5/5/17 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Nurse Regan and Nurse Pumphret for National Nurse Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 6th! We are glad you have this day off to enjoy time with friends and family! Thank you for supporting the health and wellness of our students and staff each and every day!

MCAS Update

We are back MCAS testing for the next three weeks!

MCAS 2.0 Quick Check

MCAS 2.0 Roles and Responsibilities

MCAS Schedule - Overall schedule & daily schedules please be sure to click on each sheet and check daily

Wake Up The Earth Parade (WUTE)

Curley K-8 Students, Parents, and Teachers: please join us Saturday, May 6 to represent our school at the 39th annual Wake Up The Earth Parade. We'll meet at 10:30 am outside of Curtis Hall, 20 South Street in JP 02130 (across from the monument), and walk as a group for the (1 mile) parade route; past our school, down to Jackson Square Station, and on to Stony Brook Station. We need volunteers to help carry the art that students and parents created for this years' WUTE. Please remember to wear green or your favorite Curley gear. For more information about the festival and parade, see: www.spontaneouscelebrations.org

Tech Goes Home @ the Curley!

The families of students in grades 2-8 will have the opportunity to attend a Tech Goes Home course right here at the Curley. Technology Goes Home (TGH) strives to ensure that all residents of the City of Boston are equipped with the tools, training, and access to support 21st century skill development. After successful completion of the program, graduates will have purchased their very own Lenovo Chromebook computer for $50.
When:

• Tuesday, May 30th from 3:30-6:30PM
• Wednesday, May 31st from 3:30-6:30PM
• Monday, June 5th from 3:30-6:30PM
• Tuesday, June 6th from 3:30-6:30PM
• Wednesday, June 7th from 3:30-6:30PM

Where: Ms. Smith's Room (204 of the Lower School)
**Applications and money due on or before Thursday, May 25th (cash or money order endorsed to Hi-Q Computers only)
Flyers have been sent to teachers of grades 2-8 and should be sent home with students ASAP. Applications can be picked up in the main office of each building. Any questions should be directed to Ms. Smith (tsmith8@bostonpublicschools.org).

Snack Change

Starting today (May 2nd), FFVP snack bags will be picked up at the upper school cafeteria and lower school main office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 

• All upper school teachers: Please send 1 student to the upper school cafeteria between 9:30 and 10:00 to pick up your snack bag and return any FFVP reusable bags you may have from last week. 
• Lower school teachers: Grades 2-3, please send 1 student to the lower school main office between 9:30 and 10:00 to pick up your snack bag and return any FFVP reusable bags you may have from the Fall. For 1st grade and under, the snack bag will be delivered to your classroom. 

Playworks

Playworks is currently conducting our annual School Staff Survey. Every year, Playworks asks the staff at each school to complete a survey about the impact they feel Playworks has on the students and the school community. We use the survey feedback to report our impact to funders and to seek additional support. We also use this information to refine our program to best meet schools’ needs. The survey will remain open until May 19th. We hope to have as many staff as possible share their thoughts about Playworks. The Playworks Annual School Staff Survey can be found using the following link: www.playworks.org/survey2017

Staff Social

Please join us on Friday, May 5th for our May Staff Social at Costello's on Centre Street from 3pm-6pm.

Plant Sale

Please join us for the 17th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 6th from 10am-2pm. This event will take place in the parking lot across from the school on Centre St. This is a fundraiser to support arts, music and science for all our students. Thank you to the School Parent Council (SPC) for organizing this event!

Student Profiles Survey (for K-3 teachers)

Hello K-3 teachers! We want your feedback on the student profiles so that we can make the process more efficient and user-friendly. Please use the following survey to provide feedback by next week. It should only take 5-10 minutes. Thank you! https://goo.gl/forms/m5FMgxehNU6iSBLM2

ELT Teacher Facilitators

As we prepare for our extended school day next year we want to communicate some shifts that aligned with the ELT agreement. Part of the Extended Learning Time model requires teacher facilitated time at weekly common planning meetings. The ELT committee has worked to align the Instructional Leadership and School Climate Teams within this model. Each grade level/content team must have at least one Teacher Facilitator to be a representative on the ILT and one to be a representative on the School Climate Team. Teacher Facilitators will be expected to attend a 2 day summer training and will receive a stipend for their work. Job Description & Link to Application

