November 20, 2015 - Week 12

Dear Dale Street Families,

On behalf of the Dale Street staff, I would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to meet with our teachers over the past two weeks.  We strongly believe in the importance of the home/school connection and recognize that a strong working partnership results in the greatest success for our students. Thank you for all for your continued support!

Hat Day was awesome at Dale Street today!  Thank you to all the students and staff who participated and donated to our Global Giving initiative!  

Positive Referrals!!!

These students received a Positive Referral this week for demonstrating outstanding compassion (This month's character theme!).  Keep up the good work!

Students in Mr. Mason's fifth grade class spent time this week finding evidence related to seasonal weather.  The boys and girls offered some unbelievable thoughts!  

Students in Ms. Condon's Grade 5 class used Plickers this week to assess their understanding of Number the Stars.  What a super quick way to receive feedback!  

Math Night is Coming!

On December 2, 2015, we will be holding a K-5 parent math information night from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at the Dale Street School. Be on the lookout for the more information coming soon!

Cyber Monday is approaching quickly! Mark your calendars for the return of MCPE's much anticipated online auction of “Treasured Experiences”. Featuring unique opportunities for students to spend time with their favorite teachers, this online auction will run from Monday, November 30-December 4th. Be sure to start your holiday shopping medfieldcoalition.org.

Are you looking for a way to let your child's teacher, a school staff member, a coach, a bus driver or an administrator know just how much you and your child appreciate them? Consider MCPE's Blue Ribbon Program. It is an easy and thoughtful way to recognize the efforts of a member of our school community during the holiday season. Each person recognized with a donation will receive a card, customized with a thank you note from you, indicating that a donation was made in his or her honor. To learn more, please click on: medfieldcoalition.org/events-programs/blue-ribbon-program/.

We are thankful for the incredible support the Medfield community has given to the Coalition in the past. As 2015 comes to a close, we hope you will consider making MCPE part of your family’s annual charity gift giving. Please help us continue our mission of funding grants that support academic enrichment programs not covered by the school budget. To donate to our annual appeal, please click here: medfieldcoalition.org/donate-now/.

Holiday shopping? The Medfield Coalition for Public Education is pleased to announce an easy way to raise money for the Medfield Public Schools through AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support MCPE every time you shop at Amazon (with or without Amazon Prime) at no cost to you. Once registered, every time you shop Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to MCPE. To learn more about and/or register at AmazonSmile, go to medfieldcoalition.org/events-programs/amazonsmile/.

Here are the 2016 MCAS Test Administration dates for students in Grades 4 and 5:

English Language Arts (ELA)

Tuesday, March 22, Grade 4, ELA Long Composition Sessions A and B

Thursday, March 24, Grade 4, ELA Reading Comprehension, Session 1

Tuesday, March 29, Grade 4, ELA Reading Comprehension, Session 2

Wednesday,  March 30, Grade 5, ELA Reading Comprehension, Session 1

Thursday, March 31, Grade 4, ELA Long Comprehension Make Up Day for students absent on March 22

Friday, April 1, Grade 5, ELA Reading Comprehension, Session 2

Mathematics (Grades 4 & 5) and Science and Technology (Grade 5)

Wednesday, May 11, Grade 5, Science and Technology, Session 1

Thursday, May 12, Grade 5 Science and Technology, Session 2

Tuesday, May 17, Grade 4 , Mathematics, Session 1

Wednesday, May 18, Grade 4, Mathematics, Session 2

Thursday, May 19, Grade 5, Mathematics,  Session 1

Friday, May 20, Grade 5, Mathematics, Session 2 

Please try not to schedule any medical or dental appointments on the testing dates for your child/children.  We also greatly appreciate your support and cooperation in eliminating any unnecessary absences.  As always, please do not hesitate to contact our teaching staff or me if you have any questions or concerns. These dates can also be located on our school's calendar. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.

This week, students in Ms. DiPesa's fourth grade class wrote descriptive stories from a turkey's perspective. Incredible job, girls and boys!  

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SCRIP - Scrip will be placing one last online order for the holiday season!  The program is closing, but one last online order will be placed at noon on Friday November 27th!  If you are interested in placing an order for holiday gifts, teachers, etc., you may do so online at www.shopwithscrip.com no later than 12 noon November 27th.  You may pay for your order by check or online payment. If you choose to pay by check, please drop your check of at Park Street Books prior to November 24th.  Any check not received for an order will result in the order not being placed.  If you choose to pay with online payment through your existing account, the order may be placed up until 12 noon on November 27th.  SCRIP cards are still available at the Park Street Books Box. Please stop buy and purchase cards on hand for the holidays.  We would like to thank all of you who have supported the SCRIP program over the years!

5^th GRADE HOLLYWOOD KIDS NIGHT OUT - Friday, November 20^th  7:00 – 8:30 pm.  This is a drop off event and will cost $5 per student.  Please contact Liz Dewar if you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions at 508-359-6918 or lizdewar@verizon.net The permission slip for this event is in the THURSDAY PACKET or click here  5th Grade KNO Permission Slip

MEDFIELD SPIRIT WEAR - Great Holiday Gifts! Customize everything yourself or see what your kids can create!  Choose from t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, bags, hats, blankets & more.  Spend $85 or more and get a free t-shirt. 12% of proceeds from each order will go to your school’s PTO.   This is all you have to do:

·          Go to http://www.shop.mylocker.net

·          Enter your school locker number  - DALE STREET RL896

·          Use promo code R4rgTfnV and receive $10 off every order you place

NOTE: Due to different branding sizes, make sure to check all size charts when ordering to ensure you get a great fit for each product.  Use MyLocker to create apparel for your teams, clubs, service groups, and more.  The possibilities are endless! Please contact Laura ZaherSPIRITWEARMEDFIELD@gmail.com with any questions.

ZEBRA’S FLATBREAD FRIDAY FUNDRAISER - No need to cook on a Friday night after a crazy week!  Enjoy a delicious flatbread from Zebra’s and support the Medfield Public Schools at the same time.  10% of the proceeds from flatbreads sold via take-out or in the restaurant on Friday evenings will be donated to the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) and Medfield K-8 PTO.  Please contact Kim Price kimprice73@me.com with any questions.

MOVIE ON THE HALF DAY - Wednesday, December 16^th 11:35 – 1:45 pm – $15 per child. Turn this half day into a full day.  This will be a perfect time for you to do some last minute shopping, wrapping, baking or just relaxing!  Please consider helping with this event by either volunteering to chaperone or donating a concession item. The permission slip and ideas for concession for this event are in the THURSDAY PACKET or click here Movie Day Permission Slip

MEETING MINUTES - Please review the 10/23/15 Dale Street PTO Meeting Minutes in the Thursday Packet.

DALE STREET PTO MEETING - Thursday, January 8th @ 9:00 am.

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

There will be no school on November 25th, 26th, and 27th due to Thanksgiving break.

Thank you for reading!

Have a relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Stephen S. Grenham, Principal