Shout Out
Shout out to Sara Silverstein, Meg Nason, Jenni Craman and Laurie Ciardi for their genuine interest to help, provide suggestions, and willingness to share their ideas and collaborate with colleagues!Shout out to Waverly Kidd for trusting others with her binding machine. Now, our students will have nice looking reading journals!
Shout out to Deb Bryson for giving up her personal planning time and using her vehicle today to pick up curriculum materials. Your colleagues appreciate your efforts!
BTU Vote
We are looking for two people to join the School Site Council (SSC). The SSC is a group of teachers, staff, and friends that work with the principal to develop, review and evaluate school improvement programs and school budgets.
The current teacher representatives are:
Olivia Peters, Charles Tewksbury, Jenni Craman, Lindsey Wright
The following Teachers are interested in ballot will be:
Heide Signes and Caridad Lopez
Please email Maryclare Moran (mmoran3@bostonpublicschools.org) if you would like your name on the ballot. Also, feel free to check in with current/past representatives if you have any questions about what’s involved as a SSC member. The vote will take place next Tuesday (10/10/17) and the first SSC meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 10th from 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Thank you,
Your BTU Representatives
The current teacher representatives are:
Olivia Peters, Charles Tewksbury, Jenni Craman, Lindsey Wright
The following Teachers are interested in ballot will be:
Heide Signes and Caridad Lopez
Please email Maryclare Moran (mmoran3@bostonpublicschools.org) if you would like your name on the ballot. Also, feel free to check in with current/past representatives if you have any questions about what’s involved as a SSC member. The vote will take place next Tuesday (10/10/17) and the first SSC meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 10th from 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Thank you,
Your BTU Representatives
Flu Shots for Staff
On Wednesday, October 11th we will be offering FREE flu shots to Curley staff. From 12:30pm-2:00pm stop by the Teacher's Room and remember that staff MUST bring their health insurance card with them. Please see out nurses for further details.
On Wednesday, October 11th we will be offering FREE flu shots to Curley staff. From 12:30pm-2:00pm stop by the Teacher's Room and remember that staff MUST bring their health insurance card with them. Please see out nurses for further details.
ILT
ILT will meet on Wednesday, October 11th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in Room 101 (upper school). All staff are invited to attend and learn about the results of our Google Form Survey where we will assess where we are as a school as it pertains to the Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Institution. If you have not completed the form please click the link above and do so by 5pm on Tuesday, October 10th.
ILT will meet on Wednesday, October 11th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in Room 101 (upper school). All staff are invited to attend and learn about the results of our Google Form Survey where we will assess where we are as a school as it pertains to the Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Institution. If you have not completed the form please click the link above and do so by 5pm on Tuesday, October 10th.
Picture Day
This week you should have received picture forms in English from the main office. Individual and class photos will be taken during the week of October 24. Please see the schedule below and set the date in your calendar. We are taking pictures for over 900 students this year. In order to have a smooth and fun picture day, it is important that you keep in mind the following information:
Picture Day for grades K-8 will be as follows:
- 10/24 : K-2 & Siblings
- 10/25: 3-5 & Make-Ups
- 10/26: 6-8 & Make-Ups
- Picture forms in Spanish are available in both Main Offices upon request. Please see Ms. Vazquez or Ms. Powers.
- Parents will need to fill out separate forms for Sibling Pictures. These are also available at both Main Offices.
- Pictures need to be paid for in full and all forms need to be filled out before Picture Day. Please hold on to both forms and money and give them to the photographer on that day.
- Please be on time for your assigned time slot. Our schedule will be tight!
- Pictures for grades K-5 as well as sibling pictures will be taken in front of the Lower School on Pershing Rd.
- Pictures for grades 6-8 will be taken in front of the Upper School on Centre St.
- In case of rain, all pictures will be taken in the Upper School Auditorium
- A schedule of times for each homeroom will be coming out next Tuesday, October 10.
- Please see Ms. Powers or Ms. Vazquez if you have any questions or concerns.
Fall Fling Raffle Ticket Update
Someone will be popping in classrooms next Wed and Thursday AM at drop off time to pick up the raffle tickets and money for the Fall Fling. The students were asked to bring them back in by Tuesday. Also, please bring any lingering tickets and money to the office on Friday and the SPC will pick them up there.
INTERNATIONAL WEEK IS COMING!
