Next week will again be a busy week at the Curley. Below are some upcoming things of note.
Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker Ticket Give-Away
Curley parent Yasmina Alvarenga has a few tickets for the new Boston Ballet production of The Nutcracker. Donated by State Street, the tickets are for Friday, November 23 from 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm, but Yasmina needs to know by this Sunday, November 11. Tickets will be given on a strictly first come, first served basis. Email Yasmina for further details. English and Spanish language flyers with more information are below:
Thank you Yasmina!
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Veterans Day
Don’t forget that Monday, November 12th is Veterans Day. All BPS schools, including the Curley, will be closed that day.
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Health and Wellness Committee
The first Health and Wellness Committee meetings will be on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:30am in Stephanie Selznick’s room and at 3:00pm in the Guidance office. (RESCHEDULED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY)
The committee will meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month which coincides with School Site Council Tuesdays.
The 6 areas of interest are:
- Stress reduction/yoga/mental health
- Exercise and movement
- Nutrition/ healthy foods and snacks
- Cultural proficiency
- School cleanliness/recycling/water
- Nature/outdoor classroom
If you can, please join them and give them your energy and ideas. The committee would like to see itself be made up of staff, parents and students.
Many staff are doing awesome projects and they’d like to capture the work in a newsletter. If you are not able to come to meetings please write Susan Trotz to let her know about it.
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Your Kid’s Artwork on Household Products
You will remember the Curley Arts team has entered a partnership with Silver Graphics to print your kid’s artwork on a variety of household goods. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the Arts program. The deadline for returning your order forms, which were brought home by your kids, has now been extended to Tuesday, November 13.
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School Preview Tours
Volunteers are still needed for the first Preview Tours of the Curley for prospective parents. The Preview Tours will be this Friday, November 16th at 9 am. Sign up to help do the tours, or read Carrie Fletcher’s preview of the Preview Tours.
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Half-Marathon for 6th – 8th Graders
Finally, not really to do with any deadlines next week, but some 20 kids in grades 6-8 are training to run a half marathon in May. Curley 6th Grade teacher Alissa Ferro says, “I am crazy enough to do it with them! Haha!” The Curley has partnered with Sole Train, a program run by the Trinity Boston Foundation, a non-profit that helps groups of kids train for and run half marathons. Alissa continues, “This is more about community and about achieving a seemingly insurmountable goal one step at a time more than it is about running. But the running is fun.”
If you are able to donate any running gear, it would be greatly appreciated. Jackets, hats, gloves, layers, etc. would be especially welcome. Ideally, the items would be made of a synthetic fabric to wick moisture away. All donations can be brought to Maria Monteiro-Roby in the Parent Center.
