Shout Out
Shout out to Mariana Pradas and her husband on the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Naya Sophia Sullivan. She was born on Sunday 9/18 @5pm weighing 8 lbs 2oz. Both Mom and baby are doing well.
Shout out to Konstantinos Petmezis for being so supportive in sharing resources and ideas. Also, thank you for always putting students first in every decision and discussion you engage in.
Shout outs to Patricia Garcia and Olivia Peters for signing up to coach out Curley Boy's and Girl's spring track teams, Geju Brown and Crystal Rosa for committing to our co-ed double dutch team, and Crystal Rosa for our girl's soccer team. All of our student-athletes will be excited! Thanks!
Free Healthy Snacks
Congratulations! The Curley School has been selected as one of the 49 Boston Public Schools chosen for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Teachers will be provided with fresh fruit and vegetable snacks each week at times separate from breakfast and lunch. For details please check your mailboxes for a list of most commonly asked questions and email Torri Canada for any further information.
Breakfast
Breakfast begins promptly at 8:15 a.m. Students in grades K0 – 4th should report to the lower school cafeteria for breakfast. Students in grades 5 – 8 should report to the upper school cafeteria for breakfast. Students must eat in the cafeteria between 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Food is not allowed to leave the cafeteria prior to 8:30 a.m. Teachers please make sure that students have their lunch or One Cards with them to expedite service. Any student that arrives after 8:30 a.m. is allowed to eat breakfast in the classroom. Please do not send any student to the cafeteria to eat their food, as there is no adult supervision. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jackson.
From the Curley Library
Please explore the online resources available to the Curley Community and BPS families.
Many of the resources offer translation tools, various reading levels, and lesson plans.
If you need assistance navigating any of the resources please contact me at ckelleypowers@bostonpublicschools.org.
- https://bpslibraries.org/family-resources/
- https://bpslibraries.org/researchhelp/
- https://bpslibraries.org/elementary-resources/
- https://bpslibraries.org/middle-resources/
Digital Publishing Tools
- Storybird is a great tool for teachers and students who want to try digital publishing. Online creation and sharing via social media are free.
- Bitstrips is a comic strip app with lots of illustration flexibility. Creation and sharing are free.
Fire Drill
Just a friendly reminder (wink, wink, hint, hint) that we must have a fire drill in the month of September. Please be sure to practice routines with students and have all materials prepared in case of an emergency. Even during a drill we will collect attendance and treat it as if there is a real emergency. Below is some information from the Handbook. THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE YESTERDAY!
6.29 Curley K-8 School’s Fire Drill Evacuation Procedure
Please post a copy of the correct evacuation route and instructions in a strategic and accessible place in the classroom. Please review both the Curley K-8 School Evacuation Map and Evacuation Matrix both are located on the Curley K-8 School shared drive in the Operations folder. Please familiarize your students with the evacuation route from your room, go over assembly instructions in case of an emergency, and the location of where your class needs to wait once you have exited the building.
The following tasks need to be completed during and after an evacuation:
- Bring along your classroom emergency kit.
- The kit will include: attendance roster, copies of emergency forms, a red sheet of paper (to hold up if you are missing a child or need something), and a sheet of paper with your name on written boldly on it
- Take attendance outside and when re-entering the building
- Return attendance and report any missing students to an administrator immediately
- Everyone must evacuate during fire drills and alarms. Please be prepared to respond promptly and efficiently in order to insure the safety of our students and staff during a building evacuation.
Please familiarize yourself with the evacuation exit assigned to your area of the building. The assigned exits at the upper school are:
Exit A: Front Lobby Stairwell on Centre St.
Exit B: Stairwell C – front Schoolyard CASP door by Centre St.
Exit C: Stairwell E - rear schoolyard red door by the former parent center
Exit E: Stairwell F – rear door next to the outdoor Science classroom on Pershing Rd.
Exit G: Stairwell D - gym overpass on Pershing Rd.
Exit H: Stairwell A – at the end of the handicap ramp located on the upper school parking lot.
Exit J: Stairwell B - on Pershing Rd. next to the lower school parking lot
6.30 FIRE DRILL CONDUCT
Please post fire exits and regulations in your classroom before students arrive on the first day of school. PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT DURING A FIRE DRILL THERE SHOULD BE SILENCE AND STUDENTS ARE TO WALK IN SINGLE FILE LINES. We will schedule several fire drills during the school year. During a fire drill, No one remains in the buildings during a drill. All classes will file away from the buildings and the schoolyard must be completely cleared for use by the Fire Department.
Please make sure:
1. All students are out of the buildings before leaving
2. All teachers/paraprofessionals follow the students out of the buildings and help with outside supervision
3. All students and teachers remain outside until a signal is given to return to the building
4. Students and teachers will return to the same room that they left before the drill
5. Enforce no talking and walking in single file
6. Ensure everyone is with you
7. If a fire exit or stairway is inaccessible attempt to exit the nearest exit
8. Take your classroom emergency kit and cell phones with you.
Bulletin Boards
Just a reminder that our first bulletin boards should be completed by 5pm on 9/22 for Open House. We are asking teachers to display any word around Curley Cares learning that has occurred. Also each bulletin board should be accompanied by this document which defines our Instruction Focus, Standards being addressed and a task description.
EDFS
We are extending the due date for Self Assessments till Friday, September 23rd. We apologize but there have been a few EDFS issues that we are working to resolve. Everyone should be able to sign on now but your evaluator may be updated in the next few days.
Reserving Space
If you are interested in reserving the Playing Field or the Auditorium please go to curleyk8.blogspot.com. On the right hand side you will see the title Helpful Links (below the calendar) Click on Book Playing Field or Book Auditorium and submit your request. Requests must be submitted for use.
Open House
Our Open House for all families will take place on Thursday, September 22nd from 5pm-7pm. Please encourage families to attend.
School Climate Team
Our first climate meeting of the year will take place on Wednesday, September 21st from 3pm-4:15pm in room 003. We are still looking for a paraprofessional representative. Climate team meetings are every other Wednesday from 3-4:15.
BPS Assessment Calendar
Click This link to access the BPS Assessment Calendar.
STAR Reading Assessment Window(Gr. 3-8 Only)
The fall screening window for the STAR Reading Assessment is September 8 – 21. All teachers should have received a user name and password. Student user names and passwords have also been distributed to those teachers who have confirmed their student rosters. An instructional PowerPoint, to share with students, is on the Curley Drive:https://docs.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/presentation/d/1d1U9ahF7su-CqoZ2zxr-Z9mpt0K7TMdJLCNdcI9P1_0/edit?usp=sharing (Thanks, Ms. Peters!) Please contact Eileen Cronin if you have any questions.
Curley Student Email and Login Info
For those teachers using Chromebook carts and in need of student login information, you can access student email addresses and passwords on the Curley K8 shared drive in the Technology folder. Student user IDs are their email address; their passwords are their 8-digit date of birth. The AllStudents_EMAIL spread sheet is tabbed by grade level. Since it is only the 1st full week of the school year, please expect the list of students to change.
If you notice any errors in the spreadsheet, please inform Kate Davis (kdavis3@bostonpublicschools.org).
If students are unable to login, check that they have entered their email address and DOB correctly. If they have entered their data correctly and are still unable to login, please email Connie (credden@bostonpublicschools.org) or Kate and include the student's BPS ID number and name. The spreadsheet will be updates over the next few weeks and file with student login data in label format will be shared as well.
Documents to Collect
All staff should be tracking the return of the following items:
- Blue BPS Guide Books
- Emergency Cards
- Health Records
- Supply $ (Grades 3-5)
SPED PD Options
Below are some PD options being offered at the Curley during our contractual PD dates. Staff may want to include one or more of these into their team PD plan. Here is the link to sign up https://goo.gl/forms/BwtGbumLgXBfLUMF2
- Sept 29th --- Understanding and Implementing IEPS (A--Specialists, B--Classroom Teachers)
- Oct 20th --- Goal Writing for Special Education Teachers
- Nov 17th --- The IEP Process/Meeting Expectations
- Jan 19th --- Paperwork/IEP Progress Reports
- Feb 16th --- Tier 1 and Tier 2 Interventions/curriculum modification
- March 16th --- Behavior Supports
- April 27th --- Understanding Disabilities and Services available
- May 18th --- Middle School Transition/Life Skills
- June 1st --- Inclusion
Note from our Nurses
BPS Health services require that all staff must complete two training modules.
1. Blood Bourne Pathogens (slide show and test)
2. Epipen (training module and staff quiz)
This email contains the link for the staff Epipen Training and a short quiz. All staff should click on this link and first complete the "School Staff Training Module" on the left. After you have completed the training module please click on the "School Staff Quiz" link on the right. Once you have completed the quiz please print out your certificate and bring it to the nurse's office. You will be "signed off" once you have the certificate and participate in a brief Epipen demonstration in our office. We ask that all staff have this completed within the first two weeks of school. We have many student's here at the Curley with life threatening allergies. It is important that they are safe in school.
There is also a link for the Blood Borne Pathogen Slide Show and another for the Blood Borne Pathogen Test. Please view the slide show. Once you have completed the slide show, print out the test, complete it and return it to the nurse's office with your epipen certificate.
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