Best wishes to 4th grade teacher, Margot Hayes who will run the Boston Marathon on Monday. She has trained extremely hard and I know that she is going to do great!
On a visit to 5Mason this week, Dr. Marsden and I had the opportunity to watch students design and construct a Maglev Transportation System.
Dale Street students are AMAZING!
Students in 5Cowell skyped this week with Mrs. Cowell's sister-in-law's 5/6 grade class from Ridgefield, Washington. Students in 5Cowell completed and loved the book El Deafo, so they sent her class a copy. They finished last week, so the classes skyped. They had a back channel going (Today's Meet) so kids could talk virtually while other students were live skyping. It was an incredible hour including book club, book recommendation, geography, and 21st century skills!
Special thanks to Mrs. Fromen and Mrs. Meaney for all their help and support!
The Dale Street School community is excited about assisting the Medfield community and Hunter's Run. A student group at Dale Street (MAD - Make A Difference) and the Student Advisory Council have teamed up to have initiate a run/walk fundraiser to support Hunter's Run and Boston Children's Hospital. Our fundraiser will take place on Thursday, May 12th (rain date May 20th) during students' recesses. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a pledge card for $1 prior to the 12th. In addition, students will have the opportunity to voluntarily secure pledges for each lap they complete. More information will be forthcoming, but we wanted to share this preliminary information.
Thank you to all who took the time to submit a placement letter. We will begin working on creating classes/groupings at the PD day on May 13th.
On Thursday, students in 4Keane used the wonderful literature of Jan Brett to examine points of view. Students used Padlet to create 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person points of view. Wonderful job, girls and boys!
As a reminder, the PARCC/MCAS testing dates are posted below:
PARCC/MCAS Test Dates
Grade 4:
ELA - April 29th, May 4th, May 6th
Math - May 10th, May 16th, May 17th, May 18th
Grade 5:
ELA - April 28th, May 2nd, May 3rd
STE - May 11th, May 12th
Math - May 19th, May 20th, May 23rd, May 24th
While there may be a medical, excused absence that cannot be avoided, we appreciate your efforts to plan other appointments and events around these dates. Thank you!
The Girls Varsity Soccer Team will be holding a youth clinic for 2nd - 5th graders on April 15th, April 29th, May 6th, and May 13th from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at the Wheelock soccer fields. The whole varsity team will be in attendance to work with the participants. There is a $5 cost for each session.
Please click the PTO link for updates from our PTO.
Please click the MCPE link for updates on the Spelling Bee, the Fall Ball Art Contest and the LCR Tournament.
Congratulations to these Dale Street students (there are a few absent) who recently won BOTH the boys and girls indoor soccer league championships at Fore Kicks. What an accomplishment! We are very proud of you!
Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable April vacation. Enjoy the time away!
Sincerely,
Steve
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