1/30/20 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Ms. Butler, Ms. Phillips and Ms. Strait for organizing their 2nd family engagement activity. We are excited to see a student debate Friday!


Shout out to Maureen Cullen and Elaine Cronin for supporting K2 with access testing so willingly and flexibly!

Shout out to Stella for your support with a student having a difficult time during our lunch and recess. You saved the day!

Due Dates

This Week:   ACCESS TESTING ALL WEEK 1/27-1/31 Math Interim 2 1/30 - PD

Next Week:  ACCESS TESTING ALL MONTH 2/5 School Climate Meeting 2/7 Bulletin Board Change 2/7 Half Way to the Last Day Party

Looking Ahead: 2/17-2/21 VACATION 3/23-3/28 Curley Musical & Interim 3 ELA

Missed P&D

Missed P&D and Class Coverage hours are due by Friday for the month of January only. Please submit to either Madeline or Kathy. Remember missed lunches are not covered.

Middle School Dance

Please announce in the blog that there will be a middle school dance in the gym on Friday, February 14, 2020 from 1:30 pm to 2:50 pm. The cost of the wrist band is $4.00. Other goodies will be sold at the dance. Pretty soon the middle school teachers will receive a link for their homeroom students to use and write the titles of the songs they would like to listen/dance at this event. Those students that are interested in helping out must come to my room this Wednesday, January 29, 2020 after school (3:10-3:30 pm) in room 210.

Halfway to Last Day

Please join us to celebrate the halfway point in the school year! Our annual Halfway to Last Day party will be held on Friday, February 7th from 5 to 9 pm at the John P. McKeon Post, 4 Hill Top Street, Dorchester. Enjoy food, music, and dancing as we start the second half of the school year. Cost is $30 per person, payable with cash (to Joanne Mylett, Pete Mullin or Laurie Ciardi) or Venmo (@Joanne-Mylett). Please use this form to RSVP. We hope to see you there!!

PD

We will have staff PD on Thursday, January 30th from 3:45pm-5:45pm. Staff will return back to the groupings they were in at the November PD for part 2.  Click here for your groupings.

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.
** UPDATED** We appreciate you previewing the schedule and planning ahead for our upcoming testing. Please double check to make sure we have not missed any students, especially new students, that may require small group, 1:1, text to speech (TTS) and/or speech to text. (STT) Students requiring TTS are highlighted in blue students requiring STT are highlighted in pink and students requiring both are highlighted in purple. The link to the schedule and accommodations page is here Math Interim 2. The dates have been posted in the blog for the past few weeks, there have not been any changes made. If you have any questions about groupings/accommodations please email Dawn Durant and Meaghan Ohrenberger.

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.

Bulletin Boards

All Bulletin Boards must be updated by Friday, February 7th.  All bulletin boards should have the Curley template posted with it. Please be mindful that the boards should have grade level work posted that connects to a content learning standard. This is a perfect time to update board prior to families attending a Family Engagement event. 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.

ACCESS

Thank you to everyone's attention to detail about ACCESS testing. As of Friday we have completed Listening, Reading & Writing in all grades. Please let Pete or Waverly know if you have any materials you need to return or have any students that have not completed testing. This week we will conclude the speaking test in all grades. Please make sure to see you grade level representative for your tickets, and headphones. 
Speaking test:
Each Grade Level will have one person who has all of the speaking tickets for that grade level.
1-Ciardi
2-Kidd
3-Signes
4-Bowsky
5-Davis
6-Ennis
7-8 Peters

All testing should be completed by January 31st

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.

SST

In order to submit a referral, please complete the google form. All materials can be found in the drive. Once a referral form is submitted, you will hear from a member of the SST team regarding next steps. 

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)

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.

1/23/20 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to the 1st Grade teachers. When I did my pre-assessment for Opinion Writing, the result for this cold assessment was so impressive! Thanks for all of your hard work last year!

Shout out to Ms. Iatrou, Ms. Mundo and all who contribute to the Curley Shares Fund, for the beautiful get well flowers and gift card while I was out sick.

