Happy summer everyone!

Summer Reading

Summer is NOT done, there’s still time to enjoy the weather, outdoor BBQs, fun, and games, and… also fill to out the summer reading calendar sheet.

At the end of last term, the school sent home a packet about summer reading for students. Principal Grassa asked each student to read for at least 30 minutes each day. The calendar was for students to document each day that they read.

Students should bring this back to school with them in September and they will be invited to celebration as well as recognized at our first Curley Shares Assembly. Here’s the Curley Summer Reading Calendar in case you need another copy.

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This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Summer Reading: On Friday we sent home a packet about summer reading for students. We are asking each student to read for at least 30 minutes each day. There will be a calendar for students to document each day that they read. Students should bring this back to school with them in September and they will be invited to celebration as well as recognized at our first Curley Shares Assembly. We hope you all have a restful and enjoyable summer break!
• Curley After School Program (CASP): The last day of CASP will be Thursday, June 25th.
• 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony: The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 25th at 11am in the auditorium. Due to limited seating all students will receive three tickets to invite guests.
• Last Day of School: Due to all the snow days the last day of school has changed and we had school on Wednesday, June 17th (Bunker Hill Day). As per tradition the last two days of school will be half days where pickup will be at 12:30pm: Friday, June 26th and the last day of school will be Monday, June 29th.
• Top 10 Highlights of SY 2014-2015: This will be out final Paw Prints of the school year and we would like to reflect on our AMAZING year!
  10. There were 8 snow days this year! More than most of us can ever remember during a school year.
      
  9. CMCB spring and winter concerts had the auditorium filled with families for a standing room only performance.
     
     
  8. Dr. Chang’s visit to the Curley K-8 on the Listen and Learn Tour.
     
  7. Kindergarten “Make Way for Ducklings” performance led by Ms. Taylor Knight with over 100 students participating in the performance.
     
  6. Curley Cares campaign that included videos, photos, t-shirts, bracelets, awards, assemblies etc…
     
  5. Tenacity students competing in weekly tennis matches and learning about health and fitness.
     
  4. City Year morning greeting filled with music, cheers and High Fives!
     
  3. CASP 5th year anniversary celebration and performance.
     
  2. New signage posted around the building to allow families clear routes to travel throughout.
     
  1. And the number one highlight of SY 2014-2015 was the completion of our new playing field! So much time and effort went into assuring that our students had a safe space to play outside. I will never forget the energy and excitement at our opening ceremony. Thank you to all who made this possible!
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
• Thank you: I would like to thank all the families for helping me during my 2nd year as principal. The support of the Curley families and JP community make my job as a principal more enjoyable. Our students all benefit from your generosity and your time is greatly appreciated. I look forward to strengthening our collaboration next year.
• SY 2015-2016: Mark your calendars because the first day of school will be Tuesday, September 8th for 1st-8th grade students and Thursday, September 10th for K0/K1/K2. This is a change from the traditional start to school. See you soon!
• Social Media: If you are on Twitter be sure to follow me @principalgrassa. This is a great way to share up to date information about the Curley.

[Thanks to Jennifer Connelly for the Playing Field pictures, Megan Nason for the picture of Superintendent John McDonough, Joe Wardwell for the music concert pictures, Jennifer Waddell for CASP, Tenacity, and City Year for the pictures of Moustache Day and the Make Way for Ducklings performance art – ed.]

A reminder that Ms. Kim Taylor Knight’s students’ final performance of the year will be THIS Friday, June 19th from 9:10am in the Auditorium.

Pioneers of Dance is a performance dedicated to four pioneers of American Dance: Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, and Bella Lewitzky.

This June 19th performance includes 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who are part of the Curley Ambassadors of Dance and will include an interactive portion, Q & A and an information session concerning Curley Ambassadors of Dance.

The program will begin at 9:10 and last about 40 minutes.

