Shout Out
Shout out to Liz Spring for leading a great training today on Safety Care. I look forward to day 2 and to having a common language as a school. This was a great reminder of how to support students. Thanks!To Teacher with Chrome Lab 8
Contact Mr. Tewksbury if you are missing Chrome Book 26 of 28. He has it in Room 206.
This Wednesday, October 18 is our first Curley Shares assembly of the school year. Please review the following for assembly schedules:
All grades should be input for trimester 1 (T1). If your SIS previously said Q1, it should now say T1. Any grades you have already input should still be there. Please reach out to OIIT if they are not.
OIIT hotline: (617) 635-9200 We will be printing and distributing them as a school. Please reach out to Lindsey Morgan with questions.
Please take a minute to review the Picture Day Schedule to determine the time that your class is scheduled for photos. Please make every effort to be on time, as our schedule is tight. Classes in grades K through 5 should come to the side door of the Lower School near the play structure. If possible, please have the students lined up in order of height. This will make things easier and faster for our photographers. If you have any questions or concerns about the schedule, please reach out to David Diaz or Laurie Ciardi. 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:
Professional Development
PD is on Thursday, October 19th from 3:45pm-5:45pm. We have broken up the staff into 4 smaller worker groups for the remainder of our PD sessions. Please click here to see your group and your plan for the remainder of the sessions. Please email Katie Grassa with any questions.SIS Conduct & Journals Update
For confidentiality, clarity, and the protection of staff/students, we want to provide the following guidelines for entering incidents. Please also keep in mind that these incidents could possibly be used or read aloud in parent meetings or court.BTU Announcement
In the teacher lounge there are two petitions that the BTU is backing. The petitions are to raise minimum wage to $15.00 and to create a program to provide paid family and medical leave.School Climate
Please join us for the School Climate Meeting on Wednesday, October 18th from 3:45pm-5:00pm in room 215 (Upper School).
Curley Shares
This Wednesday, October 18 is our first Curley Shares assembly of the school year. Please review the following for assembly schedules:- 17/18 Curley Shares Schedules
- It's also a great time to review/reteach assembly expectations and cheers with your students: Curley Shares Rituals
- Review seating plans with your buddy classrooms (included in schedule doc) to support transitions into the auditorium.
Sole Train: Boston Runs Together
Sole Train is a community-building and mentoring program that uses running as a vehicle for young people to set and achieve seemingly impossible goals. By building a supportive community of caring peers and adults, Sole Train champions young people as they realize their capacity for greatness. The Curley K-8 has been a proud Sole Train partner for many years. This is our opportunity to show our support to the program and all the students and staff from the Curley, and many other schools, who are involved! There will be free food, a free younger kids fun run and fun music! All proceeds go to support the amazing youth in Sole Train!
- Register to run/walk! http://www.soletrain5k.com/
- Register to volunteer! http://www.soletrain5k.com/volunteers.html
- Interested in being a sponsor? http://www.soletrain5k.com/sponsors.html
- Want to be an Old Sole (adult volunteer) and run with the students through the year? They'd love to have you and you don't even have to like running! http://conta.cc/2v1eh2Z
- For more information, contact Jess Leffler at: 617.536.0944 X 345 or jleffler@trinityinspires.org
FREE BSO CONCERT at the CURLEY!
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s "BSO in Residence Program” is hosting a FREE chamber concert at the Curley at 4 PM on Sunday, October 22nd, followed by a reception. From 6:30-7:30 PM, acoustic music from the BSO and other musicians will accompany families walking around Jamaica Pond at the 34th annual JP Lantern Parade. Hope you and your family will join us for this special community event — go to www.spontaneouscelebrations.org for a schedule of lantern-making workshops!Middle School Progress Reports
The window for posting grades for the first progress report will close at the end of the day on next Thursday, Oct. 19. Please make sure all your grades are entered before this deadline.All grades should be input for trimester 1 (T1). If your SIS previously said Q1, it should now say T1. Any grades you have already input should still be there. Please reach out to OIIT if they are not.
OIIT hotline: (617) 635-9200 We will be printing and distributing them as a school. Please reach out to Lindsey Morgan with questions.
Picture Day
Please take a minute to review the Picture Day Schedule to determine the time that your class is scheduled for photos. Please make every effort to be on time, as our schedule is tight. Classes in grades K through 5 should come to the side door of the Lower School near the play structure. If possible, please have the students lined up in order of height. This will make things easier and faster for our photographers. If you have any questions or concerns about the schedule, please reach out to David Diaz or Laurie Ciardi. 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.
INTERNATIONAL WEEK is November 13-17, 2017
Please confer with your grade level or buddy room colleagues at some point THIS WEEK about countries you might like to introduce to your class — perhaps collaborating on one country as a grade level (OR any collaborative arrangement) team. Every teacher or teacher group should send a country choice to amika45@gmail.com by Friday, October 27th. Now is a good time to reach out to families, if you haven’t already done so, to find out the cultural backgrounds/ancestry of your students.Check out our folder in the Google Drive.