Shout out to Ms. Jen and Ms. Gloria for checking up on me with text messages and phone calls. I truly felt loved and appreciated.

Shout out to K2 and Grade 1 for already submitting a family engagement plan, date and time for trimester 2! We look forward to celebrating students with you and their families!

Due Dates

This Week:   ACCESS TESTING ALL WEEK

Next Week:  ACCESS TESTING ALL WEEK 1/27-1/31 Math Interim 2 1/30 - PD

Looking Ahead: ACCESS TESTING ALL MONTH 2/7 Half Way to the Last Day Party 2/17-2/21 VACATION

Bulletin Boards

All Bulletin Boards must be updated by Friday, February 7th.  All bulletin boards should have the Curley template posted with it. Please be mindful that the boards should have grade level work posted that connects to a content learning standard. This is a perfect time to update board prior to families attending a Family Engagement event. 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.

SST

The SST team has been fielding questions from different grade levels for the process in referring students this year. This is a quick reminder that the referral process this year has changed! In order to submit a referral, please complete the google form. All materials can be found in the drive. Once a referral form is submitted, you will hear from a member of the SST team regarding next steps.

An Appeal

The African American History month celebration is a yearly event which is vitally important to our community. To make it happen this year, we need someone to organize the event. Online meetings, hallway talks, whatever you can do to get the ball rolling. As one of 6 performing arts teachers, I am able to support both administratively (flyers, announcements, other) and provide a tech team, but I need someone to get things going. You have two other performing arts teachers (Ms. Alves, Ms. Untermyer) who already have pieces ready to go. Ms. Brown and Mr. Bashir have ideas too. It just takes an organizer and Ms. Knight simply can't be that person this year. It is important that we keep this tradition alive. It has been running in some form since 2006 and I don't want to see the light go out now. Thanks for listening...

Save the Date: Half Way to the Last Day Party

Please join us on Friday, February 7th from 5 to 9 pm to celebrate the halfway point in the school year! More details to follow later this week.

ACCESS

Thank you to everyone for a smooth first week of testing. We have completed Listening, Reading and Writing in Grades 1-2 & 6-8 Great Job!. Grades 3-5 will complete testing in those domains this week.
Schedule: There have been changes to the schedule for this week please make sure to look at the updated changes as well as the lunch changes.

Speaking test:
Each Grade Level will have one person who has all of the speaking tickets for that grade level.
1-Ciardi
2-Kidd
3-Signes
4-Bowsky
5-Davis
6-Ennis
7-8 Peters

We are asking that these teachers collect their Grade level tickets from Mr. Mullin as well as headphones (if needed) and the team will test their students in small groups. Students can test in groups no larger than 5. Space can be provided if need be contact Waverly. Please make sure to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

All testing should be completed by January 31st.

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 1/21-1/24 - PLEASE READ IT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON FEEDBACK
• 2020 ACCESS for ELLs Testing
• ACCESS Reading/Listening & Writing testing list...

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.

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.
** UPDATED** We appreciate you previewing the schedule and planning ahead for our upcoming testing. Please double check to make sure we have not missed any students, especially new students, that may require small group, 1:1, text to speech (TTS) and/or speech to text. (STT) Students requiring TTS are highlighted in blue students requiring STT are highlighted in pink and students requiring both are highlighted in purple. The link to the schedule and accommodations page is here Math Interim 2. The dates have been posted in the blog for the past few weeks, there have not been any changes made. If you have any questions about groupings/accommodations please email Dawn Durant and Meaghan Ohrenberger.

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)

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.

12/18/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Suzanne DeMarco for caring about our students.

Shout out to Calla Freeman for being a supportive colleague.

Due Dates

This Week:  12/18 Holiday Staff Yoga 12/18 Climate Team 12/19 Staff Breakfast & PD   12/20 Artifacts Due

Next Week:  12/23-1/3/20 Winter Break VACATION :)

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

Missed P&D and Class Coverage Hours

Please submit your missed P&D and class coverage hours to Madeline or Kathy no later than Friday, December 20th. You can only submit for hours in the month of December.