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Summer Reading: This week we will be sending home a packet about summer reading for students. We are asking each student to read for at least 30 minutes each day. There will be a calendar for students to document each day that they read. Students should bring this back to school with them in September and they will be invited to a celebration as well as recognized at our first Curley Shares Assembly.
• Pioneers of Dance Performance: Please join us for our final performance of the year entitled “Pioneers of Dance: Women Who Changed Dance” on Friday, June 19th, from 9:10am – 10am. This performance will include 5th grade as well as 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade who are part of Ms. Taylor Knight’s Curley Ambassadors of Dance.
• Curley After School Program (CASP): The last day of CASP will be Thursday, June 25th.
• 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony: The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 25th at 11am in the auditorium. Due to limited seating all students will receive three tickets to invite guests.
• Last Day of School: Due to all the snow days the last day of school has changed and we will have school on Wednesday, June 17th (Bunker Hill Day). As per tradition the last two days of school will be half days where pickup will be at 12:30pm: Friday, June 26th and the last day of school will be Monday, June 29th.
• Parents Picking Up On Centre Street: Parents who pick up students who leave by the CASP entrance on Centre Street are kindly asked not to stand in the circular driveway of the residential building next to our school while they wait, or to allow their children to play on the trees on their property. Parents are instead encouraged to wait for their students inside the school’s gates. Thank you.
• Arrival and Dismissal: The school hours are 8:30am-2:30pm. We open each morning at 8:15am for breakfast and students may proceed to homeroom. All parents are welcome to escort their child to class if they arrive before 8:35am. Anyone who arrives after 8:35am is marked tardy. Also we are asking that families do not dismiss their child after 1:45pm to assure a safe dismissal transition.
• Social Media: If you are on Twitter be sure to follow me @principalgrassa. This is a great way to share up to date information about the Curley.

The Citywide Parent Council, the umbrella organization of all BPS School Parent Councils and which advocates for all our 38,000 BPS families, invites all BPS parents to attend a meeting with incoming Superintendent Tommy Chang.

The meeting will be this Saturday, June 13 from 2-3:30pm at the Bolling Building, 2300 Washington Street in Roxbury’s Dudley Square.

We hope parents attend and bring with them their thoughts on the following:

• What do you want Dr. Chang and his team to focus on in the first 100 days of his superintendency?
• What are your hopes and dreams for your child’s school, and for all our schools?
• What are your concerns?

Childcare will be provided, and translation services will also be available, but please indicate which language you would need translation services for when you RSVP.

Please RSVP here, or view the 2-page flyer with many different languages here.

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Familias de las Escuelas Públicas de Boston — ¡El Nuevo Superintendente Tommy Chang quiere conocerlos!

Por favor únase a nosotros para la GIRA ESCUCHAR Y APRENDER

El sábado 13 de junio de 2015, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Oficina central de las Escuelas Públicas de Boston, Edificio Bruce C. Bolling, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119 en el corazón de Dudley Square, al lado de la estación de autobuses. Co-patrocinado por el Concilio de Padres a Nivel de Ciudad.

¿En qué quiere que Dr. Chang y su equipo se enfoquen en sus primeros 100 días de superintendencia?

¿Cuáles son sus expectativas y sueños para la escuela de su hijo y para todas nuestras escuelas?

¿Cuáles son sus preocupaciones?

Tendremos disponibles refrigerios, cuidado de niños y servicios de interpretación.

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

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Famílias di Skolas Públiku di Boston —Superintendenti ki sta entra Tommy Chang kre konxi nhos!

Pur favor djunta a nos pa un TOUR di OBI & PRENDI

Sabádu, 13 di Junhu di 2015, 2:00 – 3:30 di tardi

Na sedi di Skolas Públiku di Boston, Bruce C. Bolling Building, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119

na kurason di Dudley Square, au ladu di stason di autokaru. Ko-patrusinadu pa Konselhu di Pais di Sidadi Interu.

Kuze ki nhos ta gostaba pa Dr. Chang y se ekipa konsentra na primeru 100 dia komu superintendenti?Kal ki é nhos speransa y sonhos pa skola di nhos kriansa? Kal ki é nhos priokupason?

Refresku, kuidadu di kriansa, y servisu di interpreti ta sta dispunivel.

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

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波士頓公立學校學生家庭–新上任的鄭校監想與你會面!

請與我們一起參加傾聽及學習遊覽團

2015年6月13日星期六，下午 2時至 3時30 分

波士頓公立學校總部Bruce C. Bolling 大樓，2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119

在 Dudley Square 的心臟地帶，近巴士站，由全市學生家長會共同贊助。

你想鄭博士及其團隊在出任校監的首100天要著重些什麼 ?

