There are NO After School Activities today, Monday, January 26, 2015. We wanted to notify families as early as possible that all after school activities are cancelled this afternoon. We want to assure that all staff, partners and students are home safely before the storm. That means today, January 26th that CASP, Tenacity, Bricks and… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: AWC/General Education Integration Meeting: We will be meeting on Wednesday, January 29th from 3:00pm-4:00pm in room 121. We will check in with families around next year as well as begin to plan the rising 4th grade open house event. All families are welcome to attend. Extended Learning… Continue reading »

DonorsChoose.org, a fundraising site many teachers use to raise resources for specific classroom projects has been used by many, many Curley teachers to improve instruction for our students. There are THREE Curley projects currently in need of funding. Needs include a weighted vest to help autism students, and a variety of other technology needs including… Continue reading »

The School Site Council (SSC), the governing body of the Curley, met in a special session on January 6th to hear Principal Grassa’s budget presentation for the 2015/16 school year. The full draft minutes of the meeting are found here. As many community members already know, the Curley has gone through some very difficult budget… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: Extended Learning Time: Many of you have seen the proposal around extending the school day for K-8 Schools in Boston. Our School Site Council (SSC) voted unanimously to apply to begin as part of cohort 1 in September. This week we will submit an application. This does… Continue reading »

Please join us for the Community Music Center Winter Concert on Thursday, January 22nd, at 9AM in the Upper School Auditorium. Grades K2, 1, 3, 4, 5, PACE and SIFE will participate. The School Parent Council (SPC) will provide refreshments before the concert. All are welcome to attend! *The Curley K-8 music program is entirely… Continue reading »

How do I support my child’s work with math? Come to the Principal Breakfast, tomorrow, January 16th from 8:45am-9:45am in the Upper School Library. Parent Arusha Hollister will present strategies to help parents support their students at home. Come with questions, concerns, and ideas to share! Translation, coffee, and baked good will be provided. Questions? Please… Continue reading »

Please note that the grades 3-5 Gen-Ed/AWC Meeting is on Wednesday Jan 14 (not Tuesday Jan 14 as stated in the flyer) at 7:15 AM. Rm. 121. Sorry for any confusion. __________________ A group of parents and teachers are collaborating to discuss the opportunities and resources that are available to lesson the negative impact on… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: New Building Signs: Many of you may have noticed the new signs hanging around the building! A few things you should know: Curley parents and staff handmade and painted 120 signs!  It took a lot of work so please encourage students to Care About Our School by respecting the… Continue reading »

Boston Public Schools is CLOSED TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th due to the dangerous cold weather. The BPS website has the following announcement: Due to the dangerously cold weather, all schools are closed Thursday, January 8. School buses will not be running. Administrative offices, including BPS Welcome Centers, the Newcomers Assessment Center, Campbell Resource Center and 26… Continue reading »

YOU’RE INVITED! SPC MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 8:45AM Upper school library – free coffee and pastries! The School Parent Council (SPC) is a parent run volunteer organization that supports academic and community building programs at the Curley K-8. Throughout the year you will have the opportunity to help organize FUN-raising events that support our children’s… Continue reading »

The School Site Council (SSC) meeting where the FY15/16 budget will be presented by Principal Katie Grassa, will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 6th from 4:15pm-5:45pm in the library. Our regularly scheduled meeting was to be next Tuesday, January 13th, but the BPS budget office has given all schools a deadline of tomorrow to vote and… Continue reading »

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa: Happy New Year: I hope that all families enjoyed time together over this vacation break and I wish you all a happy and healthy new year! 2014 brought a lot of positive changes to the Curley K-8 School and I can’t wait to see the successes and… Continue reading »