10/11/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Ms. Mary to bringing care and calmness into speciality classes.

Shout out to Laura Merdkhanian, Jeannie Park, Laura Shea, Traka Smith and Carolyn Silva-Brisbane for hosting a group of visitors today. It was very inspiring to see children and adults fully engaged in purposeful, meaningful and engaging activities and conversations. The visitors noticed the type of questions the staff were asking the students, the materials they had prepared and how they followed the children's lead in answering questions and offering them choices. They also noticed that teachers had truly planned together and how, each of them, made the curriculum their own. The Chief State Officer's staff were so impressed with the quality of K0-K2 classrooms they saw. They made comments on the level of engagement of the students and the depth of questioning by the teachers.

Shout out to Anna Youman on the birth of her beautiful baby girl, Cora Clementine Youman. She arrived this morning weighing 9lbs. 7oz. and 21 inches long! Mom and baby are doing great!

 

CPT this Week

You can track the work of the school year on the Curley Work Plan Calendar.  You can click on the hyperlinks and it will bring you to agendas/ppt and information by week of the school year.
Here you will find the agenda for CPT this week. All staff agenda (Middle School will roll out on Wednesday) Climate - Trust Generators & Middle School will also participate in Second Step training on Tuesday at CPT.

Fall Fling Raffle Tickets

This year’s Fall Fling is Friday, October 19th and we hope you can come!
We are sending home 10 Fall Fling Raffle Tickets for families to purchase, sell or return. Please send the attached letters and tickets home with each student. The tickets and payment will come back in the envelopes provided. We are asking that they be returned by Tuesday, October 16th and we will come by to collect them during that week. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year so if you or any parents would like more tickets to sell, please contact Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com or text the number below.
This year’s great prizes:

• $300 Visa Gift Card
• Xbox
• Coda Step-Over bike from Ferris Wheels (value $389)

Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00
The class that sells the most wins a pizza party!!
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Jessica London-Rand
617-694-2405
jlondonrand@gmail.com 

Picture Day SY 2018-2019

Individual and class photos will be taken on the following dates:

• October 23: K - 2 and siblings
• October 24: 3 - 5 and make-ups
• October 25: 6 - 8 and make-ups

Please take a minute to review the Picture Day Schedule and reach out to David Diaz or Laurie Ciardi with any questions. Forms will be coming soon!

SST

SST liaisons will be visiting CPT for ~15 minutes the week of Oct. 8 (as scheduled on the Curley Work Calendar) to review the process for this year. Grade level liaisons are listed below. If you have a Monday CPT, please reach out to reschedule since it is a holiday.

• K0/K1: Meg Nason
• K2: Liz Spring
• 1st: Cassie Mountain
• 2nd: Cristina Silva
• 3rd: Jessica Burque
• 4th: Renee Ward
• 5th: Renee Ward 
• 6th-8th: Sugeily
• Specialists: Lindsey Morgan

Middle School Progress Reports

The window for middle school progress reports will be open from October 10th through October 19th. Please be sure to post progress grades during this window. If you have any questions, please email Adrian.

Golden Garbage Cans

Please check you room/office for any Golden Garbage Cans and return them to the main office ASAP. We are preparing for the kick off of Curley Shares this month and we need to assess our inventory.

Curley Shares

It's time to celebrate our amazing students and showcase their work at our first Curley Shares of the 18/19 school year on Friday, October 26, 2018. 
Please take a look at the following linked documents to see: Buddy Classroom pairings, the Schedule of Class Shares / Presentations, and Curley Shares Rituals for you and your students to review. If you are new to the Curley and/or have any questions about Curley Shares, please contact your Climate Team representative during CPT. Thank you!!!
• 1819 Buddy Rooms (w/Curley Shares Schedule)
• 1819 Schedule of Class Shares / Presentations
• Curley Shares Rituals

October, 2018 Curley Cares Student Awards

The first Curley Cares assembly of the 2018-2019 school year will be held in Friday, October 26, 2018. Curley Cares awards are intended to reinforce positive student behaviors in support of the Curley Cares rules and the expectation/hope is that every Curley K8 student should earn at least one award each year. Throughout the year, reach out to members of your grade-level team, paras, specialists, and other staff to help try and make this happen (any staff member with a BPS Google login can access the form). 

With this in mind PLEASE take a moment (perhaps during CPT) to recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way. Please use the OCTOBER 2018 FORM to submit names in order for students your work with to receive an award at our Friday, October 26, 2018 Curley Shares assemblies.

If you'd like to give more than 3 awards, please coordinate with your grade-level colleagues such as specialists or other staff or (if necessary) email Kate (kdavis3@bostonpublicschools.org) directly. 

Please SUBMIT awards by 4:00pm Monday, October 22, 2018.

Health and Wellness

Please join us for the October H & W meeting on Wednesday, October 17th from 7:15am-8:15am in room 209. Also Wednesday, October 10th is BPS Walk to School Day!

