4/4/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to the 3rd and 4th grade teachers, lunch mothers, and Eileen Cronin for their flexibility and quick action to make the lunch schedule work today!

Shout out to students from grades 3-8 were nominated for their caring behaviors throughout the month of March. Here are the winners by grade:
Hannan (3rd grade, Anderson)
Junior (3rd grade, Petmezis)
Sofia (4th grade, Phillips)
Nathan (4th grade, Strait)
Abdinoor (5th grade, Moran)
Janiah (5th grade, Green)
Ziandrea (6th grade, Rua)
Sebastian (6th grade, Rua)
Ailanys (7th grade, Rodriguez)
Claudia (7th grade, Boyd)
Rain (8th grade, Ferro)
By the end of the week, we will be delivering prizes to the students in their classrooms. Prizes consist of 2 City Feed gift cards (for middle schoolers), backpacks, school supply kits, and lunch in the City Year room. Thank you so much for all of your support! -City Year

Shout out to City Year, Playworks and Tenacity on National Day of Service! Thank you for your service to our community each and everyday! We are lucky to have you on our team to support our students and our school!

Shout out to Coach Jacqui for hosting Mayor Walsh today on the National Day of Service! It is a lot of work organizing recess for hundreds of students as well as several tv stations, the Mayor, Superintendent and other city officials. Thank you for empowering our students to explain why play is an important learning within their school day!

 

 

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!

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

April, 2018 Curley Cares Student Awards

Please recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way by using theAPRIL 2018 FORM to submit names for your students to receive an award at our Wednesday, April 2 5, 201 8 Curley Cares assemblies.
These awards are intended to reinforce positive student behaviors in support of the Curley Cares rules and the expectation is that every Curley K8 student should receive at least one award each year. With this in mind, please refer to THIS LIST to see those students who have already received award(s) this school year.
If you'd like to give more than 3 awards, please coordinate with your grade-level colleagues such as specialists or other staff. If it is for a larger group of students (such as a sports team, etc.) please email Kate (kdavis3@bostonpublicschools.org) directly.
Please SUBMIT awards by 7 : 00pm Friday, April 13, 2018. Thank you!

Summer Planning for Students

We are reaching out from the Guidance Office to share information regarding Summer Planning for our 4th through 8th grade students!
We are hoping to gather a list of students that you think would require support in the summer planning process. With this in mind, if you know of students who:
- Have expressed interest in attending a summer camp OR have expressed interest in not being at home this summer
- Have parents who are experiencing challenges in finding or filling out applications for camps (whether due to language barrier, work schedule etc.)
- Are most likely not going to summer school
Please feel free to email Sugeily Santos (ssantos@bostonpublicschools.org) and Cristina Silva (csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org) their names and we will follow up with those students individually.
We look forward to working together in the summer planning process! Please do not hesitate to reach out 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.

Autism Awareness Day/Month

Lets Light it up BLUE! April is Autism Awareness month. Team PACE will be wearing blue 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!

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)

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 ILT week.