The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling

This year our Fall Fling is Friday, October 14th from 5:30 – 8:00PM.
This is a fabulous family event and fundraiser with food, fun activities, a raffle with major prizes and a DJ! All families are invited to attend for a fun evening for adults and children. 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 and science for our children. Read the full story HERE!

TerraNova Testing for Grades 3-5
Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the TerraNova assessment over the next two weeks. The window for TerraNova Testing opens Monday, October 2 through Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Any questions regarding the TerraNova Test please contact your child’s teacher.

Buddy Day at the Curley
This Friday, October 14th is Buddy Day at the Curley! This Friday is when Buddy classes meet for the first time and get to know more about one another. Buddy classes is a tradition started last year as a way for older Curley students to meet with and mentor younger Curley students – teaching them about Curley Cares and engaging in activities that support caring about ourselves, each other, and our school.

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

Sole Train

Sole Train is a noncompetitive running club that many of our middle school students participate in twice per week. They are hosting a fundraiser, Sole Train 5K walk/run on October 15th at Jamaica Pond. They are partnering with the Boston Police Department and Police Activity League and there will be free breakfast, ice cream, a kids fun run and music. It’s a fabulous morning and we encourage you all to come out. For information click HERE.

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.)

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
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 is next Friday evening October 14th from 5:30-8!!!

Don’t miss out on a great night at the Curley! We hope you will join us on October 14th for our 10th Annual Fall Fling. This much anticipated community event is the Curley’s family-friendly fundraiser of the year!

Please look out for the raffle tickets coming home with your child this week and refer to the included instructions to sell tickets and help us to raise money to fund important enrichment programs at our school. Please email Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com if you would like additional raffle tickets to sell or if you have any questions.

Wanting to help, but you’re not sure how?

Feeling creative? Contribute a themed basket to be raffled off in our basket raffle. A few examples are an art supply basket, dress up basket, kitchen and cooking accessories baskets, family game night basket, etc. Please feel free to contact Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com if you would like more ideas!

Donate a baked good or some water/juice boxes for the event. Just bring them when you arrive for the event on Friday.

Can’t wait to see you there for a fun evening!

Health and Wellness Meeting
Please join us for our 2nd Health and Wellness Meeting on Tuesday, October 4th from 7:30am-8:15am in Room 203 Upper School.

First SSC Meeting October 18th
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.)

TerraNova Testing for Grades 3-5
Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the TerraNova assessment over the next two weeks. The window for TerraNova Testing opens Monday, October 2 through Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Any questions regarding the TerraNova Test please contact your child’s teacher.

The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling 
This year our Fall Fling is Friday, October 14th from 5:30 – 8:00PM.
This is a fabulous 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 and science for our children. Read the full story HERE!

Sibling Walkers Line
Starting Monday, September 26, 2016 Elaine Cronin will meet sibling walkers at the glass case located on the first floor in the lower school.  Please send her (ecronin2@bostonpublicschools.org) the names of the students who will be meeting their K1, K2 and first grade siblings. The K1, K2 and grade 1 students should continue to go out with their grade levels. Parents will be able to meet their children from Pershing Rd. pick-up locations. This option is only for children who have a sibling being dismissed as walkers from the lower school. They will then proceed out the front door and stand against the wall to the left.

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. Click HERE for more information.

Free Healthy Snacks
Congratulations! The Curley School has been selected as one of the 49 Boston Public Schools chosen for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Teachers will be provided with fresh fruit and vegetable snacks each week at times separate from breakfast and lunch. For details please email Torri Canada (tcanada@bostonpublicschools.org).

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.

Labeling Student Belongings
Please label your child’s clothing, lunch boxes, hats etc… This helps us identify an owner if something is found and saves families from having to buy a new item.

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
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 Curley K-8 is a proud member of the Sole Train community. Our 6th, 7th and 8th graders have the opportunity to train and run in the Race to Remember in May (5 mile or half marathon).

There will be free breakfast, ice cream, kids fun run and music. All proceeds go to support the amazing youth in Sole Train!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION ON LINE:
http://www.soletrain5k.com/

Want to sponsor?

sole-train-5k-sponsorship-packet

For more information, contact Jessica Leffler at:
617.536.0944 X 345 or jleffler@trinityinspires.org

Wondering where your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader got their binders, notebooks, and folders this year?

