Paw Print  1/16/2022 

Paw Print  1/16/2022 

Check out our new Event page on our website, events added this week, you need to apply to this events with time in advance:

• FREE TUTORING AND MENTORING/ TUTORÍA GRATUITA EN LÍNEA Y APOYO DE MENTORES
• Latinx Heritage Celebration- Afro-Caribbean Diaspora Film and Web Series- Febrero 17th
• Parent-Child Reading club- Starts March 3rd- You can apply now
• Reading and Reasoning Workshop- Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker – Starts March 7
• Latinx Heritage Celebration- The Power of Women in the Arts- March 10th 

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BPS Announces Educators of 2021: I have some very exciting news! This week the City of Boston, BPS and the BTU announced their educators of the year award winners and one Curley Teacher won! Congrats to Konstantinos Petmezis Grade 3 Teacher! Last spring many Curley Families submitted nominations across our school and the committee chose Konstantinos! We are so proud to have him and our school recognized for excellent work as an educator in 2021! Also congrats to all the winners across BPS! 

The 2021 BPS Educator of the Year Award Winners:

Related Service Provider

Lucinda Mills — Behavioral Health Services, District Social Worker 

Maria Monteiro-Roby — Brighton High School, Guidance Counselor

Nurse

Marta Bausemer — Boston Green Academy

Adalis Henriquez — Josiah Quincy Upper School

Paraprofessional

Juan Diaz — Thomas A. Edison K-8 School

Amy Lucid lnezein — Philbrick Elementary School

Teacher

Langston Peace — Excel High School

Amanda Khatcherian — Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers

Ta-Tanisha Curry — Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Kimberly Kulasekaran — William E. Carter School

Konstantinos Petmezis — Curley K-8 School

Cheralyn Pinchem — Boston Latin School

SSC: The School Site Council Budget Meeting was rescheduled on Zoom for Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 5:30pm-7:00pm. You can use the link below to participate. Zoom link: https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/6811715457?pwd=NXdmeEVVWnA3VWUwWnA2cTNkQnFaZz09

Meeting ID: 681 171 5457 

Passcode: 440068 

One tap mobile +13017158592,,6811715457# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,6811715457# US (Chicago)

COVID-19 PROTOCOL COMMUNITY MEETINGS:
Please join us for an upcoming COVID-19 Protocol Community Meeting – open to the BPS community – where we will share the latest information on COVID-19 protocols and will provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions. Interpretation will be provided.

COVID-19 Protocol Community Meetings

• Thursday, Jan 20  |  6pm … Join us on Zoom
• Thursday, Jan 27  |  6pm … Join us on Zoom

COVID Close Contact Protocol Updates: Updates have been made to the protocol for students who are fully vaccinated. 

• If your child is fully vaccinated (at least 2 weeks past the 2nd vaccine) and is a close contact to someone at school who tested positive for COVID 19 they will not participate in the Test & Stay program (DESE Guidance pg. 3). You will be notified that your child is a close contact and your child can continue to come to school unless they develop symptoms. 
• Fully vaccinated students will continue to participate in weekly pool testing and symptomatic testing.

Test & Stay Reminder: Please remember that Test & Stay is only if your child is a close contact to someone within our school during school hours. Test & Stay cannot be used for students who are close contacts to anyone outside of the school day.

ACCESS Testing: All English Learners (EL) will be participating in DESE mandated ACCESS testing from now through February vacation. This assessment is used across the state to help determine a student’s English Language Development (ELD) Level. Families will receive results of this assessment in June.

Celebrating 100 Days of Student Learning through the Arts: EVENT ALERT!!! Please join the Curley School community as we celebrate 100 days of learning!  Our students continue to learn and create, despite the challenges of the pandemic. To mark this achievement the students, art, music and dance teachers are creating a large outdoor art installation along both the Centre Street and Pershing Road entrances.  The students will be working on this in art class/electives this January. We are so excited to share their work with our school and local communities! The grand opening will be held virtually in early February – more details to follow soon.  A flier with additional information will go home with students.  

THE KIDS NEED YOUR SUPPORT! The Arts Committee is helping each grade to raise $300 to support this project and the school. So far we have raised $280 with contributions from grades K2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 – 4th grade is the top contributor with $70 raised.

Any donation amount is helpful!! Please consider donating today through our Paypal link and in the comments section put your student’s grade level. Feel free to pass this link along to friends and family! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/curleyk8 

If you have questions or would like to get involved email Katrina katrina.brink@gmail.com.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: We will not have school on Monday, January 17th in observance of MLK Day!

February Vacation: February vacation will take place starting Monday, February 21th -Friday, February, 25th. Staff and students will return to school on Monday, February 28th.

BPS Department of Behavioral Health Services:  Are you seeking additional ways to support your child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development? Check this new resource for all families “Wellbeing Digests!” https://mailchi.mp/335927fe1429/bps-weekly-wellbeing-digest-5691474?e=9533f83113

Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in Boston:

https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-health-commission/covid-19-testing-sites

COVID-19 emails or calls: If you get an email from bpscontacttracing@healthcareitleaders.com or a phone call from them, it is legit. Some parents have been confused about these emails from the way it is sent. Please follow the instructions on that email and if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us. 

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.