It’s school preview time again when prospective families come to tour the Curley and we could use your help!

For many years, parents have played a significant part in showing the school to other parents, and the Curley is noted for our level of parent participation at these tours. Many of you may remember your own tour of the Curley. Now as a member of the Curley community we would love your help as tour guides.

New families are encouraged to participate as you give the most valuable feedback to incoming parents. Don’t worry if you feel like you don’t know the school yet – we’ll pair you up with a parent who has done tours in the past.

BPS is kicking off the preview season with a School Showcase on
on Saturday, December 3rd from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

During this time the Curley school, as well as all other elementary schools will be open for families to tour. We could use your help on this day, even if you can only come for part of the four hours. This is when lots of families will be visiting.

We also need help leading tours:
Friday, December 9th, 9am-10am
Friday, January 13th, 9am-10am
Monday, January 23rd, 3pm-4pm

If you are able to help out leading tours even one day that would be really helpful.
Please sign up on the doodle poll: Click Here

Please include your email address in the comments section or you can e-mail me, Arusha Hollister, directly at arusha_h@yahoo.com to give me your e-mail or to get more information about leading tours.
We greatly appreciate any help you can give.

Thanksgiving Break
We will have a break during Thanksgiving that will start with an early release on Wednesday, November 23rd at 12:30pm and no school on Thursday or Friday November 24th-25th. School will resume on Monday, November 28th. Also there will be no CASP on Wednesday, November 23rd. All students must be dismissed by 12:30pm.

Arts Team Fundraiser
We are partnering with Silvergraphics for an Arts Team Fundraiser. Get your child’s art printed in fun things like mugs and tote bags!

Paper Orders are due November 21st. Online orders can take place until November 23rd. All proceeds benefit arts programming at the Curley! Please contact Curley Art Teacher, Anna Youman with any questions azidonik@bostonpublicschool.org. All items will be delivered by December 16th.

WIT-Curley Partnership
Wellness in the Schools (WITs) is a national non-profit that inspires healthy eating, environmental awareness, and fitness as a way of life for kids in public schools. Through meaningful public-private partnerships, they work with schools to provide healthy, scratch-cooked meals, active recess periods, and fitness and nutrition education. Their partnership approach drives systemic, long-term change, shifting the entire culture of schools.

In November, WITs completed a Needs Assessment of the Curley by touring the facility and interviewing students, staff, and district personnel. The Needs Assessment is used to determine the strengths and needs of our school. WITs have compiled the results of the Needs Assessment and would like to present this report to the community on Tuesday, Nov. 29 (3-5 pm). In order to facilitate school improvement, WITs would like for the Curley community to vote on the top three areas of change based on the report. Please join us to learn more about the outcome of the Needs Assessment and to vote on priority items. Babysitting will be available.

6th-8th Grade Report Cards
Report cards were sent home with all students in grades 6-8 on Friday afternoon. Be sure to ask your child about it.

PACE Movie Night Fundraiser
PACE is hosting a Family Movie Night Fundraiser on Thursday, December 1st from 5:00 to 7:00. This event will help raise money for field trips, which provide very important social and community experience for students on the Autism Spectrum. Tickets will be $3 a person and will include the movie ticket, popcorn and water. All students must be accompanied by an adult to this event. We can’t tell you the name of the movie, BUT it’s a new movie about a fish finding her way! Please email Cassie Mountain for further details cgendron@bostonpublicschools.org

K-5 End of Term 1
Marks close for all students in K-5 on Friday, December 2nd. Report cards will go out to families the following week.

ELT
BPS is returning to the idea of expanding the school day for our students in K-8. We will be adding 40 minutes to our day for school year 2017-2018. At this time we are in the planning phase and we do not have any information about school hours. We will update families as soon as we have concrete information. In the meantime if you have any idea or questions please reach out to our two parent ELT representatives Jess Curran (jessicacurran@ymail.com) and Ann DeGeorge (ann.c.degeorge@gmail.com).

Race Dialogues
Thank you to all the families and staff who came out for our first session. We have 4 remaining sessions from 5:30pm-7:30pm on 12/1, 12/8, 12/15. Dinner, daycare and translation are all available. Please email any questions to Sean Guthrie (sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org).

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.

CASP Homework Block

Director Torri Canada knows how important homework can be to a student’s success. In CASP the goal is to provide a quality homework block that puts students in a position to succeed. CASP kids receive support daily from our CASP staff, as well as the resources to work independently on their homework. With the help of lead teachers and the City Year Corp Members, students can complete homework in a timely manner with ease.

