May 24, 2019 - Week 36

Greetings Dale Street Community,

Today our school held a Memorial Day assembly. The students did a remarkable job.  We heard beautiful songs from some of the Grade 5 Ensemble, the Grade 5 Band, and Ms. Burnham's class.  Grade 5 students Emma (5Sager) and Daniel (5Bertschmann) recited the Gettysburg Address, and Sebastian (5Lowerre) and Brady (5Mason) played Taps.  It was a beautiful morning!

What a great way to end the week.....fifth grade students in Mr. Mason's class spent time with their first grade book buddies in Mrs. Ravinski's class.  What a great example of peer leadership!  

 Dale Street School was recognized at MCPE's Annual Meeting last night.  Dale Street (along with Memorial and Wheelock) received the Thomas Reis Award for our Jessica Minahan on Anxiety and Behavior grant.  We were honored to have been recognized by MCPE and are so appreciative of the more than $127K in grants to our schools this year! 

 ¿Qué ropa llevas tú? This week Grade 4 students worked in partners in Mrs. LeVangie's World Language class to practice speaking about clothing, seasons and weather!

Our "Dale Street Reflects Kindness" bulletin board is coming along beautifully.  Please check it out when you are at the school.   

It was an exciting week for our music students.  Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade Orchestra and our 4th and 5th grade Band for their wonderful concerts this week.  These students were AWESOME!  Special thanks to our fantastic music instructors, Mrs. Brenna Evans, Mrs. Eithne Stover, Mr. Dave Ruggiero, Mr. Ryan Dexter, Mr. George Murphy, and for being amazing leaders!

On Wednesday, students in Mrs. Foley's class and Ms. Condon's class had the chance to act as historians. Students had fun examining primary sources from the American Revolution.  Special thanks to the Mass Historical Society for visiting and sharing your expertise with our students!

Thank you so much to the students in our Girls on the Run Intramural program. Check out how they beautified the front of Dale Street! We are very grateful! 

Ms. Burnham's class held an awesome Memorial Day program on Wednesday.  Bravo young learners for a wonderful presentation! 

The students in Ms. Bertschmann's fifth grade class participated in "Think Outside the Box Thursday" where they were all given the same design on a piece of white paper and told to complete the picture. The only rule was that it could NOT be a bunny!  So cool!   

Thank you to our Friday DJ's for rockin' the lunchroom!

What an exciting week in our Grade 5 classes!  These classes had butterflies emerge from their chrysalises during the week and were able to set them free!  What a fantastic opportunity for students to be able to watch this amazing process! 

Grade 4 and 5 Choruses are closing out their year with a final concert on Tuesday, June 4th!  The performance will be at 7:00 pm in the Medfield High School auditorium.  The students have worked hard and are looking forward to performing for you!

As a reminder to chorus members - Students should arrive at 6:15 to warm up and get ready for the concert.  Concert dress for the night will be red shirts and black pants or skirts with black shoes for grade 4 and plain blue shirts with black pants or skirts for the fifth graders.  

Check out the PTO update for this week.

In science this week, students in Mrs. Scott's fourth grade class took time to explore reflection with mirrors.  They had a lot of fun and learned a lot too! 

It’s crazy to think about next school year already but we can take back to school shopping off your summer to do list for you before you even make it to the beach!!!  We are working with 1st Day School Supplies again this year because the teachers were so pleased with the quality of the products that were provided in the kits!  Order yours now for incoming grades K-5 and your child’s supplies will be waiting for them in their classroom on their first day back at school.

Flyers will be coming home or you can go directly to the link below:

Go to:  

Www.1stdayschoolsupplies.com 

And enter in 02052 to find your class for next school year!

Please check the Lost & Found for any missing items.  Unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the school year.

Please make sure all Dale Street Library books are returned to school by Friday, May 31.  Thank you for your cooperation in making sure our library is ready for next year's students.

In order to help you plan for the coming weeks....

*Wednesday, 5/29 - Incoming Gr 4 PIN (Parent Information Night, 6:30)

*Tuesday, 6/4 - Dale Street Chorus Concert (7pm, MHS Auditorium)

*Thursday, 6/6 - Gr 4 & Gr 5 Field Day, Gr 5 Egg Drop (Rain Date: 6/7)

*Wednesday, 6/12 - Grade 5 Celebration (9:30, Dale Street Gymnasium)

*Thursday, 6/13 - Transition Day (more details to follow)

*Friday, 6/14 - Last Day of School/Early Release (11:40 dismissal)

Best wishes for a great Memorial Day weekend!

Steve

Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth

May 17, 2019 - Week 35

Dear Dale Street Families,

Mrs. Foley's and Ms.Condon's classrooms had an Invention Convention this week!  There were some very interesting and creative ideas.  Way to go 5th graders!  Shark Tank here we come!

Bravo and congratulations to the participants in our Girls on the Run intramural program.  On Thursday, these awesome students completed a 5K! Thank you to everyone who participated in this wonderful intramural and the awesome parent volunteers who made it work!

Thank you so much to our very generous MCPE for funding the Sound Waves Traveling Program for our 4th graders.  All Grade 4 classrooms had the opportunity to be part of this great program this week. We had very positive feedback from both students and teachers.

Thanks to Allie in Mrs. Ross' class for reading today's book recommendation.  Allie recommended Dude! by Dan Santat for someone 'who likes books that make NO sense.'  Allie rated this book 50 stars!  Thanks Allie!

Students in Ms. Isaacson's fourth grade class started a new project in reader’s workshop this week. These young learners began comparing themes across picture books and they will eventually create flip books. The conversations these books sparked were pretty incredible!

Check out the PTO update!  The last PTO meeting of the year will be May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in the LMC.

Check out the faces on Ms. Burnham's fifth grade students as they await their class caterpillars' final phase of metamorphosis!  So awesome!

Please join SEPAC on Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm in the Blake Library to hear Karey Curley, Team Chair, and a panel of parents  discuss "Increasing Student Attendance and Input at IEP Meetings." Families of students of all ages are encouraged to attend. Elections will also take place at this meeting for the 2019-2020 SEPAC Board. If you are interested in a leadership role, please contact sepac@email.medfield.net. To learn more about us, please visit their website: https://sites.google.com/mail.medfield.k12.ma.us/sepac/

It was a blast to spend time after school today with MCPE auction winner, Lila and her friends, Kiley, Keira, and Mary-Clare.  We used the MCPE funded view finders and visited Brazil's World Cup Stadiums and Streets and Buckingham Palace.  So much fun!     

Other than a few make-ups, Dale Street fourth and fifth grade students have completed the 2019 MCAS testing.  I am so proud of the outstanding effort our students gave to the ELA, Math, and STE (Grade 5) test sessions.  These tests are challenging, but Dale Street students demonstrated perseverance and positivity throughout all the sessions.  We try not to over-emphasize the test (it's stressful enough as it is) or let it take over the entire school. However, we appreciate the hard work our students do each day and look forward to seeing how they perform and what it can tell us about our programming.  

MCAS make-up tests for Gr 5 Math and Gr 5 STE will be administered starting Monday, May 20.  Students who missed multiple days of testing will make up only one test session each day.

Dale Street students will be honoring our veterans and those currently serving our country through music and remarks on Friday, May 24th. The program will be held outside (weather permitting) on the Dale Street side of the building.  The program will begin at 8:50 a.m. and is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.  Upon completion of the program, students will return with their teachers to their classrooms. 

This week, students in Mr. Mason's fifth grade class spent time in writer's workshop collecting evidence for their opinion/persuasive essays.  I can't wait to see the finished products!

In order to help you plan for the coming weeks....

*Monday, 5/20 - Dale Street Band Concert (7pm, MHS Auditorium)
*Tuesday, 5/21 - Dale Street Orchestra Concert (7pm, MHS Auditorium)
*Thursday, 5/23 - PTO Meeting (10:00, Dale St LMC)
*Friday, 5/24 - Memorial Day Program (8:50, Dale Street - Pillars)
*Monday, 5/27 - No School (Memorial Day)
*Wednesday, 5/29 - Incoming Gr 4 PIN (Parent Information Night)
*Tuesday, 6/4 - Dale Street Chorus Concert (7pm, MHS Auditorium)
*Thursday, 6/6 - Gr 4 & Gr 5 Field Day, Gr 5 Egg Drop
*Wednesday, 6/12 - Grade 5 Celebration (9:30, Dale Street Gymnasium)
*Thursday, 6/13 - Transition Day (more details to follow)
*Friday, 6/14 - Last Day of School/Early Release (11:40 dismissal)

Thanks for checking in this week.  

Steve

Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth