This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• 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. All families can now walk their child to class as long as they enter the building by 8:35am. After 8:35am students will be considered tardy.
• Dismissal: Dismissal begins at 2:25pm. We are asking all families to remain outside at dismissal and not to release their child from school after 1:45pm.
• Social Media: If you are on Twitter be sure to follow me @principalgrassa. This is a great way to share up to date information about the Curley.
• School Parent Council (SPC): The first School Parent Council meeting will take place in the Lower School Gym on Tuesday, October 7th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. All families are encouraged to attend!
• TerraNova Testing:The TerraNova 3 Test will be administered during the period of September 30 – October 2, 2014 to students in grades 3, 4 and 5. The TerraNova 3 Reading and Mathematics tests determine AWC eligibility for SY 2015-2016. Please make sure your student gets a good night’s sleep the night before, and a good breakfast on the days of the tests.
• Fall Fling: Save the date for the first SPC fundraiser of the year, the 8th Annual FALL FLING! This is a fabulous family event that will take place on Friday, October 17th from 5:30pm-8:00pm. All families and staff are welcome! To volunteer, please sign up here. To help sell tickets outside JP Licks on the weekends before the event, please click here.
• Congrats: Congrats to Ms. Adrian Ward-Jackson who will begin her new role at the Curley K-8 School on Monday, September 29th as the Director of Professional Development and Inquiry. Ms. Ward-Jackson has been the 8th grade math teacher for the last few years and we are thrilled to have her on the administrative team for the rest of the year. I would also like to welcome Mr. Quinn Soto who is our new 8th grade math teacher. We are thrilled to have Mr. Soto on our team!
• Playing Field Ribbon Cutting: We will be celebrating the opening of our new playing field on Tuesday, October 28th from 9:00am-10:00am, all community members are welcome to attend. We are working out the logistics for having students participate in the event either through a competition or raffle. Thank you to all who have donated money and time to make this dream a reality.
• Boston Green Apple Day of Service: Thank you to all students, staff and families who participated in the Green Apple Day of Service on Friday, September 26th. A special thank you to science teacher, Stephanie Selznick, who received the grant for this event. The outdoor grounds look great and it was wonderful to see a mix of grade levels showing how “We Care About Our School.”