What’s New?

The first major addition this year is to focus on connecting homeroom teachers with the after school program. Mr. Petmezis, a current 3rd grade educator at the Curley, is communicating with teachers in grades 3 through 5 to help the program best support each child. He is gathering data, monitoring adult to student ratios, providing academic strategies for CASP staff, and checking with homeroom teachers for homework completion. Having a veteran teacher on staff allows the after school program to identify and support the students that will benefit from additional academic support. Homeroom teachers are excited to have a proactive point person that knows the school and students well.

“We want to help every child succeed in a timely manner.” said Mr. Petmezis in an email. “A focused homework block means more time for enrichment and more fun for kids!”

Students are offered activities and programs starting at 3:30 each day. If they need additional time to complete homework or reading, they are encouraged to do so before beginning enrichment.

Our Homework Guide Policy

Here at CASP we take pride in the help and support we give to our students with their homework. CASP does not do the homework for its students, nor does the staff give answers to the students. We serve as guides to help the students complete their homework assignments.

Wrong answers are alright. Wrong answers help the students’ teacher know what they need to work on or review with their students. This also extends to misspelled words and concepts.

Understanding. Our goal is to help students understand difficult to learn concepts. This does sometimes mean a student may not finish their homework while at CASP, but an understanding of the overall theme of the concept from the homework was reached or strived for. This means that the student should have a much simpler time completing their assignments.

Consistency. ‘While wrong answers are alright, we look for a consistency in the wrong or right answers. The help is tailored to the consistency of the student’s answers.

Personal Attention. We try to give individual attention to the students who seem to struggle more and may not be able to answer some or all of the homework problems. This means personally working with them to help them try to understand the concept their teacher is trying to emphasize or get across.

The Future

Ms. Canada is proud of her program’s success, but is always looking for new ways to help the students and program grow. She believes CASP can do even more to support students in homework and academics. “I am currently in the process of bringing in additional tutors from Northeastern University.” she explained to her staff this week. In addition, she has partnered with programs to help build self-confidence and to encourage interest in science and technology.

Meet Our Homework Team

Director Torri Canada is loving her 6th year as leader and founder of the Curley After School Program. She wants to thank Principal Grassa and the Administration team, and teachers and families of the Curley for their continued support. Mr. Petmezis, Curley teacher, oversees the success of homework for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders during after school. Ms. Craman, Curley teacher, oversees the success of homework for the 1st, and 2nd graders during after school. Lead teachers during after school, Ms. Pina and Ms. Brown, Mr. Downie, Mr. Guerrero, and Ms. Butler, and our City Corp members are instrumental and passionate about students homework completion each day. City Year participates in trainings to support students academically. In addition, City Year can check in with CASP staff for specific strategies.

We provide new, interesting books at a variety of levels for each grade. Students can now complete their reading and logs during the homework block.

Bake Sale Shout Out!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to the SPC (School Parent Council) all the Families, the Curley staff, and Teachers for helping us make the Election Day Bake Sale a big success. The outrageously delicious baked goods and hot apple cider were greatly appreciated by the Jamaica Plain community. It was a lot of fun and together we raised over $2000 for Curley Arts, Music, Science, and Programing. Everyone’s help and support made this enjoyable event a super hit. Thank you!

Thanksgiving Break
We will have a break during Thanksgiving that will start with an early release on Wednesday, November 23rd at 12:30pm and no school on Thursday or Friday November 24th-25th. School will resume on Monday, November 28th. Also there will be no CASP on Wednesday, November 23rd. All students must be dismissed by 12:30pm.

6th-8th Grade Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home with all students in grades 6-8 on Friday afternoon. Be sure to ask your child about it.

K-5 End of Term 1
Marks close for all students in K-5 on Friday, December 2nd. Report cards will go out to families the following week.

SPC Meeting
Please join us for the November SPC meeting on Wednesday, November 16th from 6pm-8pm. One of the topics of discussion will be bullying. All families are welcome to attend.

ELT
BPS is returning to the idea of expanding the school day for our students in K-8. We will be adding 40 minutes to our day for school year 2017-2018. At this time we are in the planning phase and we do not have any information about school hours. We will update families as soon as we have concrete information. In the meantime, if you have any idea or questions please reach out to our two parent ELT representatives Jess Curran (jessicacurran@ymail.com) and Ann DeGeorge (ann.c.degeorge@gmail.com>

Race Dialogues
Thank you to all the families and staff who came out for our first session. We have 4 remaining sessions from 5:30pm-7:30pm on 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15. Dinner, daycare and translation are all available. Please email any questions to Sean Guthrie (sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org).