你對孩子就讀學校及所有學校的希望和夢想是什麼 ? 你有什麼關注 ?

有茶點、育兒和詮譯服務。

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

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Famílias das Escolas Públicas de Boston — Novo Superintendente Tommy Chang quer conhecê-lo!

Por favor, junte-se a nós para o TOUR ESCUTAR E APRENDER

sábado, 13 de junho de 2015, 14:00 – 15:30hs

Na sede das Escolas Públicas de Boston , Bruce C. Bolling Building, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119

no coração de Dudley Square, ao lado da estação de ônibus. Co-patrocinado pelo Conselho Municipal de Pais.

O que você quer que Dr. Chang e sua equipe concentra nos primeiros 100 dias de sua superintendência?

Quais são as suas esperanças e sonhos para a escola do seu filho(a), e para todas as nossas escolas?

Quais são as suas preocupações?

Refrescos, cuidados infantis e serviços de interpretação estará disponível.

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

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Qoysaska Dugsiyada Dadweynaha Boston — Kormeeraha Guud ee Cusub, Tommy Chang, ayaa raba inuu kula kulmo!

Fadlan ka soo qeybgal SHIRKA MEERTADA ah DHAGEYSIGA IYO BARASHADA

Sabti, Juun 13, 2015, 2:00 – 3:30 galab

Xarunta Dugsiyada Dadweynaha Boston, Bruce C. Bolling Building, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119

Ee ku yaalla wadnaha xaafadda Dudley Square, ee ku xigta boosteejada baska. Waxa Qabanqaabiye Golaha Waalidka Magaalada.

Maxaa rabtaa inuu Dr. Chang iyo kooxdiisu ay xoogga saaraan 100 maalmood ee u horeeya kormeeranimadiisa?

Waa maxay rajooyinkaaga iyo riyooyinkaaga ee dugsiga ilmahaaga, iyo dhammaan dhammaan dugsiyadeenna?

Waa maxay cabashooyinkaagu?

Cunto fudud, xannaano ilmo, iyo adeegyo turjumaad ayaad heli doontaa.

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

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Quý Gia Đình Trường Công Lập Boston – Tân Tổng Giám Đốc Tommy Chang muốn gặp quý vị!

Hãy tham gia cùng chúng tôi trong HÀNH TRÌNH LẮNG NGHE & HỌC HỎI

Thứ Bảy – ngày 13 tháng 6 năm 2015; từ 2 giờ 00 đến 3 giờ 30 chiều

Tại trụ sở chính của Trường Công Lập Boston, Bruce C. Bolling Building, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury 02119 ở trung tâm của Dudley Square, bên cạnh trạm xe buýt. Đồng bảo trợ bởi Tổng Hội Phụ Huynh Thành Phố.

Điều gì quý vị muốn Dr. Chang và nhóm của ông chú ý tới trong 100 ngày đầu tiên của nhiệm kỳ của ông?

Hy vọng và ước mơ của quý vị cho trường học của con quý vị, và cho tất cả các trường học của chúng ta là gì?

Mối quan tâm của quý vị là gì?

Có giải khát, có người chăm sóc trẻ em, và có thông dịch.

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4882

The last School Site Council (SSC) meeting of the year will be tomorrow, June 9th from 5:30pm-7pm in the Upper School Library.

The SSC is the governing body of the school and is comprised of equal numbers of parents and equal numbers or teachers/staff together with the principal.

The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting is here:

• SSC Agenda – 060915

For more information on the SSC, please visit the SSC page here, or email parent co-chair Heshan Berents-Weeramuni.

All of us here at the Curley After School Program (CASP) are excited to announce our 5 year anniversary “We Care” performance on Thursday, June 11. It starts at 6pm with a student performance that features singing, dance, kung fu, Zumba, and more. At 7pm dinner will be served for parents and guardians of CASP students (with pizza for the kids), and there will be a showcase displaying student artwork and providing information on our programming and partnerships.

This is a great opportunity to find out more about CASP, learn what we have in store for next year, and meet other families who are part of the program. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to Torri Canada when picking up your child, or email her at tcanada@bostonpublicschools.org.

Thank you Curley families for your interest in supporting teachers and staff as they wrap-up the school year!

