November 22, 2017 - Week 13

Greetings Dale Street Community,

Last Friday, the fifth grade students had a blast at the Grade 5 Kids' Night Out.  The students participated in games and dancing during this wonderful PTO sponsored event.  A big thank you to all of the parent volunteers for organizing and supervising this fantastic night. Here are some snapshots of the evening.....

Positive Referral!!!

These students received a Positive Referral this week for their efforts to be compassionate, respectful and responsible.  #WeAreProudofYou!

The Dale Street Makerspace was recently included in the book The Kickstart Guide to Making Great Makerspaces by Laura Fleming.  What an honor for our school!  Special thanks to Mrs. Cowell and our very supportive and generous MCPE and PTO! 

Ms. Warner (School Guidance Counselor) and Ms. Strekalovsky (School Psychologist) have been visiting Grade 4 classrooms recently to share our mindfulness lessons. The focus of their lessons has been empathy.  Ms. W. & Ms. S. will visit all Grade 5 classrooms during the month of December where they will focus on decision making.  
Thank you, Mrs. S. & Ms. W!  

The Dale Street student body will continue its Global Giving initiative after Thanksgiving with our Collation for Courage Craft Sale (11/28-11/30).  Crafts will cost between $3-$15. Check out the student-created episode 3 (link below) giving students and their families more information about Global Giving and the Coalition for Courage. 

Global Giving, episode 3    

We are moving closer to winter and it sure has been a little colder.  Please be sure that your children are wearing appropriate, seasonal clothing and have coats, hats, mittens, etc….as they will be going outside for recess on most days.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

On Tuesday, the Dale Street School had a "Lucky Plate Day" at each lunch.  Congratulations to Molly, Jake and Charlotte for winning this month's "Lucky Plate"!

Check out the PTO update, including information on Grade 5 yearbooks, Winter Carnival and more.

Check out this cool bulletin board created by Mr. Mason's class about their recently finished class read aloud The Pinballs by Betsy Byars.

Monday, 12/4 - PTO Holiday Book Fair (Park Street Books) 

Tuesday, 12/7 - Grades 4 & 5 Band Concert (High School)

Tuesday, 12/12 - Half day of school - 11:40 a.m. dismissal

Wednesday, 12/13 - Term I Report Cards Sent Home

From the Dale Street School family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.  

Enjoy the break! 

As always, thank you for reading.  

Sincerely,

Steve

November 17, 2017 - Week 12

Hi Dale Street Families!

Another amazing week here at #beproudbedale!  Take a look.......

On behalf of the Dale Street staff, I would like to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to meet with our teachers over the past two weeks.  We strongly believe in the importance of the home/school connection and recognize that a strong working partnership results in the greatest success for our students. Thank you for all for your continued support!

Dale Street had a school-wide assembly this morning highlighting our school's Core Values.  Special thanks to the students in Mrs. Foley's class and Mrs. Lowerre's class for creating and leading the assembly.  They did an outstanding job! Please check out the video shown at the assembly. 

Multiples Day was awesome at Dale Street today!  Thank you to all the students and staff who participated and all who have supported our Global Giving initiative.  I am thrilled to report that we raised a total of $258.00! 

Pennies for a Purpose/Silver Sabotage Tally 

Our final collection total for Pennies with a Purpose/ Silver Sabotage was $1,169.40!  We cannot thank our students, their families, and Dale Street staff enough for their continued generosity!  

On Wednesday, music teacher Ms. Oxholm took the Dale Street Chorus to the Thomas Upham House to spread musical cheer to the residents.  The Chorus sounded amazing as they sang a series of songs celebrating our country and honoring our veterans.  Bravo, boys and girls!  Special thanks to the many parent volunteers who helped chaperone the trip. 

Thanks to Elizabeth in Ms. Condon's class for reading today's book recommendation.  Elizabeth recommended Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier for "graphic novel fans and adventurers" because "it is an easy read and enjoyable!"  Elizabeth rated this book 5 stars!  Thanks Elizabeth!

Positive Referral!!!

These students received a Positive Referral this week for their efforts to be compassionate, collaborative and very responsible.  #WeAreProudofYou!

Mrs. Foley's class

Mrs. Lowerre's class

Ms. Sager's class

Do you know what happens to magnetic force as the distance between magnets changes? Ms. MacDonald's fourth grade students now know!

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!  

2018 TESTING SCHEDULE

As a reminder, our testing schedule is set for the spring.  As always it is most important that students attend school on the days of testing, so please plan appointments in a way that does not interfere with your child being in school on the following testing dates:

• English Language Arts - Next Generation MCAS
• Who:  Grades 4 (computer-based)
• April 11th, April 12th, April 13th
• Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
• April 24th, April 25th, April 26th
• ELA Make-ups for grades 4 and 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed

• Math - Next Generation MCAS
• Who:  Grades 4 (computer-based)
• May 9th and May 10th
• Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
• May 14th and May 15th
• Math Make-ups for grades 4 and 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed  

• Science, Technology and Engineering
• Who:  Grade 5 (computer-based)
• May 17th and May 18th
• STE Make-ups for grade 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed  

Dale Street fourth graders modeled our Core Value of collaboration this week as they took time to blend and mix oil pastels to create colors.  So awesome! 

This week we reached the 30th day of our 30th anniversary fundraising campaign. With your help we have reached close to $41,000. THANK YOU! However, we still have our sights set much higher for our teachers and our students. Could we double that in the next 30 days? Not without your help! So please give today and know you are supporting innovation in our schools and also maintaining the value of our special little town. Every gift counts towards our large goal, no matter the size.  Imagine what we could do together if every household was able to give what they can afford!  The possibilities are endless! Thank you, again, and please visit our website to donate today. www.medfieldcoalition.org

Students in Ms. Isaacson's class participated in a fun and creative writers' workshop this week. These young writers composed mini narrative stories based on coming home to a new dog!

Congratulations to Dale Street Health and PE teacher, Mrs. Pauline Carey for being selected to present at last week's MAHPERD (The Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) conference.  We are so lucky to have such a knowledgeable teacher and great person working with our young learners at Dale Street!

On Tuesday of this week Mrs. Cowell, Mrs. Lowerre and I had the amazing opportunity to present at the EdTechTeacher Innovation Summit in Boston.  Our session, So you have a makerspace...now what!? was attended by over 50 educators from across the state.    

Click here for the PTO update which includes information on TONIGHT'S 5th grade Kids' Night Out.

Congratulations to these fantastic Dale Street students for winning raffles to Park Street Books at Literacy Night last Wednesday!  

Blake Theater - Elf, Jr.!

The shows are Nov 17th & 18th at 7:00 pm and Nov 19th at 3:00 pm.

Tickets went on sale November 10th. Click this link to purchase tickets.

Tickets for students/MPS staff will be $12 per ticket. Everyone else will be $15 per ticket.

Hope to see you there!

Please contact Kim Price kimprice73@me.com with any questions.

Next week there will be a half day of school on Wednesday, November 22nd (11:40 a.m. dismissal) and no school on November 23rd and 24th due to Thanksgiving break.

Thank you for reading!  Have a relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Steve

Respect • Compassion • Collaboration • Continuous Growth