Shout Out
Shout out to Emanuela Alves, Melanie Bourgeault and Kim Taylor Knight for taking a large group of middle school students to the State House for the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon this past Friday. Our students impressed the audience with their artistic talents and is was great for them to have a venus for performance. We look forward to seeing more productions as the year progresses! Thank you for help us to further develop the love of arts at the Curley K-8!
Bulletin Boards
We are looking for staff to update bulletin boards by Wednesday, February 1st. Just a reminder that this should align with out School Wide Instructional Focus and every board should be accompanied by the following completed sign.Inauguration Support
BPS has a site with supports for staff around the inauguration later on this week. Check it out.https://sites.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/history/curriculum-spotlights/presidential-inauguration
Middle School ACCESS
ACCESS testing begins in Grades 6-8 tomorrow. Tickets are available in Mr. Diaz's office for all testers. Please make sure to let Waverly know if you need headphones. Instructions are included with your tickets.
Please stop testing if you experience any of the following issues.
- Freezing while navigating or loading a new page
- Spinning loading symbol
- "Internet Connection" error message
- Log-in challenges (although it is important to verify that log-in issues are not the result of a typo)
NAEP Testing grades 4th and 8th
The Curley K-8 School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on 3/8/2017 (8th grade) and 3/9/2017 (4th grade). Your students will take a mathematics or reading assessment. I will send a list of all students taking the assessment once we input all the accommodations for ELL and Special Education Students. The assessment also asks students questions about their daily routine and their educational experiences. Student responses are anonymous, and they provide context and meaning to the assessment results. You will also receive an email for NAEP with a Teacher Questionnaire to help them gather information on teacher training and instructional practices.
Please visit http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.asp to review sample questions.
The assessment takes about 90 to 120 minutes for most students. This year, students might take a computer based or paper test and the Department Of Education sends their own staff to administer the test.
A letter notifying parents about the NAEP Assessment and other helpful information will go out no later than February 17, 2017. It is important to note that the information collected is used for statistical purposes only. Students may be excused for any reason, are not required to complete the assessment, and may skip any question. While the assessment is voluntary, NAEP depends on student participation to help policymakers improve education. If parents do not want their children to participate, they are able to opt out. However, parents need to notify the school in writing by 2/28/2017.
ACCESS Testing
ACCESS Testing will resume on with the speaking portion for Grades 1-5. Grades 6-8 will begin Wednesday with Listening & Reading and Writing on Thursday.
Grades 1-3: One teacher in each grade level will have the box of tests for the entire grade level. Please see the ACCESS Speaking list for who is testing whom in each grade level.
Teachers responsible for tests:
- Grade 1 Kidd
- Grade 2 DaSilva
- Grade 3 Petmezis
- Grades 4-5: Tickets for speaking will be available for pick up if you have not already done so.
- Grades 6-8: Tickets for testing will be available on Wednesday morning. Prior to then please make sure that all laptops have been rebooted so the application is present. If possible please have them take the practice session so they get a feel for the test as well as to ensure the app is present prior to Wednesday. Please make sure that the list of students needing to be tested is accurate and up to date.
Any questions feel free to reach out to Waverly wkidd@bostonpublicschools.org
Upper School Winter Concert
Date: January 20th, 2017
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Upper School Auditorium
Performers: 3rd-5th grade choirs, Ms. Rand's Class, Ms Maiden's Class, Ms. Quarterson's Class, Middle School Elective Band and Middle School Band (Small Ensemble).
PD Opportunity
Please find below a link outlining the RJ /Circle sessions that are free from January to June.
