Paw Prints – September 27

Health Trainings for Families: We understand this is a stressful time and wanted to help those who are planning to have their children come into the building by hosting information sessions with our school nurses around health and safety protocols. In our sessions we will be going over the daily checklist for parents as well as scenarios you may encounter and what to do. This will also be an opportunity to gain further clarity on expectations for this year. It will be great to hear from you as we welcome our students back into our school. For more information please contact our Family Liaison Manny Hernandez at ehernandez@bostonpublicschools.org. 

Below are the meeting times and links for sessions in English

Monday 9/28 @7pm Health and Safety Protocol Meeting

Tuesday 9/29 @9am Health and Safety Protocol Meeting

Below are the meeting times and links for sessions in Spanish

Monday 9/28 @9am Health and Safety Protocol Meeting

Tuesday 9/29 @7pm Health and Safety Protocol Meeting

School Parent Council: Join the School Parent Council and Principal Grassa Wednesday evening, September 30th from 6:00-7:00pm for a SPC meeting via Zoom.

In addition to connecting with our community, we will share ways that caregivers can volunteer their time to support our students and teachers during this unique year and discuss SPC goals for 2020-21. We have many open SPC and SSC elected roles and committee leadership roles that need to be filled including SPC co-chairs, co-secretaries, and co-treasurer. If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities please email spc@curleyk8.com. Descriptions of the positions can be found HERE.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://nichq.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-mhpzgtGdHtZfFmSS-_VpEiE9rosnXy

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to connecting with you all on Wednesday and in the weeks and months to come!

Students Reporting 10/1: We are thrilled to welcome a small number of students on 10/1/20. If parents are dropping off or picking up please keep in mind that we are dismissing them from outside of the building and that our outdoor play area needs to be cleaned after school so we cannot have families use it in the afternoon.

CENSUS 2020: BTU President Jessica Tang shared with school leaders the idea of assigning homework to students where they ask their family about completing the United States Census. The Census is important and one of the many things it does is impacts the funding to our schools! Please complete it here https://2020census.gov/en.html and we encourage you to talk to your child(ren) about this too!

Curley Specialist Teachers: Our specialist teachers wanted to introduce themselves and share a few fund activities for families at home! Meet Your Specialty Teachers! Intros:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2m6roKEGUc&feature=youtu.be

• Spanish

Profe Reider and Profe Melo show you how to bailar la cumbia!

K1-2 grade: https://youtu.be/LTox7LsfwJQ

Un juego divertido para jugar en casa/ A fun game to play at home

3-5 grade: https://youtu.be/dT-HctO_kl0

• Dance, Music and Theatre

UBUNTU “I am because we are”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLGvJlm09-4&feature=youtu.be

• PE

1 minute fitness challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYCHNsO4ElY

• Science

Pandemic Engineering Challenge Instructional Flyer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rG8wXwbsUmiNwBoQknM5p0mDJbZwGzUuV6wLJmXOrk/edit?usp=sharing

Science challenge grades 1-8: https://flipgrid.com/34a6bcd7board

Boat Float Challenge Kindergarten science: https://flipgrid.com/b56f814a

Internet Supports: Comcast Internet Essentials – This is the BEST option for those who are eligible. Please have families apply for the free 60 days while we wait for the vouchers to come in. Here are a few tips:

• Households are eligible for this program if they:
  • Qualify for programs like the National School Lunch Program, housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others.
  • Live in an area where Comcast Internet service is available
  • Have not had Comcast Internet in the last 90 days
  • Households who owe money to Comcast may still qualify if approved by 12/31/20
• Be sure to call the correct phone number (see below). DO NOT call the regular service line. 
  • English: 1-855-846-8376 or InternetEssentials.com 
  •  Spanish: 1-855-765-6995 or es.InternetEssentials.com 
• The language of the application can be changed. There is a link to change the language on the top right side of the application.
• Amnesty for bad debt/past debt forgiveness is in place through 12/31.
• Families should elect to get the self-install kit first. If they ask for a technician to come and install, they will be charged an installation fee. However, if they call after they’ve received the self-install kit, they will send a technician at no charge.

Updated Contact Information: It is imperative that the school has your correct and up to date contact information. 

• The BPS Family Guide including media release can be found at https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/familyguide
• The parent & student agreement form including media can be filled out online at BPS Emergency Contact. You can also update your emergency contact information here.  Again correct contact information will be essential during this time. 

Learn From Home Site: We have a website with all the information necessary to get your child ready to learn from home. To access the links and information follow these steps:

• Go to www.curleyk8.com
• Click Learn From Home – red font located in the top right corner
• Click on your child’s grade level ban
• Click on your child’s grade/teacher

Hybrid Learning Timeline: Students will all start school learning remotely and we will slowly phase in the hybrid model based on the timeline below.

• October 1:  Students with the highest  needs may begin instruction on their assigned cohort days (Cohort A – M/T or Cohort B – TH/F).  
• October 15: All Cohort B students KO, K1, K2  begin hybrid instruction.
• October 19:  All Cohort A students KO,K1, K2 begin hybrid instruction.
• October 22: All Cohort B grades 1-3 may begin hybrid instruction.
• October 26: All Cohort A grades 1-3 students may begin hybrid instruction.
• November 5:  All students in Cohort B students grades 4-8 may begin hybrid instruction.
• November 9: All students in Cohort A grades 4-8  may begin hybrid instruction.

Who should I contact: If you have questions and you are not sure who to contact please use the chart below to support you.

Classroom related questions	Classroom teachers: (Contact information can be found at www.curleyk8.com)
K-2 Support	Dawn Durant ddurant2@bostonpublicschools.org or Cristina Silva csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 3-5 Support	David Diaz ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org or Justina Levey jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 6-8 Support	Adrian Ward-Jackson Awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org  or Sugeily Santos ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org
Health Questions	Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.orgApril Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org
Curley K-8 School Parent Council & Family Liaison	Manny Hernandez ehernandez@bostonpublicschools.org spc@curleyk8.com
Technology Related Questions	BPS Helpline 617-635-8873 – Please have families call the BPS Family helpline Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm for questions about technology and other resources available to BPS families.Help is available in Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Urgent Priority Questions	Principal  Katie Grassa kgrassa@bostonpublicschools.org

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