This year everyone at the Curley will be celebrating International Week from November 13-17. This is an opportunity to INTRODUCE our students to the world beyond our classroom, school, and community — more details will be coming soon. In the meantime, please reach out to families to find out the cultural background/ancestry of your students and talk with your colleagues about countries you might like to learn about — perhaps collaborating on one country as a grade level team. Every teacher must select a country by Friday, October 27th. There will be a meeting of the International Week Planning Committee at 3:45 PM on Thursday, October 12th, in Upper School Room 207 — please join us! The International Week Committee is looking closely at bias that may have been present in past iterations of this event. Bring your questions and your ideas for ways to make this year’s experience an integral part of your teaching rather than an “add on” with no connection to your daily routines.
Picture Day for grades K-8 will be as follows:
- 10/24 : K-2 & Siblings
- 10/25: 3-5 & Make-Ups
- 10/26: 6-8 & Make-Ups
- Picture forms in Spanish are available in both Main Offices upon request. Please see Ms. Vazquez or Ms. Powers.
- Parents will need to fill out separate forms for Sibling Pictures. These are also available at both Main Offices.
- Pictures need to be paid for in full and all forms need to be filled out before Picture Day. Please hold on to both forms and money and give them to the photographer on that day.
- Please be on time for your assigned time slot. Our schedule will be tight!
- Pictures for grades K-5 as well as sibling pictures will be taken in front of the Lower School on Pershing Rd.
- Pictures for grades 6-8 will be taken in front of the Upper School on Centre St.
- In case of rain, all pictures will be taken in the Upper School Auditorium
- A schedule of times for each homeroom will be coming out next Tuesday, October 10.
- Please see Ms. Powers or Ms. Vazquez if you have any questions or concerns.
Fall Fling Raffle Ticket Update
Someone will be popping in classrooms next Wed and Thursday AM at drop off time to pick up the raffle tickets and money for the Fall Fling. The students were asked to bring them back in by Tuesday. Also, please bring any lingering tickets and money to the office on Friday and the SPC will pick them up there.
Sub Folders/Sub Plans
All teachers should have a sub folder prepared in case of an emergency absence. Also when teacher are out please leave clear directions for the sub about what to do including a detailed description of your duties throughout the school day. Thanks!
Transportation Help
Instructions: In highlighted columns "H" & "J" (representing the AM & PM busing) mark an "X" for any student that has rarely or never taken the bus since the start of this year. This is very important information. We are collaborating with transportation to improve the on time percentage of our buses at arrival and dismissal. Please complete this form by Friday, October 13th.
Columbus Day
There are resources for culturally sensitive teaching about Columbus and his impact on the Taino available in the Teachers’ Room. You can also access the printed words to the “1492” song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMiReDGqs3Q.
Bookbinding Machine
The GBC bookbinder in the Teachers’ Room is not working. If anyone is mechanically savvy and has a hex wrench, we would greatly appreciate your help! Check in with Amika if you can help!
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, face painting and clown paraphernalia at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter. Attached is our Celebrations Policy.
Welcome to an exciting new school year!
We are your Open Circle coaches, Eva Banks and Christina Burke. We would like to kick the year off with a check in. Some of you are already using the Open Circle curriculum and would like support. Others are new to the school and we would like to make sure you have everything you need to have Open Circle up and running on a regular basis.
Please join us for a welcome breakfast:
Wednesday October 11th at 7:45 a.m.
Room 017 ground floor of the Upper School
Please make it a point to attend, especially if you are new to the Curley.
We look forward to seeing you! - Christina Burke and Eva Banks
Please join us for a welcome breakfast:
Wednesday October 11th at 7:45 a.m.
Room 017 ground floor of the Upper School
Please make it a point to attend, especially if you are new to the Curley.
We look forward to seeing you! - Christina Burke and Eva Banks
Guided Reading Courses
An Introduction to Guided Reading K-2 (October 26, November 1 & 17, December 19).
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-NlI1eWYzTC1PMmc
If you are ready to register click here: https://goo.gl/forms/HTeH9yvp1JMedz7B3
An Introduction to Guided Reading 3-5 (February 12 & 26, March 16 & 23).
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-WkVyRzZFRi1UWFk
If you are ready to register, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/k0RfV3QfVurMqeqv1
Guided Reading: Going Deeper K-5 (March 26, April 23, May 7 & 21).
