October 20, 2023 - 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 at Dale Street, Ms. MacDonnell's fourth-grade students facilitated a fantastic whole-school assembly highlighting our Core Value of Responsibility. The students did a great job! 

Halloween at Dale Street

The Dale Street staff enjoys making Halloween a safe, exciting, and consistent experience for all students.  On Tuesday, October 31st, 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 their 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 31st, 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 Wednesday, 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 Monday, Dale Street participated in a bus evacuation.  All students (regardless of whether they ride the bus to and from school) participated in this important exercise.  Special thanks to our students, staff, bus drivers, and Officer Manganello for a successful drill.  

Fifth graders were engaged with coding the Ozobot robots during their tech time with Mr. Ahern this week. Along with learning how to program using loops, students were challenged with moving the robot through a maze to skate and dance. Some students added music too! Great coding teamwork 5th graders!

Fall Teacher Conferences

Teacher conferences have been scheduled for Wednesday, November 8th and Thursday, November 9th with each day being an early dismissal for Dale Street students. Fall conferences will be held in person, however, a virtual option through Zoom will be available upon request. Teachers will be reaching out directly to families to schedule a conference time. Here is the letter that was sent out to Dale Street families last week.  We are looking forward to meeting with you and value your partnership.

Thank you to all of the students who completed the first Math Challenge. The newest math challenge has been released.  It is due November 1st. Students should turn all math challenges into the office.

Positive Sign Thursday! 

'YOU ARE CAPABLE!'

Here is the volunteer Sign Up Genius for the upcoming Literacy Night/Book Fair on Thursday, October 26th.  Please come help us make the night a success!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DAFAB2BA5F58-41500218-literacy

This week, students in Grade 4 continued to work hard on their maps of North America. Below, members of Mrs. Scott's class are shown adding touches to their maps.  They are really coming together!

October Lunch Menu

This week Grade 4 Beginning Band students took a pause with their instruments to do a music theory lesson with Mrs. Tumbleson. What a creative way to work on note identification!

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Thank you for your continued support,

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth