Greetings from Julie Craven
Dear RAUC Families,
I’m writing with a personal request to please complete the Cambridge Public Schools Family survey. You should have received a notification from the district about this online survey to hear how families are experiencing school.
While it is a district survey, it matters a lot to us. We get to look at the responses from RAUC families so we can gauge how we are doing. The beauty of this survey is that we can break the responses down in a range of ways- we can see what 8th grade families say versus 6th grade, for example, or what families from different cultural, language, or economic groups say, so we can really dig deeper into our strengths and areas for growth. Please know it is completely anonymous!
However, we need high participation to make this data meaningful. We also are hoping for proportional participation. In other words we want to hear from ALL of you so we know we are making decisions based on what most families are telling us as opposed to a few voices. It is longer than the RAUC family survey that we ask people to complete at conferences, but it shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes.
Please note: if you completed a paper survey at the Learning Partners Conferences, you are all set – it’s the same survey. You already gave us your feedback and we appreciate you! Everyone else can find the link to the survey here. We also have paper copies at school if you prefer. For those receiving the newsletter via mail, we have included a paper survey. (Please ignore the “sample” stamped on the pages – long story, but this is the real deal!) You can either mail it to the school or you or your student can drop it off in the office. You can also reach out to Taraneh Ahmadi, Family Partnership Coordinator ([email protected]; 617.349.4060 x2041) if you have any questions, or just drop by the school and any of us can help you.
Thank you for helping us really hear from you so we can be the best school we can for all families.
In partnership,
Julie Craven, Head of School
Spring Dance Next Friday (3/29)
 The last RAUC dance of the year will be sponsored by families of Grade 8 students. The dance is held from 6-8 PM in the school cafeteria and is open only to the RAUC community. We need help with food and drink donations as well as pre-dance set up, post-dance clean-up, and selling pizza and supervising the hallways during the dance. As always, all proceeds go directly to school enrichment funds through FRAUC.
Please donate time and goods if you can!
Please sign up here >>
7th Grade to Harvard on March 29
On Friday March 29th seventh graders at RAUC will be visiting Harvard University for the day. Project Teach is a program run by Harvard’s Official College and Career Awareness Program and takes our students on an introductory college experience including a real class, Q and A session with Harvard students, lunch in the First Year Dining Hall, and a tour of the campus. This is a great opportunity for our students to start to develop a college going identity and Harvard research has shown that our students are the precise age for beginning an educational roadmap that can lead to a college going experience. Should be an exciting day. Lunch and transportation provided. Permission slips have been handed out in advisory. Please sign permission slip and media release form and return as soon as possible or by Friday, March 22. Students will leave first thing in the morning so it is important that they are in school on time. Please mark your calendars!
RAUC MCAS Schedule
Courageous Conversations
Session #2 is in One Week!
Starting with dinner at 5:30PM followed by discussion and childcare from 6-8PM, in the Peabody/RAUC Library, join us next Tuesday, March 26 to continue the session. We’ll be learning tools to build empathy and have the conversations planned for our 3rd and 4th sessions. (Please save 4/9 which we've added to make up for the 2/26 session cancellation)
If you can come, please fill out the poll for food/childcare: http://bit.ly/2NZ9JVX. Questions? Email [email protected].
RAUC Speaker Series Next Friday (3/29):
Smartphones and Social Media: Hear the Real Deal, from Students Themselves
This series that we developed specifically for our RAUC families, is on to its 3rd event! If you are not scheduled to help out at the dance, please come join us. Even if you are scheduled to help, swing by when you get a chance. Parents from other schools are invited too! What is the talk really about? This event is a chance to hear from current high school students about the good and the bad of digital life in middle school. What rules did their families set about phone use? Do they think those rules should have been different, and why? What do they wish the adults in their lives had understood about technology? With only a couple of years' distance from middle school, these students are in the best position to help us understand what our students are going through and how we can support them. Come with questions! Bring a dish to share and enjoy a potluck dinner with other parents while conversing with our young and dynamic panel. Running from 6-8PM in Room 211 (6th grade math). View the flyer here.
