True to Life Conversations Presents a Social Identity Workshop

What is True to Life Conversations?
We are a group of caregivers and staff from Tobin Montessori, Graham & Parks, Haggerty and Vassal Lane Upper School that wanted to come together and begin to have some really impactful conversations.?

November 16 | 7-8:30PM 
True to Life Conversations will host a two part community conversation about identity. What are the most important aspects of your identity? How does it feel when those around you do not allow you to choose what is an “important” part of your identity?   This will include self-reflection activities and a whole group discussion. **Pre-registration by 5pm on November 15 is required** Here is the registration link so that we may prepare the breakout groups. 

What are “Personal and Social Identities''?
In this activity, participants will reflect on and discuss the facets of their identity that are most important to them. This activity will help participants get to know each other better and allow participants to express important parts of their identities that may otherwise not be known. Participants will also be asked to reflect on the value of their identities by considering which of those is most and least important to them and why that may be. Participants can expect to better understand how the world around them does or does not allow them to choose which pieces of their identity are most important.

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Picture retake day is Wednesday, December 1st!

Inspired by the exploration of shapes in the classroom, Children's House 3 students went for The Shape Walk in the neighborhood. They were using pink Montessori frames and were looking for various shapes, from the familiar ones such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles, to the challenging ellipsoids, ovoids and trapezoids. The Shape Walk connected the knowledge of the shapes the students  learned about in the classroom and the world.?

Photos:
* Looking for various shapes in the neighborhood.
* Elin and Amenen are searching for a pentagon shape.
* Annabelle has noticed so many circles around!

JK / Kindergarten Lottery
Sibling Search

Dear Tobin Families:

Do you have a younger child who is ready to start school in Cambridge in September 2022? Every year, Cambridge Public Schools holds the Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Lottery in January.  Junior Kindergarten age eligible children are born between September 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 and Kindergarten age eligible children are born between September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017. 
  
If you currently have an older child attending this school in grades JK-4, you can receive “Sibling Bonus Points” but only if you apply during the January 2022 JK/K Lottery. JK/K families are asked to notify their school liaison by signing up their JK/K eligible child via the Google survey form below. This will help us identify who our sibling families are and to make sure we receive your application! Please notify me, your family liaison by Wednesday, January 12th if you wish to be counted in the sibling search. If you miss the sibling search deadline, you can still register through the SRC webpage.

Online registration for the JK/K Lottery will be open from January 3-31st! Registration ends promptly at 4pm on Monday, January 31st online and in person. You can access the online registration system by going directly to www.bit.ly/cpslottery or www.cpsd.us. If you need a paper application please contact me and I can send you a PDF of the application packet; however, you must email the registration forms along with the required documents directly to the SRC at [email protected] by the 4pm deadline on January 31st. (Note: Applications for Tobin Montessori 3-year-olds were accepted during the October lottery)

Sincerely, 
Zakkiyya Witherspoon, Family Liaison
 
Fill out Google survey form here >>

We were so happy to receive a visit from our former student Ali during the morning chat with the family liaison!