Hello Dale Street Community!
It is amazing to think that April 1st is next Friday. Time certainly flies when you are having fun. What a wonderful week! Check out some of the awesomeness from our #beproudbedale students and staff this week......
Congratulations to this week's Positive Referral!
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| Delaney was recognized for being collaborative and doing it with a smile! |
Positive Sign Thursday!
'WE ARE INCLUSIVE!'
Congratulations to all of the Dale Street MCPE Spelling Bee participants and our Winning Team - The Spellcasters (Owen, Alex, and Thomas). Way to Go!! A huge thank you to the MCPE for organizing this awesome event and for always supporting our students and staff! It was so great to have it again!
The 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Contest will be accepting entries until April 11th. Click here for all the details and guidelines for entries. Be creative!
YOUR OPINION MATTERS
Medfield Outreach is seeking your input for a community survey. Thanks to the generosity of the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, we are working with a consultant and a group of community stakeholders to better understand the community’s needs and we’d love to hear from you! If you are a Medfield resident or work for the Town of Medfield, your opinion matters. Please click this link to share your valuable input. This survey is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. This survey is anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. The survey is live now and closes on Sunday, March 27th. The results of this survey will be made public following the analysis of the data. Furthermore, the data collected will be important in helping consider future resources, services, and programming in Medfield. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Medfieldoutreach@medfield.net
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Please click here to view information about a Medfield Outreach presentation.
Round 4 (the Elite 8) of our March Madness Tournament begins on Tuesday. Round 3 scores were posted in the cafeteria last Wednesday at lunch. Students and staff who made it to Round 4 will need to shoot 10 free throws during one of the following days: Tuesday, 3/29 or Friday, April 1st between 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Please note that all team members do not have to come the same day, but all need to shoot the free throws by Friday, 4/1.
Dale Street School celebrates the Tournament of Poems!
The vision for this year’s March Madness-style reading celebration is inspired by the work students and staff are doing in our classrooms. The brackets are filled with awesome poems. No matter which poem comes in first place, we know that reading always wins-- no matter what! Students are encouraged to read all 16 poems they vote and the "Elite Eight" brackets are set.
Check out this link for specific information about Dale Street's Tournament of Poems.
This week in Mrs. Hayes' fifth-grade and Mrs. Chamblin's fifth-grade classroom, students had the opportunity to take their math thinking to the next level using Think Tank challenges. Special thanks to math specialist, Mrs. Perachi for securing this important, differentiated material.
2022 TESTING SCHEDULE
Dale Street's 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 6th and April 7th
Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
April 12th and April 13th
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 17th and May 18th
Who: Grade 5 (computer-based)
May 11th and May 12th
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 19th and May 20th
STE Make-ups for grade 5 will take place on a rolling basis as needed
This week in Grade 4 Health class with Ms. Laughna, students had fun while learning about the body's bones and muscles - Simon Says, anyone?
Elementary Principal Webinar
Next Wednesday, March 30th at 4:30PM, the three elementary principals will be hosting a Student Placement Webinar for interested families. We will be discussing the placement process and parental input process for the 2022-2023 school year. We hope you will be able to join us. However, if not, the webinar will be recorded and shared with anyone unable to attend. If you have a specific question you would like addressed or if there is a particular placement topic you would like discussed, please complete this survey by Sunday, March 27th.
Passcode: 325554
Placement Letters
The acceptance window for parental input letters will open on March
31st and close on April 14th. To ensure that your letter is received and considered, please do not send input prior to March 31st. For additional information, please consider attending or viewing the Student Placement Webinar (see above) and be on the lookout for an email regarding input letters on March 31st
This week Grade 4 students continued to use the book, head, heart strategy when reading. Students are also involved in these phenomenal Heart projects. Awesome work!
For planning purposes, please mark your calendars for the following dates:
April 11th - Early Release Day - (Professional Development)
April 15th - No School (Good Friday)
April 18th - Friday, April 22nd - No School (Spring Vacation)
May 12th - Literacy Night/Book Fair
May 13th - Early Release Day - (Professional Development)
May 24th - Dale Street Art Show
June 9th - Field Day
June 16th - Grade 5 Celebration
June 21st - Last Day of School
Have a great weekend,
Steve
Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth
