Shout Out
Shout out to grade 5 for their amazing bulletin boards about Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Parents have been commenting about how much they love reading what the students wrote as they escort them to class in the morning. They said it has sparked some great conversation with future 5th graders! Thanks!
Shout out to Ms. Spring for stepping in to help with a student in need today. Your ability to remain calm and be consistent is admired by all. Thank you for always being willing to support all students within our school community! Thanks!
Shout out to Ms. Spring for stepping in to help with a student in need today. Your ability to remain calm and be consistent is admired by all. Thank you for always being willing to support all students within our school community! Thanks!
Lost & Found
The Lost & Found will be emptied by Friday! Please remind students to stop by and pick up their stuff. There are many coats in the bins and it is getting cold!
REMINDER!
Please give feedback to the International Week Planning Committee by Wednesday afternoon: What worked well this year? What challenges did you face? What are your suggestions for next year? You can email your feedback (amika45@comcast.net) or put it in Amika’s mailbox in the Upper School office. Please join us on Thursday morning, Dec. 3rd, from 7:30-8:00 AM in the Teachers Room to review feedback and make recommendations for next year.
Staff Social
Join us on Friday, December 4th starting at 4pm at Canary Square for our monthly staff social.
TNTP Survey
Boston Public Schools is continuing a partnership with TNTP, an education nonprofit, to once again participate in an ongoing survey, administered twice a year, called Insight. Through Insight, you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts on the leadership practices and conditions at your school that support strong instruction. Your voice is critical in helping leaders across BPS better understand what is working well and what can be improved at your school. Just last week, we asked principals to review last year's data to make a plan to empower teacher teams and distribute instructional leadership at your schools. Your voice influenced those plans.Later today you will receive a unique link to the Insight survey. This survey typically takes about 25 minutes to complete and will ask you about various aspects of your school culture, such as the feedback you receive, professional development experiences, and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues. Please set aside some time to complete the survey by Wednesday, December 16th. You will be asked to complete the survey again in the spring so that we can assess progress and ensure you have the supports you need to be successful with your students.
BPS genuinely values your feedback, which has allowed school and central office leaders new views into what is working, and what needs work, at your school and across the district. Some results from last year's administration are attached to this email and we appreciate your continued feedback.
Your responses to the survey will be kept completely confidential, and will be aggregated along with your colleagues’ responses in a report that will help drive school-level improvement.
If you have any questions about the survey, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your principal or Principal Leader. Thank you in advance for your providing your school leaders with your honest and valuable feedback.
School Climate Meeting
Just a reminder that the School Climate Team will meet on Wednesday, December 2nd from 3:00pm-4:15pm in Room 212. All staff are welcome.PD
Whole staff PD will take place on Thursday, December 3rd from 3pm-4pm. All staff (teachers and paras) MUST attend.Resource
Annette Beaudrault signed up and paid for the website Jeopardylabs. It's a great and simple website that she uses with her class as a way to review topics. It's already paid for and anyone can use it under her username. https://jeopardylabs.com username: mrs.B password: curley211School Showcase
On Saturday, December 5th we will host our first school showcase for perspective families from 9am-pm. We would love to have staff join us to greet new families and share their experience working at the Curley. Please let Katie Grassa know if you can attend.
Fall Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades 1-5
The fall grading window for students in grades 1-5 is will open from November 23rd to December 11th. Please refer to the materials below for instructions on entering grades.Reminder: After entering or editing grades in the scores tab, teachers must click Post Grades to write the grades to the report cards. Grades will be saved as you enter them but they will not appear on the report cards until you click Post Grades.
PD/Stipend Opportunity
Are you interested in learning more about designing cognitively demanding tasks? How about expanding access to rigorous standards-based AWC or Algebra I instruction? We are excited to release the applications for teachers to participate one of two unique professional development opportunities during the February Recess (February 16-19, 2016): February Institute and the UnboundED Conference. Selection for both stipended positions recognizes excellence in teaching and provides the opportunity for motivated and successful educators to enhance their craft and share best practices with fellow teachers. Both positions are posted on TalentED and will close on December 14, 2015. Please click here for more information.
Elementary SPED Progress Reports
These are due online by December 2nd. If you need support please contact Jessica or Joyce. All SPED teachers are required to complete these.
ACCESS Certification
Training for ACCESS needs to be re-completed by the entire staff by Monday, December 21, 2015. To complete the training go to the wida website: https://www.wida.us Log on (if you can't remember your password remember that your email may have been yourname@boston.k12.ma.us ) all accounts previously created are still active. To create a new account: Type in username: massachusetts, password:patriot and create a new account.
Once you log on you need to go to the paper-based Grades 1-12 training. Make sure you are under the Test Administrator tab (not coordinator). You will find a checklist that needs to be completed as well as the link for the tests you have to take. Once the test is completed please turn your training certificate to Kathy or Madeline. Kindergarten teachers need to take the Kindergarten training and test. All SAR and PACE teachers need to take the Alternate Access Training and test. If you have questions please contact Waverly.
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