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.

Shout Out to Our Seventh Graders!
Shout out to our 7th graders for leading a fundraiser to support Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Thank you to all the staff, students and families who helped us to raise $3,346.62! We modeled Caring About Others and showed that students can make a difference in the world!

Election Day Bake Sale: We Need YOUR Baked Goods
The School Parent Council is hosting an Election Day Bake sale to raise money for Curley Arts and Programing. We need Volunteers to sell goods, as well as donate items for sale, such as sandwiches, cakes, empanadas, fruit, doughnuts, apple cider, and any other edible good. Support our school by donating items and Volunteer for an hour or two, and watch our democracy in action. We will be located on Pershing road from 6:30 am -8:00 pm, please drop off items there. Questions? Please contact Jessica Curran at jessicacurran@ymail.com or Ann DeGeorge (617) 251-6777. Click HERE to volunteer!

SSC
Please join us for our November SSC meeting on Monday, November 7th from 5:30pm-7pm in Room 209 Upper School. Please enter through the CASP doors. All are welcome.

Please note that this is a change of date due to the election.

UpLift was a Blast!
Thank You to everyone for making Uplift a success. This dance party raised money for the Curley Arts Team, and was hosted by our Art and Music teachers at Milky Way nightclub. Fun was had by all. Look for more up coming Curley Arts Team Events.

Race Dialogues
Curley K-8 is partnering for the third time with YWCA Boston to offer Dialogues on Race & Ethnicity. We will be having an open, honest, and action oriented dialogue on race, ethnicity, and community. As a group we will learn about key concepts in racial equity and use personal experiences to foster deeper understanding of race’s impact in their lives. We will also develop an action plan to build a more inclusive and equity driven school community. 

At the Curley our core values are that We Care About Ourselves, We Care About Each Other, and We Care About Our School. Our community is a very diverse community so part of caring about ourselves, each other, and our school is being willing to engage in conversations about the different races and ethnicities that are apart of our community. By doing this we will build a stronger community bond by learning about and respecting the different cultures that we come from.

So come out and be apart of our courageous conversation on race and ethnicity. We are looking to engage in conversations with a diverse audience. We will have our dialogues on race and ethnicity on 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, and 12/15 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. All dialogues will happen at the Curley. Food and childcare will be provided for children 3 and older. 

To sign up please contact, Sean Guthrie, Principal Fellow, at sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org

International Week: Nov 14-23
International Week is a celebration of our community’s cultural diversity and an exploration of countries around the world. Homeroom classes will learn about a particular country from November 14-18, and students will “travel the world” by hosting and visiting one another’s countries (passports in hand) on Monday-Wednesday, Nov.21-23.

Families are encouraged to join us for International Week activities; please share YOUR culture with our students during this special week and throughout the school year!! 

Veteran’s Day
There will be no school on Friday, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Thanksgiving Break
We will have a break during Thanksgiving that will start with an early release on Wednesday, November 23rd at 12:30pm and no school on Thursday or Friday November 24th-25th. School will resume on Monday, November 28th. Also there will be no CASP on Wednesday, November 23rd. All students must be dismissed by 12:30pm.

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.

Nov/Dec SPC Calendar
The November/December SPC calendar is in teacher mailboxes and should go home in backpacks this week. Here is a digital copy! spc-calendar-novdec16

Halloween
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.

Health and Wellness
Please join us for our November meeting on Tuesday, November 1st from 7:30am-8:15am in Room 203 Upper School.

Principal Breakfast
Please join us for the 1st principal breakfast of the year! We will meet this Friday, November 4, from 8:45am-9:45 am in Room 221 Upper School. Be sure to sign in at either main office. Please encourage a friend to join you.

Race Dialogues
Curley K-8 is partnering for the third time with YWCA Boston to offer Dialogues on Race & Ethnicity. We will be having an open, honest, and action oriented dialogue on race, ethnicity, and community. As a group we will learn about key concepts in racial equity and use personal experiences to foster deeper understanding of race’s impact in their lives. We will also develop an action plan to build a more inclusive and equity driven school community. 

