March 3, 2023 - Week 24

Hello Dale Street Families,

I hope that you all had a wonderful February break from school and maybe even work. Looks like winter is finally here as the snow and cold weather have returned. Please remember to dress your children accordingly, as we go outside as much as possible. We had an awesome first week back at #beproudbedale.  Please take a few minutes to scroll through to see some of the highlights and keep updated about important upcoming events and dates.  

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!

Today, students in Mrs. Dowd's fourth-grade class participated in a hands-on activity highlighting heat energy and energy transfer.  fun + learning = engaged

On a visit to Mrs. Skinner's this week, students worked together to identify point of view and how point of view affects a story.  Students had awesome discussions! 

Students had a blast playing in the snow this week.  

This week with Mr. Ahern, fifth graders applied their knowledge of angles to program the Sphero Bolt robot to roll in the shape of a square. Students also added light and sound effects to their lines of code. Collaboration and computational thinking were evident with this challenge!

Tomorrow, 3 Dale Street Teams (listed below) will be competing in the Destination Imagination Tournament at Medfield High School.  Each team and its participants have put in countless hours and effort.  Please join me in wishing these Dale Street Rockstars the very best of luck.  The event is open to the public.  Visitors are encouraged to attend.

“DI Gamers” with Logan Bergiel, Dean Childers, Nolan Herman, Josh MacLean, Sean Peters, Deke Pingpank, and Colin Reitz, managed by Lauren Bergiel, Kaleen Childers, and Beth Peters

“Medfield Thrillers” with Ryan Dorman, Nate Hern, Ryan Kenworthy, Rubin Liu, Wyler Smith, Teddy Smits, and Brooks Weber, managed by Randal Kenworthy and Jennifer Hern. 

“The Flaming Marshmallows” with Jaclyn Callender, Serena Marciniszyn, and Amelia Wacek, managed by Irene Callender and Sonali Pandya. 

On Wednesday, Grade 4 students in Mrs. Scott's class used time during math to convert and compare metric units.  Special thanks to Dale Street Math Specialist, Mrs. Perachi for all of her assistance.  These students are so talented!  

Don't forget...

March Madness started today and continues next week for those players/teams that have not yet taken their first-round shots.  Teams advancing to Round 2 will be notified as soon as Round 1 is completed (top 32 scores).  

First-round shots (10 per player) must be taken between 7:50 am-8:25 a.m. in the gym on Tuesday, March 7th for Grade 5 and Friday, March 10th for Grade 4.  These dates are only for students/teams who have not shot their first-round shots yet.  The gym will also be open on Monday, March 6th as a makeup day for students to shoot if they would like.  As a reminder, here are the rules:

• Each team takes 30 free throws per round
• All team members do not need to be present to shoot free throws
• The teams with the most free throws made (out of 30) will move on to the next round
• Anyone wearing Medfield apparel will get 1 bonus shot per article of clothing (max 2 items).  No sharing clothing. No drawings or stickers.
• Get up-to-date information in the cafeteria    

This week, Grade 5 students in Mrs. Hayes' class participated in a hands-on activity learning more about the food chain.  Students worked collaboratively to discuss the interrelationships between organisms and how the food chain works.

Medfield Elementary Literacy Night and Book Fair

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

TIME: 5:30-8 PM

LOCATION: Dale Street School

Come bring your family and join us at our annual Elementary Literacy Night and Book Fair. This night will include fun interactive reading activities, special guest teachers reading their favorite books, and exciting raffles! Park Street Books will be setting up an amazing book sale with new releases and kid favorites across the grades. Jim James is generously giving 20% of the book fair sales back to our PTO, so it’s a great way to update your home library while giving back to the schools. More details to come!

The PTO is launching a month-long "Dale St. Class Library Stock Up Event" where they will be collecting donations to buy books off Teacher Wishlists.   Use this SignUp Genius link to donate:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084dafab2ba5f58-dale1#/

2023 TESTING SCHEDULE

Dale Street's testing schedule is set for the spring.  As always it is most important that students attend school on the days of testing, so please plan appointments in a way that does not interfere with your child being in school on the following testing dates:

ELA Testing

Grade 4 April 4th and April 5th

Grade 5 April 10th and April 11th

STE Testing

Grade 5 May 9th and May 10th

Math

Grade 4 May 11th and May 12th

Grade 5 May 17th and May 18th

Attention all Dale Street girls: Girls On The Run Spring 2023 registration will open on FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd at 8 a.m.  Girls on the Run is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, confident, and healthy using a fun curriculum that integrates running. We have 24 spots open for the Spring and are doing registration a little differently this season:

*This will be an open registration, with final spots chosen via LOTTERY. (No more pulling the car over to register – you can sign up at any time during the week and have an equal chance to participate!)

*Registration will open at 8 AM on Friday, 3/3, and will be open until 8 a.m. on Friday, 3/10. Girls on the Run will choose names and send out registration or waitlist confirmation by the end of that day.

*Please note: Families' payment methods are not charged until your girl is officially registered and on the team.

*The Dale Street team will meet after school at Dale Street from 3 - 4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 28th through the first week of June. Each participant must commit to attending both days. 

*The girls will also run a celebratory 5K on the first weekend in June!

*Registration is $225, and there is financial aid available.

LINK TO REGISTER:

https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/GOTRGBSpring2023GirlReg

Please feel free to reach out to Coach Danielle Tata (danielletata@gmail.com) if you have questions and check out the website for GOTR Greater Boston for more information. Girls on the Run Greater Boston (girlsontherunboston.org)

Positive Sign Thursday!

'WE ARE READERS!' 

All Dale Street families are invited to participate in family-teacher conferences on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th from 12:15 - 3:30 p.m.  Here is the letter that was sent out to families before February break.  These are early release days and students will be dismissed at 11:40 a.m.  Please be sure to update School Dismissal Manager to reflect your child's dismissal plans on these days.

For the month of March, the Dale Street Student Council has voted to collect items for Boston Children's Hospital!  The Student Council is asking students to bring new (packaged) arts and crafts materials as well as gift cards elementary-aged students may be able to use.  We will begin collecting on Monday, March 6th, and will continue until Thursday, March 30th.   

MCPE March Madness Bracket Challenge

The annual rite of Spring known as March Madness is around the corner. MCPE is sponsoring a bracket pool to benefit the MCPE 35th Anniversary Appeal! This year, you can watch hoops while supporting Medfield Public Schools. Win win (if you’re lucky!).

Click here to sign up now. Brackets will be available to complete in the evening on March 12 and must be completed by 12:15pm on March 16. It costs $20 per bracket to play and there will be cash prizes, including $500 for the winning bracket! Please feel free to share the pool with friends, family, and colleagues, near and far. The more participants we have, the more our schools and kids will benefit!

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IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, March 3rd - Grade 4 Kids' Night Out

Monday, March 6th - Friday, March 10th - Read Across America Week (Details Above)

Thursday, March 9th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal

Friday, March 10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal

Friday, March 10th - Grade 5 Kids' Night Out

Have a great weekend, 

Steve

Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth