This week’s Paw Prints from principal Jeff Slater:

• Special thanks to Sara Mallach and all of our amazing Curley parents and staff for their support of and contribution to our Election Day Bake Sale! In case you missed, our bake sale was featured in The Boston Globe!
• Turnout at Wednesday night’s School Showcase at English High was a little lighter than previous years due to our Nor’easter. However, the families that did show up were extremely excited to be exploring the Curley as an option for their children. It’s quite an honor to a school in such high demand, and that’s due to the hard work and support of our amazing Curley staff and families! Special thanks to Betty Alvarado and Maria Monteiro-Roby for their work in preparing for the event!
• I had a fun time taking a little tour of Jamaica Pond with Laura Shea’s K1 class! It was a little chilly, but the students seemed to have a great time exploring working on their scavenger hunt! Students were on the lookout for joggers, dog-walkers, trees, rocks, turtles, and a lot of other fun things! Thank you to our Curley parents for helping to chaperone the walk!
• To help improve the safety of our schoolyard, we are installing a new fence around the front of the lower school! Work began on Wednesday and should be finished over the next few days.
• I am pleased to announce the names of these teacher-leaders who will be forming our “Customized Instructional Support Team:” Lead Teacher: Sara Silverstein; Literacy Facilitator (K-5): Caitlyn McSheffrey-Gable; Math Facilitator (K-5): Kim Daly; Math Facilitator (6-8): Adrian Ward-Jackson; Teacher Development & Evaluation Facilitator: Jaime Staraitis; Data and Technology Teacher Facilitator: Connie Redden. I am looking forward to these individuals’ CONTINUED contributions as we move our work forward here at the Curley.