Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 1/12/20

School Site Council: Tuesday, January 14th

Please join us for School Site Council (SSC) on Tuesday, January 14th from 5:30–7:00pm in Room 116. This is our budget meeting for school year 2020-2021 and all community members are welcome to attend. Please enter at the Lower School/40 Pershing Road entrance.

School Parent Council: Wednesday, January 15th

Are you the parent or guardian of a Curley student?
Then you are a member of the Curley School Parent Council (SPC)!

Our next SPC meeting will take place Wednesday, January 15th 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 any of our three fall meetings you can read the meeting minutes and learn about the many ways you can volunteer to support the students and teachers at the Curley.

BPS MLK Jr. Day Celebration: Thursday, January 16th

Come support Curley Artists from CAD, Middle School Dance, and Middle School Chorus as they perform at The Strand theatre on Thursday, January 16th at 6:00 pm. We are honored to be a part of this show.

The Strand is located at 543 Columbia Road. Tickets are free and the show is open to the public.

January Art Club Postponed

Our January Art Club meeting to build sets for the school musical has been postponed to February. Check Pawprints and the calendar for updates.

No School MLK Day Jr.

We will not have school on Monday, January 20, 2020 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Save the Date!
100th Day of School Winter Family Fun Night: Friday, January 31st

Join the Curley community on Friday, January 31st from 5:30–9pm for a winter family fun night at Spontaneous Celebrations celebrating the 100th day of school. Music, food, dancing, art activities + showcase, 1960s/70s attire, cash bar, raffle.  54 Danforth Street, near Stony Brook t-stop. Family friendly!

Health & Wellness Committee Annual School Walk-Through: Friday, January 24th

The Health and Wellness Committee will be doing our annual school walk-through on Friday, January 24th at 8:00am We’ll meet at the lower school entrance and proceed from there.  Any and all help would be welcome!  If you would like to participate please contact Adam Marks at amarks555@yahoo.com. Thank you all in advance for your help and support.

ACCESS Testing for English Language Learners

For the next several weeks all English Language Learners across Massachusetts will be taking the ACCESS test. This test will assess students’ English Language Development Level in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

Winter Pride Gear

Show your Curley Pride while staying warm during the chilly winter months! The students and teachers of S.P.A.C.E. (Safe Place And Caring Environment) are pleased to offer two new items with the Curley Pride logo—a BLACK long-sleeve t-shirt ($25) and BLUE hooded sweatshirt ($35). The Curley Pride logo features rainbow wings on the flying lion on top of the blue/pink/white trans flag. 

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• To order use this LINK.
• Submit payment: VENMO (@Melanie-Bourgeault) OR CASH (to Jon Hatch, Laurie Ciardi, or Melanie Bourgeault)
• Orders are due on January 20th, and all items will be delivered to the Curley during the week of February 3rd. 
• Payment must be received by January 20th to complete your order. 
• Mark your calendars! This year the Boston Pride Parade is on Saturday June 13th! Information will be sent home this spring if you would like to march with us in the 50th anniversary of the Boston Pride Parade.

Caregiver Volunteers Needed to Lead School Preview Tours

It’s school preview time again when prospective families come to tour the Curley!

For many years, parents have played a significant part in showing the school to other parents, and the Curley is noted for our level of parent participation at these tours. Many of you may remember your own tour of the Curley. Now as a member of the Curley community we would love your help as tour guides.

New families are encouraged to participate as you give the most valuable feedback to incoming parents. Don’t worry if you feel like you don’t know the school yet – we’ll pair you up with a parent who has done tours in the past.

This last preview tour at the Curley this year is Thursday, January 16th from 9-10am.

If you are able to help out leading tours on at least one of these dates or even if you can not help out on this years’ dates but would like to help out with tours in the future, please email Arusha Hollister at arusha_h@yahoo.com.

We greatly appreciate any help you can give!

Curley Family Volunteer Directory

The Family Engagement Committee is pleased to share the new Curley Family Volunteer Directory! This directory, which will be updated each month, is an attempt to organize names of Curley parents and guardians who have expressed an interest in volunteering at the Curley. To add your name to this directory, please fill out the following survey:

• English: https://forms.gle/Ngz3fbPMnjLjUBNC8 
• Espanol: https://forms.gle/cwvLeE7J9GwWJoaBA

Questions? Email Jocelyn Stanton (jocelyn.stanton@gmail.com)

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.

Social Media

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