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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
First Quarter Ends Friday, November 12
What can you do to support your student?
- Support your student’s agency--encourage them to check in with their teachers to see if they are missing work or need to do more to bring their grade up.
- Teachers should be contacting families of students that they are having academic concerns about.
- You can also check your student’s Aspen grade to see if your student is missing any work.
- You should also ask your student to share with you any feedback teachers have given--ask them to show you work completed on google classroom
- Need help logging into Aspen?
Please note district policy is asking upper schools to shift to an advisory conference structure.
- That means that there will not be traditional parent/teacher conferences.
- The next Advisory conference will be at the semester mark.
- Families are always welcome to reach out to their student’s advisors about any questions or concerns.
Join other RAUC students & families at Friday Night Hype 10/29
 Friday, October 29th | 5:30-9PM
Friday Night Hype is a FREE middle-school event featuring music, a hot meal, mentoring, a speaker, fun activities, and socializing. Watch this video to learn more.
See flyer >>
Sign up here >>
Families of RAUC (FRAUC) is organizing a trip to take public transportation (masks also required) together from RAUC to the War Memorial Field House at the high school. There is also an opportunity for parents/guardians to socialize in Harvard Square during the event. Please sign up below to go as a group with RAUC.
Sign up here to go to FNH as a group with RAUC >>
*Note: You must still fill out the FNH sign up as Friday Night Hype is not a RAUC or FRAUC sponsored event and a permission form is required to enter.
Costume day this Friday 10/29
Student Council is organizing this fun day to build community. Please see the attached flyer for guidelines on how to keep the costumes fun, respectful, and safe.
6th Grade Student Council Reps
6th grade Families: Student Government is still seeking 6th grade applicants for Student Council representatives. We encourage you to have a conversation with your sixth grader to see if they are interested in applying. They can get applications from their advisor.
Forgot to order photos from picture day? There’s still time!
 If you’d like to order photos of your student or other specialty products from picture day, you still can. You can do this by sending a paper order form with your student to the school (they can give it to Julia Ho). You can also wait to order until the proof picture comes out (~in about 4-5 weeks). If you pre-ordered photos, you should receive them in about 4-5 weeks.
Missed picture day or worried you won’t like the photos? There will be a re-take picture day on Thursday, Dec. 2nd. We’ll send a reminder closer to the date.
Reminders to Have Students Dress in Layers for Chilly Weather
 It is starting to get cooler! Students will still be going outside for lunch and recess and gym class. Please remind your students to dress in layers!
- Need some help getting warm clothing for your student? Please contact Julia Ho.
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.
Looking to support the Community? Consider donating to RAUC Snack Pantry!
 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 via email or 617.352.5781 or come to the school during school hours and ring the doorbell at the front entrance.
Information on the pantry
- Our snack pantry helps ensure students who don’t have a snack don’t go hungry!
- 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.
Many thanks to those of you who have already sent in donations!
 Healthy Snack of the Week
Nutty Baked Pears! Pear halves (seeds removed) filled with 2 TBSP honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon (bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, let cool and enjoy).
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