Paw Print 5/21/2023

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Paw Print  5/21/2023 Para esta información en español, haga clic aquí

Save the Dates: 

• May 21st: Curley Clean up at 10 am @ the School 
• May 22nd: Curley Shares Award 
• May 25th: Curley Art Show @ 5:30 PM 
• May 29th: NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day 
• May 31st: Community Meeting with Ms. Grassa 

Curley’s Art Show: 

Join us on Thursday, May 25, 2023, 5:30-7:30 pm. Located at the  Upper School Gym (Pershing Road bridge entrance)  View art from grades K-8 on exhibited. There will be food for sale. At 7 pm, there will be dance performance highlights.

The art show is looking for volunteers to make this event happen please sign up on the Google form.  

See flyer for more details. 

CurleyArtShowcase_2023_flyer (1).pdf

Curley SPACE

Orders close tomorrow, Monday, 22 at 3 pm for 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.

Schoolyard Improvement Committee

Please join us on Sunday, May 21st, from 10am-12pm for our final clean-up of the year! We will have pizza at 12 noon and an optional ball game afterwards! 

Meet in the Outdoor Classroom and join any of these activities:

• Plant a sensory garden for the kindergarten classes (Pershing Road)
• Weed the “meadow” in the Outdoor Classroom
• Pick up litter 

Contact Corey Bisceglia-Kane at ckbk828@gmail.com for more information.

Playground Improvement Updates: 

There would be a community engagement process that the landscape architects would guide us through starting in the fall.  This would involve input from teachers, students, and parents/other interested community members so that a final design can be reached.  Construction would take place next summer (2024), so the playground would be ready for SY 2024-2025.   

Curley Library:

Hello Curley Families,

Happy May!!  Although allergy season is at its worst for many of us, I admire the persistence of our Curley readers.  They read and enjoy great books, even through itchy eyes!

Here are a few updates from the library: 

1. 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. 
2. Return Books: Please help your child return books that they are no longer using.
3. Summer Reading:  I am starting to get inquiries about summer reading lists.  Everything you need to know about Curley’s summer reading program can be found on the library website.  I will update this resource more and more as we get closer to the Summer, so keep your eyes peeled for Boston Public Library programs, which will also be posted on our library website. 

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

SPC Fun Run: 

Thank you for all the support for the Fun Run this past Friday, May 19th the event was a  great success. There is still time to donate if you haven’t done so already. The donation window ends on May 26th. 

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 

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 7PM 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/ 

BPS SUMMER LEARNING / 5TH QUARTER

Summer programs for 2023 are now available.

Explore and register:

1. Review the list of available programs at the “SUMMER LEARNING DESCRIPTIONS” table on BPS Website here: https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/6667.
2. Find the ones that interest you and your student. Our schools and partners are offering exciting opportunities to learn, explore, and grow.
3. 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.
4. Have questions? Please contact the Curley Family Liaison, Yamile Hernandez at yhernandez@bostonpublicschools.org
5. 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: 

• 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