Dale Street Blog

Friday, March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025 - Week 28

Hello Dale Street Community,

I hope that you had a spectacular week - we sure did! There is a lot packed into this week's blog - take a look at some of the awesomeness that students and staff were involved in this week.

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!

We had a fantastic assembly this morning! 🎉 Illstyle & Peace captivated students and teachers with a high-energy performance and an inspiring message: no bullying, stop bullying, and let’s be friends. 💙🤝 A huge thank you to the always generous MCPE for making this amazing experience possible!

Good luck to Hannah, Maeve, Mika, Emma, and Finley as they take the stage at the All-State Treble Chorus Festival today and will do it again tomorrow! 🎶✨

On Wednesday afternoon, the elementary principals hosted a webinar regarding the Student Placement process for the upcoming school year. We discussed the many facets of placement and highlighted a change to the input process by sharing that this year, we will be using a Google Form to collect input instead of the parent narrative format that has been used previously.

On Monday, April 7th, families will receive an email with the link to the Optional Class Placement Form. This form will be open from April 7th until April 17th at 3 PM. Input will not be accepted after the form closes.

Please click here to view the webinar in its entirety and learn more about the process, including some recommendations as to what information to include when completing the form.

This week, fourth-grade students in Mrs. Gutierrez's class dove deeper into angles, collaborating and actively turning their bodies to represent angles 📐

Click here for the March Lunch Menu

I had a great visit to Mrs. Scott’s 4th-grade class and got to see some great writing as students composed essays analyzing how a character changed throughout the story. ✍️👏

Report Cards for Dale Street students are now available for families to view via Aspen.

We have made it to the Final Four of our March Madness Tournament. An updated bracket will be posted in the cafeteria on Monday. Our Final Four teams should shoot their 10 free throws on Tuesday, April 1st, between 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

A Moment in Music

This week in 4th and 5th grade percussion lessons, students continued working on grip and left/right-hand coordination through sticking exercises. These drills help strengthen both dominant and nondominant hands, building control and balance in their playing. Using the circle table setup, students focused on group listening and playing together while maintaining consistent stick heights. This approach reinforces precision, timing, and ensemble awareness—essential skills for developing well-rounded percussionists. Check out this video to see Thursday percussion classes working on these skills!

🎉 Congratulations to our Dale Street Math Challenge raffle winners 👏

5th-Grade Yearbooks are available to purchase now through April 30, 2025 - Treering Yearbooks. Each yearbook includes 2 free customized pages for your student. Custom pages are due by April 30th!

Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Patel for visiting Ms. Isaacson's fourth grade class to share information about Holi, the "Festival of Colors." This Hindu festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil, with the throwing of colorful powder and water as a key tradition.

Thanks to our Friday DJs who kept the lunchroom rockin' today.

Rob Buyea - Optional Book Order Information

On Tuesday, April 29th, local author Rob Buyea will visit Dale Street School and present to all students. Thank you to our amazing PTO for funding this big event! We are offering families the option to purchase signed books through this website: Click Here.

If you wish to purchase a book, please follow the instructions and order your book(s) of choice by Monday, April 7th. Be sure to include your child’s name at checkout so that Rob can personalize the signed book!

Online Book Selection:

For information about the above titles, go to https://www.robbuyea.com/

This week, students in Ms. DiPesa’s 4th-grade class dug into history by analyzing primary sources about the transcontinental railroad - Great critical thinking and discussions!

The Spring 2025 MCAS testing dates are as follows: ELA: April 4 and April 9 STE (Grade 5 only): May 6 and May 8 Math: May 16 and May 20

Congratulations to our Wor-D-ale book vending machine token winners! 🎟️✨

Medfield Lawn Signs Available Now!

We are so proud of all of our students and all their achievements, including our impressive 2025 State Championship Medfield High School Girls’ Basketball 🏀 and Girls’ Hockey 🏒 teams! 💙🏆 If you’re feeling that extra Medfield pride, MCPE is offering a great way for you to show that off this spring.

For a $25 donation, we’ll deliver a lawn sign right to your door celebrating Medfield for 2025. Sign up here, and we’ll deliver orders by May 1st! https://givebutter.com/medfield-signs

IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, April 2nd - 11:40 Student Dismissal - Staff PD Day

Friday, April 4th - ELA MCAS

Monday, April 7th - Medfield Talks - Dr. Michael Thompson

Tuesday, April 8th - Grade 4 Field Trip (Classes: DiPesa, Dowd, Gutierrez, Isaacson, M. Hayes)

Wednesday, April 9th - ELA MCAS

Thursday, April 10th - Grade 4 Field Trip (Classes: Douglas, Flynn, MacDonnell, Scott)

Friday, April 11th - Crazy Hair/Hat Spirit Day

Click here for the link to Community Postings

Have a great weekend,

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth

Friday, March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 - Week 27

Hello Dale Street Community!

