October 22, 2021 - Week 8

Hello Dale Street Families, 

We hope that you all had a good week.  Things are going very well at #beproudbedale.  The students are working incredibly hard and it is such a treat to work with them each day.  The staff also continues to work very hard.  I couldn't be more proud of our ROCKSTAR students and staff!  Check out some of the happenings from this past week...

Today, students in Ms. Condon's fifth-grade class participated in their weekly SEL (social-emotional learning) lesson.  Students had great discussions about understanding different perspectives and participated in an activity that highlighted this important skill.  

 Bravo to Lucy in Ms. Sager's fifth-grade class for sharing her original Sheep Town Stories. She had the class engaged: laughing, clapping, and responding. What a great example!  

Positive Sign Thursday! 

'YOU INSPIRE!'

On Tuesday, I had the great fortune to visit Ms. Hayes' fourth-grade classroom to view their landform models and Google Slide presentations. Students did an amazing job! 

The first Principal's Coffee of the year will be held on Friday, November 5th, at 8:45 a.m. in the Dale Street School Library.  I will be sharing helpful hints for families as student-led Family/Teacher conferences approach, our new elementary report card, and a new elementary building project update.  Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

Our school participated in a bus evacuation on Monday.  All students (regardless of whether they ride the bus to and from school) participated in this important exercise.  Special thanks to Detective Manganello and Officer Treggiari for their assistance with bus evacuation.

Halloween at Dale Street

The Dale Street staff enjoys making Halloween a safe, exciting, and consistent experience for all students.  On next Friday, October 29th, all of our classrooms:

• encourage all students to dress up in their costumes.  Please note that students’ faces may not be covered with a mask, hood, or other items. Please do not allow your child to bring fake weapons into school to accompany his/her costume, and particularly violent themes should be avoided.  Additionally, please leave face paint at home.    

• will have Halloween-themed activities.  Activities will be teacher-directed and run throughout the morning.  The classroom teacher will reach out to head room parents if support is needed.  

• will have a 'Party in a Bag'.  Please have your child decorate (if they wish) or simply print their name on a brown paper bag. Please send in the brown bag on October 29th, filled with a few of your child’s favorite food items. Some examples are: juice box or mini water bottle, small salty snack, fun sweet snack (cupcake, cookie), additional items could be a piece of fruit, a small yogurt, or any additional healthy snack.  Adding a little note to your child's bag will definitely make them happy! Students' snack times and the Halloween-themed activities will take place at different times in the morning depending on each class' schedule.  

We understand and are happy that the children may receive a plethora of treats on Halloween night. Come Monday, November 1st, the staff at Dale Street encourages healthy foods for student snack times to help promote optimal learning.  Thank you in advance for your continued support.

On Wednesday, grade 5 students in Mrs. Chamblin's class had a visit from our Technology Integrationist, Mr. Ahern.  Students had a fantastic time collaborating with coding robots called Ozobots.  

Check out Asher in Mrs. Chamblin's fifth-grade class!  This week he designed this elevator with a pulley system for his math zoo project (engineering design process). Students love project-based learning opportunities.  

Medfield K-8 PTO is excited to announce a year-round

MEDFIELD SPIRIT WEAR STORE!

Thanks to local business Day St Sports, we have answered the question – where

can I find Medfield Spirit Wear?

Over 100 options are currently listed, All proceeds will be donated to the individual

school K-8 PTOs.

Shipping takes about 3 weeks, so please plan ahead for the holiday season.

Medfield Spirit Wear Link

Please send questions to medfieldk8pto@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!

This week, Grade 4 students continued to practice the area model method to gather a deeper understanding of multiplication.  Check out students in Ms. Hayes' class working hard.  Students love working on our MCPE grant-funded whiteboard tables! 

  

If your child is missing anything - a jacket, sweatshirt, water bottle etc. chances are it's in the lost & found! Please have them take a look, it's overflowing!!

 Please be sure to check out the Medfield Public Schools' Community Notices page each week.  

Thanks again for checking in and best wishes for a wonderful weekend! 

Steve

Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth