This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: Plant Sale: Please volunteer our great 15th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday May 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot across the street from the school. We need volunteers to help with set up, cash out and breakdown after the sale. Kids are welcome… Continue reading »

Show your Lion pride! Come march with the Curley K-8 school in the Wake Up The Earth Parade 2015! When: Saturday, May 2nd at 10:45 a.m. Where: Meet at the Curtis Hall on South St. & Centre St. Parade begins marching (toward Stoneybrook) at 11 a.m. It’s the same day as our 15th Annual Plant… Continue reading »

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Curley 1st grade welcomed Anna Adler from ReadBoston into their classrooms last week.  On two separate mornings, Anna spent an hour in each classroom, singing and sharing stories with rhyme and rhythm.  She also shared poems written by young people including several from Wendy Ewald’s book, “The Best Part… Continue reading »

Our fantastic Arts Showcase is back! The 8th Annual Curley Arts Showcase will be on Thursday, April 16th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm in the Upper School Gym. Come and see your student’s artwork, watch a performance by the Curley Ambassadors of Art, and meet old friends and make new ones. It’s always a lively and… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: PARCC: We are proud of all students in grades 3-8 for completing 5 days of PARCC testing in ELA and Math. All the students gave their best effort! School Climate Survey: We want to hear what you think about your child’s school! BPS offers parents the opportunity… Continue reading »

In an innovative move to enhance Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid, and to raise money for Boston Public Schools, the Curley K-8 School Parent Council today offered the use of our playing field and running track to the USOC as Boston2024’s venue for the Olympic track and field events. Parents believe this will be a perfect… Continue reading »

DonorsChoose.org, a fundraising site many teachers use to raise resources for specific classroom projects, has been used by many Curley teachers to improve instruction for our students. There are FIVE Curley projects currently in need of funding, for Ms. Clark (three projects), Ms. Ferro, and Ms. Quatrale. Ms. Clark has three projects – one for… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: PARCC: PARCC Performance Based Assessments will be given in grades 3-8 in Math this week and each grade will complete 2 sessions on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st. We are asking all families to assure that their student arrives to school on time, gets a… Continue reading »

The outstanding 5th Grade Company Headshots seen in the above banner were taken by Curley parent Maria Barletta. (Want your own?  Come to the Curley Silent Auction live event TONIGHT and bid on Maria’s family portrait item.) In a one morning only performance our Kindergarten took to the stage last Friday, and while many of the… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: PARCC: PARCC Performance Based Assessments will be given in grades 3-8 in both ELA and Math this month and each grade will complete 5 sessions. The ELA test will take place on Monday, March 23rd, Tuesday, March 24th and Wednesday March 25th and the math will take… Continue reading »

Don’t miss this Friday’s dance performance of “Make Way for Ducklings” in the upper school auditorium at 9 AM.  Our Kindergarten (K1/K2) will be joined by selected 4th and 5th grade students as well as other special guests! Do you have 50 mins to spare tomorrow (Thursday, March 19th)?  Meet in the Upper School Auditorium at… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: Arrival and Dismissal: The school hours are 8:30am-2:30pm. We open each morning at 8:15am for breakfast and students may proceed to homeroom. All parents are welcome to escort their child to class if they arrive before 8:35am. Anyone who arrives after 8:35am is marked tardy. Also we are… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: Race Dialogues: Curley K-8 is partnering with YWCA Boston to bring Community Dialogues on Race & Ethnicity set to launch this March. An open, honest, and action oriented dialogue on race, ethnicity, and community the goal of the conversation is for the community to mobilize a diverse group of stakeholders in the… Continue reading »

Last week our Kindergarten welcomed five musicians from Chameleon Arts Ensemble to a morning of learning about the instruments of the orchestra as part of a musical Zoo.  They may look like they were just having fun, but check out this video to see what their brains were up to while they played! Thank you… Continue reading »