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Paw Prints 10/3/20

Fall Open Houses
We are having our open houses this week. Please contact your homeroom teacher for information regarding time and date of open houses. If you are yet to hear from you homeroom teacher please contact:

Grades K-2, Cristina Silva:  csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 3-5, Justine Levey: jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 6-8, Sugeily Santos:  ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org
Or, Manny Hernandez: ehernandez@bostonpublicschools.org 

Health Training for Families
This past week we hosted health and safety meetings for parents to ask COVID-19 related questions to our school nurses April and Keilah. Here are the powerpoints for those presentations. 

English | Spanish

*Daily student health screening for parents to conduct before sending their children to school

Virtual Fall walk to school day
Join the movement! The Curley is participating in the Annual International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day (iWalk) on Wednesday October 7, and this year is virtual!  Learn more here.

Breakfast and Lunch
Here is our Menu for the month of October. We are not able to offer hot lunch or breakfast because both of our kitchen spaces are being upgraded as part of My Way Cafe.

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

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. 
  • 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. 

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 5:  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 questionsClassroom teachers: (Contact information can be found at www.curleyk8.com)
K-2 SupportDawn Durant ddurant2@bostonpublicschools.org or Cristina Silva csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org 
Grades 3-5 SupportDavid Diaz ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org or Justina Levey jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org 
Grades 6-8 SupportAdrian Ward-Jackson Awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org  or Sugeily Santos ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org 
Health QuestionsKeilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.orgApril Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org 
Curley K-8 School Parent Council & Family LiaisonManny Hernandez ehernandez@bostonpublicschools.org spc@curleyk8.com
Technology Related QuestionsBPS 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 QuestionsPrincipal  Katie Grassa kgrassa@bostonpublicschools.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.

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