Paw Prints – March 7
We are so grateful to all our families who continue to support as we reopen hybrid learning for our students. Thank you for your kind words, patience and feedback as we continue to adjust to this new learning model! Seeing more students in person this week brought so much joy to our building!
Face Masks: Thank you for preparing your child for wearing a face mask at school. Here is an additional video to support how to wear a face mask.
The images below show face masks that are NOT allowed in school at this time.
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 15th (Group A) & Thursday, March 18th (Group B): Students in Grades 4 – 8
Student Art Exhibit: Curley student art projects will be featured in the BPS Youth Art Month Exhibition which will be held March 5th-31st. The virtual opening reception will be held Friday, March 5th from 7-9pm. The virtual opening will be live streamed on www.bpsarts.org. Our virtual art exhibits will be posted on the site for families to view as well.
Jamaica Plain COVID Testing for Families: The testing site is free and available to everyone, regardless of insurance. This is a walk-up site with on-site registration.
ANNA M. COLE COMMUNITY CENTER
Mon. – Thurs. 3pm – 7 pm & Sun. 11am-3pm
You can find more information about free testing sites across the city here.
Math Assessments: In the next two weeks all students in grades 2-8 will be taking math assessments per BPS requirements. Grades 2-5 will take the interim which consists of 5-6 questions and grades 6-8 will take MAPP Math.
Home Health Checklist: We are asking families to daily complete the home health checklist to ensure their child is in good health to attend school that day. If your child has any of the symptoms on the list we ask that you keep them home from school.
Traveling Outside of Massachusetts: There is a travel order in our state and families are expected to follow the procedures set forth by the Governor’s travel restrictions.
Chromebooks: All students should bring their chromebook, charger and headphones to and from school each day.
Safety Supports: Each classroom is equipped with an air purifier, hand sanitizer and cleaner. Additional custodial staff has been hired to clean high touch spaces and all community members will be wearing masks. We also have additional PPE on site in case back up is needed during the school day.
Nurses’ Office: Please reach out to our school nurses April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org or Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org with any health related questions.
Arrival: Students can enter at either Pershing Rd. or Centre St. for arrival starting at 8:15am. We will have staff stationed throughout the building to support students getting to class independently Grades 1-8. We will have staff assigned to walk all kindergarteners to class.
Dismissal: We will begin dismissing students at 3pm. Families must wear masks and social distance. Once you pick up your child please quickly exit the premises. We are asking families to not dismiss students early from in person learning. We want to maximize the in person learning time for all.
Pick Up Locations (same spots as previous school years)
- K0/K1 – Exits outside K1 classrooms on Pershing Rd.
- K2 & Grade 1 – Exit by Lower School Playstructure on Pershing Rd.
- Grades 2-5 – Exit by Playingfield on Centre St.
- Grades 6-8 – Exit by Upper School Parking Lot on Pershing Rd.
Playground: The Curley playground will be closed everyday after school but students will have access during the school day.
Lunch & Recess: Students will be eating lunch in their classrooms and recess will be outside (weather permitting). The Curley serves universal free breakfast and lunch. All students will be eating in their classrooms and the lunch will be delivered to the room. Here you can find the March Breakfast & Lunch Menu.
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. At our Curley food site there will also be free books available for families.
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
SPC on Wednesdays during alternating times
| Classroom | 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 Support | Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org |
| Tech Support | 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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