Please sign-up here:

http://doodle.com/9vktdefkketkfzk2

…for as many shifts as you can to help organize and pack-up classrooms.  If it works for your schedule, please try to spread out help to all staff to ensure each staff member has equal support. The staff member’s name is in parentheses.

Questions? Email Kristin Shapiro at k_brennan2001@yahoo.com or Val Snekvik at val.snekvik@gmail.com.

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Thank You: Last week we had many events at the Curley. This would not have been possible without the support of our families! Thank you all for making last week a success and for always putting our students first. I want to especially thank all families who assisted with the Listen and Learn Tour, Health and Wellness Committee, Spring Music Concert, Family Potluck, SPC Meeting, Principal Breakfast, 4th Annual Rock Monitor and Family Fun Day. Thank you for Caring About Our School!
• School Site Council: The last SSC meeting for SY 2014-2015 will take place on Tuesday, June 9th from 5:30pm-7:00pm. All are welcome.
• CASP “We Care” Performance and Showcase: Next Thursday, June 11, the Curley After School Program (CASP) will host an evening of entertainment to celebrate its 5 year anniversary. It starts with a student performance of dance, singing, Kung Fu, and more. Student art will also be on display, and starting at 7pm dinner will be served for parents and guardians of CASP students. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Torri Canada when picking up your child.
• 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony: The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 25th at 11am in the auditorium. Due to limited seating all students will receive three tickets to invite guests.
• Last Day of School: Due to all the snow days the last day of school has changed and we will have school on Wednesday, June 17th (Bunker Hill Day). As per tradition the last two days of school will be half days where pickup will be at 12:30pm: Friday, June 26th and the last day of school will be Monday, June 29th.
• Parents Picking Up On Centre Street: Parents who pick up students who leave by the CASP entrance on Centre Street are kindly asked not to stand in the circular driveway of the residential building next to our school while they wait, or to allow their children to play on the trees on their property. Parents are instead encouraged to wait for their students inside the school’s gates. Thank you.
• Arrival and Dismissal: The school hours are 8:30am-2:30pm. We open each morning at 8:15am for breakfast and students may proceed to homeroom. All parents are welcome to escort their child to class if they arrive before 8:35am. Anyone who arrives after 8:35am is marked tardy. Also we are asking that families do not dismiss their child after 1:45pm to assure a safe dismissal transition.
• Social Media: If you are on Twitter be sure to follow me @principalgrassa. This is a great way to share up to date information about the Curley.

Hi Curley Families!

This THURSDAY June 4th from 5-8pm we are celebrating the year on our PLAYING FIELD!

This will be the first event held on the playing field–which seems like a fitting way to celebrate the great school year our children had. The School Parent Council is sponsoring this event and invites you to bring a dish to pass and a blanket to sit on!

• Food, photo booth, dominos table and other games are from 5pm-7pm
• Yoga with Ms. Taylor Knight is from 6:30-7pm.
• From 7-8pm, adults are invited into the lower school cafeteria to learn about new ways to support the school (Spanish interpretation will be provided) and sign up for School Parent Council and School Site Council positions.
• Child care & supervision will be provided on the playing field from 7-8pm.

I am looking forward to chatting with new families, getting in the photobooth with my kids, and eating a variety of great foods. Let me know if you have any questions or need anything between now and then. Spread the word and remind families you see in passing to come!

Molly (mom to Ben-4th & Izzy k1)
617-519-0167

Join us this Wednesday (June 3) in the Auditorium from 9:00-10:30am for the Annual Curley Spring Music Program featuring grades K1, K2, 1,2, SIFE, and PACE classes. Students should plan to wear shite tops with dark (blue/black) pants.

Over two thirds of funding for the Curley K-8 music program comes from the Curley School parent community (School Parent Council); grants provided via the Community Music Center of Boston cover about 20% of funding needs.

Molly Brigham (l), Katie Fitch (c), and Jess Ormsby (r), three of the past organizers

Book your sitters now adults, Rockmonitor⁴ is THIS Friday, June 5th, from 8 ’til late at the Midway Cafe at 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Otherwise known as one of the funnest events on the Boston fundraising circuit.

Here’s a recap of the awesomeness.

