Paw Prints 5/14/2023

May 14, 2023

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Save the Dates:

May 16th: School Yard Improvement Committee Meetings
May 18th: Arts Committee Meeting @ the Curley School @ 8:00 am
May 18th: Into the Woods Performance @ 6PM
May 19th: SPC Curley FUN RUN (all day – more detailed schedule below)
May 19th: Into the Woods Performance @ 6PM
May 21st: Curley Clean up at 10 am @ the School

The production team of “Into the Woods” Announces School Performances

Cast, crew, and Performing Arts Staff are excited to announce the opening of their annual musical, “Into the Woods”. With a cast of over 50 dancers, singers, and actors, and a crew of 20+, it is our biggest musical ever.

May 18th @ 6PM Cast A
May 19th @ 6PM Cast B

Curley SPACE

Curley Pride gear is back and this year we are selling t-shirts, hoodies, and crewnecks! The updated design celebrates the gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and transgender students in our community, and asks us to “think beyond binaries”. The SPACE students worked hard to reimagine the logo to be inclusive of all identities. Special thanks to Maureen Ton for making their vision a reality. We are taking orders from May 12th – May 21st to ensure the orders will be here by June for Pride Month. You can place your order here!

If you have any questions or if you need support, email us at CurleySPACE@bostonpublicschools.org

Curley Family Survey:

We want to hear from you! Please press the following link to access the survey for us to hear feedback from you: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/bps/family/surveys?language=en

The Survey is open from now until May 19th.

Green New Deal – School Design Study Survey

BPS and the City of Boston are in the process of writing a long-term facilities plan. Please have students, families, and staff complete the 10-minute survey by Tuesday, May 16th. Posters/flyers.

SPC Fun Run:

This year, the Curley K-8, in collaboration with our School Parent Council, will host a Fun Run for all students on Friday, May 19. The goal of the Fun Run is to provide a fun outdoor activity for our students, and to raise money to support programs here at the Curley. CURLEY Fun Run.pdf

We are working well towards our goal and half way there to meeting our goal.

There is still time to register for and share the link with families. Please use the link below to sign up and see an overview of how the school is doing: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/event-webpage/641d92aa3743c

PARENTS ARE WELCOME to come and cheer their children on during the Fun Run, below you will find the schedule of each grade’s run.

Curley Library:

Curley K-8 School name in 2023 LBF Award Winners. PLease see attached letter for more information on the grant awarded to the library.

Curley School Library Grant Recipient.docx

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month- Happy AAPI Heritage month! This month is an incredible opportunity to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American history, and to have conversations with students about #StopAsianHate and why it matters. More information, teacher resources, videos and the May AAPI Heritage Month Challenge, can be found here.

Curley Community Meetings:

Please join Principal Grassa and the Inclusion Team to discuss the changes we will be seeing at the Curley next year. Families will have one more opportunity to attend.

The next meeting will be in person on May 31st.

Please see attached Flyer for more information:

Community Meeting.pdf

School Parent Council (SPC):

SPC Meetings 2023

Wed, 6/7 AT 7 PM VIA ZOOM CURLEY SPC ELECTIONS

Did you know the Curley has its own calendar? You can see the calendar here, and you can add it to your google calendar using the button in the bottom right corner of the page: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=curleywebsite@gmail.com

You can also find it on the Curley website: https://curleyk8.com/

Curley Library:

Hello from the Curley Library!

Meet the “Into the Woods” Cast:

Alice

Role: Rapunzel

Alice is a 4th grader debuting in the Curley musical!

Shefali

Role: Witch

Shefali is in 5th grade and has always loved to act.

Jonathan

Role: Cinderella’s Prince

Jack is a 3rd grader who likes baseball.

Matthew

Role: Rapunzel’s Prince

Matthew is a 3rd grader who also likes baseball.

Annabelle

Role: Jack’s Mother

Annabelle is in 4th grade and is a big fan of donuts!

Ben

Role: Tech Crew

Ben is in 3rd grade and enjoys playing video games.

As we get closer to the musical on May 15-19th, I have set up a page for Volunteer Needs – Into the Woods.

A summary of our volunteer needs include:

Help backstage during daytime and evening performances with quick changes and to supervise students backstage
Videotaping both cast A and B (not on sign up genius)
Concessions—Including a bake sale****
Ticket sales
Creating posters, and the program for the event (not on sign up genius)
Social media publicity (not on sign up genius)
** Help coordinate a bake sale / concession, to raise money for our musical theater program. This concession would be for both evening shows and possibly one of the school shows. Raising money would allow us to expand our musical theater program next year, to include a middle school musical component.

**Help coordinate a bake sale / concession, to raise money for our musical theater program. This concession would be for both evening shows and possibly one of the school shows. Raising money would allow us to expand our musical theater program next year, to include a middle school musical component.Please email ktaylornight@bostonpublicschools.orfor any questions or interests in volunteer opportunities. rg for any questions or interest in supporting the Musical.

