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Greetings from the Family Liaison
 February is Black History Month! We are celebrating in class, in our specials, and in our shared spaces. This month we are starting the morning with a Black History fact or biography during our announcements. When you discuss the day with your children ask them if they remember that day’s information.
We are all looking forward to February break! Keep in mind that when we come back it’s time to start thinking about summer! Mark your calendars because March 3rd is the Camp Night at CRLS. The vast majority of camp providers are there, so you can get information from a variety camps. There is additional information in this newsletter.
 Art Update
A dragon, ox, rabbit, and tiger are some of the zodiac animals students have chosen to sculpt as part of our exploration of the Lunar New Year. This month we will celebrate Black History Month in the Art Room.
 Beautiful Stuff
Room 103 has been having lessons from an instructor from the Beautiful Stuff Project in Somerville. The Beautiful Stuff Project takes recycled materials of all sorts to build and create. It’s been great fun for them!
Library Corner
Visiting Author!
 We are delighted to announce that local Author Ellen Mayer will be doing a K-Lo Residency with our Special Start and JK classrooms. Ellen's books are published by Starbright books, a local Cambridge publisher and are aimed at an audience of preschoolers.
Ellen and her husband Malcolm came to Special Start classrooms and JK classrooms in January and February. One of the goals of Starbright Books is to build vocabulary, and Ellen and her husband, Malcolm sing tell stories to the children to help them do that in a delightful, fun way. They are planning to come back to the same classrooms throughout the rest of the school year. Stay tuned for more information!
Notes from the Nurse: Water Bottle Classroom Initiative
Why Water?
Cambridge Public fluoridated water is the best beverage for maintaining your oral health. Students cannot brush their teeth at school so drinking water is the next best alternative. Read on >>
Dental Healthy Foods and Snacks at School
Choose fruits and vegetables for lunches or snacks that are crunchy and help clean teeth as you eat and are low in sugar. It is the next best thing to brushing your teeth. Read on >>
 I Am
As part of an extensive identity unit, the 4th graders in room 211 created this board. Each post-it note has a self identified trait. Some are serious and some are silly….all kids have different sides!
TTT Mentors
 Woo hoo! These two fabulous 4th graders, Rosmery and Alicia are showing off their “Best Presentation Boards” awards for the TTT Mentor Program “Project Day”! TTT Mentor is a Cambridge based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) nonprofit serving the Cambridge and neighboring communities of multicultural families with children in grades 4-8. They did amazing computer and science projects!
2020 Family Survey Available Online
Many of you filled out the Cambridge Public School Family Survey last year to help us learn more about your experiences with the Cambridge Public Schools. Thank you! The Family Survey for 2020 is now available in over 10 languages. We invite you to please fill it out at your earliest convenience. Your feedback will contribute to our ongoing efforts to learn, improve, and support better outcomes for all students.
Fill out the survey online and find more information >>
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 >>
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