Friday, May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017 - Week 36

Hello Dale Street Community:

Wow!  It was a busy and spectacular week here at #beproudbedale this week. Take a look at some of the awesome things that took place......


Today our school had a Memorial Day assembly. The students did a remarkable job.  We heard a beautiful song from the Dale Street Band.  Grade 5 students Jason Gelormini (5Walunas) and Sean Watts (5Curran) recited the Gettysburg Address, and Sadie Cumming (5Foley) played Taps.  
It was a wonderful morning!













Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!  Thank you for making Dale Street such a great place! 















Click here for the PTO update, including information on School Supply Kits, open volunteer positions and more.


Do you enjoy baking? The Dale Street PTO is hosting a Sweet and Treat buffet for our teachers on Tuesday May 30th. Please take a look at the Signup Genius if you'd like to volunteer to make your favorite treat!  Thank you! 



Thanks to Luke in Ms. Walunas' class for reading today's book recommendation.  Luke recommended The Crossover by Kwame Alexander  for people who like basketball and rap.  He recommended it because "there are cool raps and it's very interesting."  Luke gave this book 5 stars.  Thanks Luke!

Congratulations to the 4th and 5th grade Orchestra for their wonderful concert on Tuesday night.  The students sounded amazing!  Special thanks to our fantastic music instructor, Mrs. Brenna Evans, for directing such a great concert!






Thank you to all the Dale Street families who came out to Family Literacy Night on Wednesday.  There were so many amazing opportunities for the students and their families.  Special thanks to Jamee Callahan for organizing such a great event!  







Dale Street has announced its whole school summer read.....The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.  Please visit these links  linkshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajGu_i7sFLmgX1h_qI3F9RexSSZHq4XVAqdEnunv9eg/edit  and https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0uTr12v92slMmdzQ0paVlY3VUlwaml1TFp5cDFBM1BwWFpF/view?usp=sharing to view some important information regarding Dale Street's Summer Read. 

Ms. Burnham's class held an awesome Memorial Day program on Wednesday.  Bravo young learners!  

Congratulations and amazing job to the 4th and 5th grade chorus!  On Thursday night, these students performed at the high school for their families and guests.  Their performance was fantastic! Thank you to Ms. Oxholm for her outstanding leadership with the Dale Street chorus.







Mr. Mason's fifth grade class spent time this week working on planet projects using various mediums.











Special thanks to Blake librarian, Mr. Haycock for visiting our fifth graders today.  Mr. Haycock took time to share expectations of Blake's summer reading initiative.  If you would like more information regarding the Blake summer reading initiative, please visit this site.    

Grab your boarding pass....many of our grade 4 classrooms shared their phenomenal state projects this week!  














Students in grades 4 and 5 completed the spring administration of MCAS this week. Each and every one of them should be commended for the hard work and determination they demonstrated while answering multiple choice, short answer, and open response questions.  Great job, young learners!

Summer Skills Book
Many students have found it beneficial to work on strengthening math and/or language arts skills over the summer months.  For many years we have used a series of workbooks published by a company called Summer Skills.  These books have been successful in helping students practice and sharpen their skills.  Summer Skills Order Info



 Monday, May 29th - No School - Happy Memorial Day!


May 30th - June 9th - Children's Hospital Arts & Crafts Collection


June 2nd - Spirit Day - Uniform Day


Field Day is coming!  Friday, June 9th (rain date June 12th).

Friday, June 16th - Grade 5 Celebration (10 a.m.)


Monday, June 19th - Transition Day


Tuesday, June 20th - Last day of school (dismissal 11:40 a.m.)   





Thank you for taking the time to read this week's blog.


Best wishes for a great Memorial Day weekend!



Steve


Friday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017 - Week 35

Happy Friday Dale Street!


It sure got warm this week.  However, #beproudbedale students and staff continued to participate in some amazing things.  Take a look......

Ms. Isaacson's fourth graders spent time this week participating in writer's workshop.  I love their philosophy..."the messier the drafts the better."  Keep up the great work!  






