March 19, 2021 - Week 23

Happy Friday Dale Street Families,

What an amazing week here at #beproudbedale! Custodians worked tremendously hard to get furniture all set up, parent volunteers came in to lend a hand all while students and teachers continued to produce awesomeness in the Dale Street classrooms.  Please take a minute to check out some of the sights and updates from this week.     

We are excited to see ALL of our in-person learning students on Monday! Here is an important letter that went home to families this week outlining information you need to be aware of for our Monday Re-Opening. Thank you for all you have done to support your children and our school!   

The classrooms students walk into on Monday will look a little different than the ones they left last week.  Student desks will be spaced 4-5 ft apart in the classrooms. Here are some visuals for students of what classrooms will look like. 

Important Information for New Arrival and Dismissal Locations

With the return to all in-person learning, we are making a few adjustments to the drop-off and pick-up locations in order to streamline the flow of traffic.  Please review the following locations to ensure a smooth transition.

 

Arrival

Students with last names A - K should be dropped off at the Dale Street semicircle

Students with last names L - Z should be dropped off in the staff parking lot

 

Dismissal 

First Pick Up at 3:00 p.m. 

Students with last names beginning with A-B and F-H in the Dale Street semicircle

Students with last name beginning with C-E and I-K in the staff parking lot

Second Pick Up at 3:10 p.m. 

Students with last names beginning with L and N-S in the Dale Street semicircle

Students with last names beginning with M and T-Z in the staff parking lot

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE SCHOOL DISMISSAL MANAGER (SDM) with your child's dismissal plans based on the new all in-person schedule.  As buses have been reassigned and more students will be riding the bus, please make sure SDM is accurate to help us get your child home safely.  Click here for instructions on how to change your child's default dismissal in SDM. 

Special thanks to the phenomenal volunteers who took Dale Street by storm on Thursday and helped move furniture and get things organized for Monday.  Your efforts are so greatly appreciated! 

The Tournament of Books competition continues!   The winner will be announced before April vacation.  The first vote is in the books and will be announced soon.  Here are the voting dates: 

• 3/19 Vote 1: Milo Imagines the World vs. Your Place in the Universe
• 3/26 Vote 2: We Are Water Protectors vs. Stand Up! Speak Up!
• 4/2 Vote 3: I Talk Like a River vs. The Stuff of Stars
• 4/9 Vote 4: Greta and the Giants vs. Outside In
• 4/12 Round 2 Vote 1
• 4/14 Round 2 Vote 2
• 4/16 Final vote, winner announced

This year's theme: 'The World Around Us.'  The following books are in the competition:

• Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson
• Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker, illustrated by Zoe Persico
• The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
• Outside In by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Cindy Derby
• I Talk Like A River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith
• Stand Up! Speak Up! by Andrew Joyner
• Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin
• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade

The 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Contest will be accepting entries until April 9th.  Click here for all the details and guidelines for entries. Be creative!

Our next Student Council meeting will be on Wednesday, March 24th at 2:45 p.m.  Representatives and Alternates will be emailed Zoom details.

We celebrated our amazing aides this week!  Dale Street wouldn't run smoothly without them!

March 24th and March 31st will be half-day Wednesdays for ALL in-person learning students. 

• Dale Street Students - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  
• Lunch will be from 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
• Dismissal will begin at 12:30 p.m.  

Beginning the week of April 5th, Wednesdays will move to full-days for all in-person learning students.

The Dale Street Math Challenge is on!  Students are free to solve as many problems as they can and will have about a week to turn in their work. Students can hand in a hard copy of the challenge to the office or email it to Mrs. Perachi (bperachi@email.medfield.net) prior to the due date. 

More information, including a calendar of important dates and a link to download and print the challenges and solutions, is available here. Questions regarding the math challenge program can be directed to Dale Street math specialist, Mrs. Perachi.

We will be holding the second day of virtual parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, March 23rd from 12:00-3:30 p.m. These are early release days and students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m.  Please be sure to update School Dismissal Manager to reflect your child's dismissal plans on these days.

**On Tuesday, March 30th, the Elementary Principals will be holding a webinar to discuss placement procedures for the 2021-2022 school year.  Details to follow. 

**On Tuesday, April 6th, there will be a parent webinar for the upcoming 5th grade health unit on adolescent changes. Details to follow.

Feeling stressed, down or anxious? Need to talk to someone about it?  Medfield Outreach is offering drop-in hours.  Check out this flyer for details.

We are encouraging all of our families who participate in drop-off at Dale Street to decorate their vehicles to add to the spirit and share in our excitement!  Participation is optional.

You are invited to join the Medfield Cares About Prevention Community Coalition and help us make change in the Medfield community. To learn more about how to get involved, email Meri Haas at mhaas@medfield.net.

Any Medfield resident in need of food may contact the Food Cupboard at 508-359-4958 or email: info@MedfieldFoodCupboard.com. Please note all inquiries are confidential.

Saturday, 3/20 - Dale Street Chromebook Collection - 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Monday, 3/22 - Full In-Person Learning Begins

Tuesday, 3/23 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 12 pm Early Release Day

Wednesday, 3/24 - 2:45 Student Council Meeting

Friday, 3/26 - No student day (Teacher PD Day)

Tuesday, 3/30 - Elementary Principal Webinar: Placement Process for 2021-2022

Friday, 4/2 - No School (Good Friday)

Tuesday, 4/6 - Gr 5 Parent Webinar: Adolescent Changes

The weekend looks to be great - I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy! 

Steve

Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth