Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 2/9/20

Winter Illness Update

Please read the attached notice regarding winter illness issued from the Boston Public Schools Office of Health Services. We want to work together to keep our community healthy!

February Break: Monday, February 17th–Friday, February 21st

We will be on vacation from Monday, February 17th–Friday, February 21st. School will resume on Monday, February 24th.

School Committee Budget Hearing: Thursday, February, 13th

The BPS School Committee will host a budget hearing in our Auditorium on Thursday, February 13th from 5pm-9pm. It is open to the public.

Valentines Fundraiser for Children at the Border: Saturday, February 15th

Join local JP Curley moms who are planning an exciting, family friendly fundraiser for the Mobile School Bus Project on Saturday, February 15th from noon–3pm at Bella Luna Restaurant. Pizza, decorations, music (JP Honk) and treats (cupcakes by Fiores and Ula Cafe).

Curley K8 in the News

We are excited to share about two different positive press items about our school. The first is a news clip where are students are receiving free eye exams and glasses as part of a 20/20 initiative in partnership with Warby Parker. The second is a BPS recruitment video where many of our staff and students are featured.

Save the Date!
Curley Winter Social Dinner & Auction: Thursday, March 19th

Join the Curley community for an evening of grown-up fun at Bella Luna Restaurant on Thursday, March 19th from 6:00-9:00pm. Bid on great items donated by area businesses and Curley families and help raise money for enrichment programs, arts activities, field trips, and new technology at the Curley.

Tickets are $25 each and include a pizza buffet dinner with salad. Cash bar.

Childcare will be available upstairs at the Children’s Music Center of JP for $12 per child (ages 4 and up) and includes pizza and veggies for dinner.

You can purchase advance tickets and register for childcare (space is limited) by filling out THIS FORM and submitting your total payment at  www.paypal.me/curleyk8.

See you on the 19th!

We can always use help organizing the event. Contact SPC leadership at spc@curleyk8.com. Many hands make light work for a great cause—our caring Curley community!

Volunteer Set Builders Needed for the School Musical

The Spring musical needs volunteers to work on the set. These set building times will be arranged according to the volunteer schedules. If you are interested in learning more, please email Deb Sullivan at dlslights@gmail.com or talk to Ms. Taylor Knight.  

School Site Council: Tuesday, February 25th

Our February School Site Council (SSC) meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 25th from 5:30–7:00pm in room 216 in the Upper School. Families should enter at 40 Pershing Road (Lower School) for this meeting.

Nominate a Teacher for BPS Educator of the Year

The Boston Public Schools (BPS), the Boston Teachers Union (BTU), and the City of Boston are pleased to announce the 2020 BPS Educator of the Year Awards. The Educator of the Year award is the highest honor given to Boston Public Schools educators.

The Educator of the Year award recognizes the exceptional educators who go above and beyond to impact the lives of Boston Public Schools students. The program celebrates educators who exemplify a commitment to the profession by selecting educators who are worthy of representing the positive contributions of our educators district wide. 

We invite all of our community (teachers, administrators, students, families, community members, and partners) to nominate exceptional educators and to honor their work and dedication.

Submit a Nomination
Nominations will close at 5 PM on March 6th, 2020.
Contact EOYBoston@bostonpublicschools.org with questions

Support the Curley with Amazon Smile

Do you shop on Amazon? If so, did you know that you can give back to the Curley K-8 with your shopping? Amazon Smile is an easy way to give money to the Curley via the Student Parent Council (SPC) (no fees, no extra charges—nada).

If you shop amazon.com just change to amazonsmile.com, choose the charity “The Friends of the Curley K-8 School”, and that is it. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to the Curley.

The funds raised by the SPC can be used to support many of the initiatives and resources we currently use in or classroom or those we wish to deploy in the future. Please note that the SPC is not able to see the items that you purchase on Amazon; they are only able to see the dollar amount donated.

Curley Auditorium Campaign Update

We’re pleased to report that work will begin shortly on the improvements planned for the Curley Auditorium. See the attached flyer (in English and Spanish) for all the juicy details.

Flyer in English

Volante en español

And heartfelt thanks to the entire Curley community for your support of this project!

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

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.