Shout Out
Shout out to Princess Ortega for leading CASP for the last two weeks! You have proven to be a strong leader and we appreciate all you do for CASP each and everyday! Thank you for your leadership!DRAFT Schedule for SY 2018-2019
Attached you will find a draft of the Master Schedule for the 2018-2019 school year. We have worked hard to take into account all of the survey responses and create a schedule that works to best support the needs of our students. There are some things that we wanted to point out. Last period is ending at 3:00 to create a smoother dismissal process. CPT times have been split for some grades; please look at the CPT tab to see when your meeting times are. Middle school electives will be three times a week so that 6-8 teachers can increase their meeting times. Grades 4 & 5 have an extra specialty block so that all students can have the academic specialities they require as well as the opportunity to have Gym, Music and Art. Please look at the schedule and fill out this form if you have any feedback to provide. All other schedules (e.g. SPED and ESL) will be completed once the Master Schedule is closer to being finalized. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback in helping to create this schedule.Draft Sy18-19
Schedule Feedback
MCAS Information - Action Required
MCAS Proctoring teachers and Staff:
Please make sure you stress upon your students to raise their hands and let you know when they are done with their tests. It is important that either individually or as group, you ensure and monitor that all students press the submit button when they have completed their test. You can also monitor in your session who is not done testing or if a submitted test did not go through. Let Mr. Diaz, Mrs. Burque or Mrs. Jackson know if you have any questions or concerns. All staff should be informed of the protocols and logistics around MCAS. Please review the MCAS Roles and Responsibilities (and links included in the Roles and Responsibilities). As a resource, you can also reference our MCAS Quick Check document. Please check out the MCAS Calendar April/May 2018 as you map out your planning for the spring. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to David Diaz.
Also here is the MCAS video to share with your class!Please make sure you stress upon your students to raise their hands and let you know when they are done with their tests. It is important that either individually or as group, you ensure and monitor that all students press the submit button when they have completed their test. You can also monitor in your session who is not done testing or if a submitted test did not go through. Let Mr. Diaz, Mrs. Burque or Mrs. Jackson know if you have any questions or concerns. All staff should be informed of the protocols and logistics around MCAS. Please review the MCAS Roles and Responsibilities (and links included in the Roles and Responsibilities). As a resource, you can also reference our MCAS Quick Check document. Please check out the MCAS Calendar April/May 2018 as you map out your planning for the spring. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to David Diaz.
Here are the Math and Science groupings. Staff should send feedback by April 13th to Jessica Burque.
Math MCAS 2018 Grades 4,5, 6
Math MCAS 2018 Grades 3, 7, 8
Science MCAS 2018 Grades 5, 8
School Climate
Please join us for the School Climate Meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd from 3:45pm-5pm in room 215.
Staff PD
We voted to hold PD on Thursday, 5/3/18 from 3:45pm-5:45pm for all teachers (only paras who still owe time). We have broken up the staff into 4 smaller worker groups for the remainder of our PD sessions. Please click here to see your group and your plan for the remainder of the sessions. This is a make up date from a snow day in March. Please email Katie Grassa with any questions.Staff Social
Please join us for the May Staff Social at Costello's on Centre Street from 4pm-6pm. All are welcomed!
Plant Sale
Happy Spring! The 18th Annual Curley Plant Sale is coming up on Saturday, May 5th from 10 – 2 in the parking lot across from the school. Please share the date with friends, family and neighbors. There will be a great selection of annuals, vegetables and herbs; a bake sale (items needed); and activities for the kids. Proceeds support programs at the school. If you can help out the day of or drop off a baked good or water please sign up here. If you have questions, please contact Kristin (4th grade parent) at kjurkoic@yahoo.com.2018 YEARBOOK
As in the past few years, I am preparing a yearbook for our 8th grade students. Please send any PHOTOS you may have of them (highest resolution possible) and BRIEF notes with your memories or good wishes to the class that will be leaving us in June. Thanks! amika45@gmail.comSummer ELL Learning
Summer Registration for ELL students going into grades 3-9 is happening now. EL Summer programming is recommended for ELD levels 1-3, while ELD levels 4-5 are recommended for remaining Summer Learning Academies; however all levels can apply. Attached you will find all of the applications that you need. Seats are filled on a first come first serve basis so the quicker we get a response the quicker I can register them.
Staff Appreciation Breakfast
City Year is hosting another Staff Appreciation Breakfast on May 7th from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM. The event will take place in the AUDITORIUM. Please join us for pastries, fruit, coffee and good company! If you have any food allergies, please look for a card in front of each dish with ingredients.
Please request a song you would like to hear at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLL8GCH If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ms. Z at mzanoni@cityyear.org or Mx. Seneca at Sniehaus@cityyear.org. Thank you! We are excited to see you there!
Teacher Interest in Leading PD
We are starting to think and plan PD for next school year. We have heard from staff that they prefer the small group setting versus meeting as a whole staff. We want to offer this as often as possible and we are looking for staff to partner with us and plan summer PD. To make small groups we need several teachers to collaborate with us and co-facilitate sessions. If you are interested please email Katie. (Also if you are interested and have never facilitated think about taking a risk and learning how to facilitate. The beauty of co-facilitation is that you can work with others and learn from one another.)Spring Concerts are on the Way!
Over the past couple of months students have received pink and purple flyers home about our spring performances. Homeroom teachers: if you are missing flyers please talk to Ms. Bourgeault or Ms. Alves. Please make note of our performances coming up soon!
