Paw Prints  5/1/2022 

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Willy Wonka: We are thrilled to open our auditorium to families to watch our first school musical in two years, Willy Wonka. All students will have an opportunity to watch a show during the school day but families are all welcome to our evening shows. Please note that all audience members must be wearing a mask. The remaining family show is on Monday, May 2 at 5:30pm and all families are welcomed!

Plant Sale: The 2022 Curley Plant Sale is almost here! Join us on Saturday, May 7th from 10am-2pm as we once again transform the parking lot across from the school into a pop-up nursery where the Boston community can buy top-quality annuals, herbs, and vegetables. Everyone is welcome!

The Plant Sale is a fun and treasured community event and we’re excited to be hosting it again! In addition to the plants, there will be activities for the kids. If you can help the day of or donate water/drinks and/or baked goods, please sign up here. No plant experience necessary to help with this event and kids can help too! If you can’t volunteer, please spread the word to friends and family, or just come and buy plants. As with all school events, the proceeds help fund arts and other enriching experiences for all our kids at the Curley.

Questions/ideas: email/text Jess Ortham (SPC tri-chair) at jessica.orthman@gmail.com/860-559-6198 or Keeana Saxon (SPC tri-chair) at Keeana.saxon@gmail.com/617-816-5753. 

Family Activity: Wake up the Earth is a Jamaica Plain based Spring festival sponsored by Spontaneous Celebrations.  We will be collaborating with them in an art making event to create artwork for the event, a banner so our school can walk in the parade as a group and a small craft for kids to carry in the parade! If participating in the parade please meet at 11:00 AM at Curtis Hall.”

Date: Wednesday May 4

What: Wake Up the Earth Art Making Workshop from 3:30- 5:30

Location: outside lower school cafeteria (inside for rain date)

For more information contact Katrina Brink – katrina.brink@gmail.com

Supports for Families with Children with Autism: It is about grants that are open for families who have a child with Autism. https://www.aane.org/resources/family-and-friends/family-grants/

Arts Showcase: Sharing and showing the art we make is an important part of being an artist. Our Arts Showcase is a chance for every student that has art class to have their work displayed. There will be an art making activity, displayed artwork, art auction and a dance performance!

Date: Thursday May 19

Time: 5:00-7:00

What: Art Showcase

Location:  playing field – specialists hallway

MCAS: MCAS testing in grades 3-8 will continue in 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.

BPS School Climate Survey: Please help us get your feedback on our school community! We use this important information to plan for the future school year, align budget items and celebrate our successes. We want to hear from you! BPS has sent you a link to a survey but if you cannot find it you may click here for the links in multiple languages.

Save the Date for Curley Yard Clean Up: We are asking any families who are interested and available to please help us clean up the school yard on Sunday, May 22nd and Sunday, June 5th. More details will come soon but if you are interested please email Curley parent Rebecca at rebecca@rebeccaclinemusic.com.

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! 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

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