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School Closure Update
COVID-19 Update: Cambridge Public Schools will close at the end of the school day on Friday, March 13. Schools will remain closed through Friday, March 27. During that period, the decision will be revisited to determine if the closure will be extended.
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Last Friday was Pajama Day...
It is always a very exciting day at the Tobin Montessori! You can tell just how happy Estifanos, Felix, and Locklan were to wear their pajamas to school! The next Pajama Day is Friday, March 27th!!!
...and Spanish Day!
Not only was it Pajama Day last Friday, but it was also Spanish Day! Several families joined us to say the Tobin School Pledge in Spanish!
VLUS Pajama Drive & Celebration
 Two VLUS eighth grade student-leaders and Project 351 State Representatives, Wilenchie Francoise and Lily Grodzins, have organized a school and citywide Pajama Drive to help children in need. They have partnered with Cradles to Crayons for their Project 351 community service project to collect new and gently used pajamas for children ages newborn through 12 years old. At the end of the drive, VLUS will end the drive with a Pajama Day Celebration on Friday, March 27. Students are welcome to wear pajamas to school. (No slippers please.)
Donations may be dropped off at Mayor Siddiqui’s Office in City Hall and at the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools. Additional drop off sites will be announced later this week via email. For more information about Cradles to Crayons or Project 351 please visit www.cradlestocrayons.org and https://project351.org/.
Children's House Students Collaborate with Boston University Researchers
Recently, an exciting new educational research opportunity was offered by the Boston University Social Learning Lab. Ian Campbell, a Ph. D. student, and the Social Learning Lab have collaborated with the Children’s House for three years to learn more about children’s learning and education. This year, Ian Campbell and his colleagues invite our students to participate in new studies from their lab where children play a number of different educational games. One of the studies, for example, is focusing on how children understand about the authorship of text.
Photos: Room 283 students Bernadette, Aliya, and Adam enjoy playing games and participating in the research.
Family Survey Deadline is March 13th!
How are we doing? We really want to know! By filling out the family survey, you are helping us improve on our best practices. We want to make sure we hear all of your voices! Good or not so good.... We want to know!
Let's all work together to get 100% participation filling out the family survey. It only take a few minutes to fill out.
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Young Artists Art Show
We are proud and excited to announce this year's selections for our annual Citywide K-8 art show! These artworks were selected for their 1) artistic skills 2) material craftsmanship and 3) unique artistic vision and originality. We want to congratulate the artists and their families, we are very proud! The entire Tobin community is welcome to come during gallery hours to see all the art from across the city!
Please Join Us!
Young Artists K-8:
Celebrating Artworks from Cambridge Public Schools
Exhibit opens from Monday, March 23 through Friday, April 3
Multicultural Arts Center
41 Second Street, East Cambridge, MA 02141
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10AM-6PM
You Would Not Believe What is In the Lost & Found!!!
 Winter coats, boots, snow pants – and of course hats, mittens, and lunch boxes! If you see something that belongs to your child let Mary Frawley know. She will be happy to bring the article to them.
ALL lost and found articles will be brought to the bin in front of the school on April 1st.
Thank You
 A huge thank you to Friends of Tobin who sponsored another successful movie night last week. Families enjoyed watching pizza and watching Frozen II! What a great way to end Pajama Day!
Water Bottle Classroom Initiative Launches at CPS
 Cambridge Public Schools celebrated National Children's Dental Health Month in February with the Water Bottle Classroom Initiative. 1200 water bottles were distributed to all the first and third graders in the CPS.
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Happy National Nutrition Month!
 Did you know that most of the added sugar we consume actually comes from sugary drinks? The sports drinks, energy drinks, sodas, frozen drinks (Coolatas, Slurpees, etc.) and coffee drinks really add up. Focus on milk, fortified milk-alternatives, and tap water for your best health! Small changes can really add up, so start shifting habits today.
For more on how to spot added-sugar, click here. Click here on how to find added-sugars on the food label.
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