- May 17th @9AM: K2, 2nd grade, PACE 0, PACE 1, PACE 2, PACE 5 (Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault)
- May 18th @9AM: K0, K1, 1st, PACE 3, PACE 4 (Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault)
- May 24th @9AM: 3rd, 4th, 5th, PACE 6, PACE 7, Band (Ms. Bourgeault)
- June 5th @6PM: Band Concert (Ms. Bourgeault)
- May 17th @9AM: K2, 2nd grade, PACE 0, PACE 1, PACE 2, PACE 5 (Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault)
- May 18th @9AM: K0, K1, 1st, PACE 3, PACE 4 (Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault)
- May 24th @9AM: 3rd, 4th, 5th, PACE 6, PACE 7, Band (Ms. Bourgeault)
- June 5th @6PM: Band Concert (Ms. Bourgeault)
Paraprofessional Information
Paraprofessionals who would like to change their pay frequency from 21 to 26 payments (paid 12 months) or from 26 to 21 payments (paid 10 months) please see Ms. Powers for the form.
LGBTQ+ Picnic
We are for the third year in a row getting together at our LGBTQ+ Picnic. We want our friends and families to be part of this Curley Tradition on May 17th at 6pm. Bring your Picnic baskets and your beach blankets, enjoy a beautiful afternoon and make new friends. Watch the children participate in fun games with our Playwork Team lead by Coach Jacqui and members of City Year.
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 online survey should take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Click below to get started! www.playworks.org/annual-survey/2018 The survey will remain open until May, 10th. We hope to have as many staff as possible share their thoughts about Playworks.Retention
If you are thinking about retaining a student for next year please schedule time to meet with Katie and Sugeily Santos (grades 4-8) or Cristina Silva (K-3) by Friday, May 19th.Transportation Request for ALL Homeroom Teachers
In 2017-2018, BPS expects to spend $120 million on transportation, a cost which has been rising precipitously in recent years. We currently route every eligible student to a bus unless we receive an opt-out form, which happens for only ~3% of riders even though preliminary data indicates that up to a third of students routed are actually using a different form of transportation. This may be costing the district $3-5M+ annually... money that would be better spent in schools.The Directions:
- Forward this email to the person/people at your school most familiar with which students ride the bus - they should complete the rest of the steps
- Open the attached bus roster for your school
- In highlighted columns "H" & "J" (representing the AM & PM busing) mark an "X" for any student that has taken the bus less than a handful of times this year(i.e. a student who never takes the bus or maybe took the bus a couple times in emergency but is not a consistent rider)
- There is no 'hard and fast' rule here -- but if you think a particular student has taken the bus more than 5 times, then assume they are a rider. Only mark an "X" for students who are clearly not riders (i.e. are taking bus less than ~6 times in the year)
- THIS IS DUE BY MONDAY, APRIL 30th
BTU Voting Results
- We voted to redistribute the 6 hours from 1/2/19
- We voted to hold our Fall Open House on Thursday, September 27th from 5pm-7pm
- We voted for Option 2 (24 hours): Professional Development on August 28th and 29th from 8am to 3pm (14 hours) AND five (5) 2-hour sessions on the following Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:45 pm: 10/4, 11/1, 12/13, 1/31, 3/7 with a make-up day on 4/4 (in case of snow).
- Please feel free to contact your BTU representative with any questions!
Student Surveys Grades 4 - 8 (March 12 - June 15)
Please have all students Grades 4-8 complete this as part of class. All student surveys are online. The survey is available in students’ Digital Backpack as well as through the following student link:Student link: https://cce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1BP2eCYEA5pZT37
Shortened Link: https://tinyurl.com/bpsclimate
Students can complete the survey using chromebooks, other technology at their school, and even smartphones.
Playworks
- Thursday, May 10th from is Peace on Earth night! At recess across the country there has been numerous incidents of bullying both verbal and physical. Coach Jacqui wants to bring awareness to this growing problem and give the community the resources to support students. A local speaker will start off the night, and students and families will rotate through stations focusing on relaxation techniques and bullying prevention.
- On Saturday, May 19th is Playworks Run for Recess 5K. This is a fundraiser that Playworks hosts every year to raise money and awareness for the importance of recess in low income school systems. The Run for Recess is a unique 5K and One Mile Fun Run race that gives families the opportunity to participate in a race for the very first time. The Run for Recess offers opportunities for the whole family to get involved at Franklin Park's world-famous cross-country course adjacent to the zoo! All participants will enjoy a fun family environment, an electronically timed race, and an awesome goodie bag. Paper registration forms will be handed out by Coach Jacqui during school or sign up with this link: playworks.org/ne-run2018. If you have any questions about the upcoming events please email Coach Jacqui at jacqueline.conley@playworks.org.
New Field Trip Request Procedure
Starting Monday, 3/12/28, all field trips requests should be submitted in the following way. If you have already submitted a paper previously, that is ok, but all new requests should be done in this way. Check out this powerpoint for additional information on the steps.
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Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
- Print your form submission.
- Email list of students attending to nurses.
- Get nurse and cafeteria signature at least 2 weeks in advance. They can sign anywhere at the bottom of your page.
- Turn in to either main office.
- Pass out permission slips and have students return. (English p.12, Other Languages)
Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
CPT at a Glance
Thanks to the staff who have provided feedback we will have a weekly update about what should be covered at CPT. The CPT at a Glance document will be updated each week. This week is a ILT week.
