Congratulations to this week's Positive Referral! Thank you for making Dale Street such a great place!
Thank you to Blake Middle School teacher, Ms. Diane Horvath for visiting Dale Street and teaching students and staff Google Read and Write. We truly appreciate the collaboration!
I am extremely happy and very excited to announce that Mrs. Kerry Cowell has been hired as the new Library/Media Specialist at the Dale Street School for the 2016-2017 school year. I asked staff back in January to share the characteristics that they were looking for in the new Library/Media Specialist. The recurring themes were:
*someone with experience as a teacher
*someone who can assist students and teachers
*someone savvy and knowledgeable in all areas of the MA curriculum
*someone who will promote reading and research skills
*someone who is technology literate and can bring technology to life
*someone who is enthusiastic and has lots of new ideas
*someone with the knowledge about latest books students are interested in
There is no question in my mind that these phrases wonderfully define Mrs. Cowell as an educator. I have every confidence Mrs. Cowell will do great things as the Dale Street Library/Media Specialist.
The Dale Street School community is excited about assisting the Medfield community and Hunter's Run. A student group at Dale Street (MAD - Make A Difference) and the Student Advisory Council have teamed up to have initiate a run/walk fundraiser to support Hunter's Run and Boston Children's Hospital. Our fundraiser will take place on Thursday, May 12th (rain date May 20th) during students' recesses. Beginning yesterday, students had and will continue to have the opportunity to purchase a pledge card for $1. Pledge cards are sold at lunch. In addition, students will have the opportunity to voluntarily secure pledges for each lap they complete. Please visit the Dale Street website to view a student-made commercial (Thank you Mrs. Cowell's class) to see more information.
Mrs. LeVangie's fourth grade students learned more about and celebrated ¡Feliz cinco de mayo!
Mrs. LeVangie's fourth grade students learned more about and celebrated ¡Feliz cinco de mayo!
I would like to welcome and introduce Mrs. Christy Gilbert to the Dale Street community. Mrs. Gilbert will be filling in as Mrs. Hamilton’s substitute teacher until the end of this school year. This is the seventh year of Mrs. Gilbert's teaching career. She has taught Special Education for Grades 6-8 for all seven years and prior to that was a counselor at all grade levels. Most recently, Mrs. Gilbert worked at the Blake Middle School. We are very happy to have Mrs. Gilbert joining Dale Street.
If you have any questions or comments for Mrs. Gilbert, please feel free to contact her at cgilbert@email.medfield.net.
Please click the PTO link for updates from our PTO.
There has been a recent surge to the cafeteria and nurse's office during snack time and during after school activities. Please make every effort to send your child(ren) to school with a snack each day. In addition, students who participate in after school help and/or after school intermurals should come prepared with a snack. We will always have something for students who forget their snack, but we have seen a large uptick in visitors over the past weeks. As always, thank you in advance for your support.
Our fifth grade classrooms visited the Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University this week. Using the concept of simulation as an instructional tool, the Challenger Center program created an exciting, cooperative learning environment for students at Dale Street to better understand the challenges of teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and decision making. Every crew member (student) was assigned to, and trained for, a specific role. They took their positions in either Mars Control or the Spacecraft and assumed control of an exciting two hour mission simulation to Mars.
MCPE's Fall Ball is SOLD OUT! Many thanks to those who bought a Fall Ball ticket. To add your name to the wait list, please visit www.medfieldcoalition.org. You can also join in the fun and help us raise important funds for Medfield's five public schools by participating in the pre-event online auction which will begin on Saturday, September 17th.
FALL BALL - ART CONTEST Deadline May 5th: Have your Medfield public school students design a poster for the MCPE Fall Ball, and the winners will have their artwork on display at the big event for all to see. Instructions and art paper were handed out to students in grades PreK-5. Students in grades 6-8 received packets in advisory, and those in grades 9-12 can pick up instructions and art paper at the front office. Please submit entries to your school's front office by Thursday, May 5th. Prizes will be awarded to the two winners from each grade (PreK-12). More information can be found here: medfieldcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MCPE-Fall-Ball-art-contest-flyer.pdf
FALL BALL - COMMUNITY HELP: One of the ways we hope to raise funds at the Fall Ball is through both an online and a live auction of desirable items and exciting experiences. We're thinking outside the box and hoping you can help us take our auctions to the next level. Please click on the Sign Up Genius link (signupgenius.com/go/70a054bacab2faa8-mcpe/) to see if you're able to contribute to this very worthy cause. Thank you, in advance, for making the success of our schools a community effort. If you have something you'd like to donate that is not listed, or have any questions regarding the Fall Ball, please contact Wendi Ayer wendiayer@mac.com or Kim Price kimprice73@me.com.
May 10th - Grade 4 PARCC (Math)
May 11th & 12th - Grade 5 MCAS Science, Engineering, & Technology
May 13th - Half Day - 11:35 Dismissal
May 16th - Dale Street Art Show
May 24th - Grade 4 & 5 Orchestra Concert
May 30th - No School Memorial Day
June 10th - Dale Street Field Day
June 22nd - Transition Day
On behalf of all of the employees at Dale Street, I would like to wish all of the mothers and grandmothers a Happy Mother's Day.
As always, thank you for taking the time to read the Dale Street School Blog.
Best,
Steve
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