Hello Dale Street!
We are back! It was a great feeling to have the students at Dale Street for Open House and over the last two in-person days! Overall, we had a very good first few days in our current situation. I know that I have sent out a lot of communications and appreciate you reading all of them and keeping up with the changes that are being made.
Love this picture - Students in Mrs. Hayes' fifth-grade classroom were really excited on Thursday to start their new school year.
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All classroom teachers have been and will continue to Zoom with their remote students on the days they are learning remotely. Zooms will start after 8:15 a.m. and will be approximately 15 minutes in length. The purpose of these Zooms is to check in with remote students, preview material for their upcoming day, review materials from the previous day, and take attendance. |
Tuesday, Oct 6 - Cohort A
Tuesday, Nov 17 - Cohort A retakes
Thursday, Nov 19 - Cohort B retakes
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Daily Dale - Again this year, Grade 5 students will have the opportunity to be our school's newscasters. This is voluntary and all the information you need to know can be found here. |
ARRIVAL
- (For Cohort A) students with last names A - F should be dropped off at the Dale Street semicircle
- (For Cohort A) students with last names G - Z should be dropped off in the staff parking lot
- Arrive as close to 8:45 a.m. as possible
- Pull all the way up to the drop-off location
- If you are parked in the Dale Street semicircle and it is 8:45 a.m. or later, students can exit the vehicle and head into the building. For safety reasons, this will not be the case in the staff parking lot.
- Have students seated on and exit from the passenger side of the vehicle
- Have students with their backpacks ready - not in the trunk of the vehicle
- Please have students exit the vehicle safely (and quickly)
- Do not pull around the car in front of you to exit either drop-off area
- All exits (from the semicircle or staff parking lot) should be made to the right. This includes either drop-off location.
- If you will arriving after 9:00 a.m. drop-offs should be at the main door (on Adams Street). Do not use the front area unless you are dropping after 9:00 a.m.
DISMISSAL
- (For Cohort A) First Pick Up at 2:55 p.m. students with last names beginning with A-B in the Dale Street semicircle
- (For Cohort A) First Pick Up at 2:55 p.m. students with last name beginning with C-E in the staff parking lot
- (For Cohort A) Second Pick Up at 3:15 p.m. students with last names beginning with F-H in the Dale Street semicircle
- (For Cohort A) Second Pick Up at 3:15 p.m. students with last names beginning with I-Z in the staff parking lot
- All exits (from the semicircle or staff parking lot) should be made to the right. This includes either drop-off location.
- By now you should have received the email regarding your School Dismissal Manager account. If you haven't done so already, please check your child(ren) weekly dismissal defaults in SDM to ensure they are set and correct. You will also find a dismissal option titled "Remote" which should be selected for the days your student will not be in the Dale Street building.
- All exits (from the semicircle or staff parking lot) should be made to the right. This includes either drop-off location.
Check this out...Dale Street Rockstars, Audrey, Molly, and Maddie developed this amazing 'Playground Ideas' document. They collaborated to come up with some very creative ideas. Thank you, ladies!
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Masks - All individuals are required to wear masks while at Dale Street. There will be scheduled mask breaks throughout the day and students will not wear masks during lunchtime while eating. We recommend that students have at least one extra mask in their backpack (stored in a plastic Ziploc bag).
Hand Washing and Sanitizing - Students will use hand sanitizer and wash their hands throughout the day. While we have plenty of hand sanitizer in the building students are allowed and encouraged to bring their own to keep in their backpack. Reviewing good hand-washing procedures at home prior to the start of school would be very helpful!
Physical Distance - Whether seated, standing or walking students will remain at a distance of 6 feet at all times. We know that arrival and dismissal will be our most challenging times and we are staggering both entrance and exit to accommodate the spacing. Please speak to your child about what 6 feet looks and feels like prior to their arrival at school. We will go over this as well, but the more they hear and understand, the easier it will be for everyone.
Visitors - We will be strictly limiting the number of visitors at Dale Street. All special education meetings will be held remotely along with any other meetings with teachers and staff. Visitors will only be allowed in the main office when necessary. If dropping off a student, we ask that you have the student enter on their own to the main office. For dismissals, please call the main office (508-359-5538) upon arrival, and we will sign the student out and have them exit via the main entrance.
I am very grateful for your support, patience, and flexibility. Please know that every single one of us here at Dale Street is working around the clock (and have been all summer) to be ready for this. However, I know that there will be times when things come up that we did not see coming. For this, I ask for your continued support, patience, and flexibility with all of our staff members. Just as this is a major adjustment for our students and families, it is a major adjustment for us. I am confident that by working together as one team of staff, students, and families, we will continue to see successes like we did this week.
Best wishes for a great weekend and we are looking forward to welcoming our Cohort A students on Monday.
Steve
Together We Can! We Got This! #beproudbedale
Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth
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