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Greetings
Dear RAUC families,
Please watch the video below 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.
Best,
Julie Craven, RAUC Principal
Julia Ho, RAUC Family Liaison
TODAY & TOMORROW: Student Bake Sale for Ukraine
 Students will be selling tasty baked goods in front of the school today and tomorrow at dismissal.
- Send your student with money and pick something up for yourself as well.
- Students have also been invited to bring in baked goods.
- There is still time to contribute to tomorrow’s bake sale–just have them bring whatever they baked to the RAUC conference room Wednesday morning.
RAUC and Peabody Pajama Day Tomorrow!
Remind your student to wear pajamas for this first-ever RAUC-Peabody fun day! Bathrobes and teddy bears are welcome!
Important District Information: April Break COVID-19 Tests & Holiday Date Change
In case you missed it:
COVID TESTING OVER APRIL BREAK
- EVERY student must take a home test before returning to school after April Break.
- So…
- EVERY student will be given an at-home test kit this week.
- Remember to:
MONDAY, May 2: NO SCHOOL in Observance of Eid Al-Fitr
- This is a change in the school calendar.
- Please note it.
Reminder: MCAS Make-up Dates after the break
In case your student missed the MCAS ELA test, make-up days will be Tuesday, April 26 - Thursday, April 28th.
Equity Update
Our community is a beautiful mosaic of people with different racial, ethnic, faith and gender identities, to name a few. At RAUC, we believe an important part of equity work is for each of us to take responsibility to educate ourselves about identities different than our own. That education will look differently for each of us.
This past month, we had the gift of several events that helped with our community’s education. Here are some links to information and resources in case you missed them!
 ‘Understanding Islam’ from North Cambridge Courageous Conversations
- Trans Day of Visibility March 31
- Check out some photos below from around our school.
- You can read more about this day here.
7th graders design experiments for MIT engineers and scientists
 This past month, seventh grade scholar scientists at RAUC and another school designed experiments and created proposals for MIT engineers and scientists. The best experiment will be taken onto a Zero gravity flight and be filmed in virtual reality.
The scientists at MIT were pleased with “so many fantastic experiments” and how our students “did a really great job putting together their proposals.” RAUC scientists took 4 out of the five finalist spots!
RAUC winning experiments included:
- Zero Gravity: Zero Reaction by Conrad Kuzmick & team
- Gravity in Groups by Dor Holman and Lianne Mansour
- Mix It Up! Chemical Reactions in Zero G by Imogene Goode and Talia Livny
- Zero Flow: A Study of Materials in Zero G by Marko Vuskan and Nithamedin Hassen
- Honorable Mention: Kinetic Space
They must now build their experiment for final judging by former NASA Astronaut Jeff Hoffman. We look forward to the final decision and the class viewing in virtual reality in late May! Congratulations to all our seventh grade scholar scientists who worked hard on their proposals! Shout out to 7th grade science teacher Jay Mahoney who is inspiring our budding scientists!
RAUC students selected for Mayor’s Women’s History Month Student Art Contest!
All three winners of the Mayor’s Women’s History Month Student Art Contest were RAUC students! Congratulations to Nida Rahman (6th grade), Vida Nava (7th grade), and Jea Offodile (8th grade) and a special shout-out to Art Teacher Lucia Lee who inspires such creativity in her students! Their artwork is posted in front of City Hall. Check out the photo below!
RAUC students help welcome future 6th graders!
 Last Wednesday, 5th graders from Baldwin and Peabody joined us at RAUC for a music and world language showcase. As you know, students choose their preference for music and world language for 6th grade. To help fifth graders make their choice, RAUC students performed music and shared about their experiences in French and Spanish classes. They were so clear and talented that they made the 5th graders want to choose everything. We’re so proud of our RAUC students’ talent, enthusiasm and their commitment to our future community.
In case you missed it: April Learning Previews
Please visit the links below for more information from your student’s teachers about what your students will be learning this month:
Click here for a printable version. In these learning previews, you can also find some conversation starters and questions you can ask your students about what they’re learning.
CPS Lunch & Breakfast Menu - April Week 2
Click here for the full menu >>
Healthy Snack of the Week
 Sweet Potato Toast! Slice sweet potato into 1/4-1/2 inch slices and toast in the toaster (until fork tender, not too soft). Top with cheese and black beans, etc!
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