Wednesday, November 19th
Parent/Guardian Association Meeting
6:00-6:30 pm - Light refreshments served
6:30-8:00 pm - Meeting with a special presentation by Robert Evans, Ph.D.
All CCSC parents should make plans to attend!

"Raising Good Kids in Hard Times"
Robert Evans, Ph.D.
There is no harder job than being a parent. Nothing else touches so much of a person so deeply and there is no training for it. Today parents find it harder to know how to raise children well, how to resist negative influences in the media and culture, how to help foster strength and resilience in children. Rob Evans will outline key dilemmas in raising children and adolescents today and offer concrete suggestions for successful coping at home and school.

Dr. Evans is a clinical and organizational psychologist and the Executive Director of The Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Mass. A former high school and pre-school teacher, and a former child and family therapist, he has worked with schools and families for thirty years. He has consulted to nearly a thousand schools around the country. He is the author of many articles and two books, Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with The Crisis in Childrearing, and The Human Side of School Change.

Thursday, November 20th
6:00-7:30 pm
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting
Parents of students with IEPs or 504s are encouraged to attend this meeting. If you have questions, please contact our PAC Coordinator,
Gretchen Crusberg, ext. 514 at CCSC.

SOCCER UPDATE:
This past weekend's soccer tournament was postponed due to inclement weather and playing conditions. The Tournament is now scheduled for this coming weekend; November 22nd & 23rd; Saturday at 12pm, our soccer team will play on the UMass Boston field against Foxboro Regional Charter School. The field is located near the entrance of the University and cannot be missed. If you have any students on the team, I’m sure they would appreciate your support if you can make it.

If we win Saturday, we would play in the Finals on Sunday at 1pm. The finals are also at UMass-Boston.

*If for some reason we are unable to play this weekend, there will be no tournament this season.
Directions to UMass Boston!

Wednesday, November 26th
School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
Cambridge School buses will run at 12:00 noon.
Please make travel arrangements in advance if needed.
7th & 8th grade students that ride the bus will be allowed to wait in the Lower School commons until the bus arrives.

Letter to Parents
(mailed 11.12.08 - click here to read)

See the CCSC School Dress Code Information & Guidelines brochure here!

Meal Information

Nov Breakfast menu

Nov Lunch menu

Nov Meal form

Dec Breakfast menu

Dec Lunch menu

Dec Meal form

CCSC Student Handbook 2008-2009

Ms. Norris' Webpage

This is the webpage for 2006-2007. For the 2008-2009 webpage, please click here.

This is Ms. Norris pretending to be on a roller coaster,
in honor of our Amusement Park Physics unit!

Welcome to Ms. Norris' homepage! This site will be a useful place for you to find information about my classes - you can download assignments and calendars, read course updates, and find interesting links.

Want an interesting and eye-opening view of our place in the universe? Click here!

About Me:

I am a math and science teacher at the Community Charter School of Cambridge. I was a founding teacher of the school in its first year of operation (2005-2006). I am excited about teaching Physical Science, Geometry, and various enrichment classes (such as Drawing Skills and Physics Help) this year.

Contact Information

Email Address : bnorris<at>ccscambridge<dot>org
Phone / Extension : 617-354-0047 x304

Course 1: Physical Science

In 7th Grade Physical Science, we are exploring our surroundings - from our everyday lives to the Earth where we live to our solar system to the universe - and discovering how things work. The main topics for the year are Earth and its Neighborhood, Chemical Building Blocks, and Amusement Park Physics.

To get an idea of how Ms. Norris planned for our first unit, take a look at her brainstorm!

To dowload assignments or notes, or to see websites related to our current unit, visit one of these pages:

Course 2: Geometry

This course introduces two and three dimensional geometry, inductive and deductive reasoning, and formal mathematic logic and proofs. The connections between Geometry and Algebra are stressed. We use many hands-on investigations to discover geometrical conjectures.

For last year's webpage, please click here.

Thursday, November 20th 6:00-7:30 pm Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting Parents of students with IEPs or 504s are encouraged to attend this meeting. If you have questions, please contact our PAC Coordinator, Gretchen Crusberg, ext. 514 at CCSC.

Wednesday, November 26th School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Cambridge School buses will run at 12:00 noon. Please make travel arrangements in advance if needed. 7th & 8th grade students that ride the bus will be allowed to wait in the Lower School commons until the bus arrives.