Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 10/14/19

October 14, 2019

Curley Fall Fling: THIS Friday!

Friday, October 18th from 5:30-8pm is the Curley Fall Fling. We hope to see you there!

We are ‘greening’ the Fall Fling – bring a water bottle to fill and get a free Curley sticker!

This is the Curley community’s largest annual event with…

FREE family fun activities!

Face Painting
Games
Lantern making for the parade
Autism Table
Family Dance party
And more…

All proceeds from the following go directly to the school:

BBQ, Pizza and Burritos
Curley Swag Table
Bake Sale
At event raffle/auction for fabulous baskets and prizes
A raffle to win a Bike, Facebook Portal or Visa gift card – tickets are available in the lower school office or you can buy tickets online: https://go.rallyup.com/fallfling. Share this link on your social media feeds!

School Pictures: October 15th, 16th, and 17th

School pictures will be taken on October 15th, 16th & 17th. Order forms were sent home with the students. Please email your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

School Parent Council: Wednesday, October 16th

Our next SPC meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 16th from 8:45-9:45am in the CASP Office. Families who are attending should enter on Centre Street starting at 8:40am, sign in at the main office, and walk down to the CASP Office. All families are welcome; snacks, coffee, and Spanish translation will be available.

If you were unable to join us for our September meeting you can read the meeting minutes and learn about the many ways you can volunteer to support the students and teachers at the Curley.

October Guidance Newsletter

Each month our guidance team will be communicating with families through the Pawprints. Ms. Santos and Ms. Silva are a support for our whole community.

Guidance Newsletter in Spanish | Guidance Newsletter in English

Volunteering at the Curley

All volunteers need to complete and pass a CORI check prior to volunteering at school. CORI forms are submitted online only. After submitting please show the main office a copy of your picture ID. It can take up to 2 weeks for approval one the form and ID have been submitted.

Here is the online link for the CORI Forms.

Front of School Cleanup with Bake Sale: Sunday, October 20th

Join the Schoolyard Improvement Committee on Sunday, October 6, anytime between 10am-12noon, to rake leaves on the kickball court. 30 minutes of your time and effort makes a HUGE difference!

Pizza lunch provided at 12 noon. Let the kids play together on the playground (supervision will be provided) while we beautify the school together. Tools and gloves provided. Kickball game at 12:30.

Please sign up to volunteer for a brief leadership slot: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/fycyf. To help out in general, please just show up whenever you can! All are welcome.

Contact Rebecca Cline (2nd grade parent) with questions: rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com

District SPED PAC Meeting: Thursday, October 24th

This month’s Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED PAC) monthly general meeting will be held on Thursday, October 24th from 7-8:30pm at the Richard J. Murphy School, 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester. There will be presentations on the following topics:

Basic Special Education Rights: Developing an IEP or 504 Plan

Basic Rights Under Special Education Law
Basic Special Education Procedures
Collaborating with Team Members & Advocating
Monitoring Education Process
Dispute Resolution Options

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 and previously recorded meetings can also be found at: http://bostonspedpac.org/

All parents and caregivers are welcome. If you have questions, please feel free to contact BPS Outreach at (617) 635-1384 or our Curley SPED PAC representatives Kae Santos at cincykae@yahoo.com or Lisa Walker at walkerlm1@outlook.com.

Grades 3-5 School Musical: Willy Wonka

It’s that time again! The Spring musical for students in grades 3-5 will be Willie Wonka. Follow this link to hear songs from the show, and see the list of characters.

Our first rehearsal will be Tuesday, October 22nd from 3:30-5pm. Ms. Alves, Ms. Untermyer, and Ms. Taylor-Knight will be leading students in games and practicing some of the songs.

We will be performing the show at the end of March and our rehearsals this year are on Tuesdays from 3:30-5pm. We will be working with Ms. Mercado, CASP Director, to involve more of her afterschool students as well.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to Kim Taylor Knight (ktaylorknight@bostonpublicschools.org).

Sole Train 5K: Saturday, October 26th

Please join us in supporting one of our school partners Sole Train at their annual 5k on Saturday, October 26th. The more Curley community members that participate the more money that comes back to directly support the school. Sole Train is a no-competitive running club for grades 5-8. For more information go to www.soletrain5k.com

Halloween at the Curley

We are again hosting Pajama Day on Thursday, October 31st. We would love to see our entire Curley Community wearing pajamas. We are asking everyone to donate $2 as a way to raise funds for our Curley Cares student initiatives throughout the school year.

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, face painting and clown paraphernalia at home as well. Thank you in advance for your support around this matter. Attached is our Celebrations Policy.

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