Stardate: 3/8/18

Greetings all!

Upcoming events

Read more about our school's upcoming events on the school calendar http://mlk.cpsd.us/calendar. Learn about how MLK Friends, our school's PTO/volunteer parent group helps build community at our school on the MLK Friend website: www.mlkfriends.com.

Storm Quinn postpones STEM NIGHT - and sparks sledding evening!

You may have received this email from the school:

"Due to the continued difficult weather conditions, tonight's STEM night is canceled. We look forward to rescheduling this event soon."

So STEM night is postponed and will not occur tonight 3/8/18.

However, we can still learn about science, specifically: gravity, velocity, force and friction:Join us to go sledding at Danehy after school today!

Note: "Us" is currently my son and I: you are welcome to come too!

We recommend that people wear bike helmets when sledding because we don't want be the only ones looking goofy with ours :)

Chinese classes for parents at our school: Fri mornings 8-9am

想学中文吗?

(Google translate assures me that the writing above says "You want to learn Chinese?")

If you, like I, answer 是! (yes!) consider attending the lessons for parents Friday mornings 8am-9am for $10 per session.

Check out the first session tomorrow, Friday March 9, 2018 8:00am in the small conference room next to the McGee Street entrance.

Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll connect you with the organizing parent. 

Call for volunteers!

We have lots of great events coming up and we need *your* help to make these run smoothly. Please email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com if you are interested in serving our community as a volunteer:

• To be rescheduled - watch your email!
  Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Night at our schoolStay tuned for the date which we reschedule STEM night to and then you can volunteer!  Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com

• Tuesday, April 3-Thursday, April 5
  Scholastic Book Fair + Afternoon child care for April 4 parent-teacher conferencesJoin MLK Friends as we host the Scholastic Book Fair! We will need lots of parent volunteers to help children find the books they want, and we plan to again offer child care during afternoon parent-teacher conferences on April 4. Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] comif you can volunteer. 

• Help Organize Field DayMath coach Ms. Leon has worked with gym teacher Mr. Reardon for years on Field Day – they have all the equipment and the plan. Ms Leon is looking for some parents to help organize this really fun event this year. 
• You can also volunteer the day of the event – mark June 13 as the final date on your calendar.  Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com if you can volunteer.  

• Talent showIn June we will hold our annual talent show - we need parent volunteers to help put together the raffle and sell tickets and snacks at the event.
  
  A portion of the proceeds benefits scholarships for children in need at our school to attend summer camps or our school's community school after school program.  Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com if you can volunteer. 

Service opportunities in our community beyond the school

We can honor our school's namesake and raise our children to be engaged community members when we volunteer in our community together. Here are some upcoming opportunities:

• Cradles to Crayons volunteer session over April breakA group of MLKing students and parents had a great time volunteering at Cradles to Crayons on MLK Day/National Day of Service on January 15. Please email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] comif you are interested in volunteering over April break 

• Saturday, April 28, 2018
  Charles River Cleanup 9-11am + School Grounds Cleanup 11-12pm + Unity Playdate 12-2pm Join MLK Friends as we celebrate Earth day by “acting locally” – we will clean up the banks of the Charles River between River Street and Flagg Street, then clean up the grounds at our own Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, and THEN celebrate our community with the Unity Playdate open to all Cambridge families. 
  Email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com for info. 

We welcome you to attend these school group meetings

MLK Friends meeting notes and next meeting: all welcome! Wed.  March 14 8am

In case you missed these before: email mlkfriendsgroup [at] gmail [dot] com for notes from our January and February MLK Friends meetings. We welcome all (including you!) to attend our March meeting on Wed. March 14, 8am in the large conference room where we discuss ideas on fun events to strengthen our school community. 

Next School Council meeting: Wed April 4, 8-9am in School large conference room

The topic for the next school council meeting is the "SIP" or "School Improvement Plan" 

All parents are welcome to attend for this discussion of issues important to academics at our school. Here is the list of upcoming School Council topics.

Note that MLK friends is a separate group from School Council. Parents are welcome to attend meetings for both groups.

Well, the blizzard of announcements is now over. I estimate the the accumulation of words was about 6-12 inches. Now its time to shovel out your inbox and wait for spring. 

Stay safe in the snow, and see you at school!

C Lively

Mom to a 2nd grader

semi-professional volunteer wrangler

email comedian wannabe

President, MLK Friends

www.mlkfriends.com