Ms. Saillant Honored with Award!
Gisel Sailant, 6th grade social studies, has been selected as the recipient of the Richard Aieta Promising Teacher Award given by the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies. As the council describes, "This award is presented annually to a social studies teacher, new to the profession, who has made an impact on their students, colleagues, and the community during their first five years of teaching." As her students and colleagues know, Ms. Saillant is indeed a RAUC Star!

Spring Learning Partners Conference
As noted in last week’s newsletter, teachers are looking forward to connecting with families in March around our shared goal of supporting all students to Aim high! Spring conferences will follow the same format as the fall: families sign up for a 20 minute time slot; within that time they will have five minutes with each of the four core academic teachers. Below please find the dates for each grade level and specials. Click here to sign up.

6th grade: Tue. 3/21; 8AM - 3:20PM 
7th grade: Wed. 3/22; 8AM - 3:20PM 
8th grade: Thur. 3/23; 8AM - 3:20PM 
Specials: Fri. 3/24; 8 - 8:40AM 
All staff: Wed. 3/29; 3:30 - 5:35PM 

School Unity Week
Students in the School Spirit elective are leading a fun week of showing unity by dressing according to a daily theme. We’ve had Pajama Day Monday and Twin Day Tuesday. Still to come: Wednesday Hat Day, Thursday Sports Day, and the grand finale of Fancy Friday!



MCAS 2.0
All CPS students will take the MCAS 2.0 this spring. Last year students took the PARCC assessment, and prior to that students took the MCAS assessment. The design and content of the MCAS 2.0 is a combination of the aforementioned assessments. Learn more >>



"The Incredibles" Movie Night
Friday March 10 | 6 - 8PM
All RAUC families--students, siblings and adults, are welcome to wrap up unity week by attending our Friday night showing of "The Incredibles," a movie night fundraiser hosted by the eighth grade to support their annual trip to Washington DC. Tickets are $2 per person at the door, and we will have concessions available for purchase in the lobby. It should be an incredible evening. We hope to see you there!

Shout out to Cambridge School Volunteers!
The write up about NetPals last week neglected to mention Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV) as the coordinating partner. CSV does a tremendous amount of work in the background to make this wonderful program happen. Apologies for the omission. CSV also staffs a weekly tutoring/homework session at RAUC, in which individual students are paired up with a committed volunteer. We are grateful for their on-going commitment to our students!!

Out of School Time Opportunities
*All flyers and registration forms are available at RAUC. Students or families can contact Justin McNulty at [email protected]

City Sprouts After School Program
(see flyer & permission form)
When: Wednesdays, 3/22/17- 5/31/17 | After school
Where: Cambridge Upper Schools
Grades: 6 - 8
Cost: Free
Contact: 617.876.2436 or [email protected]

City Sprouts Summer Internship 
When: Session 1: June 26 - July 21
Session 2: July 24 - August 18
Where: All Upper Campus Schools
Time: 9AM - 1PM
Ages: 11-14
Cost: Free, students receive a $100 stipend for completing their session
Deadline: Submit your application by May 5th
Contact: 617.876.2436 or [email protected]

North Cambridge Little League Baseball Registration/Tryout 
When: Saturday, March 11th | 1:30PM
Where: Peabody School Gym, 70 Rindge Ave
Ages: 5 to 12 years old
Cost: Major/Minor Registration is $75, Farm League is $35
Contact: Kellie DeJon, NCLBL Player Agent: [email protected] or 617.921.3963
Website

Sonic Pi
When: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | 1:30 - 3PM
Where: Cambridge Public Library Teen Room 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ages: 12 and up
Cost: Free
More Info >>

Boston Debate League Summer Camp
(see flyer)
When: July 31 - August 4 | 8:30AM – 3PM
Where: Suffolk University, 20 Somerset Street, Boston MA 02108
Ages: Both Middle & High School
Cost: $100 per week, check made payable to Boston Debate League
Deadline: No later than April 13th!
Contact: [email protected] or 857.350.4274.

The MIT/Wellesley Upward Bound Program is now recruiting current 8th graders to join the program starting this coming summer. All Upward Bound students MUST live in the city of Cambridge and attend CRLS starting in the 9th grade.
For more information or an application please contact: 617.253.5124 or see your 8th grade teachers.



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