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Greetings
 Dear RAUC families,
Please watch the video 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.
We look forward to seeing you in a couple days!
Best,
Julie Craven, RAUC Principal
Julia Ho, RAUC Family Liaison
Laptops Distributed Today!
 Today, all students were given their CPS laptops. If your student is taking their laptop home each day, please make sure that your student charges their computer overnight and then brings it to school every day. If your student is leaving their laptop at school, please remind them to pick up their laptop from the cart in their advisor’s room at the beginning of the day and drop it off at the end of the day. If you have not yet signed the consent here is the link for the online form or here is the PDF.
Early Release Day--TOMORROW Wednesday, October 20
Please note that this Wednesday is an early release day.
- Students will be dismissed at 12:55PM.
- Busses will still follow the regular route.
- There will be no after school clubs.
Check your mail for MCAS Parent Reports!
 MCAS Parent Reports for students in grades 3-10 have been mailed. Families: please look out for a 9x12 envelope from CPS. In this envelope, you can find letters from the Superintendent and General State Commission and a score report.
Reminder: Picture Day THIS Thursday, October 21st
 As a reminder, RAUC Picture day will be THIS Thursday, October 21st! You can pre-order the photos of your student by filling out a paper order form (your student can request one from their advisor) OR online here (school unique school code: EWD9C9JD). Scholarships for the pictures are also available. Please reach out to Julia Ho for more info!
Reminders as the Weather Gets Colder
- It is starting to get chilly! Students will still be going outside for lunch and recess and gym class. Please remind your students to dress in layers!
- Our safety protocols have been working great! Thank you for all your support in keeping our students safe. If your student is feeling sick, please continue to keep your child home from school. For more information about what to do in different situations,
please click here >>
RAUC Snack Pantry Needs Your Help!
 The RAUC Student Snack Pantry needs your donations again! Before the pandemic, we ran a snack pantry for students to get free snacks at school. Because we do not want hunger to be a barrier or a distraction to students’ learning, we have decided to open up the pantry again. Teachers will be making sure that students eat snacks in a safe way. For more information on the effects of hunger on children’s academic performance and behavior in school, please see this page.
Here’s how you can help:
- Send in healthy, shelf stable and individual sized snacks for our students. Snack ideas include Granola bars, Nutrigrain bars, goldfish crackers, animal crackers etc.
- If sending by mail, please address to Julia Ho at Rindge Avenue Upper School, 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140.
- If dropping off in person, please contact Julia Ho or 617.352.5781 or come to the school during school hours and ring the doorbell at the front entrance.
Student Vaccine Requirement & FREE Vaccine Clinics THIS Weekend
Students 12 and older are required to be vaccinated by Nov 22 unless they have an approved exemption. Find more details here >>
Visit a Flu/COVID-19 Vaccine clinic...
- Friday, October 22 | 2-8PM, Reservoir Church (170 Rindge Ave.) in North Cambridge
- Saturday, October 23 | 12-6PM, Pisani Center (131 Washington St.)
STEM Week
From October 18 to 22 is Massachusetts STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) week! In celebration of this STEM week, on Thursday, October 21, from 6-8PM, STEAM It Up is hosting a night of fun activities and dinner snacks with local organizations right behind our school outdoors at the Pemberton Tennis Courts. Click on the image below for the flyer.
You can find many more virtual and in-person opportunities for students to learn more about STEM around the state here.
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