Please join us on Thursday April 14 from 6-8 pm, for our Fourth Annual Curley K-8 Spring Art Show and First Annual History Showcase. Get a glimpse into the world of art and history and see what our students have been creating and learning! Student work will include the following:

• Visual Art by K-8 students
• A History Showcase and Performance
• A Middle School Rally Photo Justice Exhibit
• Ms. Taylor-Knight’s 3rd Grade Group will be dancing to the music of Aaron Copland
• The Curley Afterschool Program Grades K-5 will have a media arts exhibit and showcase their hand made pocket books.

A delicious bake sale and a light dinner will be on offer. Pershing Road Bridge entrance.

If you missed last month’s AMAZING Black History Month performance, don’t worry! Our Curley students are doing a repeat performance for families on the evening of Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Upper School Auditorium.

The Black History Month Celebration, Striving for Excellence, Multicultural Salute, will include the following student presentations:

• A Salute to Three Black Pioneers (Dr. King, Nikki Giovanni and President Obama)
• Multicultural Salute (Hip Hop, African American/Caribbean and Latino dance)
• Cultural Fashion Show
• Visual Art – Historical Time Line (Art display)

There will also be a Keynote Speaker from the Community and there will be a chance to sample Multicultural foods. Please come see our talented performers, learn some history, and consider making a donation in support of our the upcoming Service Learning trip to St. Croix that some of our Upper School students will do over April vacation.

To see a terrific collage from the original performance in February, visit our photo gallery – thanks to Curley parent John Bluthardt for the collage.

Ready to Bid!

Friend, families, and supporters of JP’s Curley K-8 School turned out in full force to raise $10,000 at the school’s 4th Annual Silent Auction fundraiser on Tuesday, March 8.  Canary Square generously hosted the event, providing delicious appetizers and a warm, convivial atmosphere.  The bidding was competitive (perhaps even frenzied) on a range of fantastic silent auction items – including Red Sox/Yankees tickets, artwork, a week at a Newport vacation house, overflowing gourmet gift baskets, and gift certificates for everything from local classes to restaurants to personal training sessions.  The proceeds, which will go to support music, art, and science at the Curley K-8, are more critical than ever in this time of growing cuts in the BPS budget.  The Curley parents’ council offers its sincerest thanks to the many friends and members of the Curley community who helped make this evening such a success – and special thanks to Canary Square for being such a terrific community partner.

Kindergarteners on Stage

Curley K1, K2, and 3rd grade students performed a beautiful version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  3rd graders from Ms. Signes’s class narrated and acted out the play, while kindergartners danced and floated as fairies, butterflies, and flowers.  Be sure to check out our photos!

Welcome back to school! Below are our upcoming events for March.

As always, if you are aware of an event that is not on this list, please let me know and we will add it to the online calendar. We can only post what we know about! – Carrie Fletcher.

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Wednesday, March 2
Parents’ Council Meeting
6pm-8pm
Family Center (Lower Level, Upper School)
Please join other Curley parents for our monthly School Parent Council meeting. This month’s discussion will address the current BPS budget planning and the anticipated Curley budget for next school year. We will also have event and committee updates. Childcare, Spanish interpretation, and dinner will be provided.

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Thursday, March 3
Family Math Night
5:30pm-7:30pm
Lower School Cafeteria
Come learn what strategies are taught in your child’s classroom. Workshop for addition and subtraction is from 5:30 – 6:30. Multiplication and division workshop is from 6:30 – 7:30. Please contact Maria Monteiro-Roby if you have questions.

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Friday, March 4
Dance Performance by K1, K2, and 3rd (Ms. Signes’s class)
9:00-10:30am
Auditorium
Ms. Taylor Knight’s dance students from K1, K2, and Ms. Signes’s 3rd grade will perform their interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Friday, March 4
Fundraiser for our Service-Learning Trip to St. Croix
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Baseball Tavern, 1270 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

Please join us at the Baseball Tavern (conveniently located near Fenway Park) on Friday, March 4 · 6:00pm – 10:00pm for our important fundraising event for our service-learning trip to St. Croix!

Your modest donation at the door will contribute to a group of Curley students being able to participate in a unique service-learning trip to St. Croix during April vacation. The students will be engaged in work with the Boys and Girls Club on the island, and will participate in a wide range of experiential learning opportunities they might not otherwise be exposed to.
We’ll have exciting door prizes at this event and FREE APPETIZERS! Please bring a friend and stop by for a snack and beverage!

We hope to see you on Friday, March 4!
Baseball Tavern
1270 Boylston Street
Boston, MA

In the event you are unable to attend on Friday but would like to make a donation, please make check payable to the “Curley K-8 School” and send to:
Curley K-8 School
Attention: Jeff Slater, Principal
493 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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Tuesday, March 8
4th Annual Silent Auction at Canary Square
6pm-9pm
Canary Square, JP (formerly The Alchemist)
Please join us for our 4th Annual Silent Auction at Canary Square. Get your babysitters lined up ow for this terrific grown-ups’ night out with old and new friends! A suggested donation of $15 includes light refreshments and a chance to bid on exciting items, including food, wine, childcare, tickets to movies and shops, Red Sox tickets, gift certificates to local restaurants, and much more! $1 raffle tickets will be sold for amazing gift baskets. The restaurant’s full menu will be available to order a la carte. All proceeds will support arts, music, and science at the Curley.

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Wednesday, March 9
3rd Grade Families Meet & Greet with 4th Grade Teachers
7:30-8:30am
Mr. Madrid’s Classroom (118, Upper School)
3rd grade parents: are you curious about what 4th grade will be like for your child? Wondering about the transition to the upper building? Would you like to meet the 4th grade teaching team and learn how they work together? Now’s your chance! Please bring your student and join us for this casual breakfast with the 4th grade teachers. Light refreshments will be served.

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Thursday, March 10
Black History Month Performance (Reprise for Families!)
6pm-7:30pm
Auditorium
If you missed last month’s AMAZING Black History Month performance, don’t worry! Our Curley students are doing a repeat performance for families on the evening of March 10. Please come see our talented performers, learn some history, and consider making a donation in support of our the upcoming Service Learning trip to St. Croix that some of our Upper School students will do over April vacation. (To see a terrific collage from the original performance in February, visit www.curleyk8.com – thanks to Curley parent John Bluthardt for the collage)

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Thursday, March 17
NO SCHOOL – Evacuation Day.

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Tuesday, March 22
CASP Advisory Board Meeting
4:30-5:30pm
Upper School Library
Monthly meeting of the Curley After-School Program advisory board.

SSC Meeting
5:30-7:30pm
Upper School Library
All parents are welcome to attend School Site Council meetings, where the principal, faculty, and parents work on school-wide planning and policy issues.

Below are our upcoming events for February.

As always, if you are aware of an event that is not on this list, please let me know and we will add it to the online calendar. We can only post what we know about! – Carrie Fletcher.

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Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011
Parents’ Council Meeting
6pm-8pm
Family Center (Lower Level, Upper School)
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FROM JAN. 12 because of the snow cancellation. Please join other Curley families and teachers for our “New Year’s Resolution” School Parent Council meeting. Learn how you can get involved at the Curley, and get to meet the leaders of the teachers’ Faculty Senate, who will join us to share information about what the Senate does and how parents and teachers can collaborate at the Curley. Food, childcare, and Spanish interpretation will be available.

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Thursday, Feb 3, 2011
Social Studies Showcase (6-8th Grade)
5pm-7pm
Lower School Cafeteria
The social studies team has put together a night to showcase the work that our students have accomplished for the 1st semester. The event will take place in the lower school cafeteria and students from grades 6-8 will display work that they have completed. We extend this invitation to the entire Curley community, and any social studies teacher who may want to participate from any of the lower grades is welcome. Please mark your calendars and join us as this would be a great way to transition to the 2nd semester!

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Friday, Feb 4, 2011
Museum of Science Night
5pm – 9pm
Museum of Science
Please join us for an evening of learning and fun at the Museum of Science! Curley students and staff and their families are welcome. Registration information has gone (or will go) home in the backpacks this week. The cost is $10 per family, and we will use donations above that amount to provide admission for students who might not otherwise be able to attend. There will be an iMax film at 7pm; seats are limited and movie tickets will be issued on a first come-first served basis. If you are interested in attending this event and did not yet submit your registration, please send it in with your child ASAP, or email Maria Monteiro-Roby if you have questions. A copy of the form is attached.

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Friday, Feb 11, 2011
K1 & K2 Dance Performance
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Auditorium

K1 & K2 students from Ms. Taylor Knight’s dance classes will perform an interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

On January 17 between 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m, the Curley Community Initiatives Team is partnering with Boston Cares for a day of service.

Our school will host more than 500 volunteers for different service activities, making a difference for many.

Volunteers can participate in a variety of activities, such as:

• Assembling quilts for low-income babies (being donated to Room to Grow)
• Creating Valentines Day cards for senior citizens
• Putting together Dental hygiene kits (to be donated to the Women’s Lunch
• Place)
• Preparing fleece scarves to be donated to local shelters
• Making cards for those involved in the recent shootings in Tucson
• Designing your own Civil Rights Leader Photo Frames
• In addition, volunteers may join in construction and art projects to beautify our school!

ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!

This project is designed for all ages: children, families and friends. Youth under 8 years old should be in a 1 adult to 2 children ratio.

