Social-Emotional Tip of the Week
Making mistakes is an important part of your student’s learning process. Sometimes this can be challenging, but each time a child has to work through a mistake they’ve made it allows them to move forward in their Social Emotional Learning. It can also be beneficial for them to hear of mistakes you have made, and how you have grown from them!
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Buy Your Tickets to the FRAUC Gala on October 26!
Mingle with friends at a fun party to benefit the 8th Grade Trip to Washington DC hosted by Families of RAUC! Enjoy savory delicacies provided by Commonwealth Cambridge and desserts from Broadsheet Coffee Roasters as well as wine, beer and a silent auction. It’s not just for 8th grade caregivers! 6th and 7th grade parents/guardians are also encouraged to join in the fun. All proceeds go directly to support our tiered pricing system that ensures all students can attend the D.C. trip in 2020 and in future years.
Event Details:
Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 6-10PM
Ashdown House, MIT Campus, 235 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Order tickets at http://bit.ly/2mnkSGE
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Calling All Families: Help Support the DC Trip Fundraising Drive
Calling all families: Help support the DC trip fundraising drive!
We need to raise $25,000 to ensure ALL 8th graders can attend the DC trip regardless of financial reality.
–ALL 8th grade families, please use social media to widely share the link (http://bit.ly/2LTjQfE) with your extended network of family, friends, and colleagues.
–You can also paste this link onto social media: http://bit.ly/2LTjQfE
–6th and 7th grade families: please consider joining into this community fundraising effort. A successful fundraising drive allows Families of Rindge Avenue to maintain the financial cushion we need to be able to offer this trip in upcoming years.
–October is our big fundraising push- let’s work together to reach our goal!
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First RAUC Dance of the Year
Dear RAUC 7th Grade Families, your grade sponsors the FIRST of three RAUC dances on Friday October 25th from 6-8PM. We need help with food and drink donations as well as pre-dance set up, post-dance clean-up, 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! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/31SSWdj
NOTE: because this dance is so close to Halloween, Costumes are welcome, but Please NO weapons.
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Courageous Conversations Group to Support CPSD's Building Equity Bridges
More details will be coming as we get closer, but please save the evenings of 10/30 and 11/13 (6-8pm discussion, 5:30pm dinner, childcare will be provided) in your calendar.
On 10/30 at Peabody/RAUC: The Building Equity Bridges team will present their barriers to equity document that is the culmination of 18 months of CPSD-sponsored data collection and analysis funded by the Nellie Mae Grant. This session will give families, school, and community time to digest and understand their conclusions.
On 11/13 at Baldwin School: Each school affinity group will delve deeper into the Barriers to Equity document and discusses what resonates for them as a school, what barriers do they feel are most relevant to them as a school to work on.
Spring 2020: Although still to be determined, we are already envisioning ways to continue conversations in the spring.
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6th Grade Math Club Opportunity
This year, we are excited to offer Flagway to our Grade 6 students. Flagway is a game used by the Algebra Project and the Young People's Project (YPP) to create mathematically rich games and experiences for students. Flagway is a mix of math (the rules from this game are all derived from the Mobius function) and fitness (speed counts as students run through the Flagway course). Students who join Flagway will have opportunities to compete against the other Upper Schools in Cambridge and possibly attend the National Tournament. Flagway is offered after school on Thursdays and is open to all students, with priority given to students who historically are underrepresented in the STEM world. If you have any questions or are interested in more information, reach out to Stephanie Sklar, Math Specialist ([email protected]). The Algebra Project was founded in Cambridge in 1982 by Bob Moses, a Civil Rights Movement veteran, as a math literacy program; YPP uses Math Literacy Work to develop the abilities of elementary through high school students to succeed in school and in life, and in doing so involves them in efforts to eliminate institutional obstacles to their success.
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MCAS Scores to be Mailed Home Soon
MCAS score reports from the 2018 - 2019 school year will be mailed to families soon. While MCAS is only one data point in a much more complicated array of assessments, we take the information from this standardized exam seriously. The materials you receive in the mailing will explain your student’s data but we wanted to share with you some key information related to the scores.
Learn more >>
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7th Grade Learning Previews
See what's happening in our 7th grade classrooms!
Learn more >>
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Family Corner: News & Happenings in the District
–Title 1 Calendar for October: You can view the flyer attached.
–FRAUC monthly meeting: October 16 (8-9AM) opposite RAUC office
–Free monthly market at Peabody/RAUC: October 17 (3:10-4PM) in cafeteria
–RAUC Fall Dance: October 25 (6-8PM) in cafeteria
–RAUC Parent Speaker series: October 25 (6PM) in Health Room
–FRAUC Fundraising Gala: October 26, (6-10PM) at MIT’s Ashdown House
–CPSD’s Building Equity Bridges presents report: October 30 (5:30-8PM) Peabody/RAUC library
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Out of School Opportunities
*All flyers and registration forms are available at RAUC. Students or families can contact Justin McNulty: [email protected]
See flyers for the following opportunities >>
Harvard Basketball: The 10th Annual CRIMSON MADNESS (see flyer)
When: Friday, October 18th
Where: Lavietes Pavilion, 65 North Harvard Street, Boston, MA 02163
Time: 7PM
Ages: All
Cost: Free
STEAM IT UP! (see flyer)
When: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Where: CSUS/King Open Gym: 840 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA
Time: 6-8PM
Grades: K-8th
Contact: Sharlene Yang, Director of Cambridge STEAM Initiative/ Phone: 617-349-4672/
TDD: 617.492.0235
Deborah Mason's Cambridge Youth Dance Program: What The Dickens?! (see flyer)
When: Friday, December 20th
Where: John Hancock Hall at Back Bay Events Center • 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
Time:10AM-12PM
Ages: All
Cost: Tickets $10
Contact: 617.616.5124 or [email protected]
National Fossil Day (see flyer)
When: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Where: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Time: 10AM-4:00PM
Ages: All
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply. Free for members
Contact: 617.495.3045; [email protected]
Fabulous Fungus Fair (see flyer)
When: Saturday, October 26, 2019
Where: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Time: 2-4PM
Ages: All
Cost: Regular rates apply. Free parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage
Contact: 617.495.3045; [email protected]
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