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Paw Prints – March 28

Family Meeting to Discuss 5 Day Return to School:
We will have a family meeting to discuss our plans regarding 5 days of in person learning for students. Please join us on ZOOM Wednesday, March 31st from 7pm-8pm. There will be an opportunity to hear about our health and safety protocols, logistics, and more. Click here for the meeting link. We return to school for 5 days in person starting Monday, April 26th. Families still have the option to choose either fully remote or 5 days in person.

After-school Art Session aimed at 5th-8th graders!
Art session after school over zoom THIS Thursday 4/1/21 at 4pm-5pm with Ms. Freiburger.  Bring a pen/marker plus a piece of magazine or newspaper. See flyer for more details! RSVP kfreiburger@bostonpublicschools.org

Voluntary Student COVID Testing:
We have begun to offer weekly COVID testing for our students. Below are that paper & electronic copies of the consent forms to be completed by families who are interested in participating.  Consent for testing can be received at any time, there is no deadline.  The consent form only needs to be filled out once. Please contact our school nurses if you have any questions. Keilah Santana – ksantana@bostonpublicschool.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org 

Here is a video with further information on testing for students.

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FrenchFrench PaperFrench Electronic
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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
Mildred Hailey Apartments
24 Heath Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

You can find more information about free testing sites across the city here.

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.

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

  • 5/12/21  6-7PM Zoom Link
  • 6/9/21  6-7PM Zoom Link
Classroom Classroom 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 SupportKeilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org 
Tech SupportBPS 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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