Shout Out
Shout out to Ms. Green. Thank you Ms. Green for introducing the 5th grade team to the Best Part of Me. The 5th graders did an amazing job with this "photo essay" project that was only made better with the Help of Ms. Nason.Shout out to all staff for welcoming families into our building this evening! It was great to see so many people come out and want to connect with teachers across the grades who have positively influenced their child's life.
Refrigerator Available for Teachers Room
A Curley parent, Rob Ditzion, is replacing a perfectly good refrigerator, about the size of the one the Curley has now. Teachers and Paras, please consider whether to pursue it. It would have to be retrieved from his JP residence. If enough people think it would be good to have a second refrigerator, please weigh in and plans can get made for several strong people to pick it up, if someone can make a pickup available. Contact Charles T. (would be one of the pickup crew). He'll have to let Mr. Ditzion know - YES OR NO - by Monday afternoon.Support for Hurricane Victims
Our 7th grade Geography classes are taking on a project to help us think about how to Care About the World. They are particularly focusing on the devastation in Puerto Rico and Houston. We will have an event to raise funds for these effected areas. More info will be forthcoming and we will be looking for your input and support. Please reach out to Craig Melzer with ideas or questions.Emergency Cards
We need emergency cards from all students. Once you receive one from everyone please make a copy for the main office and the nurses office as well. Open House is a great time to collect any that are missing.
Window Schedule
In both the Upper and Lower School you may see our contractors caulking the outside of the windows while you are teaching. We are trying to not distract the work in classrooms but this work needs to be done in daylight. Below is the two week schedule for rooms that will be working on in the afternoon inside each classroom. Please make sure that all furniture in these rooms is 3ft-5ft away from the windows and staff exit this space after dismissal. We will send a new update every two weeks. Please direct all questions about windows to Katie Grassa.
James Curley School Window & Door ReplacementWeek of 9/25/17- 10/7/17
Work Hours Monday – Friday: 4:00 – 11:30pm
Week of 9/25- 9/30
Caulking Ongoing
Roller Shades Week of 10/2 – 10/7
Mary Curley School Window & Door Replacement
Week of 9/25 – 10/7
Work Hours Monday - Friday: 4:00 – 11:30pm
Caulking Ongoing
Roller Shades Week of 10/2 – 10/7
Mary Curley School Window & Door Replacement
Week of 9/25 – 10/7
Work Hours Monday - Friday: 4:00 – 11:30pm
Week of 9/25-9/30
Interior Blocking
o Complete in classrooms. Continue on stairwasy, hallways, gymnasium,
and auditorium.
Interior Finish Trim
o All rooms on the Centre St. wing
Interior Painting
o Following behind finish trim crews
Interior Blocking
o Complete in classrooms. Continue on stairwasy, hallways, gymnasium,
and auditorium.
Interior Finish Trim
o All rooms on the Centre St. wing
Interior Painting
o Following behind finish trim crews
• Caulking
o Exterior ongoing
o Exterior ongoing
Week of 10/2 – 10/7
Interior Blocking
o Complete in classrooms. Continue on stairways, hallways, gymnasium,
and auditorium.
Interior Finish Trim
o All rooms on the back section of Mary Curley and connector
Interior Painting
o Follow behind trim crew
• Caulking
o Exterior ongoing
This is the finalized CGT schedule for K2-5th grade. Please double check that your times are correct and fit with your schedule. We have a little wiggle room for swaps with open times so please get back to me as soon as possible if there is a problem or concern. This week is the 3rd week of the month so I will be seeing all of my morning classes for the rest of the week. I will come by in the morning as a reminder and work out a good location for your CGT. Afternoon lessons are cancelled for this week and will begin next week. I apologize for this inconvenience but I have professional development training with Playworks at 3:00 pm.
Goals & Action Steps – Due September 29th
Response from administrator by October 6th
STAR assessments, as well as Accelerated Reader, have been activated in students' digital backpack. As a result, we are extending the fall testing window. All Interim #1 assessments, including STAR Reading, STAR Math and written open response, should be completed by end of day, September 28th. Open response prompts and accompanying scoring rubrics will be posted. Please contact Lindsey Morgan or Eileen Cronin with any questions.
o Exterior ongoing
Note from Superintendent Tommy Chang
The devastating natural disasters in recent weeks that have impacted large portions of the southern United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Caribbean have touched many of us directly or indirectly. During these times, it is important for us to come together as a community to support our students, families and staff who have been affected, as well help the people in these regions try to recover from these events.
Within the Boston Public Schools (BPS) community, many students, families and staff have loved ones living in the impacted areas. This BPS website has resources to help staff talk to students about natural disasters. We have also included tips on how to care for your own mental health after a natural disaster.
I ask that schools share ideas on how we can provide comfort to our communities and support relief efforts. We can all work together to collect ideas on this document. I would like to thank the school leaders who have shared their thoughts with me directly and provided examples of letters that they have sent to their school communities.
As Bostonians, we don’t shy away from stepping up to help others in times of emergency — and our city has been grateful for the support it has received during our own times of crisis. Please join us in donating to organizations such as the American Red Cross, UNICEF, and Save the Children, and in supporting one another everyday.
