Estimadas Familias

Como parte del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, nuestr@s estudiantes de la escuela intermedia tuvieron la oportunidad de escuchar a la Sra. Pilar Tucker. La Sra. Tucker es una consejera de salud mental y candidata a un doctorado en psicología clínica en el William James College. También es la fundadora y directora ejecutiva de "Empower Our Crown, LLC", donde brinda diversas oportunidades a mujeres y niñas de color para mejorar su salud y bienestar mental, su amor propio y sus habilidades de liderazgo. La misión de Empower Our Crown es "construir y transformar las comunidades de color a través de la provisión de talleres de empoderamiento, capacitación en liderazgo y educación, prácticas de salud mental y bienestar y compromiso proactivo en la comunidad". La Sra. Tucker habló a l@s estudiantes sobre sus experiencias de vida, su compañía y cómo cada estudiante es su propio superhéroe. Fue una presentación maravillosa y le agradecemos que nos haya inspirado.

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!

Sinceramente,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Directora

Dear Families

As part of Black History Month, our upper school students had the opportunity to hear from Ms. Pilar Tucker. Ms. Tucker is a Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Psychology Doctoral candidate at William James College. She is also the founder and CEO of “Empower Our Crown, LLC”, where she provides various opportunities for women and girls of color to enhance their mental health and wellness, self-love, and leadership skills. Empower Our Crown’s mission is “ to build and transform communities of color through provision of empowerment workshops, leadership and educational trainings, mental health and wellness practices and proactive engagement in the community”. Ms. Tucker spoke to students about her life experiences, her company and how each student is their own superhero. It was a wonderful presentation and we thank her for inspiring us.

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 and a wonderful vacation week!

Sincerely,

Sarah Bartels-Marrero
Principal

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National School Breakfast Week! 

You are invited to join Cambridge Food & Nutrition Services as we celebrate National School Breakfast Week March 2nd through 6th! Our “Out of This Country” campaign encourages Cambridge families to choose breakfast at school. Parents and adults can join in for $1 at breakfast during this special week only. Find interactive activities in the serving line, and try our new locally made Breakfast Bite on Monday, March 2nd. The week ends with the student favorite Waffle Bar! A World Food Tour will be held at select schools during the week at breakfast time. 

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Cultural dishes will be featured during lunch each day to celebrate World Language Week. Come celebrate with us!

Amigos Events and Reminders

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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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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