At the Curley our core values are that We Care About Ourselves, We Care About Each Other, and We Care About Our School. Our community is a very diverse community so part of caring about ourselves, each other, and our school is being willing to engage in conversations about the different races and ethnicities that are apart of our community. By doing this we will build a stronger community bond by learning about and respecting the different cultures that we come from.

So come out and be apart of our courageous conversation on race and ethnicity. We are looking to engage in conversations with a diverse audience. We will have our dialogues on race and ethnicity on 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, and 12/15 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. All dialogues will happen at the Curley. Food and childcare will be provided for children 3 and older. To sign up please contact, Sean Guthrie, Principal Fellow, at sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org

Superintendent’s Office Town Hall Meeting
The Superintendent’s Office is hosting a neighborhood town hall meeting at the Curley K-8 on Tuesday, November 1st from 6pm-7:30pm in the auditorium (located at 493 Centre St. – Upper School). This is meant to provide parents, students, stakeholders, and staff an opportunity to hear directly Erika Giampietro, Special Assistant to the Superintendent.  Erika will specifically address the long term financial planning. This meeting is open to anyone and is not specific to the Curley School. Translation and babysitting will be provided. Please come to out to hear about this plan and bring a friend.

Fundraiser for Haiti
Two of our 7th grade Geography classes are facilitating fundraisers to raise money for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Southwestern Haiti. On Friday, 7B will be hosting a Movie Day fundraiser for the Upper School and on Monday, October 31st, 7A will facilitate a Hat/Pajama Day for our entire Curley K-8 Community.  Please look out for our student-generated fliers next week. Students are hoping all of our Curley families are able to contribute $3-$5 to support Partners in Health and Doctors Without Borders as they work to prevent and control the outbreak of cholera in Haiti. Please contact Mr. Melzer with any questions and/or concerns. cmelzer@bostonpublicschools.org

8th Grade High School Information Night
We invite all 8th Grade Parents and Families to attend our “High School Information Night” on Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30-7:30pm. Stop by the Curley to learn about the high school application process and discover a variety of high school options. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. A RSVP form for this event was distributed today. If you plan to attend, please have your child return the RSVP form to their homeroom teacher by Friday, October 22nd. 

Lion King Production
On Wednesday, November 2nd at 3 p.m., there will be a parent meeting for all students that are in Lion King. Ms. Taylor Knight, Ms. Alves and Ms. Bourgeault, will be there to answer questions, talk about our expectations, share the rehearsal schedule and our production dates.  At the meeting, we will also send home a participation contract for you and your child to sign. Feel free to bring your children to this meeting. If you are unable to attend, please email us, and we will send you all the information.  It will also put you on the email distribution list. There will be no rehearsals next week for students next week. 
Kim Taylor Knight ktaylorknight@bostonpublicschools.org 
Melanie Bourgeault mbourgeault@bostonpublicschools.org 
Emanuela Alves evarela2@bostonpublicschools.org 

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.

You want to go out out and dance, have a good time, AND do something to help fund the arts for Boston kids?!
…Then this is the party for you.

UPLIFT – YOUTH ARTS FUNDRAISER & DANCE PARTY!
WHEN: October 29, 2016 @ 8:43 pm
WHERE: Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge
COST: $10

UPLIFT is party with the purpose for raising funds to develop music, dance, and art programs at the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain.
Join us for a night of dance and deep, soulful house music provided by DJ Jesse Cardoso (Lift As We Climb) and guests DJ Maurice Wilkey (Listening Party, WZBR), and DJ Mystina (ERATO). Lift As We Climb is a series of parties dedicated solely to raising funds for area youth arts and leadership programming and unifying Djs, dancers, performers, and visual artists to develop opportunities in the arts for young people. Click HERE for more information.

We invite all 8th Grade Parents and Families to attend our “High School Information Night” on Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30-7:30pm. Stop by the Curley to learn about the high school application process and discover a variety of high school options. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. A RSVP form for this event was distributed today. If you plan to attend, please have your child return the RSVP form to their homeroom teacher by Friday, October 22nd.

Los Padres y Familias de estudiantes en el octavo grado están invitados a la “Noche Informativa pare Conocer las Diferentes Opciones de la Escuela Superior” el jueves, 3 de noviembre de 2016. Vengan a la escuela Curley para que descubra una gran variedad de opciones de escuelas secundaria y aprenda el proceso de solicitud para estudios secundarios. ¡Se ofrecerá pizza y se proveerá cuido de niños! Si va asistir, por favor devuelva el formulario/invitación a el maestro de salon de hogar más tarde del viernes, 21 de octubre de 2016

Race Dialogues
Curley K-8 is partnering for the third time with YWCA Boston to offer Dialogues on Race & Ethnicity. We will be having an open, honest, and action oriented dialogue on race, ethnicity, and community. As a group we will learn about key concepts in racial equity and use personal experiences to foster deeper understanding of race’s impact in their lives. We will also develop an action plan to build a more inclusive and equity driven school community. 

At the Curley our core values are that We Care About Ourselves, We Care About Each Other, and We Care About Our School. Our community is a very diverse community so part of caring about ourselves, each other, and our school is being willing to engage in conversations about the different races and ethnicities that are apart of our community. By doing this we will build a stronger community bond by learning about and respecting the different cultures that we come from.

So come out and be apart of our courageous conversation on race and ethnicity. We are looking to engage in conversations with a diverse audience. We will have our dialogues on race and ethnicity on 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, and 12/15 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. All dialogues will happen at the Curley. Food and childcare will be provided for children 3 and older. To sign up please contact, Sean Guthrie, Principal Fellow, at sguthrie@bostonpublicschools.org

Dr. Chang Town Hall Meeting
Superintendent, Dr. Tommy Chang is hosting a neighborhood town hall meeting at the Curley K-8 on Tuesday, November 1st from 6pm-7:30pm in the auditorium (located at 493 Centre St. – Upper School). This is meant to provide parents, students, stakeholders, and staff an opportunity to hear directly for Dr. Chang about different topics of interest and importance, and to provide time to interact via Q&A. Dr. Change plans to specifically address Extended Learning Time (ELT), long term financial planning and school quality. This meeting is open to anyone and is not specific to the Curley School. Please come to meet our Superintendent.

Fundraiser for Haiti
Two of our 7th grade Geography classes are facilitating fundraisers to raise money for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Southwestern Haiti. On Friday, 7B will be hosting a Movie Day fundraiser for the Upper School and on Monday, October 31st, 7A will facilitate a Hat/Pajama Day for our entire Curley K-8 Community. Please look out for our student-generated fliers next week. Students are hoping all of our Curley families are able to contribute $3-$5 to support Partners in Health and Doctors Without Borders as they work to prevent and control the outbreak of cholera in Haiti. Please contact Mr. Melzer with any questions and/or concerns.  cmelzer@bostonpublicschools.org

Curley Shares
On Thursday we hosted our first Curley Shares of the school year! All students attended an assembly and learning about our new initiative, Keep it Clean, Curley! Students received awards for caring about themselves, others and their school. Be sure to ask your child about it! Also all of our students who completed the summer reading activities we recognized at the assembly and should have brought home a certificate and a bracelet that says “Readers are leaders.”

UPLIFT – YOUTH ARTS FUNDRAISER & DANCE PARTY!
WHEN: October 29, 2016 @ 8:43 pm
WHERE: Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge
COST: $10
UPLIFT is party with the purpose for raising funds to develop music, dance, and art programs at the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain.
Join us for a night of dance and deep, soulful house music provided by DJ Jesse Cardoso (Lift As We Climb) and guests DJ Maurice Wilkey (Listening Party, WZBR), and DJ Mystina (ERATO). Lift As We Climb is a series of parties dedicated solely to raising funds for area youth arts and leadership programming and unifying Djs, dancers, performers, and visual artists to develop opportunities in the arts for young people. Click HERE for more information.

Election Day Bake Sale
Election Day Bake Sale raises money for Curley Arts and Programing. Sell delicious baked goods to your fellow citizens, while watching democracy in action. This is a one day event that needs volunteers to sell goods on Election Day, November 8th, so pair up with a friend, or make a new friend while helping out. Also we need volunteers to donate items, such as sandwiches, cakes, cookies, coffee, apple cider, or any other item. Let’s join together on this historic day and support our school. Click HERE to volunteer.

Halloween
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 and face painting at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.

8th Grade High School Information Night
We invite all 8th Grade Parents and Families to attend our “High School Information Night” on Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30-7:30pm. Stop by the Curley to learn about the high school application process and discover a variety of high school options. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. A RSVP form for this event was distributed today. If you plan to attend, please have your child return the RSVP form to their homeroom teacher by Friday, October 22nd. 

