Upper School Winter Concert: Thank you to our Arts teachers and families for hosting our first Upper School Winter Concert. It was a great performance and our students shined on stage!
Night at the Museum of Science on January 20th: Thank you to all the families who helped to organize and amazing event on Friday evening. Also thank you to all the families who came out to learn about science!
Middle School – Quarter 2: Middle School 2nd quarter grades will close this Friday, January 27th. Please check with your child to see if they have any work to still submit.
Chinese New Year Celebration: Please join us at the Connolly Library on Monday, January 30th, 6:30pm–7:30pm to celebrate the Year of the Rooster! There will be a Lion Dance demonstration put on by Curley students and families* as well as the opportunity to make a Chinese lion puppet and sample Chinese food. This event is free and all ages are welcome. For more information check out www.bpl.org The Connolly Branch of the Boston Public Library is located at 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain • 617.522.1960 *These students and families also performed at Boston’s First Night Parade and it was an excellent show!
Library and Technology Campaign: Our Library & Technology campaign raised over $22,000 so far! Please join us for our next Library Committee meeting on Saturday, January 28 at 9am at the East Boston Savings Bank community room, 687 Centre Street, JP. The School Parent Council and the Library/Technology Committee are asking for your support to ensure that Curley students are well prepared for the 21st century. A staffed, modern and well-stocked library is a key part of this goal. Our shared vision for the Curley Library includes both traditional and digital media: an updated collection of books to support our students’ literacy development and reading interests, and the technology and online resources to allow students to research, collaborate, and present information digitally. Please join us by attending the meeting, or consider a tax-deductible donation in support of the Curley K-8’s Library and Technology Campaign. More details about the initiative and giving can be found on the school website http://www.curleyk8.com/library/
ACCESS Testing: Starting this week through February break, all students designated as English Language Learners (ELL) will be assessed for their English Language Development Level (ELD). The ACCESS test is a state-mandated assessment. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any further questions.
Sole Train is Looking for “Old Soles”: Sole Train is a community building and mentoring program that deconstructs impossible by using running as a vehicle for young people to set and achieve previously unimaginable goals. Old Soles (caring adults who support, encourage, and motivate students at weekly practices) and Young Soles (students) train for a 5 mile race or half marathon. We’re recruiting Old Soles, and hope you will be able to join us on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 2:40-4! Please spread the word to your amazing networks. No running experience required, just enthusiasm and passion!
Contact Jess Leffler: JLeffler@Trinityinspires.org
For more information about Sole Train, visit https://www.trinityinspires.org/sole-train/
New Health and Wellness Policy: The Curley K-8 Community has begun implementing a Celebration and Reward Policy focused on the health and wellness of our community. This policy uses tools for academic success to recognize important events, exceptional behavior and teamwork in place of food and candy. At the Curley K-8 the majority of celebrations (holidays, birthdays, end-of-school year etc.) will be recognized without food/candy in the classroom, please discuss with your student’s teacher how they will recognize birthdays. At the Curley K-8 exceptional behavior and/or teamwork will also be recognized without food/candy. This policy will be followed in CASP and other school sports/clubs. The one exception to this is the PACE program. Please click Here for a detailed memo of this policy and thank you for your support to help take care of our community.
Lion King Performances: Ms. Taylor Knight was the recipient of a district-wide donation of shoes, tights and bodysuits, which will help costume the Lion King cast. Thanks to BPS Arts Department (Myron, Allyssa and Dawn) and the Boston Dance Alliance. The Lion King performance dates have been announced:
School Shows
March 21 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
March 22 at 9 a.m.
March 23 and 24th at 7 p.m. (family show)
Families are welcome to come to either performance.
Ms. Taylor Knight~Ms. Alves~Ms. Bourgeault and Ms. Tefera
Curley’s TENTH Annual Silent Auction: Please mark your calendars for the Curley’s TENTH Annual Silent Auction KICK OFF MEETING this Tuesday, Jan. 24th 6:30-8:30pm(feel free to drop in/out anytime). Please join Curley parents and hear about what and how we pull off our largest fundraiser of the year! *No commitments required* The funds we raise go toward ART, MUSIC, SCIENCE (Possibly Bringing Back our School Library) and other programs critical to a well-rounded education for our 925+ kids at the Curley.
If you have any questions, or cannot make the meetings but would like to help, please email: CurleySilentAuction@gmail.com or contact a co-chair: Ann Chinchilla DeGeorge: (617) 251-6777 (or) Eyleen Iraola: (617) 858-7416 *Espanol
Snow: In preparation for the winter we would like to ask all families to talk 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!
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