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 Greetings
Dear RAUC families,
I hope you’re staying warm and dry on this rainy day, and to our Orthodox families, we hope you had a happy Easter this past Sunday! To watch or listen to some highlights from this week's news, please click the image.
As always, if you have any questions or comments about the news or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email at [email protected] or phone at 857.244.0730.
Best,
Julia Ho, RAUC Family Liaison
Teacher Appreciation Week
 This week is teacher appreciation week! Students and families: we’re collecting any notes, photos, and videos with messages of appreciation on this Padlet: CLICK HERE to add your message >>
Feel free to give specific shout-outs or general messages.
Not sure how to use the padlet? You can also email any messages or videos to me. Please just make the subject line ‘Teacher appreciation week’.
Pick up your RAUC T-Shirts THIS Thursday and Friday!
Our new RAUC T-shirts, designed by our very own RAUC student, are now available for pick up! Remote students & families: You can pick them up at the front entrance of our school (70 Rindge Ave.) on the following dates and times:
- Thursday, May 6 | 3:30-4:30PM
- Friday, May 7 | 10AM-12PM
Please Return Library Books!
 Students: Please remember to return all RAUC books that are at home that you’ve finished reading. There will be a book bin outside the front entrance of the school where you can drop off your books. You can do this at the same time that you pick up your T-shirts!
Some books to look out for include:
- 57 Bus
- Dear Martin
- The Giver
- Warriors Don't Cry
- The Hunger Games
- March
- Just Mercy
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- 7th Grade Book Club Books
Infections Control Team - Looking for caregiver rep!
- Each CPS school has an infection control team, including administrators, teachers, and other staff, who are trained to help students and staff understand and implement COVID-19 safety protocols.
- We would love our team to include a caregiver as well and are looking for a parent rep!
- Time Commitment: Bi-weekly meeting Wednesday, 3:05-3:30PM
- If you are interested, please email Julia Ho with the subject line ‘Infections Control Team’ or call her at 857.244.0730.
Student Health Survey
- Just a reminder that tomorrow afternoon, students will be taking the student health survey.
- You can find out more information about the survey and also view the questions that were asked HERE on the district website.
- For any questions about the survey, please contact Jamie McCarthy, JK-12 Health & Wellness Curriculum Coordinator.
Learning Previews in next week’s newsletter
- Usually, on the first newsletter of the month, we share Learning Previews with information about what students will be learning in their classes for the rest of the month.
- To focus our energy on a smooth transition with the new schedules, this month, we will be sharing our Learning Previews in next week’s newsletter.
- Please note that these next learning previews will be for the rest of the year.
Reminder: Reporting an Absence and Early Pick-up
- Absences: Families, if you need to report an absence, please…
- Call the school at 617.349.4060.
- Dial the extension #2.
- Then, give the date(s), reason for the absence, and anticipated length of absence.
- Early pick-up (In-person families only):
- If you need to pick up your child from school early…
- When you arrive, please call the school at 617.349.4060 and provide your child’s name and grade.
- Then, someone from the front office will bring your child down to the front entrance.
MCAS Reminders & Updates
- MCAS (state standardized testing) will take place this year at RAUC during May 17th-28th.
- The district will be sending more information about how testing will work for remote students very soon. Please look out for it!
- For more information, please check out the district MCAS webpage.
RAUC students place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Debate Tournament
 This past Saturday, May 1st, Cambridge Debate League had their final Virtual tournament of the season. RAUC debaters did very well this session! 6th graders, Sophie Stein (RAUC) and Claire Lee (Amigos) team came in 3rd and RAUC team Nora Pierce (7th grade) and Maddy Nohrnberg (8th Grade) were awarded first place team! Maddy and Nora also tied for 2nd place best Speaker award. Congratulations to all our debaters!
Tech Corner
Students, please remember to charge your Chromebook every night. We recommend keeping your laptop in its case, in your backpack, near an outlet. That way you can charge it all night and it'll already be in your backpack in the morning!
If your laptop isn't working, the quickest fix is still to bring it to the Help Desk, Mon-Fri. 12-4, on Felton St. at the high school. We totally understand that can be a hassle for many families, though, so you can also tell your teacher when you get to school and they'll help you email the Help Desk about the problem. We'll lend you a laptop to use in school while we fix the problem, but you may not have one to take home in the meantime.
Social/Emotional Well-being--Tip of the Week
"Nurture your student's self-esteem. An adolescent with a good sense of self is happier, more well-adjusted, and does better in school. Strategies for fostering self-esteem include giving your child responsibilities, allowing them to make age-appropriate choices, and showing your appreciation for a job well done."
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