Greetings

Dear RAUC families,

We hope you’re enjoying the warmer weather and happy international women’s day!

Please watch the video below or scroll down to read some updates for this week's news:

As always, if you have any questions or comments about the news or anything else, please don’t hesitate to email Family Liaison Julia Ho at [email protected] or phone at 617.352.5781.
                                                
Best,
Julie Craven, RAUC Principal
Julia Ho, RAUC Family Liaison

Student Council Monthly Student Art Contest

Student council is organizing a monthly student art contest starting this month--winners will be displayed on our front bulletin board, rotated each month.

Shout out to our active students and to Ms. Marilyn and Mr. Oliveira for their commitment to help our student council on its leadership journey!

Spring Clubs

• This week is the last week of RAUC winter clubs and activities.
  
• Spring clubs and activities will begin on Monday, March 22nd and end Friday, May 19th
  
• Please look out for communication on Friday about new clubs and how students can sign up.
  

Update on School Council/Equity Team

• Last week, our school council looked at the results of the family survey–about 50% of our families took the survey, representing all our demographics. (Note: if you haven't taken the survey yet, you can still take it here.)
  • The results of the survey were overwhelmingly positive:
    
    • Most people (~90%) felt the school felt the school was welcoming, cared about learning, and communicated clearly
      
    • Most people (~84%) also knew who to contact if they had a concern and felt comfortable doing so.
      
  • Some questions:
    
    • What were the reasons some people didn’t always feel their concerns were treated with respect?
      
    • What could the school do to be more consistent in supporting the academic growth of all students?
      
  • Next steps:
    
    • At future meetings, we will reflect on these wonders and other questions that came up with a focus on how to dig deeper.
      
• We also started our group equity self-assessment. A reminder that all schools in the district are doing equity self-assessments. This is part of the work of the new district Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
  
• School council meetings are open to the whole community. To view the last meeting’s notes, click here. To get the link for the next meeting, please register here or email Julia Ho.
  

Equity Collaborative

• We’re excited to announce that one of our projects has been selected for the Spring 2022 Equity Collaborative, sponsored by the district Office of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging!
  
• The purpose of the project is to listen to and hear from more of our families who have been historically underrepresented about their experiences with our school and ways we can improve our family-school partnership.
  
• We look forward to sharing more information about this in future newsletters.

Courageous Conversations Upcoming Workshop: Understanding Islam

• Where & When: March 23 | 7-8:30PM | Zoom
  
• What: Workshop on understanding Islam with guest speaker, Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid, who is the Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University. There will be an opportunity for small group discussions and Q&A. View flyer >>
  • Hosted by North Cambridge Courageous Conversations (NoCA CC) and True to Live Conversations.
    • NoCA CC and True to Life Conversations are volunteer groups led by caregivers of the RAUC, Baldwin, and Peabody schools and caregivers and staff of the VLUS, Tobin, Haggerty, and Graham & Parks schools, respectively.
• Who: All members of the Cambridge school community are welcome! 
• Register for Zoom link: Register here >>
• Questions? Email NoCACC or visit nocacc.org.
  

In case you missed it: March Learning Previews

Please visit the links below for more information from your student’s teachers about what your students will be learning this month:

• 6th Grade Learning Previews >>
  
• 7th Grade Learning Previews >>
  
• 8th Grade Learning Previews >>
  

Click here for a printable version. In these learning previews, you can also find some conversation starters and questions you can ask your students about what they’re learning.

CPS Lunch & Breakfast Menu - March Week 2

Click here for the full menu >>

Healthy Snack of the Week

Turkey & Avocado Roll-Ups! Slice avocado and wrap pieces in a slice of turkey.

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