Shout Out
Shout out to Ms. Shea for cleaning and organizing the lost and found in the LS entrance - you were caught caring about our school! Thank you! :)
Shout out to 8th grader, Keishawnah Taylor Sumpter, for leading the middle school basketball team to victory today!
Shout out to K2 student, Patrick Mahoney, for being "drafted" to the BU Men's Lacrosse Team! This even made the news! See article and videos shared below:
Monday was a special day for our program as we "signed" Patrick Mahoney to our team! Patrick is a courageous 5-year-old who hails from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood in Boston. He has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but is currently in remission. Patrick comes to us from Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit organization that connects children with serious illnesses with college athletic teams. Patrick also is a good luck charm for our team! We are 2-0 in games that he attends! We hope to see him at a bunch of more games this season. I would like to publicly thank Senior Eamon Hunter and Juniors Josh Williamson and Chase Levesque who have stepped up to be on our Team Impact Leadership Group and take the lead with planning different activities with the team and Patrick!
If you did not catch the news Monday night, here are two replays of the stories!
Shout out to Ms. Shea for cleaning and organizing the lost and found in the LS entrance - you were caught caring about our school! Thank you! :)
Shout out to 8th grader, Keishawnah Taylor Sumpter, for leading the middle school basketball team to victory today!
Shout out to K2 student, Patrick Mahoney, for being "drafted" to the BU Men's Lacrosse Team! This even made the news! See article and videos shared below:
Shout out to 8th grader, Keishawnah Taylor Sumpter, for leading the middle school basketball team to victory today!
Monday was a special day for our program as we "signed" Patrick Mahoney to our team! Patrick is a courageous 5-year-old who hails from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood in Boston. He has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but is currently in remission. Patrick comes to us from Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit organization that connects children with serious illnesses with college athletic teams. Patrick also is a good luck charm for our team! We are 2-0 in games that he attends! We hope to see him at a bunch of more games this season. I would like to publicly thank Senior Eamon Hunter and Juniors Josh Williamson and Chase Levesque who have stepped up to be on our Team Impact Leadership Group and take the lead with planning different activities with the team and Patrick!
If you did not catch the news Monday night, here are two replays of the stories!
PD
Reminder we have PD on Thursday 3/28 from 3:45pm-5:45pm.
Reminder we have PD on Thursday 3/28 from 3:45pm-5:45pm.
2019 Summer Learning Programs (Summer School)
BPS is offering summer learning opportunities (Non-Credit Bearing) to our 3rd – 8th grade students. District-wide student enrollment for these programs will open April 1st. If you have students that would benefit from BPS funded summer programming, please email Ms. Santos at ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org (4-8) or Ms. Silva atcsilva4@bostonpublicschools.org (K1-3). Student names must be submitted to us by Friday, April 5th. We do have limited space, so not all students will be able to attend. However, students not selected to a BPS funded program will be placed on a waitlist. After April 5th, you will receive an email from Shirley Li (Guidance Intern) with what the next steps are in the process. This may include following up with families about applications that we will be sending home with students.
Summer Stuff
If you have families in need of summer programming, but not summer school, please refer them to the Summer Stuff 2019 newsletter.
BPS is offering summer learning opportunities (Non-Credit Bearing) to our 3rd – 8th grade students. District-wide student enrollment for these programs will open April 1st. If you have students that would benefit from BPS funded summer programming, please email Ms. Santos at ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org (4-8) or Ms. Silva atcsilva4@bostonpublicschools.org (K1-3). Student names must be submitted to us by Friday, April 5th. We do have limited space, so not all students will be able to attend. However, students not selected to a BPS funded program will be placed on a waitlist. After April 5th, you will receive an email from Shirley Li (Guidance Intern) with what the next steps are in the process. This may include following up with families about applications that we will be sending home with students.
Summer Stuff
If you have families in need of summer programming, but not summer school, please refer them to the Summer Stuff 2019 newsletter.
If you have families in need of summer programming, but not summer school, please refer them to the Summer Stuff 2019 newsletter.
