Shout Out
Shout out to Ms. Fleming for checking in on classes for colleagues in their absence. She is always supportive and quick to adjust so our classes are successful. Thank you for being a great teammate!
International Week
Please join us on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 AM in the Teachers Room to help plan this year's International Week. For those of you new to our staff, International Week is the Curley K-8 School’s annual celebration of countries and cultures around the world.
In the past, each homeroom has chosen a country to study and then hosts/visits other classes (passports in hand) to exchange what they've learned. This year, teachers and students will spend time during the week of November 16 learning about a country and class exchanges will take place the following week in the days before Thanksgiving (the week ofNovember 23). City Year representatives will be helping with planning and support again this year. All staff are invited to attend this initial planning meeting and we encourage each grade level to send a representative.
MCAS ALT Training
A series of half-day training sessions will be conducted for teachers and administrators regarding the 2016 MCAS-Alt for students with significant disabilities. New requirements for the 2016 MCAS-Alt include a mandatory ELA-Writing component for all students completing an MCAS-Alt portfolio.
Morning sessions for teachers will include the following presentations:
- “Introduction to MCAS-Alt” for first time teachers conducting the MCAS-Alt (8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)
- “Updates for 2016 MCAS-Alt” for teachers with experience conducting MCAS-Alt (8:30 a.m.–noon), including sessions on:
- “What’s New and Notable for 2016 MCAS-Alt?”
- “How to Submit a Complete Portfolio”
AND concurrent sessions on:
- “New ELA-Writing Requirements and How It Will Be Scored” for teachers of students at all levels (i.e., entry points and access skills)
- “Grade-Level (grades 3-8) and High School Competency Portfolios” for teachers working with students working at grade-level expectations
Click on Registration for MCAS-Alt Events to see training session dates, locations, and to register online.
Nurse Announcement
We have delivered a list of k-8 students who have Life Threatening Allergies to both offices and the cafeteria manager. The list is 11 pages long and has 75 students! We are working on lists for individual teachers. In the meantime teachers can check in at either office or the nurse's office if they have concerns about children with allergies. Also, if any staff has not completed the mandatory training on Life Threatening Allergies and Blood Bourne Pathogens they should do so now.