It is amazing to think that next week is the last week of March. Time certainly flies when you are having fun. What a wonderful week! Check out some of the awesomeness from our #beproudbedale students and staff this week......

This morning Grade 4 students attended an awesome engineering, science, and magic assembly! They viewed awesome experiments and illusions. Huge thanks to the Dale Street PTO for making this experience possible.

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!

Congratulations to Ryan, Maeve, Presley, Cam, Brooks, and Teddy on their impressive achievement at the DI tournament last weekend! Their creativity, teamwork, and dedication are truly commendable.

Congratulations to Dale Street's 5th-grade team (Mica, Cate, Caroline, Devan, and Claire) for earning 2nd place in this year’s Less is More challenge! Their outstanding work has earned them an invitation to the Global Tournament in Kansas City this May. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!

Elementary Principals Webinar

On March 26th at 4:00 PM, the Elementary Principals will host an informational webinar (link below) for families regarding the student placement process for the 2025-2026 school year. This session will provide an overview of the placement process, including details on the optional placement input Google Form, which will replace the parent narrative this year. The webinar will be recorded and shared for those unable to attend or who wish to review the information later. If you have specific questions or topics you would like addressed during the webinar, please submit them using this form by Sunday, March 23rd.

Webinar Link

Mrs. Scott’s class teamed up with Math Specialist, Mrs. Perachi for a fun game of Simon Says—geometry style! 🎉📐 Students used movement to explore shapes, angles, and line segments in an interactive way. Learning + fun = success! 🙌

On Tuesday, we honored our fantastic bus drivers at an appreciation breakfast. Bus drivers were treated to bagels, donuts, fresh fruit, and coffee along with thank-you notes and a video of students stating what made their bus driver awesome. These individuals are unsung heroes of our school community. Please join us in thanking them for all they do!

Click here for the March Lunch Menu

This week Grade 5 students were working together to score points. They answered questions about places and activities that popped up during their spin the wheel game.

Term 2 report cards will be available for viewing via the Aspen Portal on Friday, March 28th after 1 p.m.

Rob Buyea - Optional Book Order Information

Online Book Selection:

For information about the above titles, go to https://www.robbuyea.com/

The Spring 2025 MCAS testing dates are as follows: ELA: April 4 and April 9 STE (Grade 5 only): May 6 and May 8 Math: May 16 and May 20

Dale Street students (along with Memorial and Wheelock students) are partnering with the Medfield Recycling Committee to celebrate Earth Day. Together, they'll donate reusable bags from Shaw's and Brothers with eco-friendly messages and artwork to inspire sustainability in our community. Keep an eye out for these special bags.

5th Grade Yearbooks are available to purchase now through April 30, 2025 - Treering Yearbooks. Each yearbook includes 2 free customized pages for your student. Custom pages are due by April 30th!

The Round of 8 of our March Madness Tournament begins next week. Round of 16 scores will be posted in the cafeteria on Monday at lunch. Students and staff who made it to the Round of 8 will need to shoot 10 free throws on Tuesday, 3/25 or Friday, 3/28 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

🐝 We are still BUZZ-ing from Wednesday’s Spelling Bee! Thank you Medfield for your support, to our Bee sponsor Medfield Orthodontics, to CostCo, BJ’s and Roche Bros. for donating food, James Kuehl and Jim James for moderating, and the many Wheelock & Dale educators who also helped run this event. 💙

🏆 Congrats to our Spelling Bee champion from Dale Street School: Different Here (Austin Byrne and Jonah Fisch)!

🐝 We also loved seeing the students have so much fun, and seeing all the creativity they put into the great costumes. We share your love of music, Boston sports, and of course bees and spelling! Check out MCPE on Facebook for the full album.

🙋‍♀️📣 Last call for applicants to join the MCPE board!

We are actively interviewing but are still considering new candidates. Join us to make a difference - become a part of our team! If you are interested in becoming an MCPE Board Member, we would love to hear from you. We’re looking for candidates who:

1️⃣ Can commit to a 3 year term

2️⃣ Can attend board meetings once a month

3️⃣ Have an active interest in enriching kids’ education in Medfield schools

This year, we have specific needs for applicants to help with our publicity/social media, treasurer duties, events/fundraising and website. All skill sets are welcome, and we strive to have a board with diverse backgrounds. Learn more or apply today at the MCPE website!

Students in Mrs. Nee's fifth-grade class were working hard this week comparing fractions and explaining their reasoning!💡Keep up the great work! 👏