Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 12/2/18

Winter Coat Drive: The Curley Winter Coat Drive kicks off this week! We are accepting donations of winter wear (coats, boots, hats, scarves, mittens, etc).  There are wrapped boxes in both the lower and upper school lobbies to leave donations. We can use all sizes from 4T to adult.  If your child is in need of winter gear, please let his/her teacher know by filling out and returning the coat drive flyer that will be sent home in your student’s folder. If any adult is interested in helping this effort this winter season, please contact Fran Batuyios, Curley parent, at fbatuyios@hotmail.com. Thanks for helping keep Curley kids warm this winter!

November SPC Meeting Minutes: Thanks to the many caregivers who joined us for last month’s SPC meeting on the 14th. The meeting minutes are now available online for anyone interested who wasn’t able to attend.

Please mark your calendar now for December’s meeting: Wednesday, December 19th from 8:45-9:45am, room TBD.

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED PAC): This month will be presentations on the following topics:

• BuildBPS– BPS’ 10 year Educational and Facilities Master Planning Committee will hold an informational session and conversation with families of students with disabilities regarding the BuildBPS Plan.
• BPS Office of Special Education– Special Education updates will be provided by departmental leaders.

November 29th 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Richard J. Murphy School

1 Worrell St

Dorchester, MA 02122

Childcare and interpretative services are available upon request at all meetings by contacting Lisa Connor, Parent Support Coordinator at lconnor2@bostonpublicschools.org .  Interpretive services must be requested no later than 5 business days before the scheduled meeting. Further information can also be found at: http://bostonspedpac.org/ All parents and caregivers are welcome. If questions, please feel free to contact by contacting BPS Outreach at (617) 635-1384 or Curley SPED PAC representative Lisa Walker at walkerlm1@outlook.com

Report Cards K-8: Grades close for all students on November 30^th and report cards will be sent home the week of December 10^th.

CASP/ Tenacity Closed: We will be closing CASP and Tenacity on Thursday, December 13^th for just this afternoon so all adults can participate in a school safety training. School safety is our number one priority and we want all adults to have access to this training. We apologize for any inconvenience.

School Preview Time: It is that time again! Families will be choosing schools for SY 2019-2020. We will host three events here at Curley for prospective families. We are looking for current Curley families to support these three events and share with families about your experience as at Curley K-8. Please reach out to Arusha Hollister if you are available at arusha_h@yahoo.com

Friday, November 30th 9am-10am

Friday, December 14th 9am-10am

Friday, January 18th 9am-10am

Winter Recess: Our winter recess will begin on Monday, December 24^th-Wednesday, January 2^nd. All staff and students will return to work on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

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