6/17/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Outs

Shout out to Tenacity for hosting a packed End of Year Ceremony! Families were thrilled to come out and support their student!

 

Shout out to our newly elected BTU Reps: Connie Redden, Joanne Mylett, Suzanne Demarco, CasSandra Samuel, Mary Thomas, and Matthew Tallent. Thank you for representing our school in this leadership role!

Shout out to our 8th graders who are moving on to high school! It was a beautiful ceremony that was student led and filled with student performances! We wish you all the success in high school and beyond! A special thank you to Craig Melzer and Maria Amy-Moreno for all their efforts in planning this ceremony!

Shout out to all staff hosting moving on ceremonies this past week! Thanks to Grade 8, Grade 5, K2 and K1! It was great to have so many families present to celebrate this week!

Shout out to Amy Lieberman and Rachel Harris for organizing a Grade 6/SEI camping trip! The students had a blast in New Hampshire this past week! Thank you!

 

 

 



Shout out to our fabulous Applied Behavior Specialist Pair: Liz Spring and Cassie Mountain. They gave a thorough, full course of Safety Care Training Thursday and Friday. Cassie, thanks for being so professional and endearing right to the end of your Curley tenure. Liz and Cassie are such pros at this newer training and terrific sports as we mishandled them at times. They were both patient and precise as they tried to get us to approach perfection on the hands-on portions of our Safety Care training. Hurrah, Ladies!

Top Ten Highlights of SY 2018-2019

There are so many moments to celebrate from school year 2018-2019. Here are the Top Ten highlights:

10. Kicking off our school year with lots of new 21st Century Furniture. This offered students alternative seating as well as easier access to group learning.

9. Our early childhood team collaborating and prepping for NAEYC Re-accreditation. We earned this accreditation at the start of the school year thanks to the collaborative efforts of the team.

8. We re-opened the school library for our community! Students now have more access to diverse texts and a space to enjoy and learn in.

7. The reset of tier 1 curriculum in middle school ELA, science as well as SFL training across grades 4-8. This will lead to greater consistency and vertical alignment across the school.

6. Increased inclusion opportunities for our students in substantially separate classrooms. Which has led to cross-program adult collaboration as well students learning collaboratively and supporting one another.

5. Curley T-Shirts were given out to every student. It is great to see them representing our community at shares, on field trips or just any day at school.

4. Hosting our first Acceleration Academy for middle school students in math. Students were willing to come to school for 4 extra days to learn math and improve their skills.

3. Robust arts displays and performances that represented the diverse cultures that make up our community!

2. Data cycles happening across this school! We are systematizing how we look at data to support our students in achieving and the early data we have says this plan is working! And then being able to mirror this after becoming a CBHM school and also using SEL data within these cycles as well.

The number 1 highlight from SY 2018-2019 was our school marching in the PRIDE PARADE. Our community showed how much we CARE by developing student leaders, creating t-shirts and welcoming all to our community! Thank you all for a great school year!

Summer Reading Packets Distribution!

Summer reading packets were distributed to most K-7 classrooms on 6/12/19, with a few classrooms scheduled for delivery tomorrow. We suggest that teachers take a few minutes to review the packet contents and have students sign the "Summer Reading Pledge" prior to sending the summer reading information home. Thanks in advance for helping our students continue to grow as readers over the summer months. Please contact Eileen Cronin (Gr. 3-7) or Caitlyn Gable (K-2) if you need additional packets or have any questions.

Field Day K2-grade 4

Field Day in K2-4th grade will take place on Monday, June 17th. This mean there will be NO OUTDOOR RECESS or OUTDOOR USE on this day. Field Day will be taking up the whole outdoor space for the entire day. Please see Ms. Cullen, Mr. R or Mr. DePalm with questions. Attached is the Field Day Schedule.  K2-4 Field Day is Monday! Tattoos/face paint will be given to one teacher per grade in the morning to share. Please return extras at the end of the day. The updated game list is on the drive (game titles have changed NOT times or starting #s). The Hoodsie truck will be in the lower school playground from 12-2. Please come ONLY at your scheduled time as it is being used in the morning for K2 games.

Early Release Schedule

Students will dismiss at 1pm on Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday, June 19th. A reminder call will go to families but please remind any families you communicate with between now and then. Also there is NO CASP or after school program on those early release days so please make sure you know how students will be getting home. Here is the schedule for those two days.

Math Resource

If you’re looking for a quick, simple, free summer PD opportunity, consider signing up for this Webinar connected to Jo Boaler’s forthcoming book, Limitless Mind. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Webinar sign-up. There are two different sessions and each has its own sign-up with limited space. https://www.youcubed.org/limitless-mind/

PD Certificates

Teachers please see Madeline and Kathy for your PD certificates for SY 2018-2019. Teachers should hold on to these for their records and are needed for recertification purposes.

Summer Dates

Here is a quick reference of dates to help everyone with their summer planning.

Date	Topic/Audience	Time	Other Info
8/21/19	ILT Retreat	9am-3pm	Lunch Included
8/26/19	New Teacher Orientation	9am-12pm	Breakfast Included
8/27/19	PD for Teachers	8am-3pm	Lunch Included
8/28/19	PD for Teachers	8am-3pm	Breakfast Included
9/3/19	PD for Teachers and Paras	8:30am-2:30pm	Snacks Included
9/4/19	Classroom Set Up for Teachers and Paras	8:30am-2:30pm	Snacks Included
9/5/19	First Day of School (Grade 1-8)	Teachers (8:15am-3:25pm) and Paras (8:20am-3:10pm)
9/9/19	First Day of School (K0, K1, K2)	Teachers (8:15am-3:25pm) and Paras (8:20am-3:10pm)

Staff Summer Reading

We are asking teachers to do some short reading before returning to work for our summer professional development. This will help to get the team on the same page as we kick off next year!

Five Key Strategies for Formative Assessment 
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

• Pg 17 Ready for Rigor Framework
• Chapter 8 - Information Processing to Build Intellective Capacity pg 122-141
• Chapter 9 - Creating a Culturally Responsive Community for Learning pg 142-151

PD Dates for SY 2019-2020

Next year we will hold 30 hours of professional development for teachers and 6 hours for para professionals. Below are the dates and times for the year. You can also find info on next years Draft Work Plan Calendar. The PD are not a draft but other information will be added throughout the summer and school year.

Teacher PD Dates

• Tuesday, 8/27 & Wednesday, 8/28 from 8am-3pm
• Tuesday, 9/3 from 8:30am-2:30pm
• Wednesday, 10/30 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 11/21 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 12/19 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 1/30 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 3/12 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 4/2 3:45pm-5:45pm* make up date in case of school cancellation

Para PD Dates

• Thursday, 9/19 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 10/10 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 1/16 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 3/19 3:45pm-5:45pm* make up date in case of school cancellation

Required Sickle Cell Disease Webinar for Teachers

Due 6/19/2019 Health Services has created a webinar about sickle cell disease policy/student supports. The webinar was sent via email to teachers June 7. Per our voluntary agreement with the US Office of Civil Rights, all teachers must view this webinar by June 19. View the Superintendent's Circular here. Contact: Margaret Van Cleve-Rocchio

Spring Grading Window K-8

The Spring term grading window for students in grades K0-8 is open from June 3 to June 16. Please refer to the materials below for instructions on entering grades.

• How to Enter and Post Elementary Grades in Aspen
• Elementary Comment Codes Handout
• How to verify that your grades are posted
• K0-K2 Spring Grading (K2 grades posting is required in Aspen; K0 and K1 are optional)
• How to Enter and Post K0-K2 Grades in Aspen
• K0-K2 Translations
• K0/K1 Progress Reports
• K2 Report Cards
• Middle School teachers should record a grade for trimester 3 & a final grade for the year
• 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.

Movies in School & Outdoor Play

June has arrived but there is a lot of learning time that remains. Movies and additional outdoor play should not replace classroom instruction. There are two ways movies/additional outdoor play can be used effectively during instructional time:
1) it is a video on the content and learning standards being studied for that grade level
2) over the course of multiple days students earned this opportunity

OUTDOOR PLAY during the hours of 10:00am-1pm is not allowed due to recess and 9:20-9:50 the play structures are used by the ABA team. This means PE and other activities cannot be on the field and play structures during this time. It is unsafe to have too many kids outside at the same time.

CPT Cycle May 6th - June 19th

As we close out the school year we want to map out the remaining weeks of CPT for teacher teams. Please check the Curley Work Plan Calendar for all your links to meetings and documents.

Meetings week of

• 6/17/19 - Wrapping up any miscellaneous tasks

ANNOUNCING International Week Dates for SY 2019-20!

Based on data from the 2018 International Committee Feedback survey, International Week for the upcoming school year has been scheduled for the week of December 2-6, 2019. The expectation is that all 56 homerooms will participate in this cultural exchange, sharing what they learn with their buddy classes. As you make plans for next year, we encourage you to start thinking about a country to study and how it might connect to your curriculum

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.

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.