International Week is coming soon, it’s November 16-24, 2014.

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 16-20, and students will “travel the world” by hosting and visiting one another’s countries (passports in hand) on Monday, November 23rd, and/or Tuesday, November 24.

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

For more information, please contact Kim Taylor Knight or Amika Kemmler-Ernst.

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La Semana Internacional se acerca!

16-24 de noviembre de 2015

La Semana Internacional es una celebración de la diversidad cultural de nuestra comunidad y una exploración de países de todo el mundo. Los estudiantes en las diferentes clases aprenderán sobre un país a partir del 16-20 noviembre. Estos(as) “viajarán por el mundo” donde visitarán y recibirán a otros salones de clases que representaran un país cada uno (pasaportes en la mano) el lunes, 23 de noviembre, y/o martes, 24 de noviembre.

Unanse con nosotros y participen de las actividades de la Semana Internacional de la Curley; por favor comparta su cultura con nuestros estudiantes durante esta semana especial y durante el año escolar.

Si necesita más información, por favor póngase en contacto con Kim Taylor Knight o Amika Kemmler-Ernst.

Hello Curley Mamas! The October Mamas, Friendship and Beverages for Survival, (MFABS for short), is TONIGHT!

For the newer mamas, the Curley has a tradition of MFABS meet ups on the last Thursday of the month since 2011.

It’s a great way to meet other moms from the Curley K8 community and beyond. There is no agenda other than to relax, share, vent and otherwise take a load off our busy minds and souls. This essential tradition has been on sabbatical last year but is back!

Change of venue though:

• So how about TONIGHT, Thursday, October 29th
• …at Canary Square
• …from 8pm on?

Arrive when you can and leave when it suits you.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INVITE with any moms who might enjoy a night out! For more information, contact Kristin Jurkoic.

A quick reminder that picture day is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 for K-5th grades, and Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 for 6th-8th grades.

Please be sure to send your child in with the forms and money on the day their picture will be taken if you wish to purchase any photos.

Click here to print your order forms in advance:

• K-5 grade Order Form
• 6-8 grade Order Form

Please contact Mr. Diaz with any questions ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org.

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Picture Day: School pictures will be taken on October 27th (K-5) & 28th (6-8). Please be sure to send your child with the forms and money this week if you wish to purchase any photos. Click here to print your order forms in advance (K-5 here, 6-8 here) and contact Mr. Diaz with any questions ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org.
• 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 paint at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.
• ANet: Students in grades 3-8 just completed their first rounds of assessments online in both ELA and Math. Students worked very hard and we are proud of their efforts. Teachers will use the data to plan for further instruction.
• Health & Wellness: Please join us for our next Health and Wellness Meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd from 7:30am-8:30am in room 208.
• Principal Breakfast: Please join us for our next Principal Breakfast on Friday, November 6th from 8:45am-9:45am. We will be focusing on school safety and we will have district representation to lead us in a discussion around Safe Mode.
• Movie Night: PACE will be hosting a Family Movie Night on Tuesday, November 10th from 5pm-7pm in the Curley auditorium. (There is no school on Wednesday in observance of Veteran’s Day.) All proceeds will go towards field trips for students on the Autism Spectrum. These trips will provide important social and community experiences for students. Tickets will be $3 a person and will include the movie ticket, popcorn and water. All students must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. Please email Ms. Mitchell with any further questions at kmitchell@bostonpublicschools.org.
• Curley Shares: We concluded our first round of shares this past week. Be sure to check in with your child about the assembly.
• Lost and Found: A lost and found bin has been established outside of the nurse’s office. If your child has lost or misplaced an item please have them check the bin. Starting in November the bin will be emptied on the first of the month. Unclaimed items will be donated to Good Will or washed and kept in the Nurse’s Office as extra clothing for Curley students. Thanks in advance for your support!
• 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. We are also asking families to not release students after 1:45pm. It makes for a hectic dismissal and is disruptive to classroom learning.
• 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.

Couldn’t make it to the meeting?

