Paw Print  3/13/2022 

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Superintendent Search: BPS is seeking a new superintendent to lead our city starting July 1st. If you are interested in learning more about the process please check out this public website with information. We also want our students to be involved in this process. Our students should have the loudest voice in regard to who becomes our next superintendent so please help us spread the word! 

• Thursday, March 23 from 6-8pm for students
• Superintendent’s Search Public Survey

MCAS: MCAS testing in grades 3-8 will begin in April and go throughout the month of May. We ask families to make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives at school on time so they can eat breakfast and be focused and ready for the test. Below is the testing schedule.

April 4	April 5	April 6	April 7	April 8
Grade 7 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session  Grade 8 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session	Grade 6 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session	Grade 7 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session  Grade 8 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session	Grade 6 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session	Make Ups
April 11	April 12	April 13	April 14	April 15
Grade 3 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session  Grade 5 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session	Grade 4 ELA Session I 120 – 150 min session	Grade 3 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session Grade 5 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session	Grade 4 ELA Session II 120 – 150 min session	No School
April 18	April 19	April 20	April 21	April 22
April Vacation	April Vacation	April Vacation	April Vacation	April Vacation
April 25	April 26	April 27	April 28	April 30
No testing	No testing	No testing	No testing	No testing
May 2	May 3	May 4	May 5	May 6
Grade 3 Math Session I 90 min session Grade 5 Math Session I 90 min session	Grade 4 Math Session I 90 min session	Grade 3 Math Session II 90 min session  Grade 5 Math Session II 90 min session	Grade 4 Math Session II 90 min session	Make Ups
May 9	May 10	May 11	May 12	May 13
Grade 7 Math Session I 90 min session  Grade 8 Math Session I 90 min session	Grade 6 Math Session I 90 min session	Grade 7 Math Session II 90 min session  Grade 8 Math Session II 90 min session	Grade 6 Math Session II 90 min session	Make Ups
May 16	May 17	May 18	May 19	May 20
	Grade 5 & 8 Session I Sci Session 60 – 75 min session	Grade 5 & 8 Session II Sci Session 60 – 75 min session	Make Ups	Make Ups

COVID Take Home Tests: Starting March 7, in addition to the routine weekly pool testing and symptomatic testing, BPS, in partnership with DESE, will begin offering free, weekly take-home antigen tests. In order for your student to participate in this new option, DESE, the state department of education requires parents/guardians to specifically sign up for this at-home rapid testing option. If you would like your student to receive a weekly take home test, you must submit a permission form. Please note this form is a different form than the one you may have signed earlier this year for testing. 

Please check your email for an email from “permission click”, which allows you to digitally sign your students permission form. Please note, this email may be in your junk mail folder. 

For students who have submitted a permission form, every two weeks starting on the week of March 7th, students will receive an iHealth At-Home Rapid Test kit. Each kit contains two individual tests. We ask that these tests be used 3 to 4 days following your student’s pool testing at school. If your child tests positive, we ask that you report the positive result to your child’s school immediately via phone and follow isolation protocols outlined on the BPS webpage ​​COVID-19 Health & Safety Information / Quarantine Protocols.

Please take a moment to fill out the online sign-up form from Permission Click as soon as possible so we can get your student an at-home test today! It only takes a minute to complete. If you have multiple children at BPS, please fill out a sign up form for each child. You can sign-up at any time to begin receiving the at-home antigen test for the next distribution date.

For more information on these iHealth antigen tests, please refer to COVID-19 Self-Test at Home Instructions Graphic | Mass.gov

Cafeteria Updates: We are thrilled to announce that we have returned to cooking in our kitchen! There are no more pre-packaged meals! Eat day we are offering hot menu choices as well as a salad bar! March menus are linked here.

Family COVID Protocol Visual: We recognize that processing and understanding COVID protocols is incredibly overwhelming. The Curley Family Engagement Committee created a visual to try to support and help families to better understand what is happening at school and if your child tests positive for COVID 19. We hope you find this useful! If policies change we will update these visuals. 

UPDATED AS OF 3/4/22    Visual  –  English Version        Visual  –  Spanish Version

BPS Department of Behavioral Health Services:  Are you seeking additional ways to support your child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development? Check this new resource for all families “Wellbeing Digests!” 

Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in Boston:

https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-health-commission/covid-19-testing-sites

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.