Friday, April 27, 2018

April 27, 2018 - Week 32

Greetings Dale Street Families,


As we returned to school this week and close out the last full week of April, there were many exciting events happening around Dale Street this week. 



At our SWAT (Students Working to Advance Technology) intramural this week, Grade 5 student, Adeline created this podcast, "What's the buzz about SWAT!?"  #continuousgrowth


Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!  These students truly exemplify what Dale Street stands for!  Way to go!





On Thursday, students in Mr. Mason's fifth grade class (and Mrs. Collins) learned how to make Simple Circuits, Complex Circuits and Electromagnets.  The students loved this hands-on activity!  









MCAS This Week

Our Dale Street fifth grade students also made us so proud with their efforts this week during their MCAS testing.  Most fifth graders completed the two ELA sessions of MCAS this week.  Any student who missed Session 1 or Session 2 will make up the session they missed on Monday, April 30th, as there is a limited window for make-up testing.  Students will only take one session per day.  Please see the remaining Dale Street MCAS schedule below.

  • Math - Next Generation MCAS
    • Who:  Grades 4 (computer-based)
    • May 9th and May 10th
    • Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
    • May 14th and May 15th
    • Math Make-ups for grades 4 and 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed  

  • Science, Technology and Engineering
    • Who:  Grade 5 (computer-based)
    • May 17th and May 18th
    • STE Make-ups for grade 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed

Thanks to Jordan in Mrs. Scott's class for reading today's book recommendation. Jordan recommended Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson for "people who like Graphic Novels" and because "it is really good and amazing"  Jordan rated this book 5 out of 5 stars!  Thanks Jordan!

Introducing

THE Community EVENT of the year...THE MCPE Fall Ball

On November 3rd 2018

Held at Gillette Stadium Cross Pavilion.
Tickets will go on sale on 20th May for $125 per person via our website:
HOWEVER you could WIN your FREE ticket to The Fall Ball inside one of the special chocolate bars sold at Park Street Books or Be Charmed from April 26th.
100% of proceeds will go straight back into supporting amazing grants for
all 5 Medfield Public Schools.

On Wednesday, our school recognized Dale Street's two INCREDIBLE Administrative Assistants, Mrs. Maureen Barrett and Mrs. Megan Infantino.  These two wonderful women epitomize Dale Street's Core Values and carry a student-first mentality every minute of every day.  Thanks Maureen and Megan!  






Check out the PTO update including information on these upcoming events and more:

UPCOMING EVENTS: 5th graders~Yearbook personal pages done by May 1st! Teacher Appreciation (May 8th) please contact Kiersten Cole at sixcoles@gmail.com if interested in helping plan some fun stuff.

On Wednesday night, Superintendent, Dr. Jeff Marsden, Director of Finance and Operations, Mr. Michael LaFrancesca, and I offered tours of Dale Street for community members. After the tours, Dr. Marsden and members of the Permanent Building Committee made a presentation on the possibility of a Dale Street project. If you are looking for up-to-date information regarding this project, you can locate it here.


This week students in Mrs. Scott's fourth grade classroom used mirrors and flashlights to investigate how light travels.  What great student collaboration!  





*MCPE Spelling Bee (High School) 5:30 p.m.

*There will be a half day of school (11:40 a.m. dismissal) on Friday, May 11th.

*Transition Day will take place on Friday, June 15th.  More details will be forthcoming closer to the date.    

*Our last day of school is scheduled for Monday, June 18th.  There will be an 11:40 a.m. dismissal on this day.  

*The 2018-2019 District Calendar is now available.  

Grade 5 Field Trip to the Christa McAuliffe Center 
at Framingham State University next week...

DATE
CLASSES ATTENDING
Wednesday,
May 2nd
Ms. Sager, Mrs. Foley
Thursday,
May 3rd
Mrs. Lowerre, Mr. Mason, Ms. Burnham
Friday,
May 4th
Ms. Condon, Mrs. Bertschmann, Mrs. Curran


As always, thank you for taking the time to check in and read the Dale Street Blog.

