CRLS FALL SEMESTER OPEN HOUSE:

WHEN: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 6-8 PM (TOURS START AT 5 PM)

WHERE: CRLS, 459 BROADWAY

Upon arrival, families and students should enter through the main lobby, located in the middle of the campus between Broadway and Cambridge Street.

The schedule is as follows:

5:00-6:00 Student guided tours of the newly renovated building

6:00-6:20 Report to your child's homeroom to receive your child's schedule.

6:30-6:45 PM: Report to your child's Block 1 Class

6:55-7:10 PM: Report to your child's Block 2 Class

7:20-7:35 PM: Report to your child's Block 3 Class

7:45-8:00 PM: Report to your child's Block 4 Class

Not sure where to go?

A letter with your child's homeroom number and a map were sent home in a mailing. Also, look for our student and staff guides.

Limited parking available at Harvard University's Felton Street Garage

School Committee Candidates' Forum: Thursday, Oct. 13th, 6:30 to 8:30

 Please join CFIN (Cambridge Family Information Network) on Thursday, October 13 for a School Committee Candidates' Forum. Monica Brady-Myerov, Senior Reporter and Assistant Managing Editor at WBUR, will moderate the event. This community forum will begin promptly at 6:30 pm at the Lecture Hall at the main branch of the Cambridge Public Library; the doors open at 6:00 pm. 

Submit questions you would like the candidates to be asked to schoolcommitteequestions@yahoo.com or mail them to:

School Committee Questions

11 Norton Place

Cambridge, MA  02138

If you'd like to submit questions via text messaging, the number is: 617-651-2121

Election Day is November 8. You must be registered by October 19 in order to vote!

The City Links program is currently recruiting students for the 2011-2012 academic year. Applicants accepted in the City Links program, will have the opportunity to participate in a paid internship 8 hours a week after school in various City of Cambridge departments depending on their career interest. Participants will attend a two hour seminar every Wednesday afternoon on job readiness skills, learn about local government and civic engagement. Participants are paid $6.75 an hour for the 10 hours of participation in the program. In addition students involved in the City Links program are paired up with academic tutors, one-on-one mentors and receive higher education guidance and support. Preference will be given to candidates juniors or seniors, who are bilingual or with intermediate to advance ESL, good attendance and with a grade average of 70 or better. Applications available at the International Student and Family Center Room 2112. For more information please contact City Links Program Director: Sandra Canas at scanas@cambridgecommunity.org or call 617-276-5360

 Sign Up for the New Cambridge Alert Network

Receive Emergency and Other Community Alerts via Email, Text and Phone

 The City of Cambridge is excited to announce the launch of the Cambridge Alert Network, a new and improved notification system aimed at sharing information with community members in an effective and timely manner via phone, text and email.

"I strongly encourage our residents, businesses and all members of the community interested in receiving Cambridge alerts to sign up for this new notification system," said City Manager Robert W. Healy. "It will be extremely helpful in communicating information directly to the community during natural disasters, snow parking bans and other types of emergencies."

The Cambridge Alert Network currently consists of three services: CodeRED, CitizenObserver and Cambridge E-Line.

CodeRED is an emergency notification system that allows the City to send emergency notifications to subscribers via email, text and phone calls. Cambridge land lines will automatically receive emergency notifications by phone, but all are encouraged to sign up with their cell phone number and email addresses as well. This service will be used in the event of emergencies affecting the City, such as snow emergencies, evacuations, large-scale water outages or other significant service disruptions.

CitizenObserver is used by the Cambridge Police Department to send email and text alerts relating to crime. All are encouraged to subscribe to receive neighborhood-specific alerts about emerging crime patterns, announcements about neighborhood meetings and crime-prevention tips.

Cambridge E-Line is a source for general information and communications from the City of Cambridge via email and text. Anyone can sign up for street cleaning reminders, trash and recycling pickup, City news and departmental information.

Please visit www.CambridgeMA.gov/AlertNetwork and sign up today. Questions, concerns or help with registration should be directed to 617-349-9490.

 CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS (CSV)

INVITES YOU TO ITS

KICK-OFF ORIENTATION EVENT FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS!

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 PM.

A LIGHT SUPPER WILL BE PROVIDED.

WHERE: CAMBRIDGE RINDGE AND LATIN SCHOOL (CRLS) LIBRARY, 2^nd FLOOR

WHO: ALL POTENTIAL NEW VOLUNTEERS IN GRADES K THRU 12

Please join us for our first orientation event for new volunteers who would like to work at the elementary or high school level. You will have an opportunity to:

            Meet staff and experienced volunteers from the various CSV programs

            Learn more about volunteer opportunities, programs, and scheduling

            Find out about the nuts and bolts of getting started

            Learn tutoring tips and strategies

            Learn more about the Cambridge Public School system and the Cambridge  

           community

            Share your ideas and goals for volunteering

            Ask questions

If you are unable to attend the kick-off event, please let us know, as there will be many additional orientation sessions scheduled and posted on our website in the next few days: (www.csvinc.org/news.html). Please bring a government-issued picture I.D. (passport, drivers license) for a criminal offender record check.

Please visit our website (www.csvinc.org) to learn more about our many volunteer opportunities.

PLEASE RSVP IFYOU CAN COME TO THE EVENT - 617-349-6794

Interim Principal Damon Smith Entry Plan Schedule

* No registration needed for the Coffee and Conversation meetings with the principal.  

Sincerely, Greta Hardina CRLS