Curley School Musical
Do you have a 3rd-5th grade student who likes to act, sing or dance?  Rehearsals for “The Lion King” will begin soon and students who are interested are invited to come to the first meeting, which will be Monday, October 24th from 3pm-4:30pm in the auditorium. To see more about the program visit Disney Musicals in Schools or talk to Ms. Taylor Knight (ktaylorknight@bostonpublicschools.org) or Ms. Alves (evarela@bostonpublicschools.org).

Build BPS
BPS is looking to hear from various communities regarding the 10-Year Educational and Facilities Master Plan. There will be a Open House for communities on October 29th-30th from 9am-5pm at the Bruce C. Bolling Building. For more information, CLICK HERE.

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.

The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling
Thank you to all the families that helped to make the Fall Fling a success! This event gets better every year thanks to the continued support of families! We appreciate those who bought and sold tickets, volunteered, planned and attended the event! Thank you!

Sole Train Shout Out!
Shout out to all Curley students, staff, families and alumnae who came out on Saturday for the Sole Train 5k! It was great to see so many people from our community gathering at Jamaica Pond pushing ourselves to go the distance!

SSC
Please join us for the first School Site Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 18th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in room 208 in the Upper School. (This is a change in date from last week due to a conflict with Yom Kippur.)

SPC Meeting
Please join us for the October SPC meeting on Wednesday, October 19th from 8:45am-10:00am. All families are encouraged to attend.

SPC Election Day Bake Sale
The SPC Election Day Bake Sale raises money for Curley Arts and Programing. Sell delicious baked goods to your fellow citizens, while watching democracy in action. This is a one day event that needs volunteers to sell goods on Election Day, November 8th, so pair up with a friend, or make a new friend while helping out. Also we need volunteers to donate items, such as sandwiches, cakes, cookies, coffee, apple cider, or any other item. Lets join together on this historic day and support our school. Click HERE to volunteer.

8th Grade High School Information Night
We invite all 8th Grade Parents and Families to attend our “High School Information Night” on Thursday, November 3rd at 5:30-7:30pm. Stop by the Curley to learn about the high school application process and discover a variety of high school options. Dinner and Childcare will be provided. A RSVP form for this event was distributed today. If you plan to attend, please have your child return the RSVP form to their homeroom teacher by Friday, October 22nd. 

Curley School Musical
Do you have a 3rd-5th grade student who likes to act, sing or dance?  Rehearsals for “The Lion King” will begin soon and students who are interested are invited to come to the first meeting, which will be Monday, October 24th from 3pm-4:30pm in the auditorium. To see more about the program visit Disney Musicals in Schools or talk to Ms. Taylor Knight (ktaylorknight@bostonpublicschools.org) or Ms. Alves (evarela@bostonpublicschools.org).

Curley Shares
Thursday marks the start of our Curley Shares for the school year. All students will attend an assembly with their buddy classrooms and some students will be recognized for CARING since school started. Be sure to ask your child about the experience and know that these will occur monthly moving forward.

Halloween
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 and face painting at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.

Tenacity
Tenacity has a few open spots remaining for 6th grade students at the Curley School. Our free after-school program combines academic support with a daily tennis and fitness program, along with life skills, field trips, and a unique social community. Come join our program! For more information, including registration paperwork, please feel free to visit Room 202 or contact Coach Payne 231-881-0633.
Cathy AuGuste—Site Director/Academic Lead Payne Schanski—Family Engagement/Tennis Coach

Build BPS
BPS is looking to hear from various communities regarding the 10-Year Educational and Facilities Master Plan. There will be a Open House for communities on October 29th-30th from 9am-5pm at the Bruce C. Bolling Building. For more information click HERE.

Visitor Sign In
We have a new visitor sign in procedure in each main office. All visitors should sign in with our secretaries and they will receive a Curley identification badge to wear. Please support us in keep our school safe for all students by signing in.

Arrival and Dismissal
Please keep in mind that the doors open at 8:15am and the official school day begins promptly at 8:30am. Please make sure to have your child arrive on time for the start of the day. Dismissal begins at 2:25pm. We are asking all families to remain outside at dismissal and not to release their child from school after 1:45pm. All arrival and dismissal information is found here.

Social Media
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Tonight!!! Please join us at the 10th annual Fall Fling. This fun family event takes place in the upper school gym and the entrance is on Pershing Road. There will be a DJ, plenty of food for purchase, yummy treats, FREE activities and face painting for kids and great raffle items!! We hope to see you all there!