This week’s Paw Prints from principal Jeff Slater:

• On Tuesday I was shadowed by Representative Liz Malia and Paul Abraham, Chair of the Education Department, Simmons College as part of the “Principal for a Day” program in BPS. Our guests had the opportunity to visit classrooms, talk with staff members and students, and learn about the hard work happening here at the Curley. It was an opportunity for community members to hear about our successes and learn about our challenges as they think about how they can best support this important work from their own positions.
• It is so exciting to see our after school programming expand to better meet the needs of our students and their families! Special thanks to CASP Director, Torri Canada, for her efforts at making our program such a huge success!
• Every year, in what has become a Curley tradition, our school community comes together on the early release day before Thanksgiving Recess to build community and celebrate each other. Teachers, administrators, staff members, students, and their families contribute healthy food items to the celebration. If you have some time on Wednesday, please drop in to say hello!
• We had a very productive Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) meeting this week focused on how we are using data as a school to support teaching and learning. We discussed how we, as an instructional leadership team, can support teachers as they engage in their own analysis of their students’ data. Teacher-leaders on the ILT play a key role in supporting this work at their respective grade levels.
• This week, courtesy of Boston Cares and UBS volunteers, many of our students were treated to a variety of science-related activities including dino-digs, ice cream making, and play dough creation! Special thanks to Stephanie Selznick for coordinating the event!