4/9/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Patty Garcia, Hoda Hindiyeh, Meg Nason and Waverly Kidd for being so flexible, understanding, and helpful in such short notice today. They all played a part of making sure all students in second grade were supported and learning continued while a teammate was out sick.

Shout out to Melanie Bourgeault for fostering a strong partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our students enjoyed the field trip this week and this was an amazing opportunity for our students.

 

 

 

BTU Voting Results & Vote This Week

• 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 voted to redistribute the 6 hours from 1/2/19
• 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. Check out the ballot here.
• Please feel free to contact your BTU representative with any questions!

SSC

Please join us for our April SSC meeting on Tuesday, April 10th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in room 209.

ILT

Please join us for ILT on Wednesday, April 11th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in room 101. Please read Ch.5 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.

Bulletin Boards

Please update bulletin boards for the final time this school year by Friday, April 27th. Do not forget to post this template that explains the work students completed.

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!

Happy Teacher Challenge!

This is the last week of the Happy Curley Teacher Challenge. Thank you to all of you who have sent in entires. Keep them coming! Feel free to turn in entires from past week's challenges. For our last week, we have two challenges that promote giving back. The first challenge is to take a moment to observe a classroom (10 mins or less) and write the class a positive note! Our second challenge asks you to take some time to write your future self a letter. As an added treat, we'll send it to you at the end of the summer! Here's to a happy week!

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.

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 find the ELA groupings attached.  ELA MCAS 3/7/8      
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 25, 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 K1 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.

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.

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.

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 a Climate week.