The Curley School has a new initiative to partner with “You” and purchase school supplies for grade 3, 4, and 5. Buying school supplies is a lot of work and money, but the Curley wants its students to start the year off right. If your child is in grades 3, 4, or 5, please send in $20 to their teachers to cover the cost of their binders, notebooks, and folders. Checks can be made to: Curley k-8 School. Send an extra $20 and sponsor another child’s school supplies.

Contact: jessicacurran@ymail.com with questions

Red Jacket Weekend
Thank you to all the families who came out to support City Year during Red Jacket Weekend! We look forward to welcoming students tomorrow and seeing the updates around the building thanks to our volunteers. A special THANK YOU to City Year Boston for being our partners and choosing us for this annual project!

Open House
Our Open House for all families will take place THIS Thursday, September 22nd from 5pm-7pm. We hope all families can come out, meet the teachers and hear about what your child will learn this year!

SPC Meeting
Please join us for our first School Parent Council meeting on Wednesday, September 28th from 6pm-8pm in the Lower School Cafeteria. This is a pot luck so bring something to share and day care as well as Spanish translation will be provided.

The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling

This year our Fall Fling is Friday, October 14th from 5:30 – 8:00PM.
This is a fabulous 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 and science for our children.Read the full story HERE!

Keep it Clean, Curley!
Our new school climate campaign will align with Caring About Our School. Thanks to the some Curley Families and the Playing Field Committee we have purchased 7 new trash barrels that are placed around the property. We will be teaching students about the importance of cleaning up litter as well as how to clean up after themselves. More information regarding this initiative will follow in the coming weeks.

Labeling Student Belonging
Please label your child’s clothing, lunch boxes, hats etc… This helps us identify an owner if something is found and saves families from having to buy a new item.

Racism Panel
BPS is hosting a forum titled: Tackling Racism in the Boston Public Schools. This will take place at the Bruce C. Bolling Building from 5:30pm-8pm on Thursday, September 22nd. You can RSVP HERE.

T-Shirt Video
Last year Curley Art teachers in collaboration with our School Climate Team led an art competition to design a new Curley t-shirt for this school year. There were 936 submissions and only one winner! Congrats to Warren Yang in Grade 1 for being chosen and for helping us to create a new school shirt! Watch this video to see the student work submitted by our students and finalists.

A Note From Our Nurses
The Curley K-8 School is lucky to have two full time nurses on staff. Nurse Regan (mregan@bostonpublicschools.org) and Nurse Pumphret (apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org) are here to support our whole community. Welcome to another school year. We hope everyone had a restful and healthy summer. We would like to remind parents to please send a copy of your child’s most recent physical exam and immunizations to school. If your child experienced any health changes over the summer or if your child has been diagnosed with a medical condition that the school nurse’s should be aware of, please call us at 617-635-8239. Also, if your child will require medication in school (including epipens and asthma inhalers), the medication must be brought into school in the original prescription box or bottle with the child’s name on it. We also require a medication order from your child’s pediatrician. The order should be dated for this school year and signed by the physician and parent. I have attached a medication authorization form for your convenience. Our fax number is 617-635-8244.

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.

Paw Prints
Each Sunday I will send out the Paw Prints to the website. It is an opportunity to share information with our entire community.

Curley Before and After School Program Welcome
Please contact, Torri Canada, the Director of the Curley Before and After School Program (CASP), for more information. You can also visit CASP’s webpage HERE. A 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.

Are you a new parent, looking for a way to meet other parents? Or maybe you’ve been part of the Curley community and you’re looking for that chance to volunteer:

The Fall Fling Planning is a great way to become involved. No task is too small!

Can’t attend the meeting (or the event) but still want to help out in some way?
Please contact Jessica London-Rand jlondonrand@gmail.com

USE THIS LINK to sign up for a task that you are interested in helping with. Even if you have an hour to make a few phone calls or pick up some pizza, every bit helps.

USE THIS LINK to sign up to help sell raffle tickets outside JP Licks on the weekends before the event.

The Fall Fling is a fun, kid friendly community event that also raises funds for Art, Music and Science at the Curley K-8.

Kindergarten Starts!
Tomorrow is the first day of Kindergarten! We are excited to welcome our youngest students. For the first week of school teachers will meet families outside on Pershing Rd. Having parents remain outside on first week helps students to transition into their new school setting. Starting Monday, September 19th families can walk their child to class starting at 8:15am.

