Shout Out
Shout out to Rose Rodriguez and Genet Mehari for supporting us with science interviews this afternoon. Thank you for your time and expertise!
Shout out to Katie Belifore for hitting the ground running as a long term sub in PACE. She's been very invested in working with the team to develop behavior support plans and communication systems for students!
Here are some important documents that will be updated daily for PARCC.
PARCC Schedule for May as well as the small groups including the adults and location for
Small Groups Grades 3-5
Small Groups Grades 6-8
Mobile Cart Schedule
Make Up List
Logging into the PARCC Test
Starting, Pausing, Resuming and Stopping the Test
Here are the Rules & Suggestions for the testing window. Each teacher should read this ASAP and reach out to Mr. Diaz with questions. Here is a Tech Trick graphic organizer created by Craig Melzer to support students in navigating an online test. Please use if you find this helpful for your students. Thanks for sharing Craig!Here are some videos created by Alissa Ferro to support her students in taking PARCC. Please use if you think it is helpful! Thanks for sharing Alissa.
Shout out to Katie Belifore for hitting the ground running as a long term sub in PACE. She's been very invested in working with the team to develop behavior support plans and communication systems for students!
Sorry
I am sorry that some of you did not get to the cookies this morning before they were gone. Please know that I have learned from this mistake and have communicated with the SPC to assure this does not happen on Friday for the luncheon. Everyone who is in that last lunch slot will still have food and they parents will serve you all!360 Survey
Teachers be on the lookout for a 360 survey regarding my leadership. You all filled this out last spring and I used the results with my coach from the Lynch Leadership Academy to support me in my leadership growth. This is the post survey that will help me and my coach rate the effectiviness of my growth as a school leader. I know there have been a million surveys and I am sorry but I would appreciate if you would fill it out. I take everyone's feedback seriously and will use it to further improve my leadership skills. Thanks!TERC Information
On Friday, May 6th at 11 am Kurt Whited from Pearson will be hosting an informational webinar on Investigations 3. It is scheduled for 45 minutes but I understand there will also be time for questions. We know some of your schools are interested in an opportunity to learn more about these curriculum materials. Please let your principals and any interested colleagues know about this offering. The webinar will be recorded and can be accessed after it airs for anyone who is not available to participate in the 11am session. Below is all the information you should need in order to participate.
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Boston Investigations 3rd Edition
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Friday, May 6, 2016
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Call-in toll-free number: 1-877-554-0877 (US)
Call-in number: 1-706-643-4875 (US)
Conference Code: 207 767 0114Autism Awareness
To celebrate Autism Awareness Month, students on the spectrum were asked to draw a self-portrait using crayons, markers, or colored pencils. These images were then scanned and used to create a mosaic of Boston's city skyline. The final product was presented as a gift to Dr. Tommy Chang, our Superintendent at the First Annual Autism Awareness Luncheon. Postcards of this mosaic are available for purchase: $1 each or 6 for $5. If you would like to order postcards, please fill out this form by Friday, May 13th. Money collected from postcard sales will contribute to funding future Autism Awareness Events.
Staff Social
Please join us Friday, May 6th at 3pm at Costello's on Centre St for our staff social! All staff are welcome!
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Reserve the date, Mark your Calendar, Let's Celebrate - End-of-the-year celebration and retirement party
Thursday, June 9, 2016
5:00-10:00 p.m.
Florian Hall
Please pay $45 if you plan on attending by Friday, May 27th. (You can pay Ms. Mundo, Ms. Iatrou, Ms. Kidd, Ms Davis)
Please pay $45 if you plan on attending by Friday, May 27th. (You can pay Ms. Mundo, Ms. Iatrou, Ms. Kidd, Ms Davis)
PARCC
PARCC is starting back up and we want to remind everyone that teaching should be happening leading up to the test and after the test as well. We understand that some students may need time to decompress but this should not last all day long.Here are some important documents that will be updated daily for PARCC.
