Friday, December 22, 2023

December 22, 2023 - Week 17

 Hello Dale Street Community, 

What an enjoyable week it has been at #beproudbedale with a lot of exciting and engaging activities! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Spirit Days. The enthusiasm of the students and staff has been awesome, and it wrapped up today with PJ Day, a Winter Concert featuring talented members of the Medfield High School band and chorus, and classroom celebrations.

Special thanks to the Medfield High School music students who visited Dale Street today to spread some holiday cheer.  These groups were outstanding!



Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!

A HUGE THANK YOU to the PTO for providing the Dale Street staff with an amazing holiday luncheon on Tuesday!  The luncheon was delicious and very much appreciated!

Announcing the Dale Street 4th AND 5th Grade Variety Show!  Mark your calendar for February 13th at 6:00pm!

Sign Up HERE - Registration forms Due Wednesday, January 17th by 5pm.  

Or click this link: https://forms.gle/q8xyVUFRoqwW9LN28  

Start thinking now about what your Dale student would like to present!  Acts vary from dance groups, to piano performances, to poetry reading, and so much more! Any skill or talent can be on display - either with a group or solo.  Be creative!  Be courageous!  Be amazing! MANY more details can be found on the registration form - please review it thoroughly.  This show will be performed at Medfield High School auditorium.  Sponsored by the Dale Street PTO.  Questions: DaleStreetVarietyshow@gmail.com

This week, students in Mrs. Scott's fourth-grade class had fun participating in reader's theater.  



Positive Sign Thursday! 

'BELIEVE IN YOURSELF LIKE WE BELIEVE IN YOU!'


Thank you to these amazing Dale Street string musicians, under the direction of Mrs. Evens, for sharing holiday music to start the day on Wednesday.


On Wednesday, Grade 4 students in Mrs. Gutierrez's class continued to learn about Early European exploration and conquest.  This day's activity...explorer simulation. 





We appreciate all of the amazing support from the Medfield community during 2023, helping fund so many important projects and capping off the year with $40,500 in grants awarded across all five schools in the November 2023 grant cycle. Thank you, Medfield! This was the largest grant cycle in recent memory, and we are thrilled to say that all the money raised with your help during Fall Fest has already been reinvested in our schools. Check out some of the incredible things your generosity is bringing to our schools this year:

At Memorial School… New decodable texts to enrich the reading experience in school and at home plus new Phonetic Awareness tools for Kindergarten, intended to foster literacy development among our youngest readers.

At Wheelock School… New slant boards for student use to facilitate better handwriting and increased attention plus 3-D Doodle pens for the Wheelock MakerSpace that will provide students an avenue for creativity and allow students to make projects they can take with them.

At Dale Street School… New “Read, Ride and Rejuvenate” stationary bicycles in the library to give more students the ability to move during their day, helping with focus and emotional regulation plus additional flexible seating options for fourth grade that allow students to participate fully, collaborate, and engage in critical thinking.

At Blake Middle School… additional tools for the Blake MakerSpace like a large-scale printer and a button maker plus a new professional development opportunity at Blake and the High School focused on community empowerment through inclusion.

At Medfield High School… A new TV production/video studio that will be used by students to create content that can be shared within the school and the town at large via Medfield TV and the department’s YouTube channel.

Attending events like Fall Fest isn’t the only way you can support MCPE! Community donations throughout the year are also critical so that we can fund more projects in future grant cycles. As a designated non-profit organization, donations to MCPE are tax-deductible, and you can contribute either at our website medfieldcoalition.org, or through Venmo: mcpe_medfield. Thank you and happy holidays!

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On behalf of our staff, I would like to wish Dale Street families a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a Joyful Kwanzaa! There will be no school for students from Monday, December 25, 2023, through Monday, January 1, 2024. Students will return to school on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Enjoy the well-deserved winter break and we will see you in the New Year!

Warm regards,
Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth



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