The start of school went great yesterday and it has been a wonderful first few days of school! We know it is going to be a great year! Thank you in advance for your continued support.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
- I will be composing a weekly blog and can be followed on Twitter @s_grenham. The blog, Dale Street Blog, can be found at http://dalestreetschool.blogspot.com. These weekly communications will feature and highlight the variety of things that take place at the Dale Street School each week. I encourage you to follow me, and I welcome your feedback.
- Each Thursday the Dale office with send a 'Thursday Packet' by email which contains a variety of information and highlights upcoming events. We encourage you to view the packet each Thursday.
- You are always encouraged to visit your school’s website by going to http://www.medfield.net/dale.html
ARRIVAL
- The Dale Street School Before School Program begins at 7:00 AM. All other students should not be dropped off before 8:20 AM. The only supervision prior to 8:20 AM is supervision of students enrolled in the Dale Street School Before School Program. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
- Dale Street drop off is 45 Adams Street.
- Any student arriving after 8:35 AM will be marked tardy and must be signed in at the office. All doors will be locked at this time.
DISMISSAL
- The students are dismissed at 2:35 PM. Students who ride buses 1,2,8,9,10,11,12,20,and 21 will meet in the cafeteria before being dismissed. Students who ride buses 3,4,5,6,7,13,14,15, and 16 will meet in the gymnasium before being dismissed. Walkers, student pick-ups, and students attending MAP will also meet in the gymnasium before being dismissed.
- Parents are reminded that they should use the parking lot located between the Dale Street School and the Pfaff Center for pick-up at dismissal time. Students will exit out door #14.
- To maximize the safety and security that we wish to provide for all of our students, any adult who plans to pick up a student should pick him/her up and sign him/her out with a Dale Street staff member .
- If a child needs to be dismissed early, please use a green dismissal note informing the school of your child's dismissal plans.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS
- All visitors are required to sign in and out.
- All visitors are required to wear a name tag.
- In an effort to prevent untimely interruptions, unannounced visits will not be encouraged.
Please remember that Parent Information Night has been scheduled for Thursday, September 24th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM We hope you can make it.
Dale Street's Back to School Picnic
The PTO is inviting all Dale Street families to attend a picnic on Friday, September 11th from 5:00 - 6:30 PM on the field between the Dale Street and Memorial Schools. Families are asked to bring their own picnic. All Dale Street students will receive a free ice cream from the ice cream truck, compliments of the PTO!
If you haven’t done so already, please have your child print out his or her minutes from the user profile online. This can be found on the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge website www.scholastic.com/summer. Please send a printed copy of the online log (or a paper/pencil log) back to to school by next Wednesday, September 9. In addition, please fill out the slip of paper at the bottom of this letter and send it to school with your child’s reading log. We will share and celebrate your child’s summer reading success during an upcoming assembly in recognition of International Literacy Day!
On a visit to Mrs. Foley's fourth grade class today, students had the opportunity to become engineers. These students did a phenomenal job!
We are presently looking for individuals who would like to volunteer to serve on the Dale Street School School Council. Meetings will be held on October 5th, January 21st, March 17th, and May 19th at 3:15 p.m. in the Dale Street Media Center. Please contact the Dale Street office (508) 359 - 5538 if you are interested.
Again this year, the Dale Street School will have a Student Council. The objective of this group will be to talk with their classmates about concerns/initiatives in their classroom and/or the school. The Student Council will consist of one student from each homeroom in Grades 4 and 5. There will also be an alternate selected from each homeroom. Students interested in serving on the Student Council must write a one paragraph letter of interest. This letter of interest will be distributed on Tuesday, September 8th and must be received by the close of school on September 18th. The Student Council will meet on the first Friday of each month (starting in October) for about 35 minutes at 8:45 AM. I would like to thank Mrs. Vancura and Mrs. Carey who have volunteered to work with me on the Dale Street School Council.
Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15th.
The Dale Street encourages you to join us in modeling three key messages: School is important! Your child can do it! We are here to help him/her!
September 4 - No School
September 7 - No School (Labor Day)
September 8 - Instrument Rental Night (High School)
September 11 - PTO Back to School Picnic
September 14 - Rosh Hashanah - No School
September 15 - Picture Day at Dale
September 24 - PIN Night (Grades 4 & 5)
Thank you for reading this week's blog. Please check back again next Thursday.
Sincerely,
Stephen S. Grenham, Principal
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