5/10/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to our Itinerants (OT, PT, SLP, Hearing, Adaptive PE, M & O, Vision, Psychologist etc. . .) for their support of students and their individual needs as well as their suggestions, tools and ideas on how to continue to support students both in the classroom and at home. You specialty skills enhance the work we do at school and helps us all! Thank you!

Shout out to Tenacity for organizing tennis lessons yesterday for staff! Students were so excited to be the teacher of teachers. Here are some pics from the Teacher/Student Tenacity Tennis session on Tuesday afternoon. The students had fun and were extremely tired. Big Shout Out to Mr. Tewskbury, Ms. Jackson, Mr. Cardoso, Ms. Lieberman, Mr. Paulling, Ms. Ricketts, Ms. Morgan, and Ms. Oser for showcasing your tennis skills.  Be on the lookout for the Tenacity Annual Student-Staff doubles tournament in early June! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WyPLQv3UVuqKpNsUhAd5o-SVrkWee8HH/view?usp=sharing

Shout out to Anna Youman for taking the time out of her schedule to teach all 4th grade classes how to make dioramas! Your creativity, positivity, and willingness to help is SOOOOOOO appreciated! Thank you for being so amazing!

 

Teacher Appreciation Week 

• Thursday - Surprise Curley Swag!
• Friday - No need to pack your lunch today! The SPC is hosting a luncheon in the teachers room from 11am-1:30pm. Come hungry!

Voluntary Staff Meeting

Please join us Thursday, May 10th for a voluntary staff meeting after school. This meeting will take place from 3:45pm-4:00pm. At this meeting we will be discussing a new partnership that will be working with our school for the next few years.

Tenacity

Over the next 2 weeks, Curley Tenacity students will be participating in our annual end of year tennis tournaments at Harvard. Curley teachers and staff are invited to come watch our students play at these special events!
Staniar Open--6th Grade Tournament
Friday, May 11 4:00-6:00pm
-Angel Martinez
-Ayonie Jacobs
-Nicor Lawton
-Dairon Feliz

Crane Cup--7/8th Grade Tournament
Friday, May 18 4:00-6:00pm
-Stiven Birenbaum
-Katherine Arauz
-Rain Twohads
-Jeremiah Sanchez
-Brennan Shapiro
-Alex Castaneda

Both tournaments are played at the Harvard Murr Tennis Center, 65 North Harvard St, Boston MA 02163

MCAS Information - Action Required

• PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THAT YOUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ELD 1-3 HAVE TEXT TO SPEECH LISTED AS AN ACCOMMODATION AND THAT IT WORKS AT THE START OF THE TEST.

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!
Here are the Math and Science groupings:
Math MCAS 2018 Grades 3, 7, 8
Science MCAS 2018 Grades 5, 8

LAST CHANCE TO SHARE A BOOK

Amika plans to refresh the “What Are Teachers Reading” bulletin board with updates and additions — some titles came to her too late to be included last month. Please send her the name of a book you’ve read recently or wanted to share and just forgot!

Flower Gram

Pre-Sales for flower grams for middle schoolers will happen tomorrow during their lunch time. If you would like to buy a flower for a colleague, a student, or a love one, stop on by in the upper schooler cafeteria to support the SEI/6th Grade camping trip! Flowers are $1-2 per stem.

Peace on Earth Night

Thursday, May 10th from 6pm-8pm 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. For details contact Coach Jacqui  jacqueline.conley@playworks.org 

Teach PD Opportunity

Here is a note about a PD from Curley Parent Dave Hamilton. Genet Mehari participated in this course last year and is featured in the video. Critical Making Camp for Educators  in Norwood, MA this summer. It's a week long opportunity for teachers to gather, test a variety of classroom-ready projects, learn about and discuss the latest trends in educational innovation, design hands-on, multi-disciplinary projects, and get a chance to use our bevy of tools and equipment.
THERE ARE 2 FREE SPOTS FOR CURLEY TEACHERS.
You can learn more about the camp here:http://criticalmaking.explo.org/
If people are interested, they can reach out to Dave directly by email davehamilton44@gmail.com or phone 617-610-2175. They can also just sign up on the site by selecting, "attend" and then filling out the pay later option. This would be great for any teachers but especially those who are inclined to or interested in incorporating more hands-on, inquiry-based learning in their classrooms. 

How to reserve the Curley K8 playing field (and other shared spaces)

Learn how to view various Curley K8 School calendars and reserve shared spaces (like the playing field) by watching this video.

Cancer Fundraiser

Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly to joining my May Miles Team! To participate just go to this website at http://rcm.nu/2326o and use team name: Curley Cares or captain: Maureen Cullen to donate and sign up!

DRAFT Schedule for SY 2018-2019

Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the Draft schedule. This is a live document and as we note errors we are making corrections. We are asking that if you want to share your feedback you do so by Monday, May 7th so we can work on finalizing this and all other schedules. 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

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.com

Summer 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.

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) 

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.

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

• 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.