This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Welcome Back: We hope that you all had a restful and enjoyable vacation week! We look forward to seeing you all back at school tomorrow!
• Grade 4 Open House: We will host an open house for the families of all rising 4th graders (current 3rd graders) on February 29th from 9:30am-10:30am in the auditorium. This is a great opportunity to meet all of our 4th grade teachers, hear about the curriculum and see classrooms. We hope you can join us!
• Uniform Survey: The SSC wants to hear from every family/staff member about their thoughts on uniforms at the Curley K-8 School. This is a yearly poll to gather information before the SSC votes on whether or not to have a uniform for next school year. Please take the time to complete this survey http://goo.gl/forms/YVgo87NEZy.
• Health and Wellness: Join Us! Volunteers Wanted for K-8 Environmental Health Walk-through! The Curley Health and Wellness Committee will be conducting an Environmental Walk-through of the Curley K-8 in Jamaica Plain, MA on Tuesday, March 1st, 7:30-9:30am. We are looking for roughly 20-40 volunteers to participate in a survey of the environmental/health conditions at the school. Please sign up below or by using our digital signup at
  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CurleyK8Walkthrough.
• 9th Annual Silent Auction: The 9th Annual Curley Silent Auction will take place on Tuesday, March 29th at Canary Square. Please save the date and join us for our largest fundraiser of the year. If you are interested in helping out or donating an item to auction off please email Ann DeGeorge at ann.c.degeorge@gmail.com. All of the proceeds from this event directly impact students at the Curley and support arts, science and technology.
• Girls on the Run: Girls on the Run is coming to the Curley this spring and will be coached by Ms. Nason, Ms. Shea, and Ms. Craman. Girls on the Run is a program for girls in Grades 3-5 that incorporates running and lessons that encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. The team will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:15 on the Curley Playing Field. The girls work toward completing a 5K at Boston College on June 11th. Registration forms and more information will come home with girls on Monday, February 22nd or you can register online at girlsontherunboston.org beginning at 7pm tomorrow. Payment is based on a sliding scale and full scholarships are available.
• Snow: Throughout the rest of the winter we would like to ask all families to speak with their children about throwing snow. We want all students to be safe as they enter and exit school and we are asking that all adults and students leave the snow on the ground during those times. We are also asking that families and students use the shoveled spaces to walk and do not walk through the snowy yard. This is to help assure that no one falls and gets hurt. Thank you!
• Labeling Coats: We are asking families to label their child’s coat on the inside tag. This way if the coat gets lost we can return it to the rightful owner. We have had many winter coats end up in the lost & found and we want to prevent this from continuing.
• 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.