Although the weather certainly shot up there this week, it didn't slow down the awesomeness in and around Dale Street! Take a minute to see the amazing things that took place.
Our fifth grade classrooms visited the Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University this week. Using the concept of simulation as an instructional tool, the Challenger Center program created an exciting, cooperative learning environment for students at Dale Street to better understand the challenges of teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and decision making. Every crew member (student) was assigned to, and trained for, a specific role. They took their positions in either Mars Control or the Spacecraft and assumed control of an exciting two hour mission simulation to Mars.
On Monday, Mrs. Foley, Ms. Condon, and I had the great pleasure of hosting our MCPE treasured experience auction winners for a few virtual reality field trips. The auction winners and their friends learned about being a park ranger and an airport worker and visited Buckingham Palace, the Galápagos Islands, and the Grand Canyon! It was a blast!
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
Only one Golden Ticket to Imagination remains to be found!! Visit Park Street Books or Be Charmed soon to buy a candy bar and see if you're our final lucky winner! Tickets for the November 3rd Fall Ball go on sale to the public on Sunday May 20th at 9am. They can be purchased on our website www.medfieldcoalition.
We also encourage anyone who would like to attend the MCPE Annual Meeting to join us on May 24th at the Zullo Gallery at 7pm.
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| You want to meet some amazing kids....these five outstanding students approached me today and asked if they could use their recess time to clean up our playground. Amazing kids! |
Physical Education Class!
Transferring weight from feet to hands, strength activities along with flexibility and balance.
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Thank you to all of the awesome teams that participated in this year's Spelling Bee. This is always such a fun event and the spellers did a great job. We want to congratulate the winning team from Dale Street...The Wasps! (Carrigan Allenby, Carl Kirchhoff, Josh McMahon and Drew Michaeli) This week students in Mr. Mason’s class used the Engineering Design Process to learn about magnets and to create a Maglev Transportation System.    |
Check out the PTO update with important information, including these upcoming events:
Teacher Appreciation (May 8th) please contact Kiersten Cole at sixcoles@gmail.com if interested in helping plan some fun stuff.
School Supply Kits 2018-2019
It doesn’t seem possible that we would need to start thinking about next school year already but now is the time to order your school kits from 1st Day School Supplies! This is our first year using this company and they were selected because of their great customer service and guarantee of brand name, high quality items. Most other companies substitute generic supplies to cut costs, but 1st Day will provide the teachers and your students with top quality products that will help them thrive next year. Also, this PTO fundraiser further helps our students and teachers by supporting the great work our PTO continues to do!
1st Day School Supplies is also offering Under Armour, Vera Bradley and Jansport backpacks, lunch boxes and water bottles as well. Proceeds from these items also benefit the PTO’s fundraising efforts. Any of these accessory items will be delivered before the first day of school so your student will be equipped with their new gear when they get on the bus.
Grades K-5 have submitted their supply lists and 1st Day is ready to take this summer "to do" item off your list early. Enjoy every minute of this summer knowing your child’s supplies will be delivered to their classroom and be waiting for them on their first day.
Three Easy Steps:
1. Go to www.1stDaySchoolSupplies.
2. Type in the Medfield zip code: 02052
3. Find your school/grade/kit and pay online.
If you have any questions, please email jodibills30@yahoo.com
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| Do you think these students had fun? Mrs. Barrett had this great group in to celebrate their MCPE treasured experience! |
A few Blake students are organizing the PMC kids ride in Medfield! The ride will be held on June 9, 2018 looping through the Medfield High School and Blake Middle School. This year our ride will be held for kids in grades K-8 and they will have a chance to ride their bikes for a good cause. The Kids PMC strives to get young cyclists interested into raising money for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In addition to promoting fitness and physical activity, the program engages youth in charity work and teaches them values of working to benefit others. We, along with many others, have a loved one that has been diagnosed with cancer. We want to support the PMC’s mission of making a change and to start this adventure by bringing the PMC Kids Ride back to Medfield, with the support of our friends, family, and young riders and volunteers like you. Please join us on June 9th for the Medfield Kids PMC Ride. Check-in starts at 10:00 am and the ride will begin at 11:00 am. The riders have one hour to complete as many loops around the course as they can or want to. Stick around for activities and family fun after the ride! For more information about the ride, registration and volunteering, please visit the Medfield PMC Kids Ride website: kids.pmc.org/Medfield
Students in Ms. Isaacson's and Mrs. Crable's fourth grade classrooms weren't afraid to tussle with some very challenging word problems using CueThink. It is great to see the students collaborate and persevere through some very tricky problems.
Please join us on as we celebrate our final spirit day of the 2017-2018 school year. From Monday, May 21st to Friday, June 1st, the Dale Street School will be collecting items to donate to the Medfield Food Cupboard. Items we will be collecting are:
Juice-Large and boxes
Kid Friendly Cereal
Cookies/Crackers
PB
Jam/Jelly
Canned Fruit
Spaghetti
There will be a collection bin in each classroom. We hope you can contribute by donating to the Medfield Food Cupboard and join us in helping others.
May 8 - PTO Meeting (Dale Street LMC)
May 8 - Dale Street Art Show (5:30 p.m. - Dale Street Gymnasium)
May 11 - Half Day for Professional Development Day
(Students Dismiss at 11:40 a.m.)
Please click here for more information.
(Students Dismiss at 11:40 a.m.)
Many students have found it beneficial to work on strengthening math and/or language arts skills over the summer months. For many years we have used a series of workbooks published by a company called Summer Skills. These books have been successful in helping students practice and sharpen their skills. Please be aware that some questions contained in the workbooks may cover topics that have been introduced but not yet mastered. As a school, we feel that summer work is beneficial, as studies show that much of what is learned during the school year is lost over the summer months; however, this book is entirely OPTIONAL.
Please click here for more information.
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| Check out this beautiful picture that WL teacher, Mrs. DellaMonica captured this week. |
As always, thank you for taking the time to read the Dale Street School Blog.
Steve
Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth
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