Paw Prints – February 21

BPS Reopening: The next phase in reopening school buildings will be returning students who have opted into hybrid learning, in phases by grade levels throughout March. 

The district is planning to follow this tentative schedule:

• Monday, March 1 (Group A) & Thursday, March 4 (Group B): Students in K0 – Grade 3
• Monday, March 15 (Group A) & Thursday, March 18 (Group B): Students in Grades 4 – 8 

Monday, March 29 (Group A) & Thursday, April 1 (Group B): Students in Grades 9 – 12 

A Message From the Third Grade Brownie Troops: Are you wondering where to buy girl scout cookies during the pandemic? Our 3rd grade Curley Brownie troop is here to help! We have been together since 1st grade and have loved selling to the  Curley community over the past two years. This year, we are offering delivery of your favorite cookies Click Here. Any cookies ordered at this link help us fund our troop projects. We have used our cookie funds to support elder care community service, provided warm clothing for kids in need in Massachusetts, and assembled school-ready backpacks to welcome refugee children to our country. Please share our link with your friends and family! We can’t wait to be together at school soon! (We will bring cookies to celebrate!) Thank you so much and stay safe! – 3rd Grade Brownies of Troop 67633 

K2 and 1st-Grade Families: Check your email for an invitation to the Savings Center from Boston Saves. When you log in to the Savings Center, you can see $50 in an account for your child’s future college or career training – and start earning more! Don’t see an email? You can email BostonSaves@boston.gov to get help registering for the Savings Center. You can also go online to www.bostonsavescsa.org to learn more about the program.

Black Joy Activity: Black Joy is a quintessential part of Black History month. In the midst of an increasing societal awareness surrounding inequity that our Black students face daily, it is vital and revolutionary to celebrate their joy. We are asking upper elementary students and middle schools students to answer the prompt, “What does Black Joy Mean to You?”  We will use the older students’ answers to create a video explanation for younger students. This flyer has the instructions. Ms. Nicolette, will edit the submissions together to create a video for the Curley Community.

School Councils: Check out our School Site Council (SSC) and School Parent Council (SPC)! We have a  wonderful group of new and returning council members who are all excited to meet with Curley families. SPC and SSC are great ways to get involved in school planning and have your voice be heard. Please join us on any of the following times, come to one or come to all! (Registration required)

SSC Every Second Tuesday of the month 5:30-7:00PM

• 3/9/21 Zoom Link
• 4/13/21 Zoom Link
• 5/11/21 Zoom Link
• 6/8/21 Zoom Link

SPC on Wednesdays during alternating times

• 3/24/21   8-9AM Zoom Link
• 5/12/21  6-7PM Zoom Link
• 6/9/21  6-7PM Zoom Link

EBT Card Update: P-EBT has been extended for the whole year! Here are some things you should know.

• Dates of when benefits will be provided have not been determined, but BPS will notify families once benefits have been released. Once benefits are provided students learning remotely will receive $117 each month on their card and students in hybrid learning will receive $58 per month.
• Instructions for BPS families: 
  • If you do not have a card (lost or never received) – please request one at DTAConnect.com/pebt or call 800-997-2555 (the website is faster)
  • If you have your card, please keep it. Your child’s benefits will be updated/loaded automatically. 
• Having additional benefits does not replace the meal pick-ups at our supersites. Families can continue to pick up meals. 
• If you do not want the benefits, please feel free to contact a local food bank or church to ask what food donations they are willing to accept and purchase with the funds. 
• For more information visit the mass.gov website!

Meal Distribution Update: Meal sites are open on Mondays and Thursday 10am-6pm. We are excited to announce that the Curley is now a distribution site again! For more information please contact project Bread’s Food Source Hotline at (800) 645-8333 or the School Food number at 617-635-9144. For a full list of distribution sites please visit the BPS free meals page.

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. 

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

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.