10/15/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Ms. Ricketts. She was very helpful to a colleague and using both Clever & LiveSchool. Thanks!

Shout out to the Lunch Monitors, Princess Ortega, Margarita Cruz, Jocelyn Hernandez, Maritza Bonilla, Elaine Simmons, Claudia Viaud, Keon Hill, Gladys Rodriguez and Marcia Melo and the Cafeteria Committee (from School Climate Team) for all their hard work in the cafeteria. Students and staff appreciate all you are doing to keep students safe all while giving them space to eat and play! Thank you!

Shout out to Linda Solomon Key for her help supporting our grade level team during Terra Nova testing. Her gracious flexibility with coordinating her schedule to be available for students was much appreciated. Thank you!

Shout out to our BTU Reps Connie Redden, Arleta Faulkner, Joanne Mylett and Suzanne DeMarco for attending the BTU FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE held this weekend at the DEDHAM HILTON. This is Joanne Mylett and Suzanne DeMarco's first BTU Conference and we represented the Curley K-8 at the welcome back and Breast Cancer party.

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) ILT Calibrating Feedback.

Climate

Please join us for our School Climate Meeting on Wednesday, October 17th from 3:45pm-5:45pm in room 219.

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!

WIDA Can Do For ELLs

The drive has been updated to include a folder for ELL's. In this folder you will find the WIDA Can Do Descriptors for students in Grades K-8. These are broken down into the four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) and then each domain is broken into four subcategories: Recount, Explain, Argue, & Discuss. Using the students ACCESS data from January you can begin to see where you students are and where we can push them. It is important to remember that when looking at the students ACCESS scores they are just a snapshot in time from six months ago so the information may be different; however, this tool can be helpful to inform your practice.

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.

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.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK IS COMING!

This year at the Curley we will be celebrating International Week from November 26-30. This is an opportunity to introduce students to the world beyond classroom, school, and community — more details will be coming soon. In the meantime, you might reach out to families to find out the cultural background/ancestry of your students and talk with your classes/colleagues about countries you might like to study — perhaps collaborating on one country as a grade level team. Please let Amika know your country choice by Friday, October 26th.

If you’re new to the Curley, or interested in helping, please come to a meeting with members of the International Week Planning Committee tomorrow — Monday, October 15th — from 3:45-4:15 PM in Upper School Room 201. We’ll watch a 3-minute slideshow, answer questions, share resources, and exchange ideas to help make this year’s experience an integral part of your teaching rather than an “add on” with no connection to your daily routines. All are welcome and refreshments will be available!

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!

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!!! Please be sure to meet with your buddies prior to the first share.
• 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.

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.

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.