November 26, 2018

11/27/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to all teachers who have updated their bulletin boards! The work makes the hallways look vibrant and welcoming! I saw so many families stopping to read the walls as they entered this morning! Thank you!


Shout out to Peter Pizzi for reaching out to students who both need and benefit from extra positive attention and support. His relationship building skills have been a valuable resource to teachers and students alike. Thank you Mr. Pizzi!

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 ILT -LASW.

ILT

Please join us for ILT on Wednesday, November 28th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in room 101.

Fall Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades K0 - 5

The fall grading window for students in grades K0-5 is open from November 19h to December 9th. Please refer to the materials below for instructions on entering grades.
K0-K2 grades are expected to be posted in Aspen. However, they are op
Reminder: After entering or editing grades in the scores tab, teachers must click Post Grades to write the grades to the report cards. Grades will be saved as you enter them but they will not appear on the report cards until you click Post Grades.
Entering Grades Handout
Elementary Comment Codes Handout
How to verify that your grades are posted

INTERNATIONAL WEEK UPDATE

International Week is here — November 26-30! The expectation has been that all participants exchange visits with at least one other class, usually on Friday, to learn about one another’s country and to do an activity together. Many classes exchange with their cross-grade buddies; others will exchange with grade level peers. Please check, add to, or correct the Google document (insert link) to let us know with whom you plan to exchange and when.
  • Please send passports to specialists with your students during International Week!
  • Please take pictures! Also, please let Amika know when — and with whom — you plan to exchange. Thanks! 

Preference Sheets

We are beginning the planning process for SY 2019-20 and would like to take into consideration teacher preferences for next year. We are sending these out earlier than the schedule required by the contract so that we can better prepare for the budget process and for meeting the needs of our students for next year. We anticipate that the Curley will have the same grade configuration as this year. Please fill out the attached form to indicate your preferences for SY 2019-20. Please complete by Friday, November 30, 2018. 


Secret Snowman returns to the Curley!

The Secret Snowman gift exchange will again be held throughout the month of December.
Each week you will get a chance (or chances!) to surprise your Secret Snowman with a small
treat. In total, money spent on your gifts should NOT exceed $25 throughout the entire gift exchange. The themes are only suggestions, we really just want you to have fun with it!!! Gifts can be dropped off any time during the day or delivered by another staff-member (or even a student). Reveal yourself to your Secret Snowman upon delivering your last gift during the final week of the exchange.

Weekly Themes
Week of 12/2 ~ Spread a little laughter:
Send a gift that will make your co-worker smile, chuckle or laugh out loud!
Week of 12/9 ~ Something Sweet or a Holiday Treat:
Share your favorite treat home-made or other-wise!
Week of 12/16 ~ The Spirit of the Holiday Season:
Hand deliver a gift that shows what the holiday season means to you!

The Secret Snowman drawing will take place on Wednesday, November 28th. Please submit interest sheets as soon as possible. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegwpdhb91V3XOsL9chYJg7VmGPtzqK0PUYKZ9rUTix5UJwig/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Special Education Progress Reports

  • 1st round of Progress Reports are due in Edplan by 9 am December 5th for all grade levels. Please enter under Progress Report 1. Please make sure your name and title appear after the entry.
  • Progress Report Video please review the guidelines below as well. 
  • When entering progress reports please make sure you a entering in your domain/goal area. There are no headings and you will see all goals for all providers when you log in. Please be careful not to erase information in the text box. You can label your entry "1st Marking Period 12.2018" or "Progress Report 1 December 2018". Please make sure your name and title appear after the entry.
  • Do not click Finalize. Click Save and Move On. Karen and I will do the finalization. If you finalize before all providers have entered they will be locked out.
  • We will not be completing progress reports for K0/K1/K2 for Round 1. 
  • Progress Report Power Point included the Power Point from the training a few weeks back.

Supporting Colleagues Addressing Difficult Behaviors

As a school with a population of students with diverse needs, we have students who demonstrate challenging behaviors. Often these behaviors happen in common areas of our school. In the midst of a tantrum, a child's behavior can look unsafe or overwhelming and when we see a teacher in a challenging situation, our first instinct is to offer help or support in some way. Although intentions are good, typically adding another adult to the situation who is not familiar with the child or the child’s behavior plan, can cause more harm to the situation than help.

As we build our best practices for supporting all students at the Curley, we would like to create a culture where the lead teacher will ask for support when he/she needs it. The lead teacher will give you (the supporting adult) a specific task (i.e. please help my class walk down the hall). If you think a teacher needs support and has not asked, you can check in by making eye contact. Please do not speak to or interact with the child. Some behaviors are increased by adult attention and for some children withholding attention is part of a treatment plan. If a teacher does not need your support, ignore the situation and instruct your students to do so as well. We encourage you to follow up at a later time to further discuss a situation.



ACCESS Testing

Staff, it is that time of year again to prepare for ACCESS: This year all teachers need to retrain for administering the test. You will need to log into to www.wida.us, read the information and take a quiz for each section you need to take. You must score at least 80% on the section in order to be certified to administer the test. All students grade 1-8 will be taking the test on-line. Grades 1-3 will take the writing section on paper.
New Staff or those who did not takes the training last year.
  • You will need to create an account on www.wida.us using username Massachusetts, password patriot. Create an account and follow the steps below. 
All Staff
• Teachers in Kindergarten: sign into www.wida.us your account and take the Kindergarten training module and quiz.
• Teachers in Grades 1-8: sign into www.wida.us and take the online administration test.
• All teachers that have or service students that are ACCESS ALT will need to sign into their account and take the testing listed above as well as the Alternate ACCESS quiz.
• Any non-teaching staff and administrators need to take kindergarten, speaking 1-6, paper and online. Once you have taken and passed the quizzes please bring in the completed certification to Kathy or Madeline by Friday January 4th 2018.
If you have any questions feel free to ask Waverly.

School Preview Time

It is that time again! Families will be choosing schools for SY 2019-2020. We will host three events here at Curley for perspective families. Current Curley families will support these three events and provide guided tours throughout the building.
  • Friday, November 30th 9am-10am
  • Friday, December 14th 9am-10am
  • Friday, January 18th 9am-10am

Artifacts

Please be sure to upload your artifacts on EDFS by Friday, December 21st. You should upload 1-2 artifacts for each goal (two goals) AND each standard (four standards) for a total of 6-12 artifacts. SLG and PPG - Upload your tracker of student conferences with your focus student & evidence of relationship building with the focus students
Standard I - Upload a Unit Plan created with your team and a sample of student work
Standard II - Upload evidence of differentiation (or modification if applicable) and a sample of students work to match this
Standard III - Upload a sample call log or documentation of communication with families
Standard IV -  Upload evidence of your professional collaboration such as a minutes from a team meeting


November, 2018 Curley Cares Student Awards

The next Curley Cares assembly of the 2018-2019 school year will be held in Friday, November 30, 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. With this in mind PLEASE take a moment to recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way.
Please use the NOVEMBER 2018 FORM to submit student names so they may receive an award at our Friday, November 30, 2018 Curley Shares assemblies. You may reference the 1819_CurleyCaresStudentRecipients list to see the names of students who have already received awards this year. Please SUBMIT awards by 4:00pm Tuesday, November 27, 2018.


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 12/13/18 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, 12/13 3:45-5:45pm*

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)

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