If you want to catch up, the notes are posted here:

Parents -> School Parent Council -> Meeting Minutes

Or, click on this link:

Curley SPC Meeting Oct 2015

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Fall Fling: Thank you to all the families who organized the Fall Fling on Friday night. It was a wonderful event filled with happy families. Thank you to all the families who came out to support the Curley as well.
• ANet: Testing will continue in grades 3-8 (and math only for 2nd grade). Students are taking assessments online for the first time. Lots of errors have occurred with the internet, website, hardware, etc… The students have been patient while we work out the kinks and have even helped to solve some of the problems!
• Picture Day: School pictures will be taken on October 27th (K-5) & 28th (6-8). More information will be sent home to families. Click here to print your order forms in advance (K-5 here, 6-8 here) and contact Mr. Diaz with any questions ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org.
• 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 paint at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter.
• Health & Wellness: Please join us for our next Health and Wellness Meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd from 7:30am-8:30am in room 208.
• Principal Breakfast: Please join us for our next Principal Breakfast on Friday, November 6th from 8:45am-9:45am. We will be focusing on school safety and we will have district representation to lead us in a discussion around Safe Mode.
• Movie Night: PACE will be hosting a Family Movie Night on Tuesday, November 10th from 5pm-7pm in the Curley auditorium. (There is no school on Wednesday in observance of Veteran’s Day.) All proceeds will go towards field trips for students on the Autism Spectrum. These trips will provide important social and community experiences for students. Tickets will be $3 a person and will include the movie ticket, popcorn and water. All students must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. Please email Ms. Mitchell with any further questions at kmitchell@bostonpublicschools.org.
• Curley Shares: We concluded our first round of shares this past week. Be sure to check in with your child about the assembly.
• Lost and Found: A lost and found bin has been established outside of the nurse’s office. If your child has lost or misplaced an item please have them check the bin. Starting in November the bin will be emptied on the first of the month. Unclaimed items will be donated to Good Will or washed and kept in the Nurse’s Office as extra clothing for Curley students. Thanks in advance for your support!
• 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. We are also asking families to not release students after 1:45pm. It makes for a hectic dismissal and is disruptive to classroom learning.
• 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 9th Annual Fall Fling is THIS Friday, October 16th from 5:30pm-8pm!!!

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

Feeling creative?

Contribute a themed basket to be raffled off. 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!

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Columbus Day: There will be no school TOMORROW, Monday, October 12th in observance of Columbus Day. We hope you enjoy the long weekend!
• Music Donation: Ann Chinchilla DeGeorge, Curley Parent, has secured a large music grant to fund supplies and materials to support our new music teacher Melanie Bourgeault. The Ernie Boch Foundation was here on Thursday at noon to present Ms. Bourgeault with the materials and to meet students. Thanks to Ann for caring about our students and music education! We all want to thank Ernie Boch Jr for his caring nature and support of music in our school. Please feel free to Tweet and thank him yourself @erniebochjr and @musicdrivesus. Also this was featured in the Inside Track of the Boston Herald on Friday, October 9th.
• Library/Technology Committee: The first meeting of the Library/Technology Committee will be this Tuesday, October 13 from 4:30-5:30 in Room 101. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Ashley Rao at ashley.f.rao@gmail.com.
• School Site Council (SSC): The SSC will meet on Tuesday, October 13th from 5:30pm-7:00pm in the Upper School room 101. All families attending should enter through the CASP doors.
• Fall Fling: The School Parent Council (SPC) will host the 9th Annual Fall Fling THIS Friday, October 16th from 5:30pm – 8pm. We are looking for volunteers to help sell raffle tickets both within their network as well as at local JP establishments on the weekends. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Jessica London-Rand: jlondonrand@gmail.com
• Fall Fling Raffle Ticket Sales: We need your help selling raffle tickets for the Fall Fling! There are three large prizes that can be won: iPad Mini, Xbox, $300 Bike from Ferris Wheels. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. If you are willing to buy or sell tickets please contact Kristin Jurkoic at kjurkoic@yahoo.com. Tickets were sent home with students this past week and they need to be returned on Tuesday, October 13 to school, whether they have been sold or not. All proceeds go directly toward funding arts programming at the Curley such as Community Music Center and BalletRox.
• Curley Shares: On Thursday, October 15th we will kick off our first Curley Shares event. These are monthly assemblies that mix two grades of students to listen to a monthly message, watch a class demonstrate of some learning and then award students who are modeling our Curley Expectations (We Care About Ourselves, We Care About Each Other, We Care About Our School). Please ask your child about this event on Thursday night. We will continue to hold Curley Shares on the first Thursday of the month for the remainder of the school year.
• Lost and Found: A lost and found bin has been established outside of the nurse’s office. If your child has lost or misplaced an item please have them check the bin. Starting in November the bin will be emptied on the first of the month. Unclaimed items will be donated to Good Will or washed and kept in the Nurse’s Office as extra clothing for Curley students. Thanks in advance for your support!
• Picture Day: School pictures will be taken on October 27th (K-5) & 28th (6-8). More information will be sent home to families. Click here to print your order forms in advance (K-5 here, 6-8 here) and contact Mr. Diaz with any questions ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org.
• 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. We are also asking families to not release students after 1:45pm. It makes for a hectic dismissal and is disruptive to classroom learning.
• 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.

