Due to the rain, we’re rescheduling daffodil planting from Saturday morning to Sunday.

Come plant daffodils at the Curley on Sunday, November 4th, from 2-4pm. We’ll plant 100 bulbs along the wall in front of the lower school courtyard, on Pershing Street.

Contact Rebecca Cline at rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com for more information.

Election Day Bake Sale

On Tuesday, November 6th, the Curley SPC will hold a bake sale during polling hours from 7am-8pm.
We need people to make or buy food, drinks and paper goods.
We will also need volunteers to set up, sell items, and clean up.

If you are interested in helping, please email or text Leah Barcan (lbarcan@gmail.com/617-599-0592).

Venta de pasteles el día de las elecciones

El martes 6 de noviembre, el SPC de Curley llevará a cabo una venta de productos horneados durante las horas de votación de 7 am a 8 pm.

Necesitamos personas para hacer o comprar alimentos, bebidas y otras cosas (platos,serviettas, etc.).
También necesitaremos voluntarios para instalar, vender artículos y limpiar.

Si puedes ayudar, envíe un correo electrónico o envíe un mensaje de texto a Leah Barcan (lbarcan@gmail.com/617-599-0592).

Boston Public Schools is seeking your input for our next Superintendent. We want to hear from parents, students, teachers, school leaders and the community at large on what characteristics and experience our next Superintendent should have.

Please join us at the following community listening sessions to participate in the process to help us identify the individual that will lead Boston Public Schools for years to come.

Childcare will be available at all listening sessions.

Use THIS LINK to read this message in Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Vietnamese, Portuguese, French, Somali, or Arabic.

Monday, November 19, 6:00-8:00pm
Josiah Quincy Elementary School
885 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111

Hosted by the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Interpretation services provided

Tuesday, November 20, 4:30-6:30pm
Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury MA 02119

Hosted by the Boston Student Advisory Council

Thursday, December 6, 6:00-8:00pm
330 MLK Boulevard, Roxbury MA 02119

Hosted by the Boston branch NAACP

Monday, December 10, 6:00-8:00pm
East Boston Social Center
68 Central Square, East Boston, MA 02128

Hosted By Greater Boston Latino Network & Amplify
En Español / Interpretation services provided

Please contact Ken Rowe by email at ken.rowe@boston.gov or by phone at 617-635-5728 with interpretation requests or if you are interested in hosting a similar event.

Halloween: We are again hosting Pajama Day on October 31st. We would love to see our entire Curley Community wearing pajamas. We are asking everyone to donate $2 as a way to raise funds for our Curley Cares student initiatives throughout the school year. The Curley K-8 will not have a Halloween celebration during the school day. As a community we are focused on health and wellness and therefore we ask that all candy remain at home. We are also asking that students leave all costumes, masks, face painting and clown paraphernalia at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter. Attached is our Celebrations Policy Curley K-8 Celebration and Reward Policy_memo (1)

Principal Breakfast: Please join us on Friday, November 2nd from 8:45am-9:45am for the Principal’s Breakfast. We will meet in the CASP Room on the ground floor and all families are welcome!

Daffodil Planting: Come plant daffodils at the Curley on Saturday, November 3rd , anytime between 10am-12pm. We’ll plant 100 bulbs along the wall in front of the lower school courtyard, on Pershing Street. Contact Rebecca Cline at rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com for more info.

October SPC Meeting Minutes: Thanks to the many caregivers who joined us for this month’s SPC meeting last Wednesday. The meeting minutes are now available online for anyone interested who wasn’t able to attend. . Please mark your calendar now for November’s meeting: Wednesday, November 14th from 6-7:30pm in the Lower School Cafeteria.

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.

Fall Fling Thank You: Thank you to all the families who helped organize the Fall Fling for students on Friday evening! It was a fabulous event and students has so much fun with one another. We are grateful to have so many families who participated, volunteered time and donated to this amazing event! Thank you!

Another huge thanks to all those who sold raffle tickets. We raised a record amount this year!

Congrats to the raffle winners:
Visa Card: Bracken King, X-Box: Jack Shapiro, Bike: Layla Rand

We are also so appreciative of the Tenacity team, our eighth grade volunteers, CASP, Ms. Taylor-Knight, Ms. Untermyer and Mr. Hill for putting on a great dance show as well as many of the parents and caregivers in our community who donated items and their time to help make this event a success! A special shout out to the Flyin’ Lion BBQ (parents Ian Whittle and Nisha Basu and friends) who donated and prepared an amazing BBQ spread for the event as well as parent Vinh Nguyen who DJ’ed the event.