Movies in School & Outdoor Play

The week before vacation 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

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.

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.

Staff Breakfast

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff for their hard work in 2019! Please join us for a staff breakfast on Thursday, December 19th starting at 7:30am in the auditorium.

Climate

Please join us for our School Climate Team meeting on Wednesday, December 18th from 3:45-5:00pm in Room 214.

PD

Reminder that there is PD for teachers of Thursday, December 19th from 3:45pm-5:45pm.

Curley Shares Wednesday, December 18th

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

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.

SECRET SNOWMAN GIFT EXCHANGE

Week two of the Secret Snowman gift exchange is coming to an end tomorrow. If you haven't already, share something sweet or a holiday treat with your Secret Snowman. Next week will mark the end of the exchange. Hand deliver a gift that shows what the holiday season means to you and reveal yourself to your Secret Snowman. Have fun!

Artifact Support

We want to make sure that people feel comfortable uploading artifacts for your formative assessment. OHC created a powerpoint with a video for those who would like some additional support. We have also created a one-page cheat sheet that goes over are some highlights, tips and tricks for uploading artifacts. Also please feel free to reach out to your evaluator if you need support.

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

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.

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.

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.

11/22/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Sharon Ennis, Dawn Durant, Jess Gorham, Eileen Cronin, David Diaz, Nina Wessen, Alicia Green, Danielle Moran, Traka Smith, Laurie Ciardi, Adrian Ward-Jackson and Claire White for leading thought PD sessions this afternoon for staff! We are grateful to learn from various teacher leaders.

Shout out to Mr. DePalm for always taking time to help out around our classroom. I really appreciate you! 

Due Dates

This Week:

Next Week:  Wednesday 11/27 Early Release 12:30pm Bulletin Boards Updated Thursday 11/28 No School Friday 11/29 No School

Looking Ahead: 12/2-12/6 - International Week (IW)! 12/11 IW Buddy Exchanges 12/9-12/18 ELA Interim 2 12/19 - PD   12/23-1/3/20 Winter Break 1/6/20 - return from Vacation

Curley Cares Climate Lesson Feedback

The Climate Team is looking for feedback in relation to how the implementation of the eight (8) Curley Cares Climate lessons went in your classrooms. Your feedback will be anonymous. Please be honest and complete the form individually. The form will be open until Tuesday, December 3rd. Curley Cares Climate Lesson Feedback

Shopping to Support Our School

Thursday, November 21st to get a jump on your holiday shopping while supporting the Curley. Stores on Centre Street including On Centre, Suzannah, Kitchen Witch, Hatched, and Tres Gatos are participating. Let them know you are “with the Curley" and they will donate 10% of your purchase back to the school.

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

Bulletin Boards

All Bulletin Boards must be updated by Wednesday, November 27th.  All bulletin boards should have the Curley template posted with it. Please be mindful that the boards should have grade level work posted that connects to a learning standard. This is a perfect time to update board prior to families attending a Family Engagement event. 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.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK UPDATE

Thanks to all who have shared their International Week country choices: an updated list is available on Google Drive for your reference. You will also find updated guidelines on the Curley Drive, and please note that buddy class exchanges should be planned for Wednesday, December 11th, following the Curley Shares schedule. Be in touch with Amika &/or other Planning Committee members if you’d like help with ideas or resources!
International Week Planning Committee: Amika Kemmler-Ernst, Maria Amy-Moreno, Charles Tewksbury, Lesley Peck-Oser, Kiki Iatrou, Heide Signes, Janet McDavitt, Paola Locke, Patty Garcia, Meagan Reider, & Nikaury Soto
Google Drive Link to Folder: International Week 2019-20

Early Release 11/27

Wednesday, November 27 is an early release day for students. Please review the schedule for that day, including the times for lunch and recess. Please note that the student dismissal will be at 12:30 pm, which is earlier than in past years. If you have questions or conflicts, please reach out to David Diaz. We are asking you to remind families of this change since there will be NO after school programming on this day.

BIMAS is back! 

The Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS) is a measure of social, emotional and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents ages 5 to 18 years. It includes 34 change-sensitive items that are used for universal screening of behavioral health and for assessing response to intervention.  Linked is the updated Powerpoint that will discussed in your CPT. Opt out letters will go out 10/17 and the window opens on 10/21. THE BIMAS COMPETITION IS ALSO BACK! First two grades to 100% completion win a special breakfast from climate! Please reach out to Marquel Norton if you have any questions mnorton5@bostopublicschools.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, 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.

11/21/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Ms. Butler, Ms. Phillips, Ms. Ennis, Ms. Burke, Mr. McDougall and Ms. Brophy for leading FANTASTIC shares at the assembly today! Your students are learning so much and are proud of their accomplishments!

Shout out to Joanne Mylett and Kate Davis for doing the behind the scenes work for Curley Shares!

Due Dates

This Week:  Thursday 11/21 Staff PD

Next Week:  Wednesday 11/27 Early Release 12:30pm Bulletin Boards Updated Thursday 11/28 No School Friday 11/29 No School

Looking Ahead: 12/2-12/6 - International Week (IW)! 12/11 IW Buddy Exchanges 12/9-12/18 ELA Interim 2 12/19 - PD   12/23-1/3/20 Winter Break 1/6/20 - return from Vacation

PD

We will have our 2nd afternoon PD this Thursday from 3:45-5:45pm. Click here for your groupings. Please email Jess Gorham Cronin jgorham@bostonpublicschools.org if you happen to be missing from the list.

Curley Cares Climate Lesson Feedback

The Climate Team is looking for feedback in relation to how the implementation of the eight (8) Curley Cares Climate lessons went in your classrooms. Your feedback will be anonymous. Please be honest and complete the form individually. The form will be open until Tuesday, December 3rd. Curley Cares Climate Lesson Feedback

Shopping to Support Our School

Thursday, November 21st to get a jump on your holiday shopping while supporting the Curley. Stores on Centre Street including On Centre, Suzannah, Kitchen Witch, Hatched, and Tres Gatos are participating. Let them know you are “with the Curley" and they will donate 10% of your purchase back to the school.

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

Bulletin Boards

All Bulletin Boards must be updated by Wednesday, November 27th.  All bulletin boards should have the Curley template posted with it. Please be mindful that the boards should have grade level work posted that connects to a learning standard. This is a perfect time to update board prior to families attending a Family Engagement event. 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.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK UPDATE

Thanks to all who have shared their International Week country choices: an updated list is available on Google Drive for your reference. You will also find updated guidelines on the Curley Drive, and please note that buddy class exchanges should be planned for Wednesday, December 11th, following the Curley Shares schedule. Be in touch with Amika &/or other Planning Committee members if you’d like help with ideas or resources!
International Week Planning Committee: Amika Kemmler-Ernst, Maria Amy-Moreno, Charles Tewksbury, Lesley Peck-Oser, Kiki Iatrou, Heide Signes, Janet McDavitt, Paola Locke, Patty Garcia, Meagan Reider, & Nikaury Soto
Google Drive Link to Folder: International Week 2019-20

Early Release 11/27

Wednesday, November 27 is an early release day for students. Please review the schedule for that day, including the times for lunch and recess. Please note that the student dismissal will be at 12:30 pm, which is earlier than in past years. If you have questions or conflicts, please reach out to David Diaz. We are asking you to remind families of this change since there will be NO after school programming on this day.

BIMAS is back! 

The Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (BIMAS) is a measure of social, emotional and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents ages 5 to 18 years. It includes 34 change-sensitive items that are used for universal screening of behavioral health and for assessing response to intervention.  Linked is the updated Powerpoint that will discussed in your CPT. Opt out letters will go out 10/17 and the window opens on 10/21. THE BIMAS COMPETITION IS ALSO BACK! First two grades to 100% completion win a special breakfast from climate! Please reach out to Marquel Norton if you have any questions mnorton5@bostopublicschools.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, 11/21 3:45pm-5:45pm
• 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.