Please bring your kids and a favorite dish and join other families this evening at 6:00!

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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:

Ms. Moran wants to fund an ELMO document camera and projector to help engage all types of learners in all of our lessons.

Ms. Ferro aims to raise money for two iPod Touch devices to allow her 7th graders to access educational apps, such as Learning Ally, so that will assist them to better access the curriculum.

Ms. Goldstein seeks three storage benches that will be used in the combined block area and meeting area of her classroom. Children will be able to use the top of the benches as building platforms for block cities or ramps and marble runs. During meeting and for group times such as story time, the children will be able to sit on the benches or on the floor.

Ms. Mitchell, whose students are 3-4 years olds, seeks a computer and software so they will learn basic computer handling skills such as using a mouse and typing on a keyboard. The fun interactive computer games will teach them letter and number sense, as well as beginning reading skills.

Ms. Griffiths needs books, a projector to view videos, and a document camera to share books and view small animals for further understanding for her third graders.

Please help if you can, the link is below:

http://www.donorschoose.org/school/curley-k-8-school/62879/?active=true

The general DonorsChoose page that lists all our teachers is also here (a number next to their name shows an active project):
http://www.donorschoose.org/school/curley-k-8-school/62879/?teachers=true

Many thanks to you all for helping our teachers help our kids.