Schoolyard Improvement Committee

Please join us on Sunday, May 21st, from 10am-12pm. We will have pizza at 12 noon and an optional ball game afterwards! We will use more of our Love Your Block grant money to beautify/improve the Curley grounds. Send us your ideas at rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com or join our planning meeting on Tuesday, May 16th (Zoom link) from 8-8:30pm.

BPS SUMMER LEARNING / 5TH QUARTER

Summer programs for 2023 are now available.

Explore and register:

Review the list of available programs at the “SUMMER LEARNING DESCRIPTIONS” table on BPS Website here: https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/6667.
Find the ones that interest you and your student. Our schools and partners are offering exciting opportunities to learn, explore, and grow.
Be sure to check out “Eligibility/Registration” to see if your child qualifies.
Note: Some programs are open to all BPS students, some for certain ages, and others are by invitation only.
Have questions? Please contact the Curley Family Liaison, Yamile Hernandez at yhernandez@bostonpublicschools.org
Apply for the programs on School Mint

Safe Parking at Arrival

Hello Curley Families, we want to remind you all that no cars are allowed on Pershing Road on

school days between 7:45 and 8:45 am and 2:45 and 3:45 pm. During these times, buses drop off and pick up students quickly. Having cars makes it unsafe for our students.

Parking is available at:

In the parking lot across from the Centre Street entrance
On Spring Park Ave (Please remember: Do not park on sidewalks – this is dangerous for the children)
On Moraine Street
On Lochstead Ave

Please remember to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks or waiting to use the crosswalks.

School-Based Inclusion Team:

The School-Based Inclusion Planning Team is a team of educators and parents who meet weekly to collaborate and plan for the implementation of inclusion at Curley K-8. Together, we are following a district-wide process to make recommendations on the implementation of inclusion across our school. Below is the process the team will be following.

For more information on what the team is doing, you can check out the weekly updates. Please view the following document: Curley K-8 SBIPT Communication to Staff/Families

Curley Website Update:

The Website Committee is underway with their work. The committee will revise content and reformat the dropdown menu in the coming weeks. We wanted to give everyone a heads-up if you noticed things looked different. We hope to create a staging site (a separate domain that functions as a website but has a different URL) to avoid altering the current website as we tinker, but we haven’t yet figured out if this is possible. We appreciate your patience as we begin our work!

After-School Opportunities:

Tenacity Grades 6-8 – Tenacity’s Ace Academy is an intensive program for students in grades 6-8 that focuses on improving students’ academic, tennis, and fitness skills, while simultaneously nurturing social/emotional development and engaging families. Tenacity has been at the Curley K-8 for over 10 years and is a FREE after-school program Monday-Thursday from 3-6 pm and Fridays from 3-5 pm. We are accepting new students and encourage students to apply. Please reach out to our Site Director, Kimberly Salazar, via email kimberlysalazar@tenacity.org or by phone at 857-350-7175.

District Events:

Spring Fling 2023!
- Help students with disabilities fulfill their dreams at Spring Fling 2023! You can donate new or gently worn formal wear, dresses, suits etc. We accept donations year round

ChopChop Family Cooking Magazine
- ChopChop Family cooking magazine have recently published their Spring 2023 listing, full of family-friendly recipes and cooking tips.

District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Conference
- OMME’s Parent Team will host the DELAC virtual annual conference on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 from 6:00-8:00pm on Zoom. Guest speaker and presenter Dr. María Luisa Parra-Velasco, Harvard University Professor will have an interactive discussion on “How to engage with our child/teen’s school and why it is important”. Session will be presented in English with interpretation services. For more information please email the Parent Team at ellparentteam@bostonpublicschools.org or call 617/635-9000 Ext 45045

Community Events:

Metro Housing will be hosting an in-person housing workshop on May 16th. The topics that will be covered will include–
- Support with Filling out Affordable Housing Paperwork
- How to Navigate the Housing Search Process
- Tenant Rights

Housing Clinic Flyer – May 16 2023.pdf

Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series: May 7th- September 2nd
- The Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series is a FREE summer-long group exercise experience that is held outdoors in City of Boston Parks and virtually. Classes include Yoga, Bootcamp, Salsa Dancing, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Afrobeats, Strength & Conditioning, HIIT, Tai Chi, and more. The goal of the Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series is to make physical activity accessible to residents and create a healthier Boston. This year, there are 25 classes every week including 7 virtual classes and 18 in-person led by certified fitness instructors. Teens and children are welcome to join the class or play in the Park. Help us spread the word to families and other Boston residents! You can learn more and find the full schedule of all classes at www.boston.gov/fitness

Contact: If you would like to add any information to the Paw Prints, please fill out the following Google Form by Thursday’s 11 am. If you have any questions, please contact Yamile Hernandez – Family Liaison at yhernandez@bostonpublicschools.org

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