1/15/20 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Molly Batten for leaving me this beautiful note in my mailbox! It truly brightened my day! I also love this school and think the teachers are nice! Kudos to everyone who has taught her and made her feel cared for both past and present!

 

Due Dates

This Week:   ACCESS TESTING ALL WEEK 1/15 - Climate Meeting, Band Concert 1/16 - Para PD, School Preview 1/17 - MLK Day Performance

Next Week:  ACCESS TESTING ALL WEEK 1/20 No School MLK Day 1/22 Curley Shares & ILT

Looking Ahead: ACCESS TESTING ALL MONTH 1/27-1/31 Math Interim 2 1/30 - PD

ACCESS

We will begin access testing on Monday 1/13/2020

On-Line Testers 1-8:
First all lap tops need to be rebooted in order to make sure that the DRC insight APP is loaded on the chrome books.
see image below: 

You need to make sure to pick up your ticket and materials for testing from Pete Mullin in the lower school main office after 8:00. As well as ensure you have enough computers and headphones. (Extra will be available when you pick up your tickets). Each student has a different password for each session. Their username is the same but the password changes for Reading, Listening and Writing.

• Each student has their own computer. They should not log-in to the computer they need to click on the DRC App. See picture above.
• Verify the ticket contains the correct Student Name and Date of Birth.
• Students should login to the assessment using the Username and Password on their test tickets. Once this information is correctly entered, the test becomes active. Test tickets need to be collected at the end of each session and returned to Pete.
• Once students have completed the three sessions they will be able to do the speaking sessions. More information to follow on that testing.
• On testing days Pete Mullin will be the point of contact if you have any questions or concerns and Dawn Durant is who you contact regarding technology.
• Schedule 1/13-1/17 - PLEASE READ IT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON FEEDBACK
• 2020 ACCESS for ELLs Testing
• ACCESS Reading/Listening & Writing testing list...

BPS Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration

Come support Curley Artists as they perform at The Strand theatre next week! We are honored to be a part of this show.

BPS Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration 

Featuring CAD, Middle School Dance and Middle School Chorus 

Thursday January 16th, 6:00 pm

The Strand Theatre

543 Columbia Road, Boston

Tickets are free and open to the public

Climate Team 2020 Plan & Prize

Big 6 Refresher - During the month of January all staff will be reviewing The Big 6 Rules at the Curley with their students.  This can happen at specials, homerooms and during small group learning time. We will be completing a BINGO Board. The first team to receive BINGO (5 horizontal, diagonal, vertical) in each grade band (K-2, 3-5 & 6-8) will receive a lunch for the adults in February. The first class in each grade band (K-2, 3-5 & 6-8) to complete the whole board will get a class party sponsored by the admin team. Reach out to your Climate rep if you have any questions.

Winter Reading Benchmark Period Open (Grades 3-8 Only)

The STAR reading winter benchmark period is open from Monday, January 6th, through end-of-day, Friday, January 17th. All students, regardless of performance level, must take the winter benchmark test. Testing should be scheduled during WIN block or other convenient time and should take approximately 20 minutes. Please remind students of the importance of this assessment and be sure to provide a quiet, distraction-free environment for testing. Please contact Eileen Cronin with any questions.

Learning Ally - Audiobooks for Struggling Readers

Recently, BPS partnered with Learning Ally, a company providing audiobooks via an online platform for students with reading deficits (with or without an IEP or 504 plan). If you'd like to try Learning Ally with your students, there is a self-paced course posted on BPS Learns that will walk you through the basics. (You must login to BPS Learns using your BPS ID and password, then enroll.) If you're interested in learning more about the platform in general, check out the BPS/Learning Ally website as well as the following resources: Guide for Educators | Guide for Students | High interest and popular titles | Implementation Success Plan
In order to activate student accounts, teachers must request that they be "qualified" by a registered teacher/qualifier. Currently, there are a few teachers at the Curley registered as Learning Ally "qualifiers," but we are looking for more. If you or your grade level team is interested in using Learning Ally please consider becoming a Learning Ally qualifier for your team. If you are interested in becoming a qualifier, please submit your name to receive additional information on registering.

Nominate Students for Curley Shares

It's a New Year! Celebrate by using this form to recognize up to three of the students you work with who exhibit consistent or improved understanding of the Curley Cares rules as demonstrated by a specific deed, general conduct, overall academic perseverance and/or improvement, or some other form of participation.
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 JANUARY 2020 FORM to submit names in order for students your work with to receive an award at our Wednesday, January 22, 2020 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, January 17, 2020.
Awards will be presented to students during the Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Curley Shares assemblies.

Classes Sharing in January:
9:00 - 9:35	Tefera 4A
10:00 - 10:35	Amy-Moreno 6G
10:40 - 11:15	Green/Davis 5D
11:20 - 11:55	Rua 6B
2:10 - 2:45	Boyd 8B

SAVE THE DATE – Lexia Training

Back by popular demand, one-hour Lexia trainings will be held Tuesday, February 11th. PowerUp training will take place from 7:00-8:00 AM and Core5 training will take place from 3:45-4:45 PM. All training will be held in Room 109 in the upper school. Register for the trainings here:
Lexia Training 2/11/20
The Lexia training consultant will also be available to work with you in your classroom during the school day or meet with you one-on-one during a prep or lunch period.
Please contact Eileen Cronin with any questions or to schedule a time to meet with the Lexia consultant.

Math Interim

The math interim 2 is scheduled for the week of January 27, 2020. Please find the dates of testing in this link Math Interim 2 Schedule. The link will be updated with testing proctors and locations for students requiring small group and separate settings soon. Please let Dawn Durant know if you have any questions.

Winter Pride Gear!

Show your Curley Pride while staying warm during the chilly winter months! The students and teachers of S.P.A.C.E. (Safe Place And Caring Environment) are pleased to offer two new items with the Curley Pride logo -- a BLACK long-sleeve t-shirt ($25) and BLUE hooded sweatshirt ($35). The Curley Pride logo features rainbow wings on the flying lion on top of the blue/pink/white trans flag. 

 

• Orders are due on January 20th, and all items will be delivered to the Curley during the week of February 3rd. https://tinyurl.com/WinterCurleyPride
• Submit payment: VENMO (@Melanie-Bourgeault) OR CASH (to Jon Hatch, Laurie Ciardi, or Melanie Bourgeault 
• Payment must be received by January 20th, 2020 to complete your order. 
• Mark your calendars! This year the Boston Pride Parade is on Saturday June 13th! Information will be sent home this spring if you would like to march with us in the 50th anniversary of the Boston Pride Parade.

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, 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.