The 4th Annual Rockmonitor Midway Cafe show, where parents and staff bring their instruments and perform, this year has an even bigger number of acts! They are below, and include a band of Mendell parents who want to join the fun.

• Bunceopolous
• Henrietta
• The Grommets
• The Modifiers
• Aviatrix
• deadbeat daddies
• Shopco

Limited edition T-Shirt by parent and artist Matt Coplen

The amazing limited edition Rockmonitor T-Shirts will once again be available so come early to get your’s before they are all gone!

This is an adults-only 21+ venue, so book your sitters now!

More details? Email Molly Brigham, Katie Fitch, or Joe Wardwell.

This week’s Paw Prints from Principal Katie Grassa:

• Listen and Learn Tour: Dr. Tommy Chang, BPS Superintendent as of July 1st, will be coming to the Curley K-8 School on Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:30pm-7:30pm. A group of families and staff will be sharing with him and his transition team the work we have been doing around improving the inequities between Advanced Work Class (AWC) and General Education classrooms. We would love for families and staff to come and listen to the discussion and support the work the Curley’s doing.
• Health and Wellness: Please join us on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:15am for our Health and Wellness Committee meeting in the Guidance Suite.
• Spring Music Concert: Please join us for the Community Music Center of Boston Spring Music Concert feature Curley K-8 Students on Wednesday, June 3rd at 9:00am. The following grade levels will perform K1, K2, Grade 1, Grade 2 and PACE. Students who are performing should wear a white top and black bottoms for their performance.
• Family Potluck: The SPC is hosting a family potluck on Thursday, June 4th from 5-8pm on the playing field. All staff and families are welcome to attend and bring a dish to share.
• June Principal’s Breakfast : The June Principal Breakfast will be this Friday, June 5th at 8:45am in the Upper School Library. Sujei Lugo, the Connolly Branch Children’s Librarian and Anna Adler, Manager of Literacy Programs at ReadBoston will be visiting us to talk about the importance of summer reading and some of their free summer programing. All families are encouraged to attend.
• 4th Annual Rock Monitor: The SPC is hosting this annual show at the Midway Café on Friday, June 5th starting at 8:30pm. All staff and parents are welcome to attend this adults-only event, and if they want to sing/play they can contact Molly Brigham at mollykbrigham@gmail.com.
• School Uniform Survey: Boston School Committee school uniform policy requires all schools at all levels to survey all constituencies of the school community, including parents/guardians, teachers and staff in the spring of each school year to adopt one of three uniform options. (see Superintendent Circular #18)

  PLEASE VOTE by JUNE 6th

  This survey is online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hzZECGeFt6-rYyQhpUnxjMU-RlJy5DGvadibkp2W2qw/viewform?

  Each family may vote ONE TIME: online OR by paper. Paper copies have already been sent in backpacks. Please do not vote more than once.

  For more information, please contact Nicole Aljoe.

• Family Fun Day and Movie Night: This Saturday, June 6th from 2pm-10pm, there is a Family Fun Day fundraiser for the Curley community in the backyard of Curley parents Hilarie Cramner and Ian Cartwright. Details can be found here: http://www.evite.com/event/0023VUFYW2OS44TLAEPE7EOP6OB5VM?gid=02A8DOXQ5QKUEASBCEPE74KN32SKLQ.
• Last Day of School: Due to all the snow days the last day of school has changed and we will have school on Wednesday, June 17th (Bunker Hill Day). As per tradition the last two days of school will be half days Friday, June 26th and the last day of school will be Monday, June 29th.
• Parents Picking Up On Centre Street: Parents who pick up students who leave by the CASP entrance on Centre Street are kindly asked not to stand in the circular driveway of the residential building next to our school while they wait, or to allow their children to play on the trees on their property. Parents are instead encouraged to wait for their students inside the school’s gates. Thank you.
• Arrival and Dismissal: The school hours are 8:30am-2:30pm. We open each morning at 8:15am for breakfast and students may proceed to homeroom. All parents are welcome to escort their child to class if they arrive before 8:35am. Anyone who arrives after 8:35am is marked tardy. Also we are asking that families do not dismiss their child after 1:45pm to assure a safe dismissal transition.
• Social Media: If you are on Twitter be sure to follow me @principalgrassa. This is a great way to share up to date information about the Curley.