1/6/20 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to BPS Facilities for finishing the lock project in our Upper School! We are thrilled to be on a one key system.

Due Dates

This Week:   1/6/20 - return from Vacation 1/6/20 - WIDA certs due 1/7/20 - SSC 1/8/20 - ILT

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

Looking Ahead: ACCESS TESTING ALL MONTH 1/30 - PD

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.

ACCESS

Thank you to everyone that has completed their ACCESS training already. Please remember that we can not administer the tests until all the testers have completed the quizzes.

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

Please look at the testing schedule, schedule changes, list of students that are testing and who is testing them. Let Waverly know if there are any issues as soon as possible. Thanks in advance. Also on testing day 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
2020 ACCESS for ELLs Testing
ACCESS Reading/Listening & Writing testing list...

New Principal Intern

My name is Eliza Catalino. I am originally from the Bronx, NY and I have spent the last seven years teaching middle school history (4 years in Houston and 3 years in NYC). For most of my career, I have worked for the KIPP charter network. This summer I moved to Boston to begin my graduate studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in their School Leadership Program. I am so excited to grow, serve and work alongside you this spring as a principal intern.
I look forward to collaborating and contributing to your instructional meetings, professional development, school culture and operations. In addition, I am eager to build relationships with you, your students and families.
During my free time, I enjoy reading, listening to podcasts, and catching up on my favorite TV shows. Thank you in advance for the time and collective effort I know we will put into learning from one another this second half of the year.
All the best,
Eliza
Email: ecatalino@gse.harvard.edu 

SSC

Please join us for the School Site Council Budget presentation on Tuesday, January 7th from 5:30pm-7:00pm.

ILT

Please join us for ILT on Wednesday, January 8th from 3:45pm-5:45pm in Room 101.

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.

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.

Free Eye Glasses

On 1/8/20 and 1/9/20 a program called 20/20 will be at the Curley School offering eye exams for students in grades 4-8. Any students found to need glasses can choose a pair at no cost. We are attaching a consent form which is only for students in grades 4-8 that needs to be filled out if the student is to be examined. Students who do not need to be examined can still pick out a pair of glasses at no cost if they bring in a recent prescription for eye glasses.

Students in grades K0-3rd Grade cannot be examined but can still get a free pair of glasses if they bring in a current prescription. Teachers in grades K0-3rd can send home the flyer from 20/20 but do not send home the consent form as they cannot be examined.

Teachers who know of students who should be wearing glasses but do not have them should make an effort to reach out to the student's parents to take advantage of this. They just need to bring in a current prescription no matter what grade they are in. Please see the nurse's with any questions ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org or apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org.

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.