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Health and Wellness: Please join us for our first Health and Wellness Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 6th from 7:30am-8:15am in Room 208 (Upper School).
• School Parent Council (SPC): The first School Parent Council (SPC) meeting will take place on Wednesday October 7th from 6pm-8pm in the Lower School Cafeteria. All families are members of the SPC and are encouraged to attend these meetings. Principal Grassa will welcome all families and speak at the start of the first meeting this year.
• Columbus Day: There will be no school on Monday, October 14th in observance of Columbus Day. We hope you enjoy the long weekend!
• Music Donation: Ann DeGeorge, Curley Parent, has secured a large music grant to fund supplies and materials to support our new music teacher Melanie Bourgeault. The Ernie Boch Foundation will be here on Thursday at noon to present Ms. Bourgeault with the materials and to meet students. Thanks to Ann for caring about our students and music education!
• Fall Fling Raffle Ticket Sales: The School Parent Council (SPC) will host the 9th Annual Fall Fling on Friday, October 16th. We need your help selling raffle tickets for the Fall Fling! There are three large prizes that can be won: iPad Mini, Xbox, $300 Bike from Ferris Wheels. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. If you are willing to buy or sell tickets please contact Kristin Jurkoic at kjurkoic@yahoo.com. All proceeds go directly toward funding arts programming at the Curley such as Community Music Center and BalletRox.
• Terra Nova Testing: Between September 28 – October 6, 2015, the TerraNova (3rd edition) in Reading and Mathematics will be given in grades 3, 4, and 5 to determine eligibility for AWC. You will receive your child’s results later this fall.
• Open House: Thank you to all the families who came out to our Open House this past Thursday. It was great to see you all and we look forward to a great school year!
• Principal Breakfast: Thank you to all the families who participated in our first principal breakfast of the year! If you have ideas for these monthly meetings please email your thoughts to Leah Barcan at lbarcan@gmail.com.
• BOKS: The Curley Before School Program is pleased to announce that we will be incorporating a physical activity initiative of Reebok and the Reebok Foundation called BOKS. This program is aimed to get elementary school aged children moving in the morning and their brains ready for a day of learning. We were selected as one of 45 Boston public schools to receive funding to run BOKS as part of our before school program for the 2015-2016 school year. The funding covers a BOKS curriculum (which will run 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), BOKS equipment, a BOKS t-shirt for each child, and trinkets as incentives/rewards for students who excel. We have also been selected as a BOKS/Boston Bruins School. This recognition includes participation in a BOKS/Bruins Launch event as well as features in a digital and media print.
• Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB): We are excited to share a new Community Music Center of Boston opportunity taking place in our neighborhood at the Mission Hill School in Jamaica Plain this year. The choral satellite program called Sing It! will have weekly rehearsals on Thursday afternoons from 3:30-4:45 in the Mission Hill School auditorium. This is a community chorus that is open to all members of the local community, including Curley students in grades 4-6. The chorus is also open to motivated and mature 3rd graders who love to sing. The first rehearsal will take place on October 8th and we hope to see you there! Please contact Jennifer or Matt at 617-482-7494 or email Matt at bailin@cmcb.org for information on how to register. Walk-in registrations with payments will also be accepted on our first day. Be sure to ask us about financial aid and payment plan options–our goal is to make this opportunity accessible for all who want to participate. Feel free to forward to your friends and neighbors–the more the merrier!
• Picture Day: School pictures will be taken on October 27th (K-5) & 28th (6-8). More information will be sent home to families. Click here to print your order forms in advance (K-5 here, 6-8 here) and contact Mr. Diaz with any questions ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org.
• 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. We are also asking families to not release students after 1:45pm. It makes for a hectic dismissal and is disruptive to classroom learning.
• 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 Before School Program is pleased to announce that we will be incorporating a physical activity initiative of Reebok and the Reebok Foundation called BOKS.

This program is aimed to get elementary school aged children moving in the morning and their brains ready for a day of learning. We were selected as one of 45 Boston public schools to receive funding to run BOKS as part of our before school program for the 2015-2016 school year.

The program will begin on Monday, October 5th. The Before School Program rate is $5/day.

The funding covers a BOKS curriculum which will run 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

BOKS equipment, a BOKS t-shirt for each child, and trinkets as incentives/rewards for students who excel. We have also been selected as a BOKS/Boston Bruins School. This recognition includes participation in a BOKS/Bruins Launch event as well as features in a digital and media print.

CASP would like to invite you to a registration orientation session to assist you with any questions you may have about BOKS during the Curley’s Open House tonight. An application can be found in the CASP area in the upper school, or visit the CASP program page.

Please join us for the Curley K-8 Open House is this Thursday, October 1st, from 5 pm – 7 pm.

All families are encouraged to attend this event. It is a great opportunity to meet teachers, learn about your student’s curriculum, and to see student classrooms.

This is not a time for an individual student conference but rather a time to learn about the overall learning experience your child will have this year.

If families are bringing their students with them they are asked to make sure that they remain with their families throughout the entire event.

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Escuela Curley K-8 Casa Abierta

Jueves, 01 de octubre
5 pm – 7 pm

Exhortamos a todas las familias a que participen de este importante evento. Visite el salón de clases, conozca a los profesores de su hijo/a y aprenda sobre el currículo escolar.

¡Les esperamos!