Shout Out
Shout out to Laurie Ciardi for helping us better organize the use of the playing field. A few simple clicks and teams/teachers can block off time for your students to play outside on the field. Thanks for helping us solve this "good" problem!
Shout out to the School Climate Team for organizing a first set of Curley Shares! It was an exciting day and amazing to see how students already knew the routines for the event. A special thanks to Matt Hins (Husband of Cara Hins) for putting together the fabulous
Smile and Say Hello Video. It will be stored on the drive for you to view with your students at other times.
Shout out to our Spanish teacher, Acacia Aguirre. She was in the teachers room yesterday making small booklets for every student she teaches, differentiated by grade level and language ability, so they can practice reading Spanish at home. She does this every week for 250 students. She also volunteered to be a resource for any teacher studying a Spanish-speaking country during International Week. I just think this is going “above and beyond” for a person who is only here a few days/week.
Playing Field Link
Gone are the days of emailing the whole staff to let them know you want to use the field! When you open the blog http://
http://curleyk8.blogspot.com/ look on the right side and you will see the heading HELPFUL LINKS. Click on the link that says Book Playing Field and you can submit a request to use the field. All teachers and teams should use this from now on when you want to use the field.
ANet Updates
We want to thank everyone for being patient during this A1 cycle. Your students have persevered through Internet challenges and login issues. As we continue the A1 cycle, We ask that when hosting a computer cart it is plugged in to ensure that the computers are charged and ready for other classes. Also please email any feedback of helpful ideas to Adrian Ward-Jackson.
Staff Social
Friday, October 16th from 3pm-5pm at Canary Square. Come out and meet some colleagues and enjoy each others company. It is our school tradition to host a staff social on the same week as Curley Shares. All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Fall Fling
Don't forget the Fall Fling on Friday night from 5:30pm-8:00pm in the Upper School Gym! We would love for you and your families to join us!
INTERNATIONAL WEEK UPDATE
Please talk with your Big-Little Buddy colleagues about your country choices. Small classes in a 3-way grouping may work together to learn about the same country.
Check here for a current list of classroom choices so far, and let Amika know which country you’ve chosen by the end of the month:
amika45@comcast.net
Lunch Updates
We will be changing the procedures during lunch. All students will still receive Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch however each student will be asked to type in their 6 digit student ID number upon receiving a lunch. This has been rolling out across the city and we are the last wave of schools to implement this change. Students with bus passes (many 7th & 8th grades) will be able to just swipe their pass but others will need to learn their code. This has been practice across the city in the past so if you know of a good system we are open to the ideas. We will not be getting the white ID cards which has been used in the past. Please email any ideas, questions or concerns to David Diaz.
Halloween
The Curley K-8 will not have a Halloween celebration during the school day. As a community we are focused on health and wellness and therefore we ask that all candy remain at home. We are also asking that students leave all costumes, masks and face painting at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.