Health and Wellness
We are pleased to invite you to join the Health and Wellness Committee. Our first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 13th from 7:30-8:15am. We will meet in the Guidance Office located in the Upper School, room 203. At this first meeting, we will introduce ourselves and review the purpose and general goals of the committee. Please come join us on Tuesday, and every first Tuesday of the month.

Positive Press
The Curley was featured in the Globe and on WBUR on Thursday. Check out the Globe. Check out WBUR.

Keep it Clean, Curley

Our new school climate campaign will align with Caring About Our School. Thanks to some Curley Families and the Playing Field Committee we have purchased 7 new trash barrels that are placed around the property. We will be teaching students about the importance of cleaning up litter as well as how to clean up after themselves. More information regarding this initiative will follow in the coming weeks.

Racism Panel
BPS is hosting a forum titled: Tackling Racism in the Boston Public Schools. This will take place at the Bruce C. Bolling Building from 5:30pm-8pm on Thursday, September 22nd. You can RSVP HERE.

T-Shirt Video
Last year Curley Art teachers in collaboration with our School Climate Team led an art competition to design a new Curley t-shirt for this school year. There were 936 submissions and only one winner! Congrats to Warren Yang in Grade 1 for being chosen and for helping us to create a new school shirt! Watch this video to see the student work submitted by our students and finalists.

A Note From Our Nurses
The Curley K-8 School is lucky to have two full time nurses on staff. Nurse Regan (mregan@bostonpublicschools.org) and Nurse Pumphret (apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org) are here to support our whole community. Please reach out to them if you have any health related questions about your child. Here is a note from our health services department in BPS.

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.

Kindergarten Welcome Picnic
hank you to the School Parent Council for all their support in organizing the picnic last week. It was a great way to start the year!

Open House
Our Open House for all families will take place on Thursday, September 22nd from 5pm-7pm. We hope all families can come out, meet the teachers and hear about what your child will learn this year!

Red Jacket Weekend
Join us for a family field day with City Year Boston on Saturday, September 17th from 1-4 PM! Activities will include face painting, games, a food demonstration by Fresh Truck, and more. All ages are welcome to attend, but children under 18 should be accompanied by an adult. Register HERE!

Paw Prints
Each Sunday I will send out the Paw Prints to the website. It is an opportunity to share information with our entire community.

The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling

This year our Fall Fling is Friday, October 14th from 5:30 – 8:00PM.
This is a fabulous 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 and science for our children. We invite parents to a planning meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at 7:30 at Canary Square in Jamaica Plain. Read the full story HERE!

Curley Before and After School Program Welcome
Please contact, Torri Canada, the Director of the Curley Before and After School Program (CASP), for more information. You can also visit CASP’s webpage HERE. A 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 after school on the first day must have an application on file. Please let your child’s teacher know if they plan to attend CASP.

School Supplies for Grades 3, 4 , and 5 have arrived!
They are already in your child’s classroom. The Curley School wants its students to be prepared, and this year Curley has partnered with “You” to buy note books, binders and folders for grades 3, 4, and 5. If your child is attending grade 3, 4, or 5, please send $20.00 to their teacher to help pay for your child’s binders, note books, and folders. Give an extra $20.00 and sponsor another student’s supplies. Send cash or checks made to: Curley K-8 School. This is an exciting new initiative that saves “You” time and money. Teachers will still need additional supplies for their rooms, so please look for letters from your child’s teacher, and visit their DonorChoose Campaigns.

Questions? Contact jessicacurran@ymail.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.

The 10th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling is Friday, October 14th from 5:30 – 8:00PM.

This is a fabulous 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 and science for our children.

There will be a planning meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at 7:30 at Canary Square in Jamaica Plain.

We would love to have new parents as well as parents who have attended and helped out before. It’s only a little over a month away, so please consider attending. It’s a great way to meet other Curley parents and get involved in the school!

Can’t attend the meeting (or the event) but still want to help out in some way?
Please contact Jessica London-Rand (jlondonrand@gmail.com)

USE THIS LINK to sign up for a task that you are interested in helping with. Even if you have an hour to make a few phone calls or pick up some pizza, every bit helps.

To help sell raffle tickets outside JP Licks on the weekends before the event, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

>Thank You!!

It is the eve of the first day of school and many of our teachers are already planning interesting projects for this year. Is your child’s teacher in the mix? What better way to kick off the year than by helping great teachers get great ideas off the ground?

Learn more about how you can support all the new Curley teacher initiatives and requests HERE!