CRLS Family Connection

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❤️ Thank You! $17,000 Raised for CRLS Families

Thanks to your generosity, our Grocery Gift Card Drive received nearly $1,000 in gift cards and over $16,000 to the CRLS Food Pantry fund in less than three weeks. These funds go directly to food support for CRLS students and families, especially important while SNAP benefits were paused this month.

The drive was organized by CRLS Family Connection, with CRLS managing pantry funds and gift card distribution.

💯 Every dollar donated to Falcon’s Pantry goes to food. If you’d like to help further, please consider a year-end gift to focrls.org to support their operating costs.

If you need help, confidentially contact our family liaison Tabithalee Howard (thoward@cpsd.us; 617-349-6660)

The CRLS Family Guidebook

We created this guidebook -- diligently reviewed by CRLS staff and printed by CRLS for rising 9th grade families-- so that all parents/caregivers have the information they need to support the success of their student at CRLS. Printed guidebooks for 8th grade (rising 9th grade) families will be arriving at CPSD middle schools starting the week of March 17. Download the versions here:

Please send us feedback or report any errors or changes here!

ASPEN, Parent Square & Google Classroom Tips for Middle and High School Parent/Caregivers

Technology that Caregivers Need to Know

Family Portal (https://secure1.cpsd.us/family_portal/) - to fill out back to school forms, health forms, etc.
ASPEN (https://ma-cambridge.myfollett.com/aspen/logon.do) - a website to see your student's grades, assignments,, and schedule
ParentSquare (https://www.parentsquare.com/signin)- phone app or website to receive notices from Cambridge Public Schools and for parents to communicate with school staff. It can translate communications into the parent's preferred language
Google Classroom - Assignments will be posted here. For caregivers of students with IEPs who need to help their student stay on track with schoolwork. It is most useful to login with your student's login and password.
Who do you contact for help with tech? Email helpdesk@cpsd.us

Who we are

We are a parent/caregiver-led group dedicated to helping Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) parents/caregivers connect and navigate the school system in order to increase student achievement and wellbeing, and promote a positive learning environment where all CRLS students and families feel welcomed, valued, safe, and engaged in a mutually caring community. Sign up for our newsletter below.

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