Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 9/16/18

Curley Library Re-Opening: We are excited to announce that we will reopen the Curley Library on Thursday, September 20th with Mayor Marty Walsh! We are grateful to all the families and community members who have donated time, money and books to make this possible. We will welcome all families to come visit our Library on Thursday, September 27th from 5pm-7pm at our Open House. We will have many events this week to celebrate including visits by two authors, Raul the III and Jef Czekaj.

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 3:00pm. We are asking all families to remain outside at dismissal and not to release their child from school after 2:30pm. Further information can be found here.

Tenacity: Tenacity would like to invite 6th grade families to visit our classroom 202 to learn about our free after-school program, and sign-up to join our special community of young students and tennis players. Stop by this week after school between 3:10pm until 5pm from Tuesday to Thursday to meet our staff and secure a spot! For questions please contact:
Cathy AuGuste (857) 345-5568 – Site Director/Academic Coordinator
Payne Schanski (231) 881-0633 – Tennis Coach/Family Engagement

School Parent Council Meeting THIS THURSDAY EVENING
Are you the parent or guardian of a Curley student? Then you are a member of the Curley School Parent Council!

Join us for our first meeting this Thursday evening, September 20th from 6-7:30pm in the lower school cafeteria. Come gather with other Curley caregivers to learn about the School Parent Council and the many ways you can support the students and staff at the Curley, including becoming a member of the SPC Leadership Team.

We will hold elections for the following 12 positions during the meeting: SPC co-treasurer, Citywide Parent Council (CPC) representative & alternate, SPEDPAC alternate, District English Learner Advisory Council (DELAC) representative & alternate, and 4 additional SSC members & 2 alternates. Visit the BPS Office of Engagement website to learn more about these roles or send an email to spc@curleyk8.com.

Enter the building through the doors at the far end of the turf playing field on the south side of the building. There will be a brightly colored sign marking the door. At evening meetings we provide pizza, veggies, beverages, and childcare. Spanish translation is provided at all SPC meetings.

Please come join us at The 12th Annual Curley K-8 Fall Fling on Friday October 19th from 5:30 – 8:00PM
This is a great 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, Playworks and field trips for our children.

Please click here to sign up for a task that you are interested in helping with. Please reach out if you’re not able to attend the event but would like to participate in some way. Every bit helps!

In addition to the event, we raise money through selling raffle tickets to the Jamaica Plain community. We need your help selling them next weekend, Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd in JP Center when there is lots of foot traffic due to Open Studio. It’s lots of fun and a great way to meet other Curley families. Please click here to sign up for a shift!

Please contact Jessica London-Rand at jlondonrand@gmail.com/617-694-2405 (se habla español) if you have any questions.

Parking for Family Drop off or Pick Up: Please note that parking can be more difficult at drop off and pick up times. Parking lots are for staff and our buses line up along the school side of the street on Pershing Rd. and Centre St. It helps arrival/dismissal move more efficiently when families adhere to these parking procedures. Thank you!

Health and Wellness Committee: The Health and Wellness Committee would like to remind families about our Celebrations Policy across the community. Paper copies were sent home with our welcome letter.Curley K-8 Celebration and Reward Policy_memo (1)

Guide to BPS: New this year, the Boston Public Schools is encouraging families to view the annual “Guide to the Boston Public Schools” and fill out the necessary back-to- school forms by accessing the BPS website at www.bostonpublicschools.org/familyguide The Guide is available in English and nine other languages. This helpful guidebook contains summaries of many of the district’s policies, programs, and services. A separate booklet contains forms that need to be completed by parents, or students 18 or over. The online form is available at www.bostonpublicschools.org/contact We encourage you to go online to complete the form for each of your children as soon as possible. A limited number of the printed guides, as well as booklets containing the forms, will be available at our school office for the families of students who are new to the district or do not have access to the Internet. We thank you for your cooperation.

Open House: Our Open House for all families will take place on Thursday, September 27th from 5pm-7pm. We hope all families can come out, meet the teachers and hear about what your child will learn this year!

Curley Before and After School Program Welcome: Erika Mercado emercado@bostonpublicschools.org , is the Director of the Curley Before and After School Program (CASP). For more information, please visit CASP’s webpage here: http://www.curleyk8.com/school-information/after-school-program/. CASP Before and After School begins the first day of school, Thursday, September 7th. Before school begins at 7:00am. There is a one-time $25 application fee for new students. The 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.

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