Come join in the fun… and be the change!

Happy New Year! Below are our upcoming events for January 2011.

As always, if you are aware of an event that is not on this list, please let me know and we will add it to the online calendar. We can only post what we know about! – Carrie Fletcher.

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Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 (new date)
Parents’ Council Meeting
6pm-8pm
Family Center (Lower Level, Upper School)
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FROM JAN. 5. Please join other Curley families and teachers for our “New Year’s Resolution” School Parent Council meeting. Learn how you can get involved at the Curley, and get to meet the leaders of the teachers’ Faculty Senate, who will join us to share information about what the Senate does and how parents and teachers can collaborate at the Curley. Food, childcare, and Spanish interpretation will be available.

Silent Auction Planning Meeting
8:15pm – 10pm
Canary Square
We will begin planning for our March Silent Auction fundraising event first thing in 2011! The tentative event date is set for the evening of Tuesday, March 8 and we are hoping to hold the event at Canary Square. The fundraising team and – anyone else interested in helping to plan this fantastic event! – will plan to go meet at Canary Square directly after the 1/12/10 parents’ council meeting concludes.

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Friday, Jan 14, 2011
Nutcracker Performance
9am – 11am
Upper School Auditorium
Come see a Curley interpretation of The Nutcracker by students in Ms.Taylor Knight’s Theatre Arts class. Students taught by Ms. Redden, Ms Silverstein, Ms Carbona, and Ms. Muriel will be performing.

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Monday, Jan 17, 2011
MLK Day of Service at the Curley!
9:30am-3:30pm
Upper School Cafeteria
The Curley K-8 School will be the host site for this Boston Cares annual day of service! Over 50 volunteers and staff members will be on-hand for a variety of on-site and portable, family-friendly projects. Curley parents and students of all ages are welcome and encouraged to participate. The Upper School cafeteria will serve as our “headquarters” for this day. We expect to have at least two 2-hourshifts of 50+ Boston Cares volunteers for painting in the building. Adult volunteers and Curley parents and teachers (but not children) will be able to participate in painting activities. PLEASE JOIN US to work with the generous BostonCares volunteers to improve our school!!

NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)!
School is closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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Friday, Jan 21, 2011
Museum of Science Night
5pm – 9pm
Museum of Science
Please join us for an evening of learning and fun at the Museum of Science! Curley students and staff and their families are welcome. Registration information has gone (or will go) home in the backpacks this week. The cost is $10 per family, and we will use donations above that amount to provide admission for students who might not otherwise be able to attend. There will be an iMax film at 7pm; seats are limited and movie tickets will be issued on a first come-first served basis.

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Monday, Jan 24, 2011
MFABS: Curley Moms’ Night Out
7:30pm – 10:30pm
Bella Luna/Milky Way
MFABS is back for 2011! Join us at Bella Luna/Milky Way(http://www.milkywayjp.com/) at 7:30 pm on Monday, January 24 2011 for a casual evening of beverages and mamaship. Arrive whenever you can(it’s a “soft” start-time), and leave whenever you need to. And get your trivia muscle warmed up: January’s MFABS will coincide with BellaLuna’s weekly Stump Trivia night. The game begins at 8:00, so if you want to sit and play, try to arrive as close to this time as you can. It does get crowded. (If you don’t want to play trivia, that’s fine, too!)

Our monthly MFABS get-togethers are a chance for mamas in the Curley K-8 community – and beyond – to get together for a drink and a chat. It’s just for fun; there are no kids, dads, or agendas other than to relax, share, vent, and otherwise take a load off our far-too-busy minds and souls. If you’re part of a two-mama household, may we suggest 1) a sitter, or 2) rock/paper/scissors. Please share this invite with any moms who might enjoy a night out!

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Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011
Winter Concert
9:30am – 11:15am
Upper School Auditorium
Please join us for our annual Winter Concert. The following classeswill perform: K-2, 2nd, 2/3 SAR, 2/3 Bilingual SAR, 3rd, and 5th.

CASP Advisory Board Meeting
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Upper School Library
This is the monthly meeting of the Curley After-School Program advisory board.

SSC Meeting
5:30pm – 7pm
Upper School Library
All parents are welcome to attend School Site Council meetings, where the principal, faculty, and parents work on school-wide planning and policy issues.

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Friday, Jan 28, 2011
Upper School Science Fair
School day, and 4pm – 6pm for guests
Curley Upper School
Curley 6th – 8th graders will participate in the Upper School Science Fair on January 28th. From 4:00-6:00 pm, the Fair will be open to families and visitors – please come by!

Curley kids show their pride as they prepare for and celebrate JP’s Wake Up the Earth Festival in May.

Many thanks to Curley parent Rebecca Nieto for creating this terrific video.