This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Technology Appeal: We want to thank everyone in the Curley K-8 community for your generous donations to help us increase technology at our school! We have met our goal in just one month! Thank you to SPC for their leadership in taking on this project and helping us to give technology access to more students each and every day! More details will follow about when the materials will be purchased and next steps for usage. We feel very lucky to be a part of such a caring community! Thanks!
• SPC Meeting: The first SPC meeting of 2016 will take place on Wednesday, January 13th from 8:45am-10:45am in room 221 (Upper School). We encourage all families to attend and we will be discussing the extended school day at this meeting. We look forward to hearing from families about their ideas.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: We will have no school on Monday, January 18th in observance of MLK Day.
• 8th Annual Curley Night At The Museum Of Science: Come join Curley friends and families for an awesome EVENING AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE on Friday, January 22nd 5:00-9:00 PM. Tickets are only $5.00 per person (parking is $5) Buy event tickets at: www.biddingforgood.com/curleyk8 (“Live Event” / Order Tickets) or send in cash/check to your teacher with backpack flyer that is being sent home.
• Snow: In preparation for 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.
• School Showcase: Thank you to the families who volunteered time last year to help prospective families make informed choices about schools for their child next year. We have one more showcase session this Thursday, January 14th from 3-4pm. Please email Arusha Hollister if you are interested in helping out or sign up here.
• 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.