This week Dale Street students had the opportunity to tour the new Public Safety Building. Special thanks to Medfield Police and Medfield Fire for providing this wonderful opportunity and School Resource Officer, Shelley Manganello for taking the students on the tour.
Our fifth graders were visited by the Discovery Museum this week. Students participated in some really cool activities. Special thanks to our PTO for providing this opportunity for our students.
Positive Referral!!!
This student received a Positive Referral this week for being extremely helpful. Great work!
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| A big thanks to the MCPE for funding our new collaboration whiteboard tables. Each classroom will receive one of these tables. The Dale Street students and teachers are SO excited to incorporate them into their learning/teaching! |
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| Ms. MacDonald's fourth grade class loved using the new collaboration tables! |
Please come and join us for our first Principal's Coffee next Thursday (11/3) in the Dale Street cafeteria. We will go over the recently released PARCC data, preview the upcoming parent/teacher conferences, and Officer Manganello will be in attendance to share some of her responsibilities as Medfield's School Resource Officer. The meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. Feel free to bring younger children if you are stuck for daycare. Please RSVP here if you are planning to attend.
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| Bravo to Mona who read her book recommendation today. Mona gave the book Ghosts 5 stars because it was funny at some points and some parts give you the chills! Thanks Mona! |
Below is the schedule for the 2017 MCAS tests. Please post these dates on your home calendar and refer to them when planning appointments in the coming months. Testing will begin immediately after morning announcements at 8:45 a.m. Students will not be allowed to enter the classroom tardy or reenter the classroom after medical/dental appointments if testing has begun. Please avoid these dates when scheduling appointments:
ELA Testing
Grade 4 - April 11th, April 12th, April 13th
Grade 5 - April 26th, April 27th, April 28th
Math Testing
Grade 4 - May 16th & May 17th
Grade 5 - May 18th & May 19th
Science, Engineering and Technology Testing
Grade 5 - May 22nd & May 23rd
On a visit to Mrs. Scott's fourth grade classroom this week, students were involved in a hands on discussion about area model. Great work, girls and boys!
The Lost and Found is overflowing! If your child is missing a sweatshirt, jacket, hat, lunchbox, water bottle, etc., please ask them to check the Lost and Found. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity periodically throughout the year.
Parent/teacher conferences are just around the corner. Letters to families were sent out yesterday. Click here to view the letter. Conferences are a wonderful time to check in with your child's teacher about their academic and social/emotional growth. Conference dates are set for Thursday, November 10th and Tuesday, November 15th. Both days are half days for the students with dismissal at 11:40 a.m. Please note that Term I report cards will be sent home on Monday, December 12th.
On Monday, students in Mrs. Foley's Grade 5 class used Explain Everything to explore multiplying by powers of ten, using the standard algorithm, and solving word problems. These students are amazing!
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| Click here for an update from the PTO. |
On Monday, students in Mrs. Foley's Grade 5 class used Explain Everything to explore multiplying by powers of ten, using the standard algorithm, and solving word problems. These students are amazing!
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| Halloween is fast approaching. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate on Monday night and the kids will have an awesome night. Please take a moment and check out this website which includes some very important tips on Halloween safety. |
Ms. Bertchmann's fifth grade class took time this week to discuss internet safety and digital citizenship. Check out their recently created 'Digital Footprint' bulletin board. Thanks for making the school look great!
A note from the Recreation Department.....
Medfield Parks and Recreation would like to invite students from the Dale Street School to the annual Snow Tubing trip to Nashoba Valley, which will take place on Tuesday, February 7th. This annual event always sells out! This is a half school day in Medfield, so take full advantage with a fun trip to go tubing with friends! Registration for this event just went live, and you can sign up here.
Some of you may need to create an account before registering if you have not done an activity with Parks & Rec over the past few years since we upgraded to a new software program. That process should take no more than 5 minutes. To register an account on our Web site simply go to create an account.
Any questions, or to volunteer for either program (CHAPERONES ARE NEEDED FOR THE TRIP TO RUN!!!), please email Kevin Ryder, Director of Parks & Recreation, at medfieldrecreation@gmail.
- Please remember to check the Thursday packet for school and community postings.
- DON'T MISS DALE'S 4TH GRADE KIDS' NIGHT OUT: November 4th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 4th Graders are invited to dress in blue and white, or any Warrior gear, showing their Medfield Pride! They'll enjoy a DJ in the cafeteria, with "Guess How Many?" and Medfield Trivia activities, as well as snacks. Additional games and activities will be scattered throughout the hallways and in the gymnasium. A permission slip for this fun-filled drop-off event can be found in the Thursday Packet. Questions? Email mvbarrette@comcast.net.
- Click here to see one way you can help support the Dale Street School.
As always, thanks for taking time to read the Dale Street Blog!
Warm regards,
Steve
