Learn more >>

CPS Announces Halal Options for Student Meals

In keeping with our commitment to equity, access and inclusion, Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) seeks to provide access to a variety of healthy food options that equitably address the needs of all students. We are excited to announce that beginning in February 2020, CPS will offer menu items that include Halal-certified chicken to our students. Read more >>

CSUS Events & Reminders

In Our District & Community

Looking for things to do in Cambridge? See below for a few ideas. For a full list, take a look at Find It Cambridge! 
Find It Cambridge >> 

Road to the Future Transition
Fair 2020
February 6 | 5:30 - 7:30PM
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Main Cafeteria
Families of middle and high school age students with disabilities thinking about their child’s future after high school. Come and learn about:

• Agencies and services that may be helpful
  to your college or workforce bound child.
• Educational, employment, and independent
  living options and opportunities.
• Networking and family support possibilities.

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Alewife Staples Spotlight Space: Exploring Nature with CitySprouts
February 5
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to dig into the science of gardens! We'll be exploring science and math in the natural world through three stations: A worm exploration table with a worm bin, and fun worm and soil facts, a Fibonacci Flower Building station where we dive into the math of flowers and leaves, and a plants parts felt board for exploring basic botany and the roles of different plant parts. Join CitySprouts in learning about the natural world around us. 

Museum of Science School 
Garden Symposium
February 8th
Join local school garden organizations and Museum educators in learning methods to maintain or develop your school garden and explore hands-on strategies using the garden to teach science standards. CitySprouts, Backyard Growers, Friends of the Boston Schoolyards, Green City Growers, and the Boston Nature Center’s educators will share their favorite tips and tricks as well as practical strategies for engaging students in gardens and science content.

Dig It! 2020 CitySprouts 
Gala/Silent Auction
April 2
Join CitySprouts for a night of food, fun, and fundraising as we celebrate CitySprouts' 19th year.