Greetings Dale Street Families!
We are so excited for Read Across America Week, which starts right after February vacation! To celebrate, we will be having book-themed spirit days all week, from 2/28-3/4. Click here for information about all the fun dress-up days Medfield's PreK-Grade 5 students can choose to participate in! We'll also be celebrating our love of reading with virtual guest readers and our annual Tournament of Books contest!
This week, Mrs. Hayes' fifth-grade class used some time to find the volume of irregular prisms during math - Well done!
Congratulations to these Positive Referrals!
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| Natalie was recognized for her patience and compassion! |
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| Kacey was recognized for going out of her way to help a peer! |
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| Colin was recognized for his demonstration of continuous growth! |
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| Addie was recognized for the compassion she showed recently! |
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Leila was recognized for being an amazing role model and modeling all of our Core Values!
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Amelia was recognized for working so hard and modeling Continuous Growth!
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| Ben was recognized for demonstrating our Core Value of Collaboration! |
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Will was recognized for being super responsible and a strong leader!
We started the week with some great Valentine's Day fun! Special thanks to all the parents who helped organize activities and run centers. Check out some snapshots.
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Special thanks to Ella's (in Mrs. Flynn's class) dad who visited Dale Street on Thursday to talk about the design process for creating his card game. Mr. Llavina also took questions and explained how to play Cardtropolis. The students loved the visit!
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| Recess creativity = Recess FUN! |
Attention all Dale Street girls: Girls On The Run Spring 2022 registration will open on March 1!
Girls on the Run is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, confident, and healthy using a fun curriculum that integrates running.
We have 24 spots open for the spring, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The team will meet after school at Dale Street from 3 - 4:15pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 5 through June 9th. The girls will also run a celebratory 5K on June 11th!
Registration is $225, and there is financial aid available. The link to register is below. Please reach out to Coach Danielle Tata (danielletata@gmail.com) if you have questions! Hope to see your girl there! 🙂
Check it out...Dale Street students have been working on self-portraits. #talent
On Thursday, students in Mrs. Chamblin's fifth-grade class started their Web of Life unit. Students collaborated on Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert. So exciting!
Over the last few weeks, all classrooms have been participating in the PTO's sponsored Winter Door Decorating Contest. Students and staff had a chance to vote this week for the door at each grade level that they thought was the most creative. Here is a look at the classroom doors.
Although they are all amazing, the winners for each grade are...
Grade 4 - Mrs. Dowd's classroom
Grade 5 - Mrs. Ross'/Mrs. Seaver's classroom
To support discussions at home, listed below is information Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will be concentrating on during their upcoming Sanford Harmony Problem Solving unit.
Grade 4 Family Letter
Grade 4 Home Activities
Grade 5 Family Letter
Grade 5 Home Activities
Positive Sign Thursday!
'OUR VOICES HAVE VALUE!'
The library recently added a puzzle table. The collaborative puzzle was a big hit - it was started on Tuesday, and students from across the school worked together during their WIN times to finish it by Thursday afternoon. Because it was so popular, the library is starting a reverse puzzle library! If you have a puzzle you would like to lend to the library, have your student drop it off with Ms. Sweeney. Once each puzzle is completed it will be returned to the student who brought it in. 300-750 piece puzzles are ideal. If you would like to donate a puzzle, please include a note indicating that you don't want it returned to you.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading in all of the classrooms over the past few weeks. This term, I selected the book Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. This book highlights the importance of being kind to someone when you have the chance and the importance of doing something nice for people every day. Connecting with the kids is the best part of the job!
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#beproudbedale students emulated the USA hockey teams this week in PE with Mrs. Nawrocki.
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| Students are already utilizing the amazing games/activities donated by families for the PTO Recess initiative. |
MCPE is thrilled to announce that Dr. Jodi Parker and the team at Medfield Orthodontics is on board as the Premier Event Sponsor for this year's Spelling Bee! Bee registration is NOW OPEN for kids in grades 2-5. Visit our website for all the details and to register your team:
Thinking about applying to MCPE but not quite sure what we do? It's pretty simple! This all-volunteer group raises money through a series of community events and then we grant the money to fund Teacher Requested programs, curriculum, and enrichment for the Medfield Public School system. Apply here:
As a reminder, students and staff in PreK through Grade 8 will transition to a mask optional environment beginning on Monday, February 28, 2022. This is consistent with the recommendations of DESE and MDPH. It is the expectation that all students, teachers, and staff who choose to keep their masks on will be supported and respected by all members of our school community. Each family has its own unique circumstances and we must support each other. All of our other current COVID-19 protocols will remain in effect, including students/staff must wear a mask during days 6-10 when returning from a positive test.
We hope that you enjoy some time with your family during the February break. There will be no school for students on Monday, February 21st through Friday, February 25th. Students will return to school on Monday, February 28, 2022.
Have an awesome vacation!
Best,
Steve
Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth
