Principal Grassa’s Pawprints 6/2/19

June 2, 2019

Changes in Arrival Procedures SY2019-2020

Our safety procedures for arrival will be changing for the 2019-20 school year. Families will no longer be able to escort students to class in the morning. Instead, families will be able to walk their student to the lower or upper school main entrance, and the student will free walk to class or be escorted, depending on grade level.

We are going to pilot this change beginning on Monday, June 3rd, and want your feedback to ensure it goes smoothly. Additionally, all visitors will now be required to sign in and sign out in the main office when visiting the Curley. Visitors will be issued badges that they must wear during their time in the school building.

Curley SPC Family Picnic & Elections: Thursday, June 6th

Save the Date for the final SPC meeting of the year, Thursday, June 6th from 6-7:30pm. We’ll celebrate a successful 2018-19 school year with pizza and popsicles and hold elections for 2019-20 SPC leadership positions.

To learn more about SPC roles and the election process visit the BPS Office of Engagement website (https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/school-councils).

Screen on the Green: Also Thursday, June 6th

Stay after the SPC meeting for JP Center/South Main Streets’ inaugural Screen on the Green 2019 on June 6, 2019 at 7pm. They will be showing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on the Curley playing field. Free and open to the public.

Curley Fun Run Fundraiser: June 3rd-12th

The Curley Fun Run fundraiser is back and better than ever! Save the date for the student run on Wednesday, June 12th. Click HERE to find out what it’s all about and how you can help make it a big success.

New Student Welcome Session: Wednesday, June 5th

We look forward to welcoming all of our new students to the Curley K-8 for next school year. We will host one more welcome session for k2-8th grade students of Wednesday, June 5th from 9-10am.

Email Cristina Silva (K-4) csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org or Sugeily Santos (Grades 5-8) ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org with any question you have. We are excited to meet our incoming students and families and welcome them to our community!

Upcoming Performance: Thursday, June 6th

Folktales and Songs
Thursday, June 6th at 12 noon
Ms. Ciardi, Ms. Craman & Ms. Silverstein’s Classes (Rooms 205 & 206) & all K2

Kickball Cleanup! Sunday, June 9th

Join us on Sunday, June 9th, anytime between 10am-12noon, to clean up the kickball court! 30 minutes of your time and effort makes a HUGE difference!

Free pizza donated by The Real Deal provided at 12 noon! Let the kids play together on the playground (supervision will be provided) while we beautify the school together. Tools and gloves provided. Kickball game at 12:30—all are welcome! Kids versus grownups.

Contact Rebecca Cline (1st grade parent) with questions: rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com

Amazing Race: Wednesday, June 12th

Please join Playworks Coach Jessika for a Curley K-8 event, The Amazing Race! This is a family fun event on Wednesday, June 12^th from 5pm-7pm here at school. For more information please contact Coach Jessika by email at jessika.sickey@playworks.org.

Summer Reading 2019

We are finalizing expectations and guidelines for Curley’s summer 2019 reading program. As last year, all students will be asked to take a pledge to read daily over the summer months and to maintain a log of this reading. In addition, students entering grades 4 through 8 will be expected to read one additional book, in coordination with the BPS and Boston Public Library initiative, “Summer Reading Together”. Packets of information, including the summer reading pledge, reading bingo activity, and logs are now being finalized and will be sent home the week of June 10th.

Curley Ambassadors of Dance (CAD)

For ten years, Curley Ambassadors of Dance (CAD) has:

reached approximately 300 students grades 2nd – 6th
rehearsed more than 400 hours
performed on more than ten different stages
created 30+ performances in and around community
showcased 1st Choreography Performance-by students for students in 2013

Curley Ambassadors of Dance is a FREE PROGRAM for serious dance students, eager to work on creative projects and performances. In 2019-20 CAD will be divided into age appropriate groups:

CAD 1 (2nd-5th) Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 (Ms. Taylor Knight)
CAD 2 (6-8) Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 (Ms. Untemyer)

Pre-register for CAD by sending your Name/Email/Phone and Child’s Name to Kim Taylor Knight (storyinabox@gmail.com)

Footwear for Students

The weather is getting warmer and students will start to wear sandals to school. We want to encourage families to have their student wear sneakers. This type of footwear is safer for recess and physical education classes as well. Thanks.

Last Day of School

The last day of school will be Wednesday, June 19th and we will have an early release from school on June 18th and 19th. The last day of CASP will be Monday, June 17th.

Arrival/Dismissal Parking

We are asking families to pay attention to the parking signs at arrival/dismissal and make sure that you are not blocking driveways when you come to school. The Boston Police will ticket if you are found in violation of this on the surrounding streets

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