Community Market THIS Thursday
Come to the RAUC/Peabody cafeteria this Thursday at 3:10 PM and shop (for free!) for your family. Available this week will be sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, bananas, apples, eggs, chicken drumsticks, canned chicken, spaghetti sauce, rice, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, cooking oil, sauerkraut, frozen spaghetti, pasta. Don’t forget to bring your shopping bags!
Community Discussion Series:
How to Talk to Young People About Substance Abuse
Join Cambridge Youth Programs and the Cambridge Public Health Department for a night of learning and discussion. Open to all Cambridge caregivers, role models, and families
with young people, especially teens. Dinner will be provided. Childcare must be requested 48 hours before event. Please contact Kaitlyn Kelley by email to request childcare and Deanna Wu for questions.
View the flyer here.
6th Grade Learning Previews 3/19/19
Read more >>
Out of School Opportunities
*All flyers and registration forms are available at RAUC. Students or families can contact Justin McNulty: [email protected]
RAUC OST Google Classroom Code: bpzlc74 (see live up-to-date opportunities)
2019 DIYDS Film Festival (see flyer)
When: Friday, March 22
Where: Paramount Theater, 559 Washington St, Boston
Time: 10AM-12PM
Ages: Schools Only
Contact: WWW.DIYDS.ORG
2019 DIYDS Film Festival (see flyer)
When: Saturday, March 23
Where: MIT Media Lab 6th Floor, 75 Amherst St, Cambridge MA 02139
Time: 6:30-10:30PM
Ages: Open to the Public
Cost: 0-$14
Contact: WWW.DIYDS.ORG, 617.868.7100 [email protected]
Spring Wrestling Clinics (see flyer)
When: Saturdays, April 6 - June 8
Where: 1640 Cambridge Street, Door #15
Time: 2:45-4:30PM
Ages: 9-14
Contact: 617.230.6368
Food Science Cafe (see application)
When: Friday, March 22
Where: Moses Youth Center, 243 Harvard Street
Time: 6-10PM
Grades: 6,7,8
Cost: Free
Contact: 617.498.1289, [email protected]
Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard (see flyer)
When: Sunday, March 31
Where: 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
Times: 12-4PM
Ages: All
Cost: Free before 12PM
Contact: https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/amazing-archaeology-at-harvard-2019
In Our Community and District
Cambridge Digs DEEP
Thursday, March 21 | 5:30-8PM
CRLS, 459 Broadway
Join Mayor Marc McGovern and Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui for a city-wide session that aims to support restorative healing through providing race-based affinity spaces for discussing and processing identity and sharing perspectives. In these moderated affinity groups, we will process content from the first two deep sessions.
Details >>
School Committee Meeting
Public Hearing on the Proposed 2019-20 CPS Budget
Tuesday, March 19 | 6PM
School Committee Meeting Room at CRLS
The purpose of a Public Hearing is inviting input from the public regarding the budget. All meetings are open to the public. Public comment welcome.
CPS Summer Math & ELA Programs
Hear all about our summer programs for students entering grades 6-8!
Details >>
Free Markets
Check out any one of these FREE Markets that are held throughout the City of Cambridge. All you need is a grocery bag! View the flyer >>
Cambridge Winter Farmers Market
Saturdays through April 6 | 10AM-2PM
Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street
Learn more >>
See flyer >>
Cambridge Affordable Housing Information Sessions
Learn about the eligibility requirements and application process for the following programs Cambridge Rental and Homeownership Programs: Inclusionary Housing Rental Program for studios, 1BR, 2BR, & 3BR units throughout Cambridge, Homeowner Resale Pool, First-Time Homebuyer Workshop, Downpayment Assistance, and HomeBridge. Open to all. No RSVP Necessary. Learn more >>
Immigration Legal Screening Clinics
3rd Wednesday each month, 5:15-7:15PM
Free consultations with an immigration attorney for Massachusetts immigrants and their families
Community Legal Services & Counseling Center (CLSACC)
90 Third St., Cambridge
617.349.4396; [email protected]
Let's Connect!
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