Restorative Justice Learning Community Session
Have you been hearing the buzz about Restorative Justice Practices in the district, and want to see them in action? Maybe you have some formal RJP training and you’re a little rusty? Or maybe it’s new to you and you would like some more RJ circle practice? If so, attend one, some or all of our RJP Learning Community Sessions, where we practice several circle topics together. Come be a part of educators learning, growing, sharing and supporting each other as we continue to explore options for support in our classrooms. Facilitated and hosted by the Restorative Justice Organizing Committee of the BTU, the sessions will be held at the McCormack Middle School at 315 Mt Vernon Street in Dorchester. Circle topics include What Triggers Your Anger?, What Will Make It Right?, Relationship Building Circle, and more. See the flyer for descriptions, other topics and schedule. Register at www.btu.org/rjlearn
Middle School Dance
Valentine's Dance on Friday, February 17, 2017 from 1:05 to 2:10 pm in the gym. Price: $3.00 and the proceeds will be used for the end of year field trip to Canobie Lake. Bottled water will be sold for $1.00 in the gym and again the proceeds will be used for the trip to Canobie Lake. Wrist bands will be available on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from your homeroom teachers. Active chaperones are welcomed. Each team will send at least one adult chaperone who will actively supervise and help at the event. A cleaning crew will be ready after the dance. For more information please ask Maria Amy-Moreno in room 210, Upper School.
Stars Math
Our next math STARS assessment will be conducted Feb. 13-17th. Please make sure that students that are absent when you give the test make it up when they show up. This round we will be asking why students have not taken math STARS assessment.
If you have not already done so make sure you are analyzing the STARS data from the last assessment to help inform your teaching in order to increase SGPs. We will be looking closely at SGPs to ensure we are conducting the best instructional practices to ensure an increase in student achievement this year. If you need any help getting STARS data or analyzing it to think of next steps please email Sean Guthrie at sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org to set up a time to meet.
School Climate
Do any of these New Year’s resolutions look familiar?
Did you resolve to take better care of yourself this year?
Let us help you!
Join the Climate Team for a
Self Care Workshop
On Wednesday, January 18th
from 3-4:15 in Room 003
Middle School Special Education Progress Reports
2nd term Middle School progress reports will open Wednesday, January 11th and close Monday, January 30th. Please let Jessica know if you need any assistance completing these.A note from the Special Education Office
Karen will be out for the month of January. Jessica will be managing all cases. Please send any parents and/or concerns to Jessica, but please allow for at least 48 hour response as I will be running most of the meetings and handling all the paperwork.Thanks, Jessica
K2, First and Second Grade Teachers
The BAS and Dibels windows are open from January 23 to March 3. Teachers should find an independent, instructional and hard level for students not meeting the current benchmark according to your most recent running records. The current benchmarks are: K2 - C, 1st - H, 2nd - L.
P&D and Class Coverage Payments
Madeline and Kathy are collecting staff missed P&D and Class Coverage hours, it is due no later then Jan. 27th. Also BPS does not pay for missed lunch times.
Museum of Science Night - SPC
Hello Curley Staff,The SPC wants to Thank You in advance for giving out flyers to your students for the upcoming Museum of Science night (They will be sent home on Monday). This fun community night is Friday 1/20 and is open from 5-9. The event is FREE to families with an EBT card and general admission is at a very reduced cost of $5/person! Parking is $5 as well. Please let Jess Curran (jessicacurran@ymail.com) know if any students want to go but need financial support. This is a community event and we want to encourage all families to attend! There is a new teen area, with 3D printers and other advanced activities so please spread the word! Great for all ages!
We need a head count by Wednesday night 1/18/17. If you could put your forms/money in the lower school or upper-school office I'd be happy to pick them up Wednesday afternoon. If possible, can you email me (jessicacurran@ymail.com) that you put them in the office to help us keep track of things. If for some reason a student gives you forms/money on Thursday, email me and we will get them from you! Thank you for making the school and learning process a thoughtful, creative, and purposeful experience for our children.
School Previews
We are looking for family volunteers to support our upcoming School Previews. These are building tours for perspective families and Curley families help to lead and share information from a parent’s point of view. All families are welcome to participate and no prior experience is necessary (we will partner you up with others). The final preview date will take place on Monday, January 23rd from 3pm-4pm. Please email Arusha Hollister (arusha_h@yahoo.com) if you Doodle Poll: Doodle: Curley Preview Tours
We are looking for family volunteers to support our upcoming School Previews. These are building tours for perspective families and Curley families help to lead and share information from a parent’s point of view. All families are welcome to participate and no prior experience is necessary (we will partner you up with others). The final preview date will take place on Monday, January 23rd from 3pm-4pm. Please email Arusha Hollister (arusha_h@yahoo.com) if you Doodle Poll: Doodle: Curley Preview Tours
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/
- 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
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/
- 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
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