Steve

Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth




Friday, April 13, 2018

April 13, 2018 - Week 31

Dear Dale Street Community,


Students and staff are entering April vacation on all cylinders after another fantastic week.  Take a look... 

We had a school-wide assembly this morning.  The assembly combined Dale Street's first Tournament of Books and Dale Street's first Free Throw Contest.  Congratulations to The Crossover for being selected as the champion book and congratulations to The Three Swishers for winning our Foul Shooting contest.  Thank you to all who voted and participated in the free throw contest.   












Our fourth grade students completed their ELA MCAS sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.  I am so very proud of the students and staff involved in this week's testing.  Their perseverance and resiliency needs to be commended.  If you child missed either session 1 or 2, make-ups will be completed on an ongoing basis.  The first day of these make-ups will take place on Tuesday, April 24th.  Here are the remaining dates for Dale Street students:


  • English Language Arts - Next Generation MCAS
    • Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
    • April 25th and April 26th
    • ELA Make-ups for grades 4 and 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed

  • Math - Next Generation MCAS
    • Who:  Grades 4 (computer-based)
    • May 9th and May 10th
    • Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
    • May 14th and May 15th
    • Math Make-ups for grades 4 and 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed  


  • Science, Technology and Engineering
    • Who:  Grade 5 (computer-based)
    • May 17th and May 18th
    • STE Make-ups for grade 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed

Congratulations to all of the #beproudbedale students: Warren C., Lauren B., Charlie B., Isabella L., Oliver M., Kyle H., Sonya M., Molly G., and Anna L. who had artwork displayed at the Zullo Art Gallery last night.  Their creativity and precision is amazing!  


Thanks to Nora in Ms. Burnham's class for reading today's book recommendation. Nora recommended Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper for "people who love to read" and because "it is very interesting to people who like to read realistic fiction."  Nora rated this book 5 out of 5 stars!  Thanks Nora!
  
What a day for Izzy on Wednesday!  She celebrated her birthday and had a wonderful ride to school!  This was an MCPE raffle she won during this year's treasured experiences.  So cool! 
Congratulations to Mrs. Oxholm and the Dale Street Chorus for their terrific performance at this year's Big Sing.  These awesome kids boarded a bus and traveled to Needham to perform.  They sounded great, and even more importantly, were commended for their outstanding behavior and character!  Way to go!



Have you registered your son or daughter's team for the Spelling Bee?  If not, there's still time.  Please visit our website, www.medfieldcoalition.org to sign up today.  For those that are not familiar with the annual MCPE Spelling Bee, this is a fun and (hopefully) low stress team event.  Small groups of pals spell words as a team and there is a winning team from Wheelock and from Dale St. This is a beloved annual event and one your kids will remember for many years.

On Tuesday, staff (and students) made their way to the high school to participate in Medfield's Digital Learning Day.  It was an awesome day!  George Couros, author of Innovator's Mindset provided the keynote.  This is a book that all Medfield educators read earlier this year.  Mr. Couros' thought-provoking words pushed our thinking and challenged us to tear down any barriers that block innovation.  Here are some highlights from the day.  









¿Qué ropa llevas tú? In Mrs. LeVangie's World Language class this week, students worked with Spanish clothing & colors.  Great collaboration!   


Best of luck to 4th grade teacher, Margot Hayes who will run the Boston Marathon again on Monday.  She has trained extremely hard and I know that she is going to do great!  Please give her a loud cheer if you see her someone on the marathon route.  


Check out the PTO update with information about these upcoming events and MORE!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Snowman Supply Fundraiser(Right Now!), 5th graders~Yearbook personal pages done by May 1st!


Thank you to all who took the time to submit a placement letter.  We will begin working on creating classes/groupings at our PD day on May 11th.


Best wishes to Grade 4 teacher, Shannon MacDonald as she celebrates her wedding day tomorrow.  Wishing you both a lifetime of love and happiness!  


Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable April vacation.  Enjoy the time away!

Steve

Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth

Friday, April 6, 2018

April 6, 2018 - Week 30

Happy April Dale Street! 

This past Monday I had the pleasure of shadowing a fourth grade student.  I spent part of the day working on reading fluency, enjoying snack, and using area and perimeter to create a zoo!  It was so cool - a truly unique and invaluable perspective.  I was shadowing as part of Medfield's involvement in a FUSE Fellowship program where we are collaborating with other districts to learn more about student learning (ex. blended and personalized learning).  This program is run by The Highlander Institute. This was an amazing and valuable experience for me. It is something I certainly plan to do again.

Dale Street held its third school-wide assembly this morning highlighting our school's Core Value of Compassion.  Special thanks to the students in Mrs. Curran's class and Ms. Condon's class for creating and leading the assembly.  They did an outstanding job! Please check out the amazing video shown at the assembly. 







Check out this recent article that appeared in Wicked Local Medfield.  

Congratulations to our Grade 4 Lunch Menu contest winners - Charlotte, Stella, Maren, & Isabella.  They recently helped the cafeteria staff serve their designed lunch!  

¿Cuál es tu color favorito? 5th graders in Mrs. Foley's class were busy this week asking classmates their favorite color and graphing the results.  The winning color.....blue!   


Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!  These students exemplify what Dale Street stands for!  Way to go!












Check out the PTO update with important information including:



UPCOMING MEETING ***April 11 at 10:00 at the Public Safety Building- Lets get some ideas on how to spend our Winter Carnival money! All are welcome


UPCOMING EVENTS: Snowman Supply Fundraiser(Right Now!), 5th graders~Yearbook personal pages done by May 1st!

On Thursday, students in Mrs. Scott's fourth grade classroom played the role of Caldecott selectors highlighting awesome illustrated Children's Books. Great collaboration!


Thanks to Maggie in Ms. Condon's class for reading today's book recommendation. Maggie recommended Poached by Stuart Gibbs for "anyone who likes surprises" and because "it is fun to read and makes you feel like you are in a character book."  Maggie rated this book 4 out of 5 stars!  Thanks Maggie!

Parent input narratives are due back no later than Friday, April 13th.  For further information please refer to the parent email that was sent on March 29th.  Additional information on the placement process can be  viewed here.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 



Registration for the grades 2-5 MCPE Spelling Bee is open!  Gather your teams of 3-4 players (2 player teams also allowed but may be combined due to space constraints) and register your team on our website www.medfieldcoalition.org.  The spelling bee will be held on Tuesday May 1st at MHS.  Can't wait to see your spellers at the bee!
​  Thank you to Medfield Orthodontics for being our Spelling Bee sponsor this year!  We appreciate their generosity in helping keep this fun Medfield tradition alive. ​


Spelling Bee Flyer

This week, Mr. Douglas' fourth graders utilized the CueThink program to work through some very challenging measurement problems.  


Love the perseverance and continuous growth!  





Congratulations to our final four teams for Dale Street's 1st annual Free Throw Shooting contest.  The Baller Squad (Charlie, Ian, Nate), The Three Swishers (Alex, JJ, Zach), Two Peas and THE Pod (Drew, Tommy, Mr. Douglas) and Fantastic 3 (Juliet, Olivia, Brooke) will shoot for the championship next Friday at a school-wide assembly.  Good luck!  
We had great participation for Red Sox Spirit Day on Thursday.  I really think our support helped the propel the home team to their extra inning victory!    







Had to share this PHENOMENAL crazy hair day creation by Kamryn in Mr. Douglas' class.  

Reminders:
April 9th - Band-O-Rama (7p.m. MS)
April 10th - No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)
April 11th - Choral Extravaganza (7p.m. MS) 
April 12th - Art Show (6:00 p.m. Zullo Gallery)


Have a wonderful weekend!

Best regards,
Steve


Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth