Halloween
The Curley K-8 will not have a Halloween celebration during the school day. As a community we are focused on health and wellness and therefore we ask that all candy remain at home. We are also asking that students leave all costumes, masks, face painting and clown paraphernalia at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.

Health and Wellness
Please join us for our November meeting on Tuesday, November 1st from 7:30am-8:15am in Room 203 Upper School.

Principal Breakfast
Please join us for the 1st principal breakfast of the year! We will meet this Friday, November 4, from 8:45am-9:45 am in Room 221 Upper School. Be sure to sign in at either main office. Please encourage a friend to join you.

Race Dialogues
Curley K-8 is partnering for the third time with YWCA Boston to offer Dialogues on Race & Ethnicity. We will be having an open, honest, and action oriented dialogue on race, ethnicity, and community. As a group we will learn about key concepts in racial equity and use personal experiences to foster deeper understanding of race’s impact in their lives. We will also develop an action plan to build a more inclusive and equity driven school community. 

At the Curley our core values are that We Care About Ourselves, We Care About Each Other, and We Care About Our School. Our community is a very diverse community so part of caring about ourselves, each other, and our school is being willing to engage in conversations about the different races and ethnicities that are apart of our community. By doing this we will build a stronger community bond by learning about and respecting the different cultures that we come from.

So come out and be apart of our courageous conversation on race and ethnicity. We are looking to engage in conversations with a diverse audience. We will have our dialogues on race and ethnicity on 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, and 12/15 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. All dialogues will happen at the Curley. Food and childcare will be provided for children 3 and older. To sign up please contact, Sean Guthrie, Principal Fellow, at sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org

Superintendent’s Office Town Hall Meeting
The Superintendent’s Office is hosting a neighborhood town hall meeting at the Curley K-8 on Tuesday, November 1st from 6pm-7:30pm in the auditorium (located at 493 Centre St. – Upper School). This is meant to provide parents, students, stakeholders, and staff an opportunity to hear directly Erika Giampietro, Special Assistant to the Superintendent.  Erika will specifically address the long term financial planning. This meeting is open to anyone and is not specific to the Curley School. Translation and babysitting will be provided. Please come to out to hear about this plan and bring a friend.

Fundraiser for Haiti
Two of our 7th grade Geography classes are facilitating fundraisers to raise money for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Southwestern Haiti. On Friday, 7B will be hosting a Movie Day fundraiser for the Upper School and on Monday, October 31st, 7A will facilitate a Hat/Pajama Day for our entire Curley K-8 Community.  Please look out for our student-generated fliers next week. Students are hoping all of our Curley families are able to contribute $3-$5 to support Partners in Health and Doctors Without Borders as they work to prevent and control the outbreak of cholera in Haiti. Please contact Mr. Melzer with any questions and/or concerns. cmelzer@bostonpublicschools.org

8th Grade High School Information Night
We invite all 8th Grade Parents and Families to attend our “High School Information Night” on Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30-7:30pm. Stop by the Curley to learn about the high school application process and discover a variety of high school options. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. A RSVP form for this event was distributed today. If you plan to attend, please have your child return the RSVP form to their homeroom teacher by Friday, October 22nd. 

Lion King Production
On Wednesday, November 2nd at 3 p.m., there will be a parent meeting for all students that are in Lion King. Ms. Taylor Knight, Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault, will be there to answer questions, talk about our expectations, share the rehearsal schedule and our production dates.  At the meeting, we will also send home a participation contract for you and your child to sign. Feel free to bring your children to this meeting. If you are unable to attend, please email us, and we will send you all the information.  It will also put you on the email distribution list. There will be no rehearsals next week for students next week. 
Kim Taylor Knight ktaylorknight@bostonpublicschools.org 
Melanie Bourgeault mbourgeault@bostonpublicschools.org 
Emanuela Alves evarela2@bostonpublicschools.org 

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