From the Amigos Principal: February 7, 2020
Published on Feb 7, 2020 15:16

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7 de febrero de 2020 | February 7, 2020

Estimadas Familias

Por segundo año consecutivo alguno@s de nuestr@s estudiantes de la escuela intermedia participaron en el Concurso Americano de Matemáticas más conocido como el AMC 8. Con los resultados, estoy feliz de compartir con ustedes los exitos de Amigos: 1er lugar (Oro) - Sebastian Prasanna, 2do lugar (Plata) - Charlotte Younger, 3er lugar (Bronce) - Sean Sulkow. Tod@s nuestr@s estudiantes están en la lista de méritos de la escuela y dos de nuestr@s estudiantes, Charlotte Younger y Sebastián Prasanna, fueron nombrados en la Lista de Honor. Por favor, únanse a mí para felicitarl@s a ell@s y a todos l@s estudiantes que participaron en este concurso. Para saber más sobre AMC visite su página web.

No olviden que esta noche es el Tercer Baile Anual de Padres de 6 a 8PM. Tod@s l@s padres/madres/tutores están invitad@s, no sólo l@s que tienen estudiantes de la escuela intermedia. Por favor, confirmen su asistencia a través del siguiente enlace: Baile de los Padres Amigos RSVP. DJ Battisimus está listo para honrar sus peticiones de canciones.

También, por favor recuerden tomar la “Encuesta Familiar de CPS”. La encuesta en línea toma unos 15 minutos para completarla. Si prefieren tomar esta encuesta en papel, también tenemos una versión en pdf que puede ser devuelta a la Sra. Rater, nuestra Enlace de Familias. La encuesta estará abierta hasta el 13 de marzo. Les animo a que compartan sus opiniones con nosotr@s. ¡Realmente hace una diferencia!

¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!

Atentamente,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Directora

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Dear Families

For the second year in a row some of our upper school students participated in the American Mathematics Contest better known as the AMC 8. With the results in, I am happy to share with you the outcomes for Amigos: 1st Place (Gold) - Sebastian Prasanna, 2nd Place (Silver) - Charlotte Younger, 3rd Place (Bronze) - Sean Sulkow. All of our students are on the school merit roll and two of our students, Charlotte Younger and Sebastián Prasanna, made Distinguished Honor Roll. Please join me in congratulating them and all the students who participated in this contest. To learn more about AMC please visit their web page.

Don’t forget that tonight is the Third Annual Parent Dance from 6-8PM. All parents/guardians are invited not just those with upper school students. Please RSVP via the following link: Amigos Parent Dance RSVP. DJ Battisimus is ready to honor your song requests.

Also, please remember to take the CPS Family Survey. The online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. If you would prefer to take this survey on paper, we also have a pdf version which can be returned to Ms. Rater, our Family Liaison. The survey will be open until March 13. I encourage you to share your opinions with us. It really makes a difference!

Have a great weekend!


Sincerely,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Principal

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Learn About School Climate Surveys!

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CPS Announces Halal Options for Student Meals

Halal LunchIn keeping with our commitment to equity, access and inclusion, Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) seeks to provide access to a variety of healthy food options that equitably address the needs of all students. We are excited to announce that beginning in February 2020, CPS will offer menu items that include Halal-certified chicken to our students. 

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Amigos Events and Reminders

Important Dates  


Friday, February 7: Amigos Middle School Parent Dance, 6:30-8:30PM in the gym.

Tuesday, February 11: 8th grade trip to CRLS to see the play The Nine Who Dared.

Wednesday, February 12: 1) Room 304, 4th grade trip to MIT. 2) Vision and Hearing Tests, Room 002: Grade 3: 9:00-10:30am, Grade 5: Vision only 10:30-11:30am, Grade 2: 12:40-2:00pm. 3) The Amigos School Council meeting will be held from 6-8pm in the Amigos Library. Please contact Lillian Rater ([email protected])/617-349-6315 for childcare of students ages 4 and above.

Monday, February 17-21: February Vacation. No School.

Thursday, February 27: The Mind Matters workshop in Spanish begins. Module 1: Relationships are Important, will be held from 5:30-7:30pm in the Amigos Library. Please contact Lillian Rater (lrater@ cpsd.us)/ 617-349-6315 with the number of participants that will be attending Childcare and Dinner. This 10 week workshop was designed by Harvard researchers for parents with children ages 3-8 years old. Parents will learn about Brain development, the Importance of Relationships and Building a Network of Support, How Focus and Self-Control relate to a child’s learning, Communicating, Making Connections, Critical Thinking, Taking on Challenges and Perseverance. A flyer was sent home with other locations for The Mind Matters workshop in English.

Friday, February 28: Amigos Middle School Dance, Grades 6-8, will be held from 6:00-8:30pm in the gym.

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Fechas Importantes


Viernes, 7 de febrero: Baile para los padres de la Escuela Intermedia de Amigos, 6:30-8:30PM en el gimnasio.

Martes, 11 de febrero: Viaje del 8º grado a CRLS para ver la obra, “Los Nueve que se Atrevieron”.

Miércoles, 12 de febrero: 1) Salón 304, viaje del 4º grado a MIT. 2) Pruebas de visión y audición, Sala 002: Grado 3: 9:00-10:30am, Grado 5: Sólo visión 10:30-11:30am, Grado 2: 12:40-2:00 pm. 3) La reunión del Consejo Escolar de Amigos se llevará a cabo de 6 a 8 p.m. en la Biblioteca Amigos. Por favor contacte a Lillian Rater ([email protected])/617-349-6315 para el cuidado de estudiantes de 4 años en adelante

El lunes, 17-21 de febrero: Vacaciones de febrero. No habrá escuela.

Jueves, 27 de febrero: Comienza el taller "La mente importa" en español. Módulo 1: Las Relaciones son Importantes, se llevará a cabo de 5:30-7:30pm en la Biblioteca Amigos. Si le gustaría tomar el taller, por favor contacte a Lillian Rater ( lrater@ cpsd.us)/ 617-349-6315 con el número de participantes para el cuidado de niños y para la cena. Este taller de 10 semanas fue diseñado por investigadores de Harvard para padres con niños de 3 a 8 años. Los padres aprenderán sobre el desarrollo del cerebro, sobre la importancia de las relaciones y tener una red de apoyo, cómo el enfoque y el autocontrol se relacionan con el aprendizaje del niño, la comunicación, creando conexiones, el pensamiento crítico, la toma de desafíos y la perseverancia. Se envió un volante a casa con otros lugares para el taller de La Mente Importa en inglés.

Viernes 28 de febrero: Baile de la Escuela Intermedia de Amigos, grados 6-8, de 6:00 a 8:30pm en el gimnasio.

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