This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• School Climate Survey: Families we are asking you all to complete the BPS School Climate Survey. We need parents to complete this to have useful data as we plan for next school year as well as for grants and certifications. We will send paper surveys home with every student on Monday afternoon or you can access the survey at this link, http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/climatesurvey. All surveys are due by April 15th!
• Playing Field: The field will be open for public use from 2:30-3:00pm and then will be used by Curley teams from 3pm – 5pm. We are offering many extra curricular activities during that time such as girls soccer, boys soccer, Girls on the Run, Track, CASP, and Tenacity. This is a wonderful space and we want to make sure that many students have access to this. Thanks!
• 16th Annual Curley Plant Sale: Don’t let the snow get you down. Spring is just around the corner: The 16th Annual Curley Plant and Bake Sale is April 30th! This much loved event is the Curley’s longest running fundraiser. If you are interested in helping, please email Kristin Jurkoic at kjurkoic@yahoo.com. Green thumbs are not necessary.
• SSC: The April SSC meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 12th from 5:30-7:00pm in Room 101. All attendees should enter through the CASP entrance.
• Art Showcase: The Art Showcase will take place on Thursday, April 14th from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Upper School Gym. This is a family event and all are welcome to attend and see the fabulous display of artwork by our students.
• PARCC Information: The PARCC testing window is approaching for grades 3-8 and we will be testing from April 25th through May 25th. Please check this attached schedule and see which days your child will be testing. It is very important that all students are present on testing days. Please check any appointments (doctors, dentist, etc…) to make sure that your child is present for testing. If you want to learn more about PARCC please visit this site: www.bostonpublicschools.org/PARCC.
• AWC for All: Our next meeting will take place this Thursday, April 14th from 3pm-4pm in Room 111 Upper School. All families are welcome to attend!
• April Vacation: Just a reminder that we will be off from school for April vacation from 4/18-4/22. School will resume on Monday, April 25th.
• Wake Up The Earth: Please bring your family, friends, schools, whatever; join us in the Parade that will kick off the 2016 Wake Up the Earth Festival, May 7. Please forward our flier to your families and friends. For more information please see spontaneouscelebrations.org or google Wake Up the Earth Parade.
• Autism Awareness: April is Autism Awareness Month! We are proud to say that we educate 70 students with Autism in our school. We are grateful for all the students have taught us and all the adults that support the students in being successful. For more information check out https://www.autismspeaks.org/wordpress-tags/autism-awareness-month.
• LGBTQ Picnic: The Curley K-8 School will be hosting our first LGBTQ Picnic for families, faculty and allies. Please join us, bring your friends, spread the word, open to all BPS. More information to follow. Please contact Leida Arroyo (larroyo@bostonpublicschools.org) or Sue Trotz for more information.
  Date: Thursday May 19
  Place: Curley Play area
  Rain date:Thursday May 26
  Time 6:00 pm.
  Members of City Year will help with activities for the children. (BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC).
• 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.