Dale Street Blog: September 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024 - Week 5

Hi Dale Street Community,

We just completed a great and busy week at #beproudbedale. It was filled with plenty of collaboration and enthusiasm. Please take a few minutes to look over this week's blog as it will help keep you informed as we move together through next week and beyond.

There is no school on Thursday, October 3rd

in observance of Rosh Hashanah.

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals!

In their introduction to Makerspace class with Mrs. Beaudoin, fifth graders are designing classroom furniture that could benefit students in their classroom. They used giant legos (from an MCPE grant) to create a prototype. Students came up with creative ideas that required them to work through the Engineering Process and work with a team. You never know, these new ideas could be in classrooms someday! Way to go Makers!

Bus Rules

As students settle into their new bus routines, we continue to review the school bus rules here at school. Below is a list of the rules. Thank you in advance for your help in reinforcing our rules to help keep everyone safe.

Listen to your bus driver.

Sit down in your assigned seat for the entirety of the bus ride.

Use expected language and a quiet voice.

Keep your hands and feet to yourself.

No eating or drinking on the bus

On Tuesday, students in Mrs. Scott's class collaborated to discuss character traits during ELA.

Positive Sign Thursday!

'YOU ARE WORTH IT!'

Set your alarms…tickets for the MCPE 2024 Fall Ball go on sale this Saturday, September 28th! This year’s Fall Ball will be held at the Cape Club of Sharon on Friday, November 15th from 7pm to midnight.

Be sure to follow MCPE on Instagram and Facebook to stay in the loop, and keep an eye on the website for details and a link to tickets.

Speaking of this Saturday, come visit us at Medfield Day from 10am-4pm! MCPE will be at booth #68, right across the street from the Montrose School front entrance. We’ll be selling Fall Ball tickets at our booth, as well as offering one raffle to win a pair of tickets plus a second raffle for a Fall Ball day-of blowout at Texture Salon. We hope to see you at Medfield Day!

Huge shoutout to all the amazing students who participated in Dale Street's Summer Read program! 🎉📚 Many students earned a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal, and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep up the great work!

Red, orange, yellow, green..... the 3rd Annual Medfield K-5 Rainbow Run is October 2nd @ Dale

All students will run/walk throughout the school day on a rainbow-filled track. Music will be rocking, games will be played, fun will be had by all. The rainbow gear is ready to go and we are excited for a fun-filled day. Head to this link to register your student for free and learn about the activities and prizes and more importantly how your continued support makes a difference in our schools.

Link to Fundraising Page

https://secure.frontstream.com/rainbow-run-2024

Link to volunteer Page:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C44A8A82DA1FF2-51446638-parent

This week Mrs. Flynn's class participated in opinion essay writing. Their topic...Do you love ice cream? Why? What examples can you find to back up this claim?

Come Meet the ETLs (Educational Team Leaders) and Ask Your Questions!

On Tuesday, October 1st, at 7:00 pm in the Blake Middle School Library, the ETLs from each school will introduce themselves and discuss the different ways they support our students. This is a great opportunity to ask first-hand questions about the various programs and tools that teachers can utilize to assist different learning styles. Student Services staff will also be available to answer any relevant higher-level questions. Be sure to visit Medfield SEPAC's booth at Medfield Day. On Saturday, September 28, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm we'll be at Booth #41 on Friary Street, just across from the Dwight Derby House. Stop by for some fun surprises!

It was great to represent Dale Street on Wednesday at the naming of Warrior Park! Big thanks to Rick Fink for spearheading this wonderful idea and a big shout out to the students at Dale Street and Wheelock for voting for the name. What a wonderful way for students to participate in the democratic process!

Click here for the link to Community Postings

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth

Friday, September 20, 2024

Spetember 20, 2024 - Week 4

Hello Dale Street Community!

I am thrilled to share that we've had an amazing week filled with collaboration, engaging activities, and fun at #beproudbedale! Our #rockstar students and staff have made the transition into this school year with incredible enthusiasm. Please take a moment to enjoy some highlights from this week and stay informed about some upcoming dates and events.

Last night, Dale Street hosted an Open House for students and their families. It was a fantastic evening that highlighted the importance of our family-school partnership. It was wonderful to have had such a great turnout. Thank you to everyone who attended to learn more about your child’s classroom and the Dale Street School. Special thanks to Food Services for providing the yummy treats and thank you to our School Committee, SEPAC, PTO, MMA, and MCPE representatives who came to greet our families and share information. Be on the lookout for more information regarding the curriculum your child will be engaged with this year!

Special thanks to our AMAZING PTO for providing these delicious breakfast treats this week!

Guess What? Students taped the first episodes of our student-led Daily Dale this week. Our students are AMAZING! New this year - The Daily Dale newscasts can be viewed from our webpage. To get to the Daily Dale newscasts click the MENU button at the top right of the home screen - then click Daily Dale (bottom right). This will bring you to a drive that houses all of the newscasts.

On Tuesday, 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 Detective Plant for a successful drill.

You should have received an email regarding intramurals this week. Intramural sign-ups/registration will begin on September 23rd. Classes are slated to start the week of September 30th. All Intramural information can be found on the Dale Street Website in the Menu section under Activities.

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referral!

For the second year and based on overwhelmingly positive feedback, Medfield SEPAC will offer Parent Connection Groups. A SEPAC parent volunteer will coordinate each, focusing on a different diagnosis. These informal groups will connect parents and caregivers of children of all ages with the specific diagnosis to share experiences and resources.

Our Parent Connection Groups focusing on ADHD and Autism Spectrum (ASD) met jointly on September 18 and will continue to meet regularly throughout the year.

Our Parent Connection Groups, focusing on Down Syndrome, is planning to hold its first meeting in October and we are looking to schedule meetings for groups with the following diagnoses: Anxiety, Depression & Mental Health; Intellectual & Developmental Disability; Allergy; and Dyslexia + Language-based Learning Disabilities. If you want to join any of these groups, please email sepac@email.medfield.net to connect with our parent volunteers for more information.

If you haven't taken our website survey yet, there is no time like the present. Access the survey directly here: https://forms.gle/tySXyGgTXGrRNE5J6

Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter now by sending an email to SEPAC@email.medfield.net and don't forget to follow us on IG (@medfieldsepac) or FB for updates!

This week, Ms. Burnham's fifth graders made meaningful text-to-text connections using the books Thank You, Mr. Falker and Mrs. Spitzer's Garden. Wonderful discussions!

Positive Sign Thursday!

'YOU ARE IMPORTANT!'

We are very excited to announce that again this year all 4th and 5th-grade students will have the opportunity to complete biweekly math challenges. Math challenges will be available to print at home from the website linked below.

Students will be free to solve as many problems as they can and will have about a week to turn in their work. We hope that all students and families find these problems to be a challenging and fun activity.

More information, including a calendar of important dates and a link to download and print the challenges and solutions, is available here. Any questions regarding the math challenge program can be directed to Dale Street math specialist, Ms. Perachi.
The first Challenge is due on 9/25