Dale Street Blog: May 26, 2023

Dear Dale Street Community,

Thank you very much for all the well wishes you've sent following my recent injury. Your kind words and thoughtful gestures have brought comfort and strength during this challenging time. I am truly blessed to work in such a wonderful and caring community. Thank you for your continuous encouragement and positivity. Please know that I am making progress and feeling better each day, and I am looking forward to rejoining Dale Street soon. I am truly grateful for each and every one of you.

This morning our school held a beautiful Memorial Day assembly. The students did a remarkable job. The Pledge of Allegiance was great (thanks, Ava Lou) and the Dale Street Chamber Orchestra played spectacularly! Grade 5 students Shelby and Molly recited the Gettysburg Address, and Will and Michael played America the Beautiful and Taps on the trumpet. We had the extra special treat of hearing remarks from Grade 5 teacher and Major in the United States Army Reserves, Ms. Burnham. Special thanks to Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Gilberti for emceeing today's assembly. It was a great morning!

Dale Street Field Day is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6th (Rain Day, Wednesday, June 7th). Mrs. Nawrocki and Mrs. Laughna are planning an exciting day of activities for our 4th and 5th graders. Grade 4 will participate in Field Day during the morning (9:00 - 11:15) and Grade 5 will participate in the afternoon (12:00 - 2:15). Field Day will take place on the field between the Dale Street and Memorial Schools. Classes will have the opportunity to rotate through nine stations. Classes will rotate with their classroom. All activities will take place on the field and on the blacktop.

We have found it to be helpful to:

**have students wear comfortable clothes and sneakers on this day

**apply sunscreen before coming to school. Please provide more sunscreen for re-application.

**send children with a hat and extra water on this day.

Classes will be eating bagged lunches. Students may bring their own bagged lunch or purchase a bagged lunch from the cafeteria. Note: There will be no other lunch options on this day.

Congratulations to Sam, Maddie, and Nabil for achieving the highest practice scores in grade 4 this year! These students have each completed over 150 practice activities this year. Amazing work!

Last Friday, Grade 4 students were treated to an amazing Carnival Night. Special thanks to our incredible PTO and to all of the family volunteers who made it such a great night! Check out this group photo...

It is that time of the year! This week Grade 5 students were thinking critically with Mrs. Lowerre in the Makerspace about how to create a contraption that will keep their egg safe. So many great and creative ideas!

Attention Families!

As in past years, the PTO is partnering with 1st Day School Supplies to get all your school supplies for your student for next school year. All name-brand supplies will be packaged individually for your student. Items will be shipped to the school and ready for your child on their first day. A portion of the proceeds supports PTO programs throughout the year. Don’t delay - the sale ends July 1st!

https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/list.php?school_zip=02052

Thank you to our Friday DJ's who rocked the lunchroom today!

On Wednesday night, Dale Street opened its doors to incoming Grade 4 families. This is always a special and exciting night. What made the night even more special was having current Dale Street Rockstars in attendance to share their experiences with incoming families. The families loved the first-hand accounts of their experiences. Thank you to all the students who came to help out and to the Dale Street staff who stayed late into the night to help out.

With the warm weather ahead to close out the school year, please send students to school with a refillable water bottle with their name on it so that they can stay hydrated throughout the day. We have a large number of unclaimed reusable water bottles in our lost and found that may belong to your child - please tell them to stop by and look if you are missing one. Putting your child's name on it will ensure that it is returned if found. Students may refill their bottles using one of our two bottle-filling stations. We hope to be outdoors as much as possible for the remainder of the year so students may wish to have a hat and sunscreen moving forward as well.