Shout Out
Shout out to Carolyn Silva-Sanchez and Cristina Silva for going to a student's house this morning, accompanying her to her new school to help with her transition and providing the school with all the information they know about her and her family. A true act of commitment and caring!Shout out to Ms. Moreno, Ms. Harris and Ms. Lotito for having 100% in attendance for session 1 of ACCESS this week!
Shout out to Liz Spring and Cassie Mountain for always being so supportive of our ABA strand. Whether it’s covering for a classroom when multiple staff are are out, staying late after school to make sure every student gets home safely, or helping with challenging behaviors...you guys are the best and we appreciate you! Thank you!!!
Shout out to Mary Thomas for your continuous flexibility- from taking your lunch in the classroom to working with challenging groups of students, we wouldn’t have gotten through Friday (or many days!) without you!
Shout out to Eileen Cronin for finding ways to further deepen relationships with families and the students in her WIN block. They LOVE getting text messages of positive actions their child has done as well as pictures. Thank you for caring!
Shout out to Jon Hatch on his engagement recently! We are so happy for your both!
Use the JANUARY 2019 FORM to submit names so students you work with can receive an award at our Friday, January 18, 2019 Curley Shares assemblies. If you'd like, please check out the list of students to review which students have already received awards this school year. Please SUBMIT awards by 8:00pm Monday, January 14, 2019.
Students in 4th and 8th grade will/may take an assessment in mathematics or reading. In addition to subject-area questions, NAEP survey questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students. The questionnaires provide valuable information about participating students’ educational experiences and opportunities to learn both in and out of the classroom. More information about NAEP survey questionnaires is available at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents under the section “What Questions Are on the Test?”
The assessment takes about 120 minutes for most students, including transition time and directions. Please contact Mr. Diaz if you have any questions or concerns.
Shout out to Jon Hatch on his engagement recently! We are so happy for your both!
ACCESS
Thank you to everyone who was successfully testing last week as we worked out some issues. This week grades 1,2,3,4 6-8 will all be testing the Listening, Reading and Writing sections. Please make sure to look at the list of students and make sure everyone is accounted for. If you are missing any ELL's from your homeroom please let Waverly (wkidd@) know as soon as possible.
Grades 1-3: I will have your writing test booklets completed and ready to be picked up after your students have completed the Listening and Reading tests. You can collect your online tickets in Mr. Diaz's office on the day of testing.
Grades 4-8: Your testing tickets will be available day of testing in Mr. Diaz's office. You will need to sign out both the tickets and any headphones you need.
Speaking will not begin in any grade except SEI until next week.
ALL STAFF: please look at the schedule changes for ACCESS as there have been changes to the specialty schedule for this week in grades K1-5.
Schedule Changes for ACCESS
Grades 1-3: I will have your writing test booklets completed and ready to be picked up after your students have completed the Listening and Reading tests. You can collect your online tickets in Mr. Diaz's office on the day of testing.
Grades 4-8: Your testing tickets will be available day of testing in Mr. Diaz's office. You will need to sign out both the tickets and any headphones you need.
Speaking will not begin in any grade except SEI until next week.
ALL STAFF: please look at the schedule changes for ACCESS as there have been changes to the specialty schedule for this week in grades K1-5.
Schedule Changes for ACCESS
School Climate Team
Please join us on Wednesday, January 16th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in Room 219.Curley Shares
It's time to celebrate our amazing students and showcase their work at Curley Shares on Friday, January 18th.
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
Reminder: Classes Presenting at January 18, 2019 Shares
• 9:00 - 9:40 Phillips
• 10:00 - 10:40 Ennis
• 11:00 - 11:40 Badiali/Anderson
• 1:00 - 1:40 Moran/Davis
• 2:10 - 2:50 Amy Moreno
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
Reminder: Classes Presenting at January 18, 2019 Shares
• 9:00 - 9:40 Phillips
• 10:00 - 10:40 Ennis
• 11:00 - 11:40 Badiali/Anderson
• 1:00 - 1:40 Moran/Davis
• 2:10 - 2:50 Amy Moreno
TerraNova3 Test Score Information to Parents/Guardians
TerraNova3 test scores for students in grades 3-5 will be sent home with students on Friday, January 11, 2019. Mrs. Vasquez (grades 4th and 5th) and Mrs. Powers (3rd grade), will distribute scores by homeroom in a sealed school envelope. Please make sure all students in your homeroom take their letters home in their backpacks. Let Mr. Diaz know if you have any questions.MOY BAS Info for grades K2, 1st, and 2nd
If you have running records that show a student is reading on or above your grade's instructional level benchmark, you do not need to do the BAS with them. If a student is reading below the instructional level benchmark, you need to do the BAS to find the highest instructional level and their hard level. See table below in blog for BAS dates.
