This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:
- K-4 Field Day: The K-4 Field Day will take place on Thursday, June 16th with a rain date of Friday, June 17th. Please email Mark Righini with and questions mrighini@bostonpublicschools.org.
- Grades 1 & PACE 1, 2, 3: 9:00am-10:30am
- Grades 2-3: 10:30am-12:00pm
- Grades 4 & PACE 4, 5, 6: 12:30pm-2:00pm
- Volunteers: We need your help with the Book Swap on Friday, June 17th. Please contact Caitlyn Gable (cmcsheffrey@bostonpublicschools.org) or Eileen Cronin (ecronin@bostonpublicschools.org) with any questions. If you want to help sign-up to help sort the books before the swap click here: http://goo.gl/forms/P98tU458gDgHVjLp2
If you want to help sign-up to helps students choose books at the swap on June 17 http://goo.gl/forms/crZPu0VBvIh2kThs2 - School Site Council: Please join us for our final School Site Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 14th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in room 101 (Upper School).
- Summer Reading: TAKE THE PLEDGE! All young people experience learning losses when they don’t engage in educational activities during the summer. Some students can lose more than two months in reading achievement and math computational skills! Reading is one of the best ways to minimize summer slide. This year we’re asking all students at the Curley to take a pledge to read over the summer. We are partnering with the Boston Public Library (BPL) to assure that you are aware of activities that promote reading as an important part of summer fun. As part of this initiative, we are helping all students obtain a library card before the end of school. In addition, a “Summer Book Swap” will be conducted this Friday, June 17th, with the hopes that all Curley kids leave school with at least two books to enjoy over the summer months.
Students who keep the pledge to read over the summer will be recognized as a “Reader Leader” in the fall, if they provide a short summary of a favorite book selection. In addition to our “Take the Pledge” initiative, students entering grades 4 through 8 will be required to read one book over the summer, in conjunction with the Boston Public Library’s “One Book – One Grade” campaign. The book can be read by the student independently, read with or to the student, or listened to as an audio book. Students will receive a packet this week detailing the title of the required book for their grade level and specific assignment expectations.
The BPL neighborhood branches will have multiple copies of the identified books on their shelves, and can provide access to audio versions of these texts. With our combined efforts, we can assure that students keep their reading skills sharp throughout the summer months, build a love of reading, and return to school, ready to pick up where they left off in June! Please contact Caitlyn Gable (Grade K-2) cmcsheffrey@bostonpublicschools.org or Eileen Cronin (Grades 3-8) ecronin@bostonpublicschools.org if you have any questions regarding the Curley’s summer reading initiative.
- Upcoming End of Year Events: SAVE THE DATE:
- Field Day for K-4 June 16th (Rain Date June 17th)
- K2 Moving On Ceremony on Tuesday, June 21st 8:45am-9:30am
- K1 Moving On Ceremony on Tuesday, June 21st from 1pm-2pm
- Grade 8 Moving on Ceremony on Wednesday, June 22nd at 10:30am attendees must have a ticket to attend, limited seating
- Half Day (12:30 Dismissal) on Thursday, June 23rd
- Half Day (12:30 Dismissal) on Friday, June 24th LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
- 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.
