November 4, 2022 - Week 10

 Happy Friday, Dale Street Families!

It was a sensational and busy week here at Dale Street!   The weather at the end of the week was incredible!  It was great fun having students show up in their Halloween costumes on Monday! Here are some exciting things that took place this week and some important information regarding upcoming events.  

Wednesday, November 9th and Thursday, November 10th are early release days. Students will be dismissed at 11:40am. Please be sure to check School Dismissal Manager to see what your student’s dismissal plan is for those days. Unless you make a change, your student will be dismissed per their regular end-of-day plan. If you need to make a change, please do so before 10:30am on the day of early dismissal.

Check this out..this week grade 4 students participated in a really cool coding activity with Dale Street Technology Integrationist, Mr. Ahearn and our MCPE-funded Ozobots.  You can see it on their faces and feel it in the atmosphere - the students love it!

On Tuesday, November 1st, Dr. Marsden sent out an email informing families that the Medfield Public Schools has partnered with Panorama Education and we will be asking our students to reflect on their approaches to learning via an online survey.  At Dale Street, students will participate in the approximately 15-minute survey in their classroom on Monday, November 7th or Tuesday, November 8th.  The survey will ask students to self-reflect on Social Emotional Learning topics such as: Emotional Regulation, Social Awareness, Self-Management. and Grit.  The responses to these surveys will be completely confidential. Later this month, parents and teachers/staff will also be asked to participate in Panorama surveys. The information from all surveys will be used to inform the development of Medfield Public Schools' new strategic plan. The surveys are nationally normed and Dr. Marsden will share the results once the analyses are complete. If for some reason you do not want your child to participate in this survey, please contact me.  A special thank you to the “Onward Initiative” for funding these important surveys. 

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Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals! 

Natalie for being Compassionate!

Tori was recognized for modeling Compassion!

Johnny was recognized for being Respectful!

Rosie was recognized for being helpful! 

Molly was recognized for showing our Core Value of Compassion!

Manu was recognized for displaying Compassion! 

Each month the elementary guidance counselors will be updating their website with announcements and resources.  Click here to check out the Dale Street Guidance Updates from Mrs. Maloney!

I want to thank all of the family volunteers who joined us on Monday to help create a fun and exciting environment.  Your support is greatly appreciated! 

This week the scientists in Ms. Plympton's fourth-grade classroom used time analyzing topographic maps and looking for patterns.  Great work, young learners!   

Friday, November 18th is Spirit Day! Add a little bit of magic to Dale Steet by

dressing up as your favorite Disney character!

Positive Sign Thursday! 

'YOU ARE CAPABLE!'

Grade 4 Permission Slip: 

https://forms.gle/yHhjZzDHiiPTGyoM6

Grade 5 Permission Slip: 

https://forms.gle/pTEq9SDZhpL18wpA6

On Thursday, students in Ms. Condon's fifth-grade class took advantage of the beautiful weather to create a scaled model representing the distances of the planets from the sun.  Fun learning! 

November Lunch Menu

Medfield PTO Spiritwear SALE!

Show your Medfield Pride & Start your Holiday Shopping!   Get your Medfield gear from the PTO Spiritwear sale and have it before the holidays......items for everyone!

Order early.......sale ends NOVEMBER 6th!  

https://trivalley.tuosystems.com/stores/medfield-spiritwear 

Thanksgiving is coming up fast and while we can't cook your Thanksgiving meal we can help plan your dinner for Sunday, November 13th.  Support Medfield K-8 and have a delicious meal from Ribpublic.  All orders are due by Friday, Nov. 11th at midnight. Pick-up is on Nov. 13th from 4-6PM at 26 Park Street.

https://ribpublicbbq.com/product-category/online-food-orders/medfield-k8pto-fundraiser-sunday-nov-13th/

The silent auction happening in conjunction with Fall Ball is NOW LIVE! Log into your biddingforgood.com account and proceed to MCPE's online silent auction, where you can bid on fabulous items generously donated by members of our Medfield community. Looking for Patriots tickets? A chance to see Hamilton? A getaway on beautiful Martha's Vineyard? All here and waiting for your bids. The auction ends at 9:00 pm on November 5, the evening of the Fall Ball.

We look forward to seeing you there! 

On Wednesday, students in Ms. Isaacson's fourth-grade class used a variety of picture books to practice the skill of summarizing.  Things are always better when students have a chance to model a Dale Street Core Value: Collaboration!

IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, November 9th & Thursday, November 10th -

Early Release (Conferences) 11:40 a.m. dismissal

Friday, November 11th - No School (Veterans Day)

Friday, November 18th - Spirit Day (Disney Day)

Wednesday, November 23rd - Early Release Day - 11:40 a.m. dismissal

Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th -

No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

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If you will be visiting the school for parent/teacher conferences next week, please check out the lost & found cart. It is full of many clothing items. As a reminder, please be sure to label your student’s belongings so that they can be easily returned when found.

Thank you for your continued support,

Steve

Respect * Compassion * Collaboration * Continuous Growth