PARCC Schedule for May as well as the small groups including the adults and location for
Small Groups Grades 3-5
Small Groups Grades 6-8
Mobile Cart Schedule
Make Up List
Logging into the PARCC Test
Starting, Pausing, Resuming and Stopping the Test
Here are the Rules & Suggestions for the testing window. Each teacher should read this ASAP and reach out to Mr. Diaz with questions. Here is a Tech Trick graphic organizer created by Craig Melzer to support students in navigating an online test. Please use if you find this helpful for your students. Thanks for sharing Craig!Here are some videos created by Alissa Ferro to support her students in taking PARCC. Please use if you think it is helpful! Thanks for sharing Alissa.
Appreciation Week
Happy Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week to all of our staff! Throughout this week we will show you all appreciation and have some "surprises" planned. Save time on Wednesday afternoon to have free tennis lessons lead by our 6th-8th grade students on the playing field (Thanks Tenacity). Also the SPC will host a luncheon for all staff on Friday from 11:30-1:30 in the Teacher's Room.
Curley Cares Student Awards
Please fill out this to recognize the students we 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. Awards will be presented during the next Curley Shares assemblies scheduled for FRIDAY, May 6, 2016. Submissions are due by 5:00pm Wednesday, May 4, 2016. If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out in Google Forms.Outside Use
Secretaries, counselors, and others need to know where students are for various reasons. With the continuing good weather we need to remind teachers that if they leave their classroom to go outside or to another classroom they need let the front office know and put a sign on your door. Also, if teachers are interested in going outside, they have to wait until all recesses are over at 1:20pm. If you would like to request field use go to the blog (www.curleyk8.blogspot.com) and under the Helpful Links tab click Book Playing Field.
School Climate Team
Our next Climate meeting will be on Wednesday, May 4th from 3:00pm-4:15pm in room 212.
AWC for ALL
Our next AWC for ALL meeting will take place Thursday, May 5th from 3:00pm-4:00pm in room 111. All staff are welcome to attend. We will be transitioning to call this Excellence for ALL (EFA).
K-2 Teachers
Teachers should move their students on the Lower School data wall by May 26th. There will be one more final move in June. The EOY BAS window is May 16th - June 16th. Teachers need to find instructional and hard levels for all students. The EOY Dibels window is May 23rd - June 10th.
Teach Next Year Interns
Next year we will partner with Teach Next Year (TNY) which is a one year masters program from UMASS Boston. The interns do an internship for 180 days and take summer and night courses. We will have students across K-8 in classrooms where teachers volunteer to mentor a new teacher. We will host an afternoon of interviews for potential interns on Friday, May 13th from 3pm-5pm. If you are interested in attending please let Jessica Burque know. Thanks!Curley Cares
If you know about a staff member who is out on a leave of absence, lost a family member, had a baby or recently got married please contact Candida Mundo. We want to make sure all staff know that we are supportive of them in times of happiness or sadness.
Field Trips
Spring is here and many classes are signed up for field trips in the coming weeks. Please do not forget to give the nurse's office and cafeteria staff 2 weeks notice for any field trips.Parking Lot
Today several staff were blocking in cars in the Lower School Parking Lot. This is a friendly reminder that we should never block in others in the lot. Also some cars have parked along the driveway entrance at the Lower School Lot and this is also not allowed. Last week an emergency vehicle was unable to pull into the parking lot. We need make every effort to clear spaces for cars to enter and exit. Also it is now April and street cleaning has begun! Here is the link the see which weeks our abutting streets get cleaned http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping/?streetname=MORAINELGBTQ Picnic
The Curley K-8 School will be hosting our first LGBTQ Picnic for families, faculty and allies. Please join us, bring your friends, spread the word, open to all BPS. More information to follow. Please contact Leida Arroyo (LARROYO@BOSTONPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG) or Sue Trotz for more information
> Date: Thursday May 19, Place: Curley Play area. Rain date:Thursday May 26 : Time 6:00 pm. Members of City Year will help with activities for the children. (BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC).