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

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