This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Middle School: Report cards will be sent home with all students in grades 6-8 on Monday. Please be sure to ask your child to see their grades and sign and return the report card to your child’s teacher. If there are any questions about grades please email your child’s teacher.
• Parent Forums on AWC, MassCore, and Central Office Redesign: Together with the Superintendent’s Office, the Citywide Parent Council and Boston SpedPac are co-sponsoring 2 more forums for all BPS parents. One of them addresses Advanced Work Class (AWC) and MassCore High School curricula as part of Superintendent Chang’s 100 Day Plan. Another meeting will address ideas about central office reorganization. Please attend:
  • Thursday, November 19th 7:00pm-8:30pm
    Topics: Advanced Work Class (AWC) and Mass Core/ BPS Graduation Requirements
    Location: Murphy K-8 School
  • Monday, November 23rd 6:30-8:30pm
    Topic: Redesigning Central Offices to better support school communities
    Location: Bolling Building, 2nd floor School Committee Chambers

  For more information, here is the flyer for all the events.

• International Week: International Week is a celebration of our community’s cultural diversity and an exploration of countries around the world. Homeroom classes will learn about a particular country from November 16-20, and students will “travel the world” by hosting and visiting one another’s countries (passports in hand) on Monday, Nov. 23, &/or Tuesday, Nov. 24. Families are encouraged to join us for International Week activities; please share YOUR culture with our students during this special week and throughout the school year!!
• Thanksgiving Recess: Students and staff will have an early release on Wednesday, November 25th with dismissal occurring at 12:30pm. There will be no CASP or afterschool programming on this day. Please make sure your child is picked up on time so we can all begin our Thanksgiving recess. There will also be no school on Thursday, November 26th or Friday, November 27th.
• Lost and Found: A lost and found bin has been established outside of the nurse’s office. If your child has lost or misplaced an item please have them check the bin. Starting in November the bin will be emptied on the first of the month. Unclaimed items will be donated to Good Will or washed and kept in the Nurse’s Office as extra clothing for Curley students. Thanks in advance for your support!
• Arrival: Please keep in mind that the doors open at 8:15am and the official school day begins promptly at 8:30am. Please make sure to have your child arrive on time for the start of the day. Families are welcome to accompany their child to the class each morning between 8:15-8:35. After 8:35am all students will be marked tardy and cannot be escorted by families members to class.
• Dismissal: Dismissal begins at 2:25pm. We are asking all families to remain outside at dismissal. We are also asking families to not release students after 1:45pm. It makes for a hectic dismissal and is disruptive to classroom learning. Also to assure the safety of the 300+ students who participate in afterschool activities we will not be able to allow families back into the building to use the facilities after dismissal. There are not staff on duty to supervise this past 2:45pm.
• Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.