Pathways
Pathways (ESL, Moderate Disabilities, Severe Disabilities) is now posted on MyLearningPlan. Please sign up ASAP!!!! Email Katie once you sign up so she can recommend you.Aspen/SIS Student Assignments
Please check your 'Attendance' and 'Student' tabs. If there are any students that are incorrect on either tab, please let the following admin know so that they can update the student's schedule.- K-2: Lindsey Morgan
- 3-5: David Diaz
- 6-8: Adrian Ward-Jackson
Playworks Class Game Time (CGT)
Due to Playworks professional development trainings, the afternoon CGT are cancelled for this week.Those who have signed up for morning slots on weeks 1 & 3 of the month will have their first CGT this week. I will be stopping by in the morning the day of your CGTs as a reminder and notify the location. Feel free to email me any questions you have (jacqueline.conley@playworks.org).This is the finalized CGT schedule for K2-5th grade. Please double check that your times are correct and fit with your schedule. We have a little wiggle room for swaps with open times so please get back to me as soon as possible if there is a problem or concern. This week is the 3rd week of the month so I will be seeing all of my morning classes for the rest of the week. I will come by in the morning as a reminder and work out a good location for your CGT. Afternoon lessons are cancelled for this week and will begin next week. I apologize for this inconvenience but I have professional development training with Playworks at 3:00 pm.
Evaluation and Goals Reminders
Our school-wide Student Learning Goals and Professional Practice Goals can be found at the following link: SLP & PPG 2017-2018
Here are some important upcoming dates regarding evaluation:
Goals & Action Steps – Due September 29th
Response from administrator by October 6th
Early Childhood Assessments now on Illuminate!
The Early Childhood assessments are on Illuminate for the 17/18 school year! PALS and LAP-D currently available. EVT coming very soon. Contact: Brian GoldCounseling Services for Students
The Guidance Office is charged with providing a range of services to students, families, and faculty that support and promote the successful functioning of our students. One of the ways we do this is by providing students with individual counseling services. We are very fortunate to have amazing clinicians from The Home for Little Wanderers, Children Services of Roxbury (CSR), and Community Service Institute (CSI) to support our students. These Clinicians provide a range of services including, but not limited to: providing solution-focused strategies to help students manage problems that may arise during the school day, providing crisis assessments and developing safety plans, and working with teachers to help them understand how a student’s social/emotional concerns may impact their academic performance and identify classroom strategies that can help the student to be successful.
If during the course of this school year, you have a student in need of counseling services, please inform Ms. Santos (4-8th grade) or Ms. Silva (K-3rd grade). All students seeking counseling services MUST receive parental consent in order to receive school-based services. You can obtain parent permission by sending home the "Parent Permission Form," then, submitting the form to Ms. Santos or Ms. Silva. You can find copies of this form below, in the Lower or Upper school office, or by visiting the Guidance Office located in the Upper-School room 203.
If during the course of this school year, you have a student in need of counseling services, please inform Ms. Santos (4-8th grade) or Ms. Silva (K-3rd grade). All students seeking counseling services MUST receive parental consent in order to receive school-based services. You can obtain parent permission by sending home the "Parent Permission Form," then, submitting the form to Ms. Santos or Ms. Silva. You can find copies of this form below, in the Lower or Upper school office, or by visiting the Guidance Office located in the Upper-School room 203.
Fall Assessment - Updates
STAR assessments, as well as Accelerated Reader, have been activated in students' digital backpack. As a result, we are extending the fall testing window. All Interim #1 assessments, including STAR Reading, STAR Math and written open response, should be completed by end of day, September 28th. Open response prompts and accompanying scoring rubrics will be posted. Please contact Lindsey Morgan or Eileen Cronin with any questions.
Guide to the Boston Public Schools (Formerly Blue Guide Books Handed to Families)
The following is a message going out to families:
In an effort to reduce paper waste and create a more efficient system, BPS has decided to move the guide online. Families and students will view the guide and fill out necessary online at www.bostonpublicschools.org/family guide.
The guide is available in English and nine other languages. It outlines many of the district's policies, programs, and services. A separate booklet contains forms needs to be completed at www.bostonpublicschools.org/contact.
A limited number of paper booklets will be provided to each main office for families of students who are new to BPS or do not have access to the internet. We encourage you to go online and complete the form for each of your students as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.
The following is a message going out to families:
In an effort to reduce paper waste and create a more efficient system, BPS has decided to move the guide online. Families and students will view the guide and fill out necessary online at www.bostonpublicschools.org/family guide.
The guide is available in English and nine other languages. It outlines many of the district's policies, programs, and services. A separate booklet contains forms needs to be completed at www.bostonpublicschools.org/contact.
A limited number of paper booklets will be provided to each main office for families of students who are new to BPS or do not have access to the internet. We encourage you to go online and complete the form for each of your students as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.
In an effort to reduce paper waste and create a more efficient system, BPS has decided to move the guide online. Families and students will view the guide and fill out necessary online at www.bostonpublicschools.org/family guide.
The guide is available in English and nine other languages. It outlines many of the district's policies, programs, and services. A separate booklet contains forms needs to be completed at www.bostonpublicschools.org/contact.
A limited number of paper booklets will be provided to each main office for families of students who are new to BPS or do not have access to the internet. We encourage you to go online and complete the form for each of your students as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.
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