Retention
As we prepare to close out the school year, we must begin thinking about those students who may not meet the requirements to move on to the next grade level. The district acknowledges that a student may have to repeat a grade following review by the principal, teacher, parent and support staff (Special Ed Coordinator, if applicable; Guidance Counselor). For additional information regarding the BPS Promotion Policy please refer to the 2018-2019 Guide to BPS For Students and Families (extra copies can be found in the Guidance Office). Once you review the promotion policy, and determine that a student is a strong candidate for retention, please email Ms. Silva (K1-3) at csilva2@bostonpublicschools.org or Ms. Santos (4-8) at ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org (grades 4-8). Please note, Ms. Grassa has the final authority to make decisions on retention.
As we prepare to close out the school year, we must begin thinking about those students who may not meet the requirements to move on to the next grade level. The district acknowledges that a student may have to repeat a grade following review by the principal, teacher, parent and support staff (Special Ed Coordinator, if applicable; Guidance Counselor). For additional information regarding the BPS Promotion Policy please refer to the 2018-2019 Guide to BPS For Students and Families (extra copies can be found in the Guidance Office). Once you review the promotion policy, and determine that a student is a strong candidate for retention, please email Ms. Silva (K1-3) at csilva2@bostonpublicschools.org or Ms. Santos (4-8) at ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org (grades 4-8). Please note, Ms. Grassa has the final authority to make decisions on retention.
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!)
Click here for access codes: SY 18-19 BPS Interim Assessment #3 Access Codes
Friday 3/22 and Monday 3/25: 2nd gradeTuesday, 3/26: 7th/8th gradeWednesday, 3/27: 3rd grade and 6th grade- Thursday, 3/28: 5th grade
- Friday, 3/29: 4th 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
Winnie The Pooh
This year's Disney Musical, Winnie the Pooh, is coming to the Curley Auditorium. March 26th and April 1st 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. Please view the Schedule of School Performances to see the date and time that your class is scheduled to attend the performance. Please reach out to Kim Taylor Knight with questions about the production, or Laurie Ciardi with questions or concerns about the schedule. Each homeroom is scheduled to go with their buddy class, so teachers may want to make arrangements for classes to sit together, similar to the what they do in the auditorium on a Curley Shares day.
Student Led Clothing Drive
8th grader Nakeyla Lopez is participating in a service leadership program called Project 351 and is organizing and leading the drive as part of her service year. Please donate any and all new or gently used clothing! The clothes will benefit children with unstable housing throughout the Great Boston area through the organization Cradles 2 Crayons! Please support by donating and new or gently used clothing of all sizes!
When: Monday, March 25th to Wednesday, April 3rd
Where: Lobbies in the upper and lower school
When: Monday, March 25th to Wednesday, April 3rd
Where: Lobbies in the upper and lower school
Weekly Math Tip
Steve Leinwand has over 30 years experience as a math educator and consultant. Though his Web site isn't fancy or high tech, his math resources are substantive and practical. To download the list of Steve's favorite math resources - organized into the categories of standards, unit design, lessons, short tasks, assessment, lesson videos, and misc. - click on the Publications tab and select Great Online Math Resources. Check out the video clips for some quick, inspirational PD. For those who've asked about differentiation strategies, there are two videos of Steve demonstrating strategies that make math more accessible. http://steveleinwand.com
MCAS Calendar grades 3-8
We have updated the Testing Schedule for the 2018-2019 Spring ELA, Math, and Science MCAS MCAS Calendar & Daily Schedule. Please review the daily schedule for the testing days. Click on the sheets at the bottom of the page. Please let Mr. Diaz know by Friday 3/29 if there is an issue. 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:
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.
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
Assessment
|
Students/Grades
|
Date
|
BPS Math Interim #3
|
All students grades 2-8
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March 25-29
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ELA MCAS
|
All students grades 3-8
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April 1-5 Grades 4,5,6
April 8-12 Grades 3,7,8
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Math MCAS
|
All students grades 3-8
|
May 6-10 Grades 4,5,6
May 13-17 Grades 3,7,8
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STE MCAS
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All students grades 5 and 8
|
May 20-24
|
BPS ELA Interim #4 (EOY)
|
All students grades 2-8
|
June 3-7
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BPS Math Interim #4 (EOY)
|
All students grades 2-8
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June 10-14
|
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 Updates3/18/19- 3/25/19
- 4/1/19
- 4/8/19
- 4/22/19
- 4/29/19
- 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
3/4/193/11/19 - Climate Meeting Updates3/18/19- 3/25/19
- 4/1/19
- 4/8/19
- 4/22/19
- 4/29/19
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*
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.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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