March 20, 2019

3/21/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Madeline Vasquez for handing out snacks and making sure we did not have another "Cookie Gate" drama like we did back in 2016! We appreciate you making sure everyone only took 1!

Math Interim 3 Information

Math Interim #3 will be administered the week of March 25-29. Please double-check the Accommodations Groupings Information and send all feedback to Lindsey by the end of the week (March 22). (**The doc has been changed, please read everything!)
  • Friday 3/22 and Monday 3/25: 2nd grade
  • Tuesday, 3/26: 7th/8th grade
  • Wednesday, 3/27: 3rd grade and 6th grade
  • Thursday, 3/28: 3th grade and 5th grade
ELLs should receive accommodations listed here: MCAS ELL Accommodations 2019 Headphones and dictionaries can be signed out in the Lower School Main Office. Please check your list ahead of time and know how many you need.

Please note: The following locations will be used for testing small groups and will be unavailable for events:

  • Lower School Conference Room
  • Library
  • CASP Office
  • Katie/Lindsey/David/Adrian Offices

Curley Shares

It's time to celebrate our amazing students and showcase their work at Curley Shares on Friday, March 22nd. 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!!! 

Reminder: Classes Presenting at March 22, 2019 Shares
  • 9:00 - 9:40 Strait/Wright
  • 10:00 - 10:40 Iatrou
  • 11:00 - 11:40 Lotito
  • 1:00 - 1:40 Bryson/Daly
  • 2:10 - 2:50 Peck-Oser


Upcoming Assessments

Assessment
Students/Grades
Date
BPS Math Interim #3
All students grades 2-8
March 25-29
ELA MCAS
All students grades 3-8
April 1-5 Grades 4,5,6
April 8-12 Grades 3,7,8
Math MCAS
All students grades 3-8
May 6-10 Grades 4,5,6
May 13-17 Grades 3,7,8
STE MCAS
All students grades 5 and 8
May 20-24
BPS ELA Interim #4 (EOY)
All students grades 2-8
June 3-7
BPS Math Interim #4 (EOY)
All students grades 2-8
June 10-14

Winnie The Pooh

This year's Disney Musical, Winnie the Pooh, is coming to the Curley Auditorium. March 26th and 27th and April 1, are school performances. Please look for times, and class schedules soon. Two evening performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, March 28 and 29th at 6pm. Winnie the Pooh features over 50 singers, dancers and actors from grades 3rd-5th. It is about 50 minutes in length and is supported by parents, teachers, and the elective stage crew.

Math Teacher Survey

Thank you to the 18 of you who have completed the math teacher survey. The data is very helpful (more updates coming soon!) and we would love more. If you teach math, lease complete the survey if have not yet: https://goo.gl/forms/YEHsgmL5hkTKv38o1

Curl Up and Read Curley - Week 2 Update

Grade 4 made a valiant effort this week to take the lead, coming in at 13.4% of goal, with Grade 3 chasing the pack with 7.3% of goal, but Grade 5 still remains on top, achieving a whopping 15.7% of goal. Special recognition to Grade 4 with 90% of students participating in the independent reading challenge! The race is heating up and students in Grades 3-5 are not wasting a spare minute and can be seen reading in their homerooms, in the hallway, in the cafeteria - even at recess!

Shout out to the following students who have reached at least 20% of their personal goals: 

  • Grade 3: Nathaniel Burga, Christopher Desir, Zoe O’Grady, Ricky Thurmond
  • Grade 4: Nora Boatright, Brandon Guerra Osorio, Joseynis Guerrero Mateo, Naomi James, Nora Kaplan, Suleiny Mordan Percel, Karina Saariaho, Eleanor Scharfenberg, Tallula Sullivan, Amelia Tunick-Staab, Gabriela Acevedo, Lucas Bailey, Natacha Crespo, Ananda Gutierrez, Samuel Matousek, Leondre Mothersill Daly, Lisette Smith Knapp, Anjuli Szydlo, Orson Giblin, Liliana Kidd, Lyra Kirouac, Andrea Pineda, Maya Szydlo, Christopher Torres, Lleyton Warren, Naszier Bailey, Fitzgerald Bellange, Robert Brisbane, Riley Gamble, Denzel Mai, Cameron Palmer Britton, John Pena, Anthony Robinson, Carliel Torres Vazquez, Joshua Vargas
  • Grade 5: Abraham Barcan, Griffin Blochjones, Lorenzo Jacks, Tayjanae Flowers, Jaon Williams, Conor Carlson O’Fallon, Susan Chahwan, Gabriella Drake, Robert Fitzgibbon, Atticua Scovel, Jayshawn Brooks, Clare Connolly, Samuel Gall, Noah Rand, Jack Shapiro, Marielys Suazo, Nico Hiranyaket Johns, Mathieu Small


Winter Term Grading Window

The winter term grading window for students in grades K0-8 is open from March 4 to March 24. Please refer to the materials below for instructions on entering grades. If you have any questions please contact Lindsey Morgan Grades K0-2, David Diaz Grades 3-5, and Adrian Ward-Jackson Grades 6-8.
Entering Grades Handout
Elementary Comment Codes Handout
How to verify that your grades are posted

CPT Cycle March 3rd-May 3rd

Thank you to the teachers who provided feedback from the first 109 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 3/4/19-5/3/19 that teams will complete a CPT Cycle based on Interim 3 data (ELA for everyone but middle school math and science) as well as hold one climate meeting. Everyone will begin with CPT 1 starting the week of March 3, 2019. This will give teams between 6-8 CPT meetings (depending on days off) ato complete these items (The additional PDs can be for planning MCAS reviews in Math and ELA). 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 5/3/19. 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. This lesson should be based on the data from your assessment and be a highly assessed standard.
  • 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 - Week of 3/11
Here are the week of dates for this cycle to assist you in your team planning:
  • 3/4/19 
  • 3/11/19 - Climate Meeting Updates
  • 3/18/19
  • 3/25/19 
  • 4/1/19
  • 4/8/19
  • 4/22/19
  • 4/29/19

MCAS Calendar grades 3-8

We have updated the Testing Schedule for the 2018-2019 Spring ELA, Math, and Science MCAS MCAS Calendar. Please revise the new dates and session times with your grade and content teams. You also need to update your password to access the Pearson Access Next website. You should have received an email from Pearson requesting that you activate your username and password. Mr. Diaz, Jessica Burke, and Renee Ward are working on the list of small groups, proctors, and testing locations. In addition, please review the slides about Monitoring Test Sessions and as well as the your Test Administrator Manual
Student Groupings listed below:
ELA MCAS 2019 Grades 3, 7, 8
ELA MCAS 2019 Grades, 4, 5, 6

Mr. Diaz will attending grade 3-8 CPT meetings through the month of March to review dates, schedules, access, and protocols. Please let Mr. Diaz know if you have any questions.

Detention

Students in Middle School should be submitted on the Google Form for Detention if they are tardy without a pass, missing from class, or in the hallway without a pass. Adults should ask to see the pass to make sure it has the accurate date and time. Any adults in the building can assign detention if they find students in the hallway without a pass. Please see Ms. Jackson if you have further questions.

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 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.12Other 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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