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-MGRHY09UTWg5bzQ
If you are ready to register, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/4a30y9bAOOEMy7lH2
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-NlI1eWYzTC1PMmc
If you are ready to register click here: https://goo.gl/forms/HTeH9yvp1JMedz7B3
An Introduction to Guided Reading 3-5 (February 12 & 26, March 16 & 23).
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-WkVyRzZFRi1UWFk
If you are ready to register, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/k0RfV3QfVurMqeqv1
Guided Reading: Going Deeper K-5 (March 26, April 23, May 7 & 21).
For more information click here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz_b5SLBq8C-MGRHY09UTWg5bzQ
If you are ready to register, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/4a30y9bAOOEMy7lH2
Four Part Behavior Management Series
- (Fall), 10/4, 10/18, 11/15, 12/13 from 5 - 7 pm at Bolling
- Hosted by: Office of Special Education (Applied Behavior Analysis)
- Target Audience: Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and other educators that have some basic understanding of Behavioral Principles and want to learn more.
- In this four part series, educators will gain skills in identifying appropriate target behaviors, operationally define them, use data collection methods, interpret behavior data, identify the function, develop and implement a Behavior Support Plan. Register on My Learning Plan. View more ABA-based Professional Development opportunities here
- Contact for additional information: Erin Herlihy, eherlihy2@bostonpublicschools.org
- (Fall), 10/4, 10/18, 11/15, 12/13 from 5 - 7 pm at Bolling
- Hosted by: Office of Special Education (Applied Behavior Analysis)
- Target Audience: Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and other educators that have some basic understanding of Behavioral Principles and want to learn more.
- In this four part series, educators will gain skills in identifying appropriate target behaviors, operationally define them, use data collection methods, interpret behavior data, identify the function, develop and implement a Behavior Support Plan. Register on My Learning Plan. View more ABA-based Professional Development opportunities here
- Contact for additional information: Erin Herlihy, eherlihy2@bostonpublicschools.org
Teach Plus Courses
Boston Educators Collaborative a partnership between the Boston Compact and Teach Plus
You are invited to join a dynamic professional learning opportunity -- the Boston Educators Collaborative. The Collaborative is a set of free teacher-led professional learning courses that will connect you with fellow teachers from district, charter, and Catholic schools throughout the City of Boston. Together, you will share best practices and refine your instructional practice over five weeks.
What is the Boston Educators Collaborative?
A set of university-level courses led by current classroom teachers
Five 3-hour sessions (15 hours), beginning at the end of October.
Dinner is provided.
Free.
Qualify for PDP points (or UMass graduate credit with $110 fee)
These courses:
Are content/grade band-specific in disseminating best practices
Are led by current classroom teachers to promote Teacher Leadership
and foster collaboration between teachers from across district, charter, and Catholic schools in Boston
Which course will you join?
Click here to learn more and register!
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sasha Zuflacht at szuflacht@teachplus.org
You are invited to join a dynamic professional learning opportunity -- the Boston Educators Collaborative. The Collaborative is a set of free teacher-led professional learning courses that will connect you with fellow teachers from district, charter, and Catholic schools throughout the City of Boston. Together, you will share best practices and refine your instructional practice over five weeks.
What is the Boston Educators Collaborative?
A set of university-level courses led by current classroom teachers
Five 3-hour sessions (15 hours), beginning at the end of October.
Dinner is provided.
Free.
Qualify for PDP points (or UMass graduate credit with $110 fee)
These courses:
Are content/grade band-specific in disseminating best practices
Are led by current classroom teachers to promote Teacher Leadership
and foster collaboration between teachers from across district, charter, and Catholic schools in Boston
Which course will you join?
Click here to learn more and register!
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sasha Zuflacht at szuflacht@teachplus.org
K-5 Teachers
As we have begun to settle into the school year we realize that teams may have adjusted their daily schedules to best meet the needs of students. We need to update the grade level and CPT tabs on the Master Schedule to ensure that administrators and other school staff have accurate information. If you have made changes to your daily schedule or your CPT times since you submitted them in the spring, please send the updated versions to Waverly (wkidd@bostonpublicschools.org) by Friday October 6th. Thanks in advance!
As we have begun to settle into the school year we realize that teams may have adjusted their daily schedules to best meet the needs of students. We need to update the grade level and CPT tabs on the Master Schedule to ensure that administrators and other school staff have accurate information. If you have made changes to your daily schedule or your CPT times since you submitted them in the spring, please send the updated versions to Waverly (wkidd@bostonpublicschools.org) by Friday October 6th. Thanks in advance!
Curley Shares
Please submit student names for October, 2017 Curley Cares awards using THIS FORM.
- The awards are one way to recognize up to three of the students you 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 given to students at our first 2017-2018 Curley Shares assemblies on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
- The intent behind Curley Cares is reinforce positive (caring) behaviors and that each Curley K8 student receive at least one Curley Shares award each year. All Curley K8 staff members can submit student names for an award. If you have any questions about the awards or the submission process, please contact your Climate Team representative.
- Submissions are DUE by 4:00pm on Friday, October 13, 2017.
- The awards are one way to recognize up to three of the students you 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 given to students at our first 2017-2018 Curley Shares assemblies on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
- The intent behind Curley Cares is reinforce positive (caring) behaviors and that each Curley K8 student receive at least one Curley Shares award each year. All Curley K8 staff members can submit student names for an award. If you have any questions about the awards or the submission process, please contact your Climate Team representative.
- Submissions are DUE by 4:00pm on Friday, October 13, 2017.
Library Committee
Please share with friends and family the news that the Curley K-8 Library is receiving Shelf Help from the Boston Book Festival! The organizers of the Festival are promoting and publicizing this wishlist, to help us re-open the library with new, hardcover children’s books. The Boston Book Festival is October 28 in Copley Square, and is a fantastic, free, family-friendly celebration of literature for readers of all ages. Our first Library Committee Meeting will be Saturday, October 21 at 9 am, in the Community Room of the JP Branch Library on South Street (next to Curtis Hall.) Please join us to talk about next steps for fundraising, publicity, work in the library, and more. Thank you to everyone who has helped the library, we look forward to a grand opening later in the fall!
Support for Hurricane Victims
Our 7th grade Geography classes are taking on a project to help us think about how to Care About the World. They are particularly focusing on the devastation in Puerto Rico and Houston. We will have an event to raise funds for these effected areas. More info will be forthcoming and we will be looking for your input and support. Please reach out to Craig Melzer with ideas or questions.
Window Schedule
In both the Upper and Lower School you may see our contractors caulking the outside of the windows while you are teaching. We are trying to not distract the work in classrooms but this work needs to be done in daylight. Below is the two week schedule for rooms that will be working on in the afternoon inside each classroom. Please make sure that all furniture in these rooms is 3ft-5ft away from the windows and staff exit this space after dismissal. We will send a new update every two weeks. Please direct all questions about windows to Katie Grassa.
Week of 10/9 – 10/14
Concentrated working areas: Centre Street Wing/ Hallway along Auditorium • Continue Interior Trim
o Rooms: 208, Library, 211, 212, 213, 214, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 105B, 105A, 104B, 104A, 101A, 101, 008C, 006A, 006, 012, 013, 014
• Interior Painting o Rooms: 208, 207, 206, 205, 204A, 204B, 203, 108, 107, 106B, 106A, 110, 105B, 105A, 104B, 104A, 103, 008B, 008, 008C, 006A, 006, 005 Electrical, 004A, 004, 003A, 003
In both the Upper and Lower School you may see our contractors caulking the outside of the windows while you are teaching. We are trying to not distract the work in classrooms but this work needs to be done in daylight. Below is the two week schedule for rooms that will be working on in the afternoon inside each classroom. Please make sure that all furniture in these rooms is 3ft-5ft away from the windows and staff exit this space after dismissal. We will send a new update every two weeks. Please direct all questions about windows to Katie Grassa.
Week of 10/9 – 10/14
Concentrated working areas: Centre Street Wing/ Hallway along Auditorium • Continue Interior Trim
o Rooms: 208, Library, 211, 212, 213, 214, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 105B, 105A, 104B, 104A, 101A, 101, 008C, 006A, 006, 012, 013, 014
• Interior Painting o Rooms: 208, 207, 206, 205, 204A, 204B, 203, 108, 107, 106B, 106A, 110, 105B, 105A, 104B, 104A, 103, 008B, 008, 008C, 006A, 006, 005 Electrical, 004A, 004, 003A, 003