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Greetings
Dear RAUC families,
We hope you’re having a great week so far! 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
Collecting all school laptops week of June 21st
 We are collecting ALL school laptops and chargers the week of June 21.
- IF your student doesn’t know where these are, please help them look now!
- Look out for more details in the future.
- Friendly reminder: support your student in bringing their fully charged laptop to school EVERY day!
- We often run out of loaner laptops quickly.
- That means a student who forgot their laptop has a more difficult time completing work on time!
Cambridge Public Libraries CLOSED FRIDAY 6/10
We know that many of you may rely on the Library as an after school pickup location. Please note that all Cambridge Public Library locations will be closed on Friday June 10th for staff development.
Reminder: Families-make sure your child is at school on time for these events!
Equity update
In celebration of Pride month, we want to highlight our work on making our community more welcoming and inclusive for students and families across the gender and sexuality spectrum. We know we’re not perfect, but thanks to our students and faculty, we hope we're moving in the right direction.
 We’re really proud that our GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance) membership has grown tremendously in the past six years.
- Six years ago, no students joined.
- Now, we have a GSA for each grade level.
- Thank you to our GSA advisors Sam Musher (founder), Julia Stoller, & Vicki Leggett!
- Sam Musher has also helped to plan the first ever district Community Pride Day, happening on Friday, June 10th 3:30-6:30PM. (See flyer on right for more details!)
- Thank you to our LGBTQ+ students and GSA members who have helped us to become a more welcoming and inclusive environment!
- They have been willing to advocate when needed and help design professional development for teachers in the last couple of years.
- They have also created activities for advisories.
- One change they helped us make: every grade now starts the year ensuring students are addressed by their preferred pronouns.
- Our list of names for substitutes also includes preferred pronouns.
- Looking for more resources for your LGBTQ+ student or yourself? Check out these resources from the Family Acceptance Project.
View resources >>
Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or ideas on how to keep moving our community forward!
School Council
This morning, our school council held its final meeting of the year. We discussed some themes from our equity work this past year and some potential action steps for the next school year. Please click here for the notes.
6th Grade Computer Science Playground
 LEFT: Peabody/RAUC Technician Paul George teaches a student to take her laptop apart
Cambridge Public Schools is committed to increasing Computer Science learning for ALL students. Next Tuesday, June 14 all sixth grade students at RAUC will participate in our annual CS Playground. Our goals for students include:
- Exposure to computer science concepts and ways of thinking
- Spark an interest in computer science topics
- Create community and school connections
Students will rotate through rooms with different types of computer science experiences led by Cambridge staff and community partner organizations. They will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities such as taking a laptop apart, creating musical instruments, and learning about digital communication with micro:bits.
Don’t forget your End-of-year conference!
Make sure you’ve marked your calendars if you’ve already scheduled your end-of-year conference with your student’s advisor. If not, please make sure to reach out to your child’s advisor to schedule one!
In case you missed it: June 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 -
June Week 2
Click here for the full menu >>
Updated Incident Reporting System
 All members of the school community can report any incident of inappropriate conduct, such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, other civil rights violations or other areas of concern can be reported through SpeakfullyNow.
To learn more about the Incident Reporting System, policies, and procedures, click here or scan the QR code to the right.
CAMBridge Summer Program for 8th Graders
The 8th Grade → Algebra CAMBridge Program (Comprehensive Algebra Modules) is a self-paced program for all 8th grade students with the opportunity to demonstrate, deepen, and strengthen their mathematical understanding of Algebra 1 standards. Learn more >>
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