10/15/15 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to all teachers! Last night a School Site Council families spoke overwhelmingly about how much they enjoyed Open House. They wanted to make sure that teachers knew how much they appreciated their efforts and how excited they are about this school year! Thank you for creating a warm and welcoming school environment for families!

PACE PD

It will take place on Thursday from 3pm-5pm in room 109 (Upper School). From 3pm-4pm we will review new restraint laws and documentation and from 4pm-5pm Jen Richards will do a communications training. See Liz Spring for further clarification.

LC PD

Cohorts 1 and 2 will meet together to focus on 'Maximizing Literacy Opportunities in Managed Independent Learning'.  Our goals for the session are to think about and discuss the continuum of literacy opportunities during MIL in K2, 1st and 2nd grade, think about how MIL supports the diverse needs of learners in our classrooms, and revisit the values of MIL.  Materials and meeting place TBA.

Staff Social

Friday, October 16th from 3pm-5pm at Canary Square. Come out and meet some colleagues and enjoy each others company. It is our school tradition to host a staff social on the same week as Curley Shares. All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

Fall Fling

Don't forget the Fall Fling on Friday night from 5:30pm-8:00pm in the Upper School Gym! We would love for you and your families to join us!

INTERNATIONAL WEEK IS COMING! 

Thanks to those who were able to come to last week’s planning meeting! Participating homerooms will spend time during the week of November 16-20 learning about a country, then sharing what they’ve learned by visiting & hosting at least one other class (passports in hand) in the days before Thanksgiving. Attached is an “Activity Menu” for your reference. City Year will make passports for all participating students and provide classroom support to grades 3-8. This year we’re encouraging you to exchange with your cross-grade buddy class.

Please let Amika know, by the end of October, which country your class would like to study, preferably via email: amika45@comcast.net. Attached is a list of countries represented at the Curley K-8; let us know if you have anyone whose family came from a country not yet included! We hope you’ll enjoy this annual celebration of countries around the world; it’s a perfect opportunity to invite families to share their cultures with your students. Be in touch if you have questions or need additional support!Your International Week Planning Committee:

Amika Kemmler-Ernst

Kate Davis

Charles Tewksbury

Layla Hijab-Cable

City Year 

Lunch Updates

We will be changing the procedures during lunch. All students will still receive Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch however each student will be asked to type in their 6 digit student ID number upon receiving a lunch. This has been rolling out across the city and we are the last wave of schools to implement this change. Students with bus passes (many 7th & 8th grades) will be able to just swipe their pass but others will need to learn their code. This has been practice across the city in the past so if you know of a good system we are open to the ideas. We will not be getting the white ID cards which has been used in the past.  Please email any ideas, questions or concerns to David Diaz.