Guidance

The Curley K-8 School and the Rosie’s Place School Collaborative Program have partnered to bring resources and support to moms and/or female caregivers of Curley students. Rosie’s Place Staff provide a wide range of services and support, including:

• Utility Assistance: apply for protections, affordable payment plans, funding to avoid shut-offs
• Housing: eviction prevention funds, security deposit, housing applications
• Referrals: free clothing, furniture, funding assistance
• Funding for MA IDs, birth certificates, uniform assistance
• Resources for food assistance and access
• Transportation
• Monthly groups/workshops

If there is anything you need assistance with or have concerns about, please contact Stephanie at (617) 320-4117 or speak with Guidance, Cristina Silva (K-3) or Sugeily Santos (4-8) , for a referral. We will also have a representative coming to the Curley once a month. We will provide staff with dates and times soon. Advocacy services are offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean Creole. We can connect with translators for all other languages.

Curley Ambassadors of Dance (CAD)

Next week we begin our ninth year of Curley Ambassadors of Dance, on Tuesday, October 9th from 3:30 to 4:30. Students should meet Ms. Knight in the walker yard and at dismissal will be released from the CASP entrance. For more details, or to register your 2nd through 4th grader email Kim Taylor Knight at storyinabox@gmail.com.

Disney Musical

In two weeks rehearsals for the Disney Musical will begin on October 17, at 3:30 to 5:00 pm. No need to pre-register. You must be able to pick up your child at 5:00 or if they are in CASP, they will be escorted back to the appropriate classrooms after rehearsals. Rehearsals are Wednesday through March. Students should meet Ms. Knight in the walker yard at dismissal. Pick up at 5 pm is at the CASP entrance. If you want to be on the email list for updates, please email Kim Taylor Knight at storyinabox@gmail.com.

Terranova Testing SY 2018-2019

During the period of October 9 ‐ 16, 2018, students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will be administered the TerraNova, third edition, in Reading and Mathematics in order to determine AWC eligibility for the 2019‐2020 school year. For the last two years our Excellence for All (EFA) schools have made clear that students would have access to the same level of rigor and enrichment through EFA programming. They have also made 5th grade parents aware that the TerraNova scores are used to identify students for the Exam School Initiative along with AWC eligibility. We will start administering the Terranova at Curley K-8 School test on Wednesday October 10 2018. Please Mr. Diaz if you have any questions or concerns. 

PD Dates

See information below clarifying the remaining PD dates for teachers and paras. If there is a * next to these dates/times staff will be paid for these per BTU contract.

Teachers

• Thursday 11/1/19 3:45-5:45
• Thursday 12/13/19 3:45-5:45
• Thursday 1/24/19 3:45-5:45*
• Thursday 1/31/19 3:45-5:45
• Thursday 3/7/19 3:45-5:45
• Thursday 3/28/19 3:45-5:45*
• Thursday 4/4/19 3:45-5:45 PD MAKE UP DATE IN CASE OF SNOW CANCELLATION
• Thursday 4/11/19 3:45-5:45*
• 4 additional hours to be used by Grade Level/Content teams to pre-plan a curriculum unit of study - dates must be submitted by 10/9/18 to Katie Grassa*

Paras

• Thursday, 10/25 3:45-5:45pm*
• Thursday, 11/8 3:45-5:45pm*
• Thursday, 12/13 3:45-5:45pm*

Playworks

Attached is the Playworks Bi-weekly (every other week) Class Game Time Schedule. Please email Coach Jessika with any questions.

Lexia Rapid

The Fall Testing window for MAP Growth and MAP Reading Fluency begins September 17th and ends October 5.
Student access to Lexia RAPID
1. Students log on to the Chromebook with their BPS email and password*
2. Go to the Clever Backpack Login
3. Click the Lexia app
*You may use badges to log in younger students. For more information on badges through Clever, see Digital Backpack/Clever FAQs.

Teacher access to Lexia RAPID
1. Go to the Clever Backpack Login
2. Click the myLexia app
3. You are now signed in!
Please note that all of the information in Lexia originates in ASPEN and syncs nightly with Clever, so some updates may take a day to appear. If you do not see all of your students in your class, or if a student does not have an account, check to see that the student is assigned correctly in ASPEN. For additional questions regarding log in information and access, please contact formatives@bostonpublicschools.org. School leaders, instructional coaches, etc., who do not see accounts in myLexia should also contact this email in order to receive access.

Field Trip Request Procedure

All field trips requests should be submitted in the following way, check out this powerpoint for additional information on the steps.

• 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)
• The SPC has allotted each grade level $500 to put towards field trips; any questions should be send to treasurer@curleyk8.com.

Sick Day Procedure (teachers and paraprofessionals)

• Call/text Katie Grassa at 857-265-4954 immediately, no matter how late/early Enter the absence in SubCentral (teachers only). Link: https://bostonps.eschoolsolutions.com/logOnInitAction.do
• Enter absence on Boston Employees Self Service
• If it is after 6:30am, also send an email to Katie Grassa, David Diaz and the secretary.