Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 10/27/19

Student Safety at Arrival & Dismissal

Our school year has started strong and we need your help to continue to keep students safe. If you are driving students to and from school, please do not use the parking lots.  Please drop off and pick up from the sidewalks.  This will cut down on the traffic and ensure that students who are walking on the sidewalk into the building are safe. Staff will be stationed near the lots asking you not to park there at arrival and dismissal. We appreciate your support and attention to this important safety matter. Thanks!

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.

Schoolyard Improvement Update: Thanks & Daffodil Planting: Sunday, November 3rd

Thank you to all who participated in Sunday’s front yard cleanup! See picture below of kids jumping in the leaf pile. We raked and filled scores of bags with leaves, we ate pizza, and we sold baked goods–just enough to cover our pizza costs! Way to go, team! Special thanks to all who donated baked goods to the sale.

Looking forward to planting daffodil bulbs together on Sunday, November 3rd, from 10am-12noon. Locations: Bus Area/Pershing Road and Front Steps/Centre Street). Pizza and hide-and-seek to follow at noon!

Please sign up for specific roles here, or just come whenever you can. If you do plan to sign up, it is helpful for us to know as far in advance as possible. So please, sign up today!

No School: Monday, November 11th

There will be no school on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

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.

After School Arts Programming

All of these programs are open to all students and families! This week are our first meetings for:

• CAD 2 (Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm)
• Willy Wonka (Tuesdays from 3:30-5pm)
• CAD 1 (Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm)

More details will be emailed to parents whose children are pre-registered.  If you are not registered, please email Ms. Taylor Knight at: storyinabox@gmail.com.

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

826 Boston Free After School Tutoring Program

In our program, students work one-on-one with trained tutors to complete homework in all subjects, read, and write. Twice a year, participating students also publish their original work in a themed creative book project!

There are currently openings in the 3:00 PM-4:30 PM session of after school tutoring at our center in Egleston Square. (3:30 arrival is okay.)

What: 826 Boston’s Free After School Tutoring and Writing Program
Who: Students ages 6-18
When: Monday-Thursday from 3:00-4:30 PM (students can register for up to four days per week based on their schedules)
Where: 3035 Washington Street, Roxbury, Boston MA

If you are interested in signing up you can call our center at (617) 442-5400 or send an email to annie@826boston.org. 

Social Media

For up to date information about the Curley K-8 School please sign up for email alerts by joining the Mailing List. You can also follow Principal Grassa on Twitter @principalgrassa and be sure to always use the hashtag #curleycares when sharing/posting/tweeting information about our school.