This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Jeff Slater:

• Thank you to everyone for a hugely successful administration of the ELA portion of the MCAS. Our students (largely) arrived on time ready to go! They took the test seriously, and gave it their all!
• We had our professional development session this Tuesday. Our teacher-led sessions focused on: Close reading, planning for intervention, looking as student work (LASW), and NAEYC accreditation. Special thanks to our facilitators: Kim Daly, Adrian Ward-Jackson, and Alissa Ferro.
• Congratulations to our girls and boys basketball teams for making the playoffs! Well-done coaches!
• Next Thursday I have the pleasure of having been asked to speak at Thompson Island’s annual gala at the Seaport Hotel. I’ll be bringing a small group of students with me as we share our experiences about visiting the island over the years, and the importance of supporting experiential learning. Thank you to Sue Trotz and Maria Monteiro-Roby for helping to coordinate this effort!
• The sixth annual Curley K-8 Spring Art show is next Thursday, April 11th from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. A huge thank you to our amazing arts team for putting together what is always a fantastic showcase of our students’ work every year!