October 16, 2015 - Week 7

Hello Dale Street Families,

Our school participated in a bus evacuation on Tuesday.  Students who did not take the bus to school were placed on a bus to go through this important exercise.  Special thanks to Officer Manganello for her assistance with this bus evacuation. 

Students in Mrs. Lowerre's fifth grade class took some time this week to use their atom models to discuss the parts and explain their thinking.  Bravo to these talented students!​

Today the our fifth grade students attended a morning assembly on Digital Citizenship (Grade 4 will attend next week).  Mrs. Cowell, Mrs. Fromen, and I spoke about communication, privacy & security, cyber-bullying, information literacy, and digital reputation.  Students will talk about these important topics throughout the year.  Please ask your child(ren): 
What do you want your digital footprint to say about yourself?

What will you do if you are uncomfortable online?

Why did they use toothpaste at the assembly? 

Grade 4 Kids Night Out will be held on Friday, November 6th from 7 PM - 8:30 PM.  Permission slips will be sent out soon.  This event is in need of volunteers.  Please contact Maryanne Sullivan with any questions.  

NEXT WEEK...Dale Street Parents are invited to join me at the first Principal's Coffee event of the year on Friday, October 23rd in the Dale Street cafeteria at 8:45 a.m.  During this time, I will be sharing a summary of the Spring 2015 MCAS results for students in grades 4 and 5 and talking about November's Parent/Teacher conferences.  I hope to see many of you there!

Students in Ms. Bertschmann's class made dioramas of their favorite scene from the book Number The Stars.  Awesome job, boys and girls!

Registrations Continue for the Student Trivia Challenge. This great event, open to students in grades 6-12, is back and will take place on Tuesday, November 10th. Teams of teachers will increase the challenge and add to the fun! Held in the high school cafeteria, teams will compete for prizes in either the Blake or MHS division. The cost is $40 per team of four players. Blake students should arrive at 2:40. MHS students should arrive at 4:00. Spectators are welcome. Concessions will be available for purchase. Don’t delay, seating is limited, and the event is filling up. Click here for more information and to register: MedfieldCoalition.org. 

Don’t Miss Our Community Trivia Night Raffle! (Valued at over $500.) Enter for your chance to win a fabulous Gourmet Wine and Dine Gift Basket, which includes: 3 bottles of exceptional wine handpicked by Matt at Medfield Wine Shoppe, $100 gift card to Zebra's Bistro, plus a cheeseboard and stemless wine glasses. Buy your ticket at MedfieldCoalition.org. $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. * Winner need not be present to win * 

Ms. Krauss' students spent time this week playing longitude/latitude battleship in social studies trying to locate continents! 

• A BIG thank you to all families that supported the Dale Street Book Fair at Park Street Books and the Yankee Candle fundraiser!  We appreciate all your help!
• Kids Night Out:  Save the date!  4th grade - November 6^th and 5th grade - November 20th.  More details to come soon.
• Halloween Trasher Dash: Registration deadline for the Trasher Dash is Monday, October 26^th.  The cost is $10 per child or $25 per family.  Please make checks payable to Medfield K-8 PTO. 
• Click here for the registration form http://www.medfield.net/images/tpacket/trasher_dash_with_registration.pdf 

• Dale Street PTO meeting: Friday, October 23rd @ 10:30 am in the Teacher’s Lounge.
• Bay State Textiles: The Bay State Textile Fundraiser for Town Wide PTO continues to be a great success!  Just a reminder as you clean out your closets for fall that the bins accept clothing, shoes, pocketbooks, linens, accessories, and stuffed animals are as long as they are in clean and dry condition.  This helps the PTO fundraise, helps the town save on disposal fees and helps the environment! Last year we raised $3,000 for our schools! Please keep those donations coming!  If the bin at your school is full, please feel free to drop off at any school or at the bin at the Transfer Station.
• Social Media: Please like us on Facebook Medfield K-8 PTO , follow us on Twitter MedfieldK8PTO and check out our website http://medfieldpto.weebly.com

This week Ms. Walunas' class presented their cartographer challenge.  What great creations!  

3v3 Basketball Tournament Registration NOW OPEN FOR 4th - 7th GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS!

The Big Blue Basketball team is expanding their 3v3 tournament for Boys and Girls in 4th - 7th grade on Wednesday, November 11th.  The is a holiday for the Medfield Public Schools.  Registration forms can be found and printed from the Medfield Youth Basketball website at www.medfieldbasketball.org.  REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECIEVED BY OCTOBER 30th!  $25 per player.  Multiple games guaranteed, prizes awarded for 1st place in their division and Most Spirit award.  Schedules of team playtime will be sent out by November 9th.  Contact Jack Madej at 508-359-4629 or email at nmadej@att.net with any questions.

PLEASE NOTE:  6th and 7th Grade may only have 2 travel players per team.  Please see FAQ and Rules for more information or email nmadej@att.net.  Registration and Payment are due no later than October 30th.  Schedules will be finalized, posted and communicated to Team Captain by November 9th.

Thank you for reading!

Sincerely,
Stephen S. Grenham, Principal