Paw Prints – April 18

Plant Sale:
Thank you to all the families and community members who organized and supported our Plant Sale this weekend! It was a beautiful symbol of growth and our future.

Derek Chauvin Verdict Resources:
It has been an emotional few weeks since the Derek Chauvin verdict and here are some resources to support students and families around processing these events and having conversations with your children. Please also remember that our Counseling and Support Team is always available as a resource as well.

K-2	Cristina Silva	csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org
3-5	Justina Levey	jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org
6-8	Sugeily Santos	ssantos2@bostonpublic school.org

Resources for students:

• Creating Supportive Learning Environments (CASEL)
• Talking About Race: Self Care
• The Four Bodies: A Holistic Tool Kit for Coping with Racial Trauma

Resources for families:

• Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism
• Talking Race with Young Children
• How To Talk To Kids About Black Lives And Police Violence

Walk to School Day:
Wednesday, May 5th, is the MA Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day. What better way to celebrate the return of so many students to their school buildings than a fun, healthy walk to school together? This year, as a way to bring a feeling of community and fun, we are asking participating students, families, and staff to wear their brightest, boldest colors to school. All across the district, together we can reimagine a healthy, active morning routine – either by walking to school, or walking before school! We want to see our BRIGHT & BRILLIANT learners out in their community, walking/biking/rolling to school. We want this to be a fun morning that welcomes students, celebrates their return, reconnects them to their community at arrival, and excites everyone to try walking to school.

SY 2021-2022 Calendar:
BPS has just realised the calendar for next school year. Here it is for your reference.

Curley Family Yard Clean Up:
Curley Families are hosting three school yard clean up dates. Families interested in helping out can email Rebecca Cline rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com. These events will take places from 10 am – 12 noon, no food provided, masks and social distancing required.

• Sunday 5/2 
• Sunday 5/16 
• Sunday 6/6 

Voluntary Student COVID Testing:
We have begun to offer weekly COVID testing for our students. Below are that paper & electronic copies of the consent forms to be completed by families who are interested in participating.  Consent for testing can be received at any time, there is no deadline.  The consent form only needs to be filled out once. Please contact our school nurses if you have any questions. Keilah Santana – ksantana@bostonpublicschool.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org 

JOIN AN INFORMATION SESSION

What is COVID Student pool testing?

Bring your questions and join our qualified nursing team and BPS Physician to learn how COVID testing happens in your child’s school.

May 4 – 10am – 11:30am

May 4 – 6pm – 7:30pm

May 6 – 6pm – 7:30pm

ZOOM LINK:
HTTPS://BIT.LY/BPSCOVIDTESTING

FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL
BPSPARENTUNIVERSITY@BOSTONPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG

Here is a video with further information on testing for students.

Language	Paper	Electronic
English	English Paper	English Electronic
Spanish	Spanish Paper	Spanish Electronic
Chinese	Chinese Paper	Chinese Electronic
Haitian Creole	Haitian Creole Paper	Haitian Creole
Cabo Verdean	Cabo Verdean Paper	Cabo Verdean Electronic
Vietnamese	Vietnamese Paper	Vietnamese Electronic
Portuguese	Portuguese Paper	Portuguese Electronic
French	French Paper	French Electronic
Arabic	Arabic Paper	Arabic Electronic
Somali	Somali Paper	Somali Electronic

Jamaica Plain COVID Testing for Families:
The testing site is free and available to everyone, regardless of insurance. This is a walk-up site with on-site registration.

ANNA M. COLE COMMUNITY CENTER

Mon. – Thurs. 3pm – 7 pm & Sun. 11am-3pm

Mildred Hailey Apartments

24 Heath Street

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

You can find more information about free testing sites across the city here.

School Councils:
Check out our School Site Council (SSC) and School Parent Council (SPC)! We have a  wonderful group of new and returning council members who are all excited to meet with Curley families. SPC and SSC are great ways to get involved in school planning and have your voice be heard. Please join us on any of the following times, come to one or come to all! (Registration required)

SSC Every Second Tuesday of the month 5:30-7:00PM

• 5/11/21 Zoom Link
• 6/8/21 Zoom Link

SPC on Wednesdays during alternating times

• 5/12/21  6-7PM Zoom Link
• 6/9/21  6-7PM Zoom Link

Classroom	Classroom teachers: (Contact information can be found at www.curleyk8.com)
K-2 Support	Dawn Durant ddurant2@bostonpublicschools.org or Cristina Silva csilva4@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 3-5 Support	David Diaz ddiaz@bostonpublicschools.org or Justina Levey jlevey@bostonpublicschools.org
Grades 6-8 Support	Adrian Ward-Jackson Awardjackson@bostonpublicschools.org  or Sugeily Santos ssantos2@bostonpublicschools.org
Health Support	Keilah Santana ksantana@bostonpublicschools.org or April Pumphret apumphret@bostonpublicschools.org
Urgent Priority Questions	Principal  Katie Grassa kgrassa@bostonpublicschools.org

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.