Shout Out
Shout out to Cara MacDonald, Nubea Martorell, Martha Dolan, Kellie MacLean, Maria Kamberidis, Janise Colon, and Katelyn McIrney for prioritizing the social-emotional growth of our youngest ABA students. You all rock and we couldn't do this without you!Shout out to Candida Mundo for her support to the SPC this week. You quickly turned around some work that will benefit so many families.
Shout out to Keliah Santana & April Pumphret for being awesome! Thank you for your support of a family this week. They felt cared for when they needed it the most!
Shout out to Ms. Brown for engaging with ALL students to support them academically and emotionally.
Due Dates
This Week:
Back to School Night 5-7 pm
MAP Fluency Testing Begins [Through Friday 10/4]
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Next Week:
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Meet Erin Flynn - Leadership Team Coach
Erin Flynn is a Data Inquiry Facilitator for Boston Public Schools. In this role, Erin provides a variety of coaching support for school leaders, ILTs, team facilitators and leadership teams. This year, Erin is directly coaching the Curley Leadership team to help us improve our Observation & Feedback coaching cycles. Erin has been an educator for 17 years. In addition to her role as Data Inquiry Facilitator, Erin was an elementary bilingual/dual language teacher in both Houston and Boston Public schools, where she taught at the Hernandez.
Walk to School Day, October 2
Our school is participating in the Annual Fall Walk to School Day on Wednesday October 2, and we invite you to “join the movement!” Did you know that walking to school helps students arrive ready to learn? Like eating a healthy breakfast, physical activity gives our brain the boost it needs to focus. And we want our students to be prepared for the school day. This event is part of Safe Routes to School Boston, a city-wide effort to promote walking to school, by rallying neighborhoods and the community as a whole to work toward making walking to school safe, popular, and fun. The Curley Health and Wellness Committee is leading the effort for our school.Register for the walk ahead of time, or just show up at 7:45 am on October 2 at one of the following locations:
• Spring Park Ave and Chestnut Ave
• Stop & Shop at 301 Centre Street
• South Street and Sedgwick Street
Contact Emily Cavanagh, Curley Parent, (etcavanagh@gmail.com) with questions.
Copy Machine Updates
Please do NOT wirelessly sending things to the copy machines as it interrupts when others are copying. Twice in the past week we have had this happen when teachers were copying things on Astro Bright paper (teacher purchased this with their own money) and the paper has been wasted. Please go to the copy machine to make copies only.Open House
We have Open House on Thursday, September 26th from 5pm-7pm. All Teachers will be in attendance. Please be sure to have your bulletin board updated with students work. (see info below) A second flier will be sent home this week as well as a robo call to remind families. We will have translators available and more info to come on how to access them. We will also have Family Handbooks copied for your all to give out in many languages. All bulletin boards should have the Curley template posted with it. This is a great project for a student teacher and/or a set of responsible students. It is important that things are stapled up in all corners. Please note that you can share whole group learning (number talk, sample of writing process, response to reading etc....) The work does have to be perfect we prefer authenticity. Bulletin Boards make our hallways feel warm and welcoming and help us celebrate our students.Thursday 9/26 SSC Vote
We will be voting for School Site Council representatives on Thursday, September 26th in both main offices starting at 7am. Staff on the ballot are: Lindsey Wright, Heide Signes, Suzanne Demarco, Kandace Quarterson, Hadley Keohane, Charles Tewksbury and Matthew Tallent. See BTU reps for details.Fire Drill & Safety Drill
Please review the Staff Handbook in sections 6.28-6.30 (Pages 24-27). We must have one of each of these drills in September. Please practice with your class ASAP.CPT this Week
Please review the Work Plan Calendar weekly for CPT topics and information to cover.
The 1000 Cups Coffee Shop
Feeling tired? We are excited to announce that The 1000 Cups Coffee Shop will officially open on Monday, September 23rd! The coffee shop will be stationed across from the Upper School main office this year, except for on Friday’s when it will be stationed in front of our classroom (Upper school room 215). A coffee cost $1. Please only buy a coffee if you have money to pay for it. Some of the students get confused when staff tell them that they’ll pay them back later. The business hours are as follows:- Monday: 9:30-11:00
- Tuesday: 9:30-11:00
- Wednesday: 9:30-11:00
- Thursday: 9:30-11:00
- Friday: 9:50-10:40 (Upper school hallway outside of room 215)
Open Circle
We wanted to invite all new or returning staff to an Open Circle Snack-N-Chat. On Tuesday October 22nd at 3:30, we will be in the lower school Room 118. If you have questions regarding your kit, bring it with you and if you are new to the building, we can assist you with the curriculum. If you are interested in all of the signs in Spanish, we can make those available to you as well. If you have any questions prior to the meeting, you can reach us at epromponas@bostonpublicschools.org (Eva Banks-K1) and cburke4@bostonpublicschools.org (Christina Burke-Grade 2).K2, 1st and 2nd grade teachers
The beginning-of-year window for BAS is open from September 23rd - October 18th. Be sure to find the highest instructional level and a hard level for each child. All data must be uploaded to the BAS Data Sheet by October 21st. Please sign up for a testing day substitute here. Happy leveling! :)Teach Point Goals
Goals must be uploaded by October 1, 2019. Teams may use team time this week to work on these. Attached are some goal examples. Some teams have been asking for examples to help them create the best SMART Goal for their students. Please let the Leadership Team know if your team needs any further supports. Evaluators are not assigned to specific teacher just yet. We are hoping to finalize our hire for Lindsey's position this week and we will adjust once that happens.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
- 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, 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
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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