We also want to thank the following donors. Please support these generous local shops and businesses!:

Mario’s Pizzeria
Penguin Pizza
Bella Luna
Whole Foods
Comella’s West Roxbury
The Real Deal JP
Chilacates
Interstate Rental
Allendale Farm
Ferris Wheels
Boing

Picture Day: Next week we will host Picture Day for all students! Individual and class photos will be taken on the following dates:

• October 23: K – 2 and siblings
• October 24: 3 – 5 and make-ups
• October 25: 6 – 8 and make-ups

Please reach out to your child’s teacher and/or Ms. Powers with questions at kpowers@bostonpublicschools.org

October SPC Meeting Minutes: Thanks to the many caregivers who joined us for this month’s SPC meeting last Wednesday. The meeting minutes are now available online for anyone interested who wasn’t able to attend.

Please mark your calendar now for November’s meeting: Wednesday, November 14th from 6-7:30pm in the Lower School Cafeteria.

Daffodil Planting: Come plant daffodils at the Curley on Saturday, November 3rd , anytime between 10am-12pm. We’ll plant 100 bulbs along the wall in front of the lower school courtyard, on Pershing Street. Contact Rebecca Cline at rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com for more info.

Halloween: We are again hosting Pajama Day on October 31st. We would love to see our entire Curley Community wearing pajamas. We are asking everyone to donate $2 as a way to raise funds for our Curley Cares student initiatives throughout the school year. The Curley K-8 will not have a Halloween celebration during the school day. As a community we are focused on health and wellness and therefore we ask that all candy remain at home. We are also asking that students leave all costumes, masks, face painting and clown paraphernalia at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter. Attached is our Celebrations Policy Curley K-8 Celebration and Reward Policy_memo (1)
SPED PAC: Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED PAC) monthly general meeting on October 25th – How to Support Your Unique Child and Presentation on Accessing State Services

Meeting time: 7-8:30
Richard J. Murphy School
1 Worrell St
Dorchester, MA 02122
Childcare and Spanish translation available upon request at all meetings and light refreshments will be served. Further information can also be found at:
http://bostonspedpac.org/
All parents and caregivers are welcome. If questions, please feel free to contact BPS Outreach at (617) 635-1384 or Curley SPED PAC representative Lisa Walker at walkerlm1@outlook.com

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.

Thank You: Thank you to the Health and Wellness Committee for organizing our families for National Walk to School Day on 10/10/18.

Disney Musical: In two weeks rehearsals for the Disney Musical will begin on October 17, at 3:30 to 5:00 pm. No need to pre-register. You must be able to pick up your child at 5:00 or if they are in CASP, they will be escorted back to the appropriate classrooms after rehearsals. Rehearsals are Wednesday through March. Students should meet Ms. Knight in the walker yard at dismissal. Pick up at 5 pm is at the CASP entrance. If you want to be on the email list for updates, please email Kim Taylor Knight at storyinabox@gmail.com

Health and Wellness Committee: Please join us for our Health and Wellness meeting on Wednesday, October 17th from 7:15am-8:15am in Room 209. Please enter through the CASP doors.

School Parent Council: Please join us on Wednesday, October 17th from 8:45am-9:45am for our morning School Parent Council (SPC) meeting.

Come gather with other Curley caregivers to learn about some of the many health and social-emotional wellness initiatives at the Curley.

Enter the building through the Centre Street/Pershing Road entrance and sign in at the upper/lower school office. The meeting room is the Library. Coffee, light refreshments, and Spanish translation will be provided.

Sole Train: Boston Runs Together is a non-competitive, community-building and mentoring program that uses running as a vehicle for setting and achieving seemingly impossible goals. They are one of our school partners and we have a team in our middle school who run twice per week. Please help us support Sole Train.

Run/Walk the 5th Annual Sole Train 5K
Jamaica Pond
Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 9:30am
Race Day Registration Opens at 7:30am
REGISTER FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL ST5K
WWW.SOLETRAIN5K.COM

Join Sole Train’s Young and Old Soles at Jamaica Pond* on Saturday, October 20th at 9:30AM to run (or walk) and cheer on participants of all ages and speeds in what may be the most spirited 5K around! Come out for a great, energy-packed fall morning. Enjoy free breakfast, ice cream, a kids fun run, and music! And know that your participation helps support Sole Train’s 300+ youth to (de)construct (im)possible.

*Note: This year we will be in a new location of Jamaica Pond. Registration and festivities will be in the field at the intersection of Pond St. and the Arborway. You’ve got this…We believe in you…Let’s do it!

Come join us at The 12th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling on Friday October 19th from 5:30 – 8:00PM
This is a great family event and fundraiser with food, fun activities, a raffle with major prizes and a DJ! Parent volunteers play an essential role in making this a successful event for our school community.