CPT Cycle January 3rd - March 1st
Thank you to the teachers who provided feedback from the first 70 days of school regarding CPT time. We have heard that you are supportive of the structure but need more time to implement the CPT Cycles within the Curley Work Plan. We would like to propose that from 1/3/19-3/1/19 that teams will complete a CPT Cycle based on Interim 2 data (ELA for everyone but middle school math and science) as well as hold one climate meeting. Everyone will begin with CPT 1 in 2019. This will give teams between 6-8 CPT meetings (depending on days off) as well as one 2 hour PD on 1/24/19 to complete these items. Below are sample agendas for each CPT meeting. Team have the autonomy to map out these weeks so they can complete the full cycle by 3/1/19. See ILT representatives for more details.- CPT #1 - Looking at Data/Focus students - Review most recent forms of data (ELA Interim 2, Lexia etc…) in order to understand where your students are in connection to the grade level learning standards. Choose a focus standard/area for the upcoming unit plan.
- CPT #2 - Unit Plan Overview - Preview the upcoming unit, specifically focus on where within this unit the focus standard/area you choose during CPT 1 and where it can be explicitly taught.
- CPT #3 - Plan Lesson - Collaboratively plan one lesson as a team that relates to the focus standard/area chosen during CPT 1.
- CPT #4 - LASW - All team members bring focus student work for the collaboratively planned lesson (CPT 3) and complete the protocol.
- CPT #5 - Reflection - Take time to reflect on this CPT cycle.
- Climate Meeting - TBD
1/3/19 (Thurs/Fri Only)1/7/19- 1/14/19
- 1/21/19 (No school - Monday MLK)
- 1/24/19 (2 hour after school PD)
- 1/28/19
- 2/4/19
- 2/11/19
- 2/25/19
Assessment Dates
The following assessments are coming up. We wanted to send them ahead so teams are aware and can plan. Please see dates below and look out for more information.
Assessment
Students/Grades
Date
ACCESS
All ELL
1/7 - 2/8
BPS Math Interim #2
All students grades 3-8
1/21 - 1/25
BAS
All students below benchmark in K-2
1/28 - 2/15
STAR Reading
All students grades 3-8
2/4-2/8
BPS ELA Interim #3
All students grades 3-8
2/25 - 3/1
NAEP
Grade 4 and 6
2/25 - Grade 4
2/26 - Grade 6
Assessment
|
Students/Grades
|
Date
|
ACCESS
|
All ELL
|
1/7 - 2/8
|
BPS Math Interim #2
|
All students grades 3-8
|
1/21 - 1/25
|
BAS
|
All students below benchmark in K-2
|
1/28 - 2/15
|
STAR Reading
|
All students grades 3-8
|
2/4-2/8
|
BPS ELA Interim #3
|
All students grades 3-8
|
2/25 - 3/1
|
NAEP
|
Grade 4 and 6
|
2/25 - Grade 4
2/26 - Grade 6
|
January, 2019 Curley Cares Student Awards
The first Curley Cares assemblies of the New Year will be held Friday, January 18, 2019. With this in mind, take a moment to recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way.Use the JANUARY 2019 FORM to submit names so students you work with can receive an award at our Friday, January 18, 2019 Curley Shares assemblies. If you'd like, please check out the list of students to review which students have already received awards this school year. Please SUBMIT awards by 8:00pm Monday, January 14, 2019.
NAEP Testing
The Curley K-8 School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on 2/25/18 (4th grade) and 2/26/18 (8th grade). NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics. The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.Students in 4th and 8th grade will/may take an assessment in mathematics or reading. In addition to subject-area questions, NAEP survey questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students. The questionnaires provide valuable information about participating students’ educational experiences and opportunities to learn both in and out of the classroom. More information about NAEP survey questionnaires is available at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents under the section “What Questions Are on the Test?”
The assessment takes about 120 minutes for most students, including transition time and directions. Please contact Mr. Diaz if you have any questions or concerns.
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, January 18th 9am-10am
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 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*
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 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*
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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