SUPPORT THE CURLEY K-8 LIBRARY…AND GET CAR SERVICE FROM MORRISON’S AUTO-RITE

Morrison’s Auto-Rite (475 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain) is offering car maintenance services for FREE with a small donation to the Curley Library (the total cost of the car services far exceed the donation!!!) Bring a check or money order to Morrison’s Auto-Rite made out to the Friend's of the Curley Fund for $95 and Morrison’s Auto-Rite will provide you with the following services and items:

• Free comprehensive multi-point inspection (check over your car’s health) including: 
• Free Oil Change (up to a $39.95 value). NOTE: some cars have additional charges for synthetic oil 
• Rotate tires 
• Balance two front tires (while doing rotation) 
• Free front wiper blades (most cars); no appointment needed for wiper blade install 
• Second free oil change (up to a $39.95 value) 
• Upgraded warranty on repair work done by Morrison’s Auto Rite to 2 years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first. (There are a few exceptions for normal wear items, i.e. tires) 
• Unlimited tire pressure adjusting, no appointment needed 
• Unlimited fluid level checks, no appointment needed 

TOTAL APPROXIMATE VALUE (SAVINGS) $295!

You must present the check in the amount of $95, made out to Friends of the Curley Library Fund, in person to Morrison’s Autorite to be eligible for these services! No credit cards, please!S

Look for Survey from MCIEA

The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) is conducting a survey regarding the use of assessment in all member schools. Please look for this survey in your email this Wednesday, April 26th and respond as quickly as possible. All replies are anonymous and will be used to better understand how to use assessment in ways that inform instruction and provide an authentic understanding of student learning.

School Climate Survey

BPS TEACHER CLIMATE SURVEY - THE SPRING 2017 TEACHER SURVEY IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE !!! 

Please remind teachers to location the surveys in their email inboxes and complete the survey online by May 15, 2017. 
BPS PARENT CLIMATE SURVEY- THE SPRING 2017 PARENT SURVEY IS NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL LANGUAGES ONLINE !!!  Please communicate with your families the importance of completing this!

City Year

The City Year End of Year survey window is open! A unique link has been sent to all the teachers that have City Year corps members serving in their classroom. The survey will be live until May 12th.  If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Francesska Jean-Pierre at fjean-pierre@cityyear.org.

BTU Vote

Both paras and teachers voted to convert afternoon hours of PD into summer hours. Teachers will report for PD on Wednesday, August 30th and Thursday August 31st for PD from 8am-3pm. Paras will report on Wednesday, August 30th from 8:00am-2:00pm.

LGBTQ+ Picnic

Please join us for the LGBTQ+ picnic on Thursday May 18th from 6:00-7:30pm. All families and community members are welcome!!!

Capstone Project - Thinking about assessments beyond standardized test

The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) is a partnership of MA public school districts working to create a new state-wide school accountability model. A cross-grade team from the Curley is currently participating in the MCIEA sponsored, “Quality Performance Assessment” project, working to create a capstone project that will become a required part of the 4th Grade “Excellence for All” curriculum. It is our hope that this year’s capstone project development process will serve as a model for other grades to embrace in the future, so that all our students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in ways other than a computer-based test. If you have any question about the work reach out to one of the following team members: Patricia Garcia, Laura Strait, Danielle Moran, Sharon Ennis, Craig Melzer, Eileen Cronin 

Substitute Teacher Folders

Please make sure that your sub folders are up to date and have explicit instructions about what duties they have to cover and what procedures they should be following. There have been miscommunications with substitutes where duties have not been covered and students have been unsupervised. This has created safety issues.

Save the Date

Please reserve Friday, June 2nd for our End-of-the-Year and Retirement Party.

Place: Florian Hall

Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Appetizers, Buffet, Music, Dance, Celebrations!

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

• May 18th --- Middle School Transition/Life Skills 
• June 1st --- Inclusion