Dale Street Blog: February 12, 2016

Greetings Dale Street Families and Happy Valentine's Day!

As a reminder, there will be no school for students on Monday, February 15th through Sunday, February 21st. Students will return to school on Monday, February 22nd.

Ms. Walunas' class spent time this week exploring benchmark fractions.

As you are hopefully aware, all Dale Street School students will be attending a performance of Mary Poppins at the Wheelock Family Theatre on Wednesday, Feb 24th. Field trip buses will depart promptly at 8:40 AM. Please help us by ensuring all students are at school by 8:35 AM. Thank you in advance for your support!

Congratulations to Ella from Ms. Bertschmann's class who served as our school DJ on Wednesday. Ella won this MCPE auction item earlier this year. Ella, you rock!

"Most Likely to Succeed” - On March 29th, from 6:30-9:00 PM, join us for a screening of this nationally viewed documentary about High Tech High, a progressive school in San Diego, CA. Following the movie, Medfield educators will facilitate small group discussions about the topics raised and our children’s education.

Eleventh Annual Spelling Bee - mark your calendars! This much loved, low-key, low-stress spelling event will take place on Tuesday, April 5th in the MHS auditorium. It is open to students in grades 2-5. Registration will open after February break.

Ms. Bertschmann's class just updated their hallway bulletin board! Students made advertisements to promote healthy living based on facts from their Time For Kids magazine! Well done!

Thank you to all who participated in today's Spirit Day. We are in the process of collecting and delivering all the items for the Medfield Animal Shelter. A special thank you to all who participated, members of the Dale Street Student Advisory Council for their help preparing the donations for delivery, and Mrs. Vancura for volunteering to drop off all donations.

Thank you to Preet from Ms. Walunas' class for sharing his latest invention with me this week! #Talented

BOX TOPS - Box Tops Competition starts February 1st. Be sure to cut out those Box Tops and remember to include your name. There will be a Box Top raffle at the end of the month. The winner will receive a gift certificate to Park Street Books. The more Box Tops you send in, the more chances you have to win the raffle. Don’t Forget! Box Tops just announced that the brand Annie's Homegrown will now have Box Tops on their products! Be on the lookout and visit this link http://www.boxtops4education.com/bonus-box-tops enter to win a bonus 10,000 Box Tops!!! It only takes a second to enter. Please contact Kristen Turner kmtmlt@yahoo.com with any questions.

BAY STATE TEXTILES - Recycle clothing, shoes, household linens and stuffed animals at one of the Bay State Textile boxes at your school or the Transfer Station. Recycle and help the schools!!

KIDS NIGHT OUT – SAVE THE DATE
5th grade - Friday, March 4th at 7:00 pm
4th Grade – Friday, March 11th at 7:00 pm

PTO CONTRIBUTIONS - Feel like giving to your favorite PTO? Does your employer match charitable donations? If so, please contact Stephanie Walsh at swalshma@gmail.com for details on how to make your generosity twice as nice!

MEDFIELD SPIRIT WEAR - Customize EVERYTHING from text to colors and designs from sports to drama to music. Choose from t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, bags, hats, blankets & more. Spend $85 or more and get a free customized t-shirt. 12% of proceeds from each order will go to your school’s PTO. This is all you have to do:
· Go to shop.mylocker.net

· Enter your school locker number - DALE STREET RL896

· Use promo code R4rgTfnV and receive $10 off every order you place

NOTE: Due to different branding sizes, make sure to check all size charts when ordering to ensure you get a great fit for each product. Use MyLocker to create apparel for your teams, clubs, service groups, and more. The possibilities are endless! Please contact Laura Zaher SPIRITWEARMEDFIELD@gmail.com with any questions.

ZEBRA’S FLATBREAD FRIDAY FUNDRAISER - No need to cook on a Friday night after a crazy week! Enjoy a delicious flatbread from Zebra’s and support the Medfield Public Schools at the same time. 10% of the proceeds from flatbreads sold via take-out or in the restaurant on Friday evenings will be donated to the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) and Medfield K-8 PTO. Please contact Kim Price kimprice73@me.com with any questions.

PTO MEETING MINUTES - Posted Dale St. 1.8.16 PTO Meeting Mintues

DALE STREET PTO MEETING - PLEASE JOIN US – March 4th @ 10:30 am.

SOCIAL MEDIA - Please like us on Facebook Medfield K-8 PTO , follow us on Twitter MedfieldK8PTO and check out our website http://medfieldpto.weebly.com

Dale Street Staff spent time at Tuesday's Faculty Meeting learning more about standards-based grading and formative assessments. Special thanks to math specialist, Alison Wells for facilitating this meeting!

This morning Ms. Sager's classroom became a Valentine Factory. Each student received $10 school bucks to use to shop for items to make valentines. Students tallied their shopping list and purchased items from the Valentine Factory store. It was great to see the students interacting in their roles as customer, employee, and creator.