12/6/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Carolyn Silva-Sanchez and Laura Shea for using their prep time to help a colleague. Your generosity and commitment to others is much appreciated.

Another shout out to Amika for also introducing us to Yaoguang, visitor from China. We appreciated the artifacts, song, dance, and special book marks! 

Shout out to Ms. P for coming to the SLIFE students classroom to share her cultural heritage from Honduras.

Due Dates

This Week:  12/2-12/6 - International Week!  Sunday 12/8 Report Card Grades Due

Next Week:  12/9-12/18 ELA Interim 2  12/11 IW Buddy Exchanges Tuesday 12/12 SSC Wednesday 12/13 ILT

Looking Ahead: 12/18 Holiday Staff Yoga 12/19 - PD   12/20 Artifacts Due 12/23-1/3/20 Winter Break 1/6/20 - return from Vacation 1/6/20 - WIDA certs due

Chromebook replacements

Do you have a broken chromebook in your cart? Please email Jess Gorham and she'll swap it out.[jgorham@bostonpublicschools.org]. Supplies limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis!

INTERNATIONAL WEEK IS HERE!

Be sure to SEND PASSPORTS TO SPECIALISTS + LIBRARY with your students this week.
Also please TAKE PHOTOS of International Week activities in your classroom throughout the week. Send 2-3 of your favorites to Amika via email or Google Drive by the end of next week for inclusion in a 2019 International Week slide show.
Attached is the updated list of countries being studied. We are planning to do buddy exchanges a week from Wednesday, December 11th, following the Curley Shares schedule. Please feel free to arrange other exchanges &/or another time if this doesn’t work for you and your buddy class(es).

 

MAP Fluency Testing K2-2

The second round of MAP Fluency testing for grades K2-2 is set to begin Friday, December 13th. The schedule is attached to this link. MAP Fluency Round 2 It is important we have support in setting up the computers prior to testing. Staff listed as support should report to the first classroom testing on the day you are listed. Please let Dawn Durant know if you have any questions.

CURLEY SCHOOL WINTER CONCERTS - DECEMBER 13TH

DANCE WITH MS.TAYLOR KNIGHT 9:00 AM

• Classes Performing: Ms. Banks/ Baulier/ Mitchell, Ms. Goldstein/Schade/Forsey, Ms. Park Ms, Merdkhanian and CAD Dancers 2-5th Grade, Special Guests: K1 singers and ABA Devine with Ms. Alves

DANCE WITH MS. U 9:30 AM

• Classes Performing: All of 2nd grade, ABA Quarterson, ABA Devine, Middle School Dance Elective, Specials Guests: Middle School Chorus and CASP Dancers - Boy's Group

MUSIC WITH MS. ALVES 1:40 PM

• Classes Performing: All of K2, Grades 1 and 2, Middle school chorus and dancers

December, 2019 Curley Cares Student Awards

The last Curley Cares assembly of 2019 will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Curley Cares awards are intended to reinforce positive student behaviors in support of the Curley Cares rules and the expectation/hope is that every Curley K8 student will earn at least one award each year.
With this in mind PLEASE take a moment to recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way. Please use the DECEMBER 2019 FORM to submit names in order for students your work with to receive an award at our Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Curley Shares assemblies. You can check out 1920_CurleyCares_StudentRecipients for a list of students who have already received Curley Cares awards this SY.
Please SUBMIT awards by 8:00pm Friday, December 13, 2019.
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Classes Sharing at December Curley Cares Assemblies
9:00 - 9:35 Goldstein K1B
10:00 - 10:35 Garcia/Kidd 2C
10:40 - 11:15 Freeman K2B
11:20 - 11:55 Sparrow 1B
2:10 - 2:45 Rivera 3B

Fall Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades Gr. 1-8 

The fall grading window for students in grades Gr. 1-8 is open from November 18 to December 8. 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

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.

ACCESS Testing

Staff, it is that time of year again to prepare for ACCESS: All teachers need to retrain for administering the test. You will need to log into to https://wida.wisc.edu/login, read the information and take a quiz for each section you need to take. You must score at least 80% on the section in order to be certified to administer the test. All students Grade 1-8 will be taking the test on-line. Grades 1-3 will take the writing section on paper.

New Staff or those who did not take the training last year.
• You will need to create an account on https://wida.wisc.edu/login using username Massachusetts, password patriot. Create an account and follow the steps below.

All Staff
• Teachers in Kindergarten: sign into https://wida.wisc.edu/login your account and take the Kindergarten training module and quiz.
• Teachers in Grades 1-8: sign into https://wida.wisc.edu/login and take the online administration test.
• All teachers that have or service students that are ACCESS ALT will need to sign into their account and take the testing listed above as well as the Alternate ACCESS quiz.
• Any non-teaching staff and administrators need to take kindergarten, speaking 1-6, paper and online. Once you have taken and passed the quizzes please bring in the completed certification to Kathy or Madeline by Monday January 6, 2020. If you have any questions feel free to ask Waverly.

Preference Sheets

We are beginning the planning process for SY 2020-21 and would like to take into consideration teacher preferences for next year. We are sending these out earlier than the schedule required by the contract so that we can better prepare for the budget process and for meeting the needs of our students for next year.  Please fill out the attached form to indicate your preferences for SY 2020-21. Please complete by Friday, December 6, 2019.

ELA Interim 2

Please find the link for the ELA Interim 2 schedule here ELA Interim 2. The link includes instructions for administering the interim, the schedule, and proctor lists and locations. The access codes are not yet available, but will be included in the document as soon as they are. In addition, an inventory of the chrome carts and their locations is being updated. The assigned chrome cart for your session will be listed right in the document with the proctors' list when the inventory is complete. If you have any questions please reach out to Dawn Durant.

Artifacts – Due December 20th

Artifacts can be uploaded anytime leading up to this date. Below is what must be uploaded for ALL teachers.

• 1-2 artifacts for your Student Learning Goal - This must include data!
• 1-2 artifacts for your Professional Practice Goal
• 1-2 artifacts for I.A.3 Rigorous Standards Based Unit Design
• 1-2 artifacts for I.B.2 Adjustments to Practice
• 1-2 artifacts for II. D. 2 High Expectations
• 5-10 total artifacts with thorough explanations of each item uploaded and how it connects to the goal or standard

HOLIDAY STAFF YOGA

Ava Untermyer (Ms. U) will lead a Staff Yoga class for the Curley Team! Enjoy relaxing, connecting to your body and cultivating gratitude during the holiday season.
- Wednesday, December 18th from 7:30 am - 8:10 am
- Room 001 (Dance Studio)
- Yoga mats provided
- Wear clothes that you feel comfortable moving in (leggings, sweatpants etc.)
- No formal Yoga experience required
- Email Ava at auntermyer@bostonpublicschools.org with any questions.

Winter Coat Drive

With temperatures continuing to drop, the guidance team is making finding each student a winter coat before the holiday break a priority. While the SPC coat drive is hugely helpful towards this aim, we recognize that the two students per class limit might make it difficult to meet our goal. We are therefore working with a community partner to accumulate additional coats.

If you have a student who might need a coat who has not already turned in a coat drive form, please add them to the Google doc below so that we are able to get him/her one!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IoLIFR-rj2-ek83_o0_tKwVynUbOeKPFj9iMiCdMXSA/edit?usp=sharing

Middle School Detention

Middle School Detention is every Tuesday from 3:15 - 4:15. Please use this link to record students assigned to detention. Students will earn detention for the following reasons:

· Refusal to turn in their cellphone

· Being in the hallways without a pass

· Arriving late to class without a pass

If there are any questions, please email awardjackson@bostonpublicshools.org

CPT this Week

Please review the Work Plan Calendar weekly for CPT topics and information to cover. 

SY 19-20 Interim Calendar

Below is a list of ELA and Math interim assessment dates for your planning purposes:

Assessment	ELA	Math
Interim 1	Week of Oct 21	Week of Nov 4
Interim 2	Week of Dec 9	Week of Jan 27
Interim 3	Week of March 2	Week of March 23
Interim 4 (EOY Assessment)	Week of June 8	Week of June 15

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

• Thursday, 12/19 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 1/30 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 2/6 3:45pm-5:45pm (6-8 Math Only)
• Thursday, 3/12 3:45pm-5:45pm
• Thursday, 4/2 3:45pm-5:45pm* make up date in case of school cancellation & (6-8 Math)

Para PD Dates

• 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.

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.