January 27, Principal’s Update

Dear CMS Families,

Following our successful MLK discussions last week, Louanne Mackenzie and Seeta Durvasula spearheaded a #DontAssume campaign at CMS this week. It was a powerful opportunity for students to consider the many ways that we pre-judge and make assumptions about each other based on race, ethnicity, appearance, age, etc. Students are watching the photos and statements that their peers and faculty created on our lobby displays and have been discussing them with each other.

Plug into Big Savings and Help Our School Win $1000! RSVP NOW for the Cooler Concord Fair– www.coolerconcord.org Our school will be able to win up to $1,000 if a significant number of parents attend and take action at the Cooler Concord Fair. The Fair will showcase simple and significant ways to save energy and money.  There will be 10 exhibits as follows: home weatherization, high-efficiency home heating and cooling, hot water heating, LED lighting, solar power, transportation (including new electric cars), home appliances, sustainable yards, reduce/reuse and eat less meat. Workshops on specific topics will be held throughout the day.

Here is a link to this year’s CMS MCAS Spring 2017 testing schedule.

Term 2 progress reports have been published to the Aspen portal.

This Saturday, January 28th, marks the first day of the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is also called the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival. It is celebrated by a wide range of Asian countries including China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan along with a variety of celebrations and traditional foods.  A lunar year follows a twelve-month cycle, and each year is named after an animal. Last year was the year of the monkey. This year is the year of the rooster, hen, or chicken. In Massachusetts, one will find the lunar new year celebrations in all Asian communities. There are the lion dances in Boston Chinatown, Acton, Lowell, Malden, and UMASS Boston,  (Feb. 12th). To those who celebrate the Year of the Chicken, CMS would like to wish you all a Prosperous and Happy New Year! Gōngxǐ fācái, 恭喜發財!

Regards,

Drew