Please Click here to sign up to volunteer. We are especially in need of parents to help run the activity tables during the event. The money raised goes toward important enrichment programs such as music, art, dance, Playworks and field trips for our children.

Parents and caregivers, please look out for raffle tickets that will be coming home in your child’s backpack this week. We are asking families to buy, sell or return the tickets by next Tuesday, October 16th. Please contact Jessica at jlondonrand@gmail.com at 617-694-2405 if you have any questions or would like to request additional raffle tickets.

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.

Sibling Walker Dismissal Procedure: Here is some clarity for sibling walkers in the afternoon who will dismiss from the Lower School.

• Ms. Solomon-Key will walk down the 3rd grade, then 2nd grade hallways to collect sibling walkers. Then, she will escort the group across the ramp into the lower school.
• Ms. Bello will stand at the end of the ramp in the lower school and meet the group (and any other older siblings that are sibling walkers).
• K1, K2, and 1st grade sibling walkers will go with their grade level walkers. Parents will pick up younger siblings at their respective locations. The parent and younger sibling will then meet the older sibling group (with Ms. Solomon and Bello) outside in the Lower School courtyard by the mural.

School Site Council (SSC): Please join us for our first SSC meeting of the year on Tuesday, October 9th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in Room 209. Please enter through the CASP doors. All families and staff members are welcome to attend!

Curley Ambassadors of Dance: Next week we begin our ninth year of Curley Ambassadors of Dance (CAD), on Tuesday, October 9th from 3:30 to 4:30. Students should meet Ms. Knight in the walker yard and at dismissal will be released from the CASP entrance. For more details, or to register your 2nd through 4th grader email Kim Taylor Knight at storyinabox@gmail.com

Disney Musical: In two weeks rehearsals for the Disney Musical will begin on October 17, at 3:30 to 5:00 pm. No need to pre-register. You must be able to pick up your child at 5:00 or if they are in CASP, they will be escorted back to the appropriate classrooms after rehearsals. Rehearsals are Wednesday through March. Students should meet Ms. Knight in the walker yard at dismissal. Pick up at 5 pm is at the CASP entrance. If you want to be on the email list for updates, please email Kim Taylor Knight at storyinabox@gmail.com ! Also do not forget our Health and Wellness meeting on font color =”limegreen”>Wednesday, October 16th from 7:15am-8:15am in Room 209. .Please enter through the CASP doors.

Health and Wellness Committee: The Health and Wellness Committee had their first meeting last week, and they are actively working on planning and promoting the BPS Walk to School Day event that will take place on Wednesday, October 10th. This exciting annual event for Boston Public School students and families encourages the community to walk or bike to school as part of the BPS Safe Routes to School program. I have included a link to the Walk to School Flyer and made copies for students to take home this weekend.
For more information, please feel free to contact Adam Marks at amarks555@yahoo.com and you can also register for the walk online with this link: Walk to School. We hope to see you and your families walking to school with us on the 10th! ! Also do not forget our Health and Wellness meeting on Wednesday, October 16th from 7:15am-8:15am in Room 209. Please enter through the CASP doors.

Come join us at The 12th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling on Friday October 19th from 5:30 – 8:00PM
This is a great family event and fundraiser with food, fun activities, a raffle with major prizes and a DJ! Parent volunteers play an essential role in making this a successful event for our school community.

Please Click here to sign up to volunteer. We are especially in need of parents to help run the activity tables during the event. The money raised goes toward important enrichment programs such as music, art, dance, Playworks and field trips for our children.

Parents and caregivers, please look out for raffle tickets that will be coming home in your child’s backpack this week. We are asking families to buy, sell or return the tickets by next Tuesday, October 16th. Please contact Jessica at jlondonrand@gmail.com at 617-694-2405 if you have any questions or would like to request additional raffle tickets.

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.

Jamaica Plan News: We are excited to share that our Library Re-Opening continues to make the news! Be sure to check out this online article!

No School: We will not have school on Monday, October 8th.

Sibling Walker Dismissal Procedure: Here is some clarity for sibling walkers in the afternoon who will dismiss from the Lower School.

• Ms. Solomon-Key will walk down the 3rd grade, then 2nd grade hallways to collect sibling walkers. Then, she will escort the group across the ramp into the lower school.
• Ms. Bello will stand at the end of the ramp in the lower school and meet the group (and any other older siblings that are sibling walkers).
• K1, K2, and 1st grade sibling walkers will go with their grade level walkers. Parents will pick up younger siblings at their respective locations. The parent and younger sibling will then meet the older sibling group (with Ms. Solomon and Bello) outside in the Lower School courtyard by the mural.

School Site Council (SSC): Please join us for our first SSC meeting of the year on Tuesday, October 9th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in Room 209. Please enter through the CASP doors. All families and staff members are welcome to attend!

