4/2/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Joanne Mylett, Lindsey Wright, Debbie Bryson, Kiki Iatrou, Charles Tewksbury, Lesley Peck-Oser, Laura Negoshian, Tristan Maiden, Kristin Clark and Kandi Quarterson for completing and submitting MCAS ALT binders for their students. This is a tremendous amount of work but your efforts show your belief in our students ability to achieve! Thank you for your attention to details and for engaging families so they can celebrate their child's progress as well!

Shout out to Liz Spring and Cassie Mountain! Thank you for all your hard work and support in the classroom helping to keep students safe and engaged in academics. Thank you for all your hard work and support in MCAS-Alt. We could not have submitted everything without out both!!!

Shout out to Erin Herlihy! Thank you for all your support for the ABA strand and all you do to encourage us to grow in our teaching practices!

Shout out to Candida Mundo, Anna Youman, Genet Mehari and Kim Taylor Knight for starting their long weekend off with dance teacher interviews! Thank you for your help in our search!

Autism Awareness Day/Month

Lets Light it up BLUE! April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day and the month of April is Autism Awareness month. Team PACE will be wearing blue on Tuesday 4/2 as well as on Fridays for the month. We hope you all join in! We are lucky to serve approximately 90 students with Autism everyday here at school.

School Climate

Please join us for our Climate Meeting on Wednesday, April 4th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in room 215.

 

PD

We will be running the vote on Thursday, April 5th for the make up PD date.

The choices are:
May 3rd
May 10th
The time will be 3:45 - 5:45. (This is for teachers unless paraprofessionals owe time from a missed day in the summer)
On April 5th we will also be voting on whether or not to distribute out January 2nd PD hours.
All teachers and paras are required to attend 6 hours of PD on January 2, 2109. We have the option of distributing these hours throughout the year, which means that PD will not be held on January 2.
On April 11th we will be voting on our fall Open House date AND how to distribute our 30 teacher PD hours and 6 para PD hours.
Please feel free to contact your BTU representative with any questions!

MCAS 

MCAS Information - Action Required
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 find the ELA groupings attached.  ELA MCAS 3/7/8         ELA MCAS Grades 4,5, 6  (NEW)  
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!

Green Cleaner Swap Day

Green Cleaner Swap Day has been POSTPONED to Tuesday, April 24th (7:45-10am). In order to ensure healthy air quality for all students, Curley staff will be switching our cleaners to be green cleaners. Due to this policy, we will be hosting a Green Cleaner Swap day on April 24th. We are still in need of parents to help label and distribute to all classes/ swap out cleaners. Please sign up or email nly@bostonpublicschools.org if you are interested. Can’t come but would love to help out? Consider donating paper towels to the school. You can drop off your paper towels at the front office (both lower and upper school) or drop it off in room 209 Upper School.

Curley Art Show

On April 12th from 5-7 pm we will host our Annual Art Show. There will be artwork from all students that have visual art as well as music from our fabulous band, a CAD dance performance and some of Mr. Paulling's fabulous actors! Please encourage families and friends to come and see the amazing accomplishments and strides they made in the arts learning this year!

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Amika is hoping to change the Upper School 5th grade hallway bulletin board NEXT WEDNESDAY. Please let her know what you’re reading now, recently read, or hope to read — let’s inspire our students! Send me just your name and the title — and a brief comment only if you have time to and interest in doing so -- I will do the rest. Thanks! amika45@gmail.com

Street Cleaning

April 1st street cleaning will begin. Please check this link to find out when street cleaning will be taken place. http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping/

Artifacts

Artifacts are due April 13th. Please reread over your formative evaluation. If your evaluator has indicated that you are missing an artifact please add that artifact and update any data that is connected to your goals.

Happy Teacher Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who sent in pictures and emails for week 3 of the Curley K-8 Happy Teacher Challenge. Please keep them coming! Each picture or email you send is a separate entry.

For week 4 we have two more challenges for you! This week, as you prepare for MCAS we have two challenges that promote taking a quick break. You'll find a flying lion coloring page in your mailbox Tuesday. Use it to take a break and color, some say it reduces anxiety! Our second challenge is to take a movement break (Ms. Tefera loves GoNoodle) with your students using a song that makes you happy. We'd love to know what it is so we can put together a Curley playlist! Here's to a happy week!

Playworks

• On Tuesday, April 3rd Mayor Marty Walsh is coming to the Curley. He will be visiting recess from 12:30 to 1:30 pm to see how Playworks makes a difference at the Curley. 
• 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.

Curley Shares

Due to MCAS we are moving the April Curley Shares until after break. They will be held on Wednesday, April 25th.

Red Sox Hats

Red Sox Hat Giveaway for K0-8th grade students this year! Jetblue and the Red Sox have generously donated hats for every student in grades K0-8.
Hat Giveaway Details

• Global Giveaway Date: Wednesday, April 4th
• Time: Schools may pass out hats at any time during the day
• Who will Receive: All students grades K0-8 and their teachers *note: some staff hats may be delayed. These will arrive later in April. Please ensure all students receive hats first.
• Hat Delivery: Hats will be delivered to each school beginning 3/27 through 4/2 (but not 3/31) 
• Share Your Stories: Please send any photos or quotes (from students with Media Releases on file) by emailing to me or tagging BPS in any social media posts and using the hashtag #SoxHatsforBPS

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.

1. Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
2. Print your form submission.
3. Email list of students attending to nurses.
4. Get nurse and cafeteria signature at least 2 weeks in advance. They can sign anywhere at the bottom of your page.
5. Turn in to either main office.
6. Pass out permission slips and have students return. (English p.12, Other Languages)

2018 BPS Climate Survey - Due 4/2/2018

Parent, Teacher, and Student Climate Surveys will be released online on March 12th. Chromebooks and document cameras will be awarded to schools with high parent participation rates and the greatest improvement in parent participation. We are asking teachers to have students complete these in class and for staff to complete them during Climate CPT time (your climate rep will have more info). Also any encouragement you can give to families to have them complete it would be greatly appreciated! We use this data to plan for next school year and really value the feedback! Teachers can also anonymously complete the survey using the following link: https://cce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6VetKNvS3e0mUqF
Shortened Link: https://tinyurl.com/teacherclimate18

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 an Climate week.