Shout Out
Shout out to Melanie Bourgeault for helping a colleague and some students transition throughout the day. Your relationship with students is valued and these students will be more successful thanks to your help in the intervention. Thank you!
Middle School Quarter 2 Grades
ACCESS Speaking begins tomorrow. We have a limited number of headphone so we are trying to stick with the following.Grade 6/8G/6-8F tests tomorrow.
Grade 7/6G/7G test on Thursday.
Grade 8 and make ups on Friday.
Please note that students can be tested 5 at a time and that they need to have completed all other sections in order to begin speaking. Tickets are in Mr. Diaz's office by tester.
Grades K-3 continue testing.
Gently Used Books Available!
We have books left over from last year's book swaps that must be moved from the lower school basement, and what better place to relocate them to but classroom libraries! Please stop by before the end of the school day on Friday, January 27th and help yourself to some great titles. Come early for best selection. Contact Eileen Cronin with any questions.Term 2 Grading Window for Grades 6-12
The term 2 grading window for students in grades 6-12 will open from January 19th to February 1st. Please submit the names and grades of any student that received a NC for term 1. Adrian will share the NC report with all teachers that needs to make a change of grade. If you have any questions, please email Adrian awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org.Opportunity & Achievement Gaps Speaker Series
Up next in the Opportunity & Achievement Gaps Speaker Series is Dr. Linda Tropp. Dr. Tropp’s research focuses on expectations and outcomes of intergroup contact, identification with social groups, interpretations of intergroup relationships, and responses to prejudice and disadvantage. Click here for more information and to register. We hope to see you there! Please feel free to share with those in your network!
Library Updates
In the wake of our successful end-of-year fundraiser, the Library Committee is eager to get to work, and will be meeting at 9am on Saturday, January 28 in the Eastern Bank Community Room (687 Centre St, JP). All interested teachers and parents are welcome! Please contact Pam Yosca at pamyosca@gmail.com for more information.End of 1st Semester Electives
First semester electives end on January 27, 2017. We will host elective preview days on February 2nd and 3rd. We will have the students choose on February 7th. Second semester electives will begin on February 10th. If you have any questions, please email Adrian. awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org
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.
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.
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.
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.K2, First and Second Grade Teachers
The BAS and Dibels windows are open from January 23rd to March 3rd. 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.
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/
- 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/
- 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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