Dale Street Blog: January 2025

Friday, January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025 - Week 19

Hello Dale Street Families,

What an amazing week it has been at #beproudbedale! This week there were so many great things happening in and out of the classrooms. I am so proud of our outstanding students and dedicated teachers. They are such a joy to be around each day! I encourage everyone to explore this week's blog and stay informed.

This morning Dale Street held a Hero Day assembly. Students heard about heroes, watched a short video, and one student from each classroom shared about their own hero. Students and staff were invited to dress up like their heroes. Special thanks to our student readers and the Student Council representatives for facilitating the assembly.

It was a treat visiting Mrs. Burnham's fifth-grade class on Wednesday to watch their play about the Boston Massacre. The students were outstanding in bringing history to life! 👏

On Thursday, we celebrated with a Positive Referral breakfast. Thank you to all of the families who attended and special thanks to our cafeteria staff for providing the delicious refreshments. Congratulations to all of the Positive Referrals who attended the breakfast and congratulations to all who earned a Positive Referral so far this year!

🎉 SAVE THE DATE

The Dale Street Kids Night Outs are just a few weeks away!

See grade-specific info below...

4th Grade Sign Up

4th Grade Volunteer Sign up

5th Grade Sign Up

5th Grade Volunteer Sign Up

This week, Mrs. Dowd's 4th-grade class worked with Mr. Ahern to design and build spaceships using MCPE-funded VEX GO materials. Collaboration, creativity, and engineering skills were on full display—future engineers in the making! 🚀🤖

January Lunch Menu

Kudos to our talented Dale Street musicians! 🎶 On Thursday night, our 4th and 5th-grade bands performed for their families and guests. Their music was great, and the audience truly enjoyed the evening. A big thank you to Mr. Bielik, Mr. Dexter, and Mrs. Tumbleson for their guidance and dedication! 🎺🥁

Trivia Night registration is now open on the MCPE website! This popular MCPE event will take place Thursday, January 30th at the American Legion in Dover, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets are $50/person, for teams of 4 to 6 members. Have your team members and team name handy to sign up! Space is limited so make sure to register soon at: https://www.medeldcoalition.org/trivia-2025

This week Grade 4 students in Mrs. Scott's class explored/identified patterns and made predictions. Great math discussion!

Positive Sign Thursday!

WE ARE DETERMINED!

This week in Social Studies, Mrs. Kaplan and Mrs. Seaver’s 5th graders teamed up for a Declaration of Independence scavenger hunt! 🕵️‍♂️📜 What a fun and engaging way to dive deeper into this pivotal document!

Dear Parents,

The Blake Middle School is holding a blood drive on Monday, January 20th, from 8am-2pm. It is run by our students and the American Red Cross. The goal is to help teach students that MLK day is a day of service, rather than a "day off". We are off to a good start with people coming in to donate, but we are pretty far from our goal and need your help. Please consider donating blood. We have the best food recovery table around, and we have a mother's helper station for those who need to bring their kiddos along.

If you have any questions regarding the blood drive please feel free to contact, Cynthia McClelland at cmcclelland@email.medfield.net

Sign-up link:

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Blake

Early Release - January 29th - Staff Professional Development

On Wednesday, January 29th, there will be an early release day (11:40 a.m.) for staff professional development.

January Lunch Menu

Click here for the link to Community Postings

IMPORTANT DATES

January 20th - No School - MLK Day Observed

January 21st - Dale Street Site Council Meeting

January 23rd - Winter Chorus Concert 7:00 p.m. (High School)

January 24th - Grade 4 Kids' Night Out

January 29th - Early Release Day (Professional Development)

January 31st - Grade 5 Kids' Night Out

That’s all for now. Thank you for your continued support.

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth

Friday, January 10, 2025

January 10, 2025 - Week 18

Hello Dale Street!

Our first full school week of 2025 was a busy (and COLD) one. Please take a few minutes and check out some of the scenes from this week and take a look at some upcoming events.

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referral!!!

Congratulations to Ayla for winning Dale Street's lunch menu contest! Ayla designed an awesome, balanced lunch featuring fruits, vegetables, grains, and protein. If you create, you should get the chance to serve!

PreK-5 Spirit Day on January 17th - Hero Day

On Friday, January 17th, Grade 4 and 5 students and staff will be invited to

dress up like their hero or wear an item of clothing that promotes a positive message such as Be Kind, Kindness Matters, etc… Students will be learning that a hero is someone who is special because of the brave, good, or kind things that they have done. We will celebrate Hero Day by having a school-wide assembly during which one student from each classroom will be reading about their hero.

Decimals can be tricky, but Ms. Sager's fifth graders jumped right in this week as they dug deeper into understanding them. So proud of their hard work and progress!

🎉 SAVE THE DATE

The Dale Street Kids Night Outs are just a few weeks away!

See grade-specific info below...

4th Grade Sign Up

4th Grade Volunteer Sign up

5th Grade Sign Up

5th Grade Volunteer Sign Up

Positive Sign Thursday!

WE HAVE BIG DREAMS!

Bravo to our Dale Street musicians! On Thursday, our fourth and fifth-grade Orchestras and the Dale Street Chamber Strings performed for their family and guests. Their music was outstanding and all of the attendees enjoyed the performances. Thank you to Mrs. Evans, Mr. Sergi, Mrs. Stover, and Mr. Bielik for their outstanding leadership.

🙌 New Year, New Plans! Now that you’re out of the end of year haze, don’t forget to put MCPE Trivia Night on your calendar! 🗓🗓🗓

This popular MCPE event is coming up on Thursday, January 30th, and we will be opening registration for teams on Friday, January 10th at 9 am. The event will be held again at the American Legion in Dover. Team sizes can be between 4 to 6 members. You’ll want to be ready with your team participants and a creative team name when you register!

If you’re signed up for our email list, you’ll get an email right away when event registration opens, or you can head to https://www.medfieldcoalition.org/trivia-2025 then to grab your spot. You can also sign up for our emails on our website if you want to join the list.

January Lunch Menu

Click here for the link to Community Postings

IMPORTANT DATES

January 14th - Student Council Meeting - 3:15 p.m.

January 15th PTO Meeting (9:45 a.m. @ Dale Street)

January 16th - Winter Band Concert 6:30 (Grade 4) 7:30 (Grade 5) p.m. (High School)

January 21st - Dale Street Site Council Meeting

January 17th - Hero Spirit Day - Dress Like Your Hero

January 20th - No School - MLK Day Observed

January 23rd - Winter Chorus Concert 7:00 p.m. (High School)

January 29th - Early Release Day (Professional Development)

That’s all for now. Thank you for your continued support.

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth

Friday, January 3, 2025

January 3, 2025 - Week 17

Happy New Year Dale Street!

We hope that you all had a wonderful winter break and it was filled with joy and happiness. It was great to see everyone back at school this week. Although a very short week, there was plenty of awesomeness here at #beproudbedale! Take a look...

Congratulations to this week's