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 Greetings
Dear RAUC families,
I hope you’ve been able to stay warm and safe during the winter storm! Please click the image for a video message with highlights from this week’s news:
As always, if you have any questions or comments about the news or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email at [email protected] or phone at 857.244.0730.
Best,
Julia Ho, RAUC Family Liaison
February Learning Previews
Please click on the links below for more information from your student’s teachers about what your students will be learning this month:
Click here for a printable version.
*Please note that these learning previews also include literacy block & STEM block updates.
Principal Craven Away on Medical Leave through Feb. 22
Please note Principal Julie Craven will be taking a brief medical leave through February 22. She will not be checking or responding to email during this time. However, we have an awesome RAUC team you can reach out to:
- Assistant Principal Teresa Sanchez--for questions/concerns regarding staff, student, or facilities ([email protected]; 617.349.4060)
- Family Liaison Julia Ho--for questions or support around family needs or school events ([email protected]; 857.244.0730)
Pick up materials at RAUC Thursday, 2/11 & Friday, 2/12
We have new science kits for ALL grades and books and STEM block materials for some students (your student should know if they have materials for them). Please pick these materials up at these times next week:
- Thursday, Feb. 11th (8am - 5pm)
- Friday, Feb. 12th (8am - 2pm).
Also, please be sure to drop off any RAUC books that are still at home. More information in the next section.
Please return RAUC Books
- We are missing many, many RAUC books. With your help, we are really hoping to get them back so we can continue delivering high quality instruction to all students!
- You can drop them to our Return Books Bin in front of RAUC anytime on Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri (8AM-6PM).
- In addition to RAUC library books, some titles to look for to return...
 6th Grade Families:
- The Hunger Games
- Are You There God
- It's Me Margaret
- The Moon Within
- 7th Grade Families:
- The Giver
- March
- Mr. Tobin classroom library books
- 8th Grade Families:
- A Long Walk to Water
- Dear Martin, Warriors Don't Cry
- Ms. Gonzalez classroom library books
Reminder: INFO SESSION Thursday, Feb. 4th, 6-7PM
Thursday, Feb. 4th | 6-7PM | Online
- You should have been notified last week on whether your student will be in-person or remain fully remote.
- We know that many questions remain on what in-person and remote learning will look like when we transition in March.
More information >>
Semester and Listening Conferences Updates
- First semester ends this Friday, February 5.
- Report cards will be live on Aspen on Friday, February 12.
- Listening Conferences will start the week after February break on Monday, 2/22.
- We really hope everyone can make a video conference this round because there is a lot to talk about!
- We want to hear from you and your student what worked this semester and what some shared goals might be for the remainder of the year.
- We also want to check in on the schedule changes coming on March 1st to make sure everyone is set up to have a successful transition.
- What if I want to meet with each of my student’s teachers?
- While we recognize that some families might want to have a 1:1 conference with each teacher, the logistics of managing that this year, on top of everything else teachers are taking on, are just not feasible.
- You can always see the feedback your student is getting from each teacher by asking your student to share work they have completed.
- Teachers make comments on PearDecks, on Padlet posts, as well as directly on documents--sometimes in oral as well as written form.
- Going through these with your student can help give you powerful insights into what your student is doing well and where they can grow.
- Plus--you will enjoy seeing the products of their creativity and thinking!
RAUC Students Participate in ICTS Summit
Last Thurs., Jan. 28, a group of RAUC 6th and 7th graders participated in a summit with ICTS staff about new filtering software called Deledao. ICTS tested Deledao on middle school laptops in January, causing many students to discover that sites and videos they loved were suddenly blocked. The ICTS team invited students who were active in advocating against this software to meet with them; Ms. Musher, the RAUC Library Tech teacher, moderated.
The ICTS staff learned how their filtering decisions impact these students, and the students learned about how Deledao uses artificial intelligence in a new way to filter websites. The Deledao trial ended this weekend, so our Chromebooks are again filtered by the Securly software students are used to. Our students' thoughtful advocacy will help ICTS decide whether to buy Deledao for the future, and how filtering should work for computers that go home with students! Thank you for your time, ICTS team and RAUC.
Tech Corner
Check out the Cambridge Public Library's new videos to help young people check out e-books and audiobooks! In addition to Destiny Discover and Sora, which they access through school accounts, RAUC students can now use Libby and Hoopla through the Cambridge Public Library. Call the public library Children's Room if you have questions about these awesome services!
If your Chromebook is broken in any way, take it to the Mobile Help Desk! The Help Desk is open Mon.-Fri. 8AM-4PM, and Sat. 10AM-2PM. They're located at CRLS. Come to the service windows beside the garage door, on Felton St. closest to Broadway. Look for the fluorescent pink signs hanging in the window.
Social/Emotional Well-being--Tip of the Week
"Model the behavior you seek. Whether it's apologizing when you're in the wrong or treating others with respect and kindness, children learn a great deal about relationships from observing the behavior of their parents."
Healthy Snack of the Week
Here's Cambridge in Motion's Healthy Snack of the Week:
Honeydew melon with cottage cheese! Slice or cube the melon into bite sized pieces!
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