Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 1/20/20

Support the Curley with Amazon Smile

Do you shop on Amazon? If so, did you know that you can give back to the Curley K-8 with your shopping? Amazon Smile is an easy way to give money to the Curley via the Student Parent Council (SPC) (no fees, no extra charges—nada).

If you shop amazon.com just change to amazonsmile.com, choose the charity “The Friends of the Curley K-8 School”, and that is it. Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to the Curley.

The funds raised by the SPC can be used to support many of the initiatives and resources we currently use in or classroom or those we wish to deploy in the future. Please note that the SPC is not able to see the items that you purchase on Amazon; they are only able to see the dollar amount donated.

District SPED PAC Meeting: Thursday, January 23rd

This month’s Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED PAC) monthly general meeting will be held on Thursday, January 23rd from 7-8:30pm at the Richard J. Murphy School, 1 Worrell Street, Dorchester. There topic of discussion will be:

Assistive Technology: Harnessing Technology For Literacy, Social Interaction & Communication

Presenters include:

• Tisha Nguyen, Solution Specialist, Boston and New England, US Education Management Microsoft: Assistive Technology for Learning and Productivity,
• Elise Wulff, MEd, Program Manager for Child Services MGH Aspire: Technology for Social Skills
• Aubrey Rubin, BPS Coordinator and Evaluator of Assistive Technology: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Childcare and interpretative services are available upon request at all meetings by contacting Lisa Connor, Parent Support Coordinator at lconnor2@bostonpublicschools.org. Interpretive services must be requested no later than 5 business days before the scheduled meeting. 

Further information and previously recorded meetings can also be found at: http://bostonspedpac.org/

All parents and caregivers are welcome. If you have questions, please feel free to contact BPS Outreach at (617) 635-1384 or our Curley SPED PAC representatives Kae Santos at cincykae@yahoo.com or Lisa Walker at walkerlm1@outlook.com.

Health & Wellness Committee Annual School Walk-Through: Friday, January 24th

The Health and Wellness Committee will be doing our annual school walk-through on Friday, January 24th at 8:00am We’ll meet at the lower school entrance and proceed from there.  Any and all help would be welcome!  If you would like to participate please contact Adam Marks at amarks555@yahoo.com. Thank you all in advance for your help and support.

Una Presentación Sobre Matemáticas y Tarea en Español: 24 de enero

Únase a nosotros el 24 de enero a las 8:45 para conocer las matemáticas que sus hijas/hijos están haciendo en la escuela y las formas en que puede ayudarlos con su tarea. Esta presentación para padres de estudiantes en K-5 grado será en español.

Save the Date!
100th Day of School Winter Family Fun Night: Friday, January 31st

Join the Curley community on Friday, January 31st from 5:30–9pm for a winter family fun night at Spontaneous Celebrations celebrating the 100th day of school. Music, food, dancing, art activities + showcase, 1960s/70s attire, cash bar, raffle.  54 Danforth Street, near Stony Brook t-stop. Family friendly!

Learn more on our Facebook event page.

ACCESS Testing for English Language Learners

For the next several weeks all English Language Learners across Massachusetts will be taking the ACCESS test. This test will assess students’ English Language Development Level in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

January Guidance Newsletter

The Guidance Department’s January newsletter is now available. Click HERE to read more.

Curley Auditorium Campaign Update

We’re pleased to report that work will begin shortly on the improvements planned for the Curley Auditorium. See the attached flyer (in English and Spanish) for all the juicy details.

Flyer in English

Volante en español

And heartfelt thanks to the entire Curley community for your support of this project!

Winter Pride Gear

Show your Curley Pride while staying warm during the chilly winter months! The students and teachers of S.P.A.C.E. (Safe Place And Caring Environment) are pleased to offer two new items with the Curley Pride logo—a BLACK long-sleeve t-shirt ($25) and BLUE hooded sweatshirt ($35). The Curley Pride logo features rainbow wings on the flying lion on top of the blue/pink/white trans flag. 

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• To order use this LINK.
• Submit payment: VENMO (@Melanie-Bourgeault) OR CASH (to Jon Hatch, Laurie Ciardi, or Melanie Bourgeault)
• Orders are due on January 20th, and all items will be delivered to the Curley during the week of February 3rd. 
• Payment must be received by January 20th to complete your order. 
• Mark your calendars! This year the Boston Pride Parade is on Saturday June 13th! Information will be sent home this spring if you would like to march with us in the 50th anniversary of the Boston Pride Parade.

Curley Family Volunteer Directory

The Family Engagement Committee is pleased to share the new Curley Family Volunteer Directory! This directory, which will be updated each month, is an attempt to organize names of Curley parents and guardians who have expressed an interest in volunteering at the Curley. To add your name to this directory, please fill out the following survey:

• English: https://forms.gle/Ngz3fbPMnjLjUBNC8 
• Espanol: https://forms.gle/cwvLeE7J9GwWJoaBA

Questions? Email Jocelyn Stanton (jocelyn.stanton@gmail.com)

Volunteering at the Curley

All volunteers need to complete and pass a CORI check prior to volunteering at school. CORI forms are submitted online only. After submitting please show the main office a copy of your picture ID. It can take up to 2 weeks for approval one the form and ID have been submitted.

Here is the online link for the CORI Forms.

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.