Health and Wellness Committee: The Health and Wellness Committee had their first meeting last week, and they are actively working on planning and promoting the BPS Walk to School Day event that will take place on Wednesday, October 10th. This exciting annual event for Boston Public School students and families encourages the community to walk or bike to school as part of the BPS Safe Routes to School program. I have included a link to the Walk to School Flyer and made copies for students to take home this weekend.
For more information, please feel free to contact Adam Marks at amarks555@yahoo.com and you can also register for the walk online with this link: Walk to School. We hope to see you and your families walking to school with us on the 10th!

Please come join us at The 12th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling on Friday October 19th from 5:30 – 8:00PM
This is a great family event and fundraiser with food, fun activities, a raffle with major prizes and a DJ! Parent volunteers play an essential role in making this a great event for our school community. Please see links below to sign up to volunteer. The money raised goes toward important enrichment programs such as music, art, dance, Playworks and field trips for our children.

Please click here to sign up for a task that you are interested in helping with. Please reach out if you’re not able to attend the event but would like to participate in some way. Every bit helps!

Please contact Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com/617-694-2405 (se habla español) if you have any questions.

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.

Curley Library THANK YOU: Thank you to the Library Committee for helping our dreams come true and reopening the Curley Library! The space is warm and welcoming to visitors and the students were in awe of the diverse selection of books they can choose from. This space has been transformed and our students will benefit every day from your efforts! Thank you! Please check out this piece on the BPS website. Or this clip of us from the news! http://bit.ly/2PU3Wk3

Open House: Our Open House for all families will take place on Thursday, September 27th from 5pm-7pm. We hope all families can come out, meet the teachers and hear about what your child will learn this year!

Health and Wellness Committee: We are going to have our first meeting next Wednesday, September 26th at 7:15 a.m. in Room 209. All families are welcome to attend!

Please come join us at The 12th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling on Friday October 19th from 5:30 – 8:00PM
This is a great family event and fundraiser with food, fun activities, a raffle with major prizes and a DJ! Parent volunteers play an essential role in making this a great event for our school community. Please see links below to sign up to volunteer. The money raised goes toward important enrichment programs such as music, art, dance, Playworks and field trips for our children.

Please click here to sign up for a task that you are interested in helping with. Please reach out if you’re not able to attend the event but would like to participate in some way. Every bit helps!

Please contact Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com/617-694-2405 (se habla español) if you have any questions.

Tenacity: Tenacity would like to invite 6th grade families to visit our classroom 202 to learn about our free after-school program, and sign-up to join our special community of young students and tennis players. Stop by this week after school between 3:10pm until 5pm from Tuesday to Thursday to meet our staff and secure a spot! For questions please contact:
Cathy AuGuste (857) 345-5568 – Site Director/Academic Coordinator
Payne Schanski (231) 881-0633 – Tennis Coach/Family Engagement

Guide to BPS: New this year, the Boston Public Schools is encouraging families to view the annual “Guide to the Boston Public Schools” and fill out the necessary back-to- school forms by accessing the BPS website at www.bostonpublicschools.org/familyguide The Guide is available in English and nine other languages. This helpful guidebook contains summaries of many of the district’s policies, programs, and services. A separate booklet contains forms that need to be completed by parents, or students 18 or over. The online form is available at www.bostonpublicschools.org/contact We encourage you to go online to complete the form for each of your children as soon as possible. A limited number of the printed guides, as well as booklets containing the forms, will be available at our school office for the families of students who are new to the district or do not have access to the Internet. We thank you for your cooperation.

A Note from the Curley Nurses:

• Please submit in your child’s submit most recent physicals, immunization forms and emergency forms.
• If your child requires medication to be administered at school like an EpiPen for allergies or inhaler for asthma, please bring in the medications with doctor’s orders. Without a doctor’s order we cannot give any medications at school.
• An adult is required to bring medication into the school not a student, as a safety precaution. Medications with the exception of emergency medications are only to administered by a nurse. If families have any questions or concerns, please contact the nurses or administrative staff.

For more information you can email our nurses April and Keilah at Apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org and ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org

Curley Before and After School Program Welcome: Erika Mercado emercado@bostonpublicschools.org , is the Director of the Curley Before and After School Program (CASP). For more information, please visit CASP’s webpage here: http://www.curleyk8.com/school-information/after-school-program/. CASP Before and After School begins the first day of school, Thursday, September 7th. Before school begins at 7:00am. There is a one-time $25 application fee for new students. The CASP before school application must be on file on the first day of school for your child to attend. If you have not yet submitted a before school application you will be required to do so upon arrival with your child. Students attending CASP afterschool on the first day must have an application on file. Please let your child’s teacher know if they plan to attend CASP.

Social Media: For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.