Congratulations to Kyle, John and Victoria for winning the lunch menu contest at Dale Street!  Their lunch creations will appear on the June lunch menu and they will get to serve lunches on the day their meal is served! 

In Ms.
Bertschmann's fifth grade classroom this week, students used the engineering design process to create maglev trains! So cool!















On Wednesday, we had Hat Day at Dale Street.  Thank you Dale Street students, families and staff for supporting Medfield's Destination Imagination team that will be travelling to Tennessee for Globals!  #beproudbedale raised over $150.00!  




Park Street Books and MCPE have teamed up to help you with your spring bookshelf cleaning!  Bring your gently used children's books to Park Street Books for resale, and they will make a donation to MCPE.  Books in readable but not sellable condition will be donated to Children's Hospital.  Win-Win-Win all around!

Has your child been impacted by a fantastic teacher this year?  Show your appreciation by giving your child's teachers the tools they need to innovate!  Make a tax-deductible Blue Ribbon Donation in any amount to the  MCPE, and your designated teacher or staff member receives a personalized note acknowledging your appreciation of their skill and dedication. Blue Ribbon donations may be made throughout the year, but the deadline for delivery before the end of the school year is June 19http://www.medfieldcoalition.org/events-programs/blue-ribbon-program/



We are just about done with state testing at Dale Street.  Grade 4 and Grade 5 completed all of the Math MCAS sessions this week (excluding those students who missed a math session).  Grade 5 has two days of Science, Technology & Engineering next week - Monday, 5/22 and Tuesday, 5/23. I would like to recognize and commend the students and staff at Dale Street for working incredibly hard each day.  We are very proud of you!  



Special thanks to Adeline in Ms. DiPesa's fourth grade class for sharing her book recommendation this morning.  Adeline gave 5 stars to Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick because "It is a page turner and I feel like I'm right there beside Ressie the whole time."  Thanks Adeline!


How can you integrate fidget spinners into a lesson......Mrs. Lowerre's class is creating a talk show debating the fidget spinner fad.  Engaging!  

Click here for the PTO update, including information on Spirit Wear, Family Literacy Night and School Supply Kits.





Dale Street students will be honoring our veterans and those currently serving our country through music and remarks on Friday, May 26th. The program will be held outside (weather permitting) on the Dale Street side of the building.  The program will begin at 8:45 a.m. and is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.  Upon completion of the program, students will return with their teachers to their classrooms. 


Join us for our first annual Pre-k ~ 5 Family Literacy Night.  Browse a great selection of books at the Park Street Books book fair.  Participate in a variety of literacy related activities.  Click here for this week's flyer. And, in case you missed them, click here, and here, and here for the flyers from week's past.  We hope you will join us for this exciting night!



On Monday, some of our fourth and fifth graders took time to meet with representatives from Google to provide feedback on stylus Chromebooks students have been piloting.  I'm sure you're not surprised to know that the students feedback was amazing! 







The fourth and fifth grade Dale Street Chorus
Invites you to their Spring Concert at 7:00 pm on
Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the Medfield High School Auditorium!


Participating students should report to the auditorium stage
At 6:15 pm.  Concert dress for this event is white tops and black pants or skirts.
The Dale Street Choral students are looking forward to showcasing


both their choral and classroom repertoire!

Dale Street School was recognized at MCPE's Annual Meeting on Thursday evening.  Dale Street received the Thomas Reis Award (co-recipients) for our collaborative efforts working with Wheelock School.  This award specifically recognized the MCPE funded Urban Improv assembly co-written by Dale Street and Wheelock this year.  We are honored to have been recognized by the MCPE.  




Monday, May 22 - Grade 5 MCAS (Science, Technology & Engineering)
Tuesday, May 23 - Grade 5 MCAS (Science, Technology & Engineering)
Tuesday, May 23 - Grades 4 & 5 Orchestra concert - 7:00 p.m. HS
Wednesday, May 24 - Literacy Night - 6:00 p.m. Memorial School
Thursday, May 25 - Grades 4 & 5 Chorus concert - 7:00 p.m. HS
Friday, May 26 - Memorial Day Ceremony 8:45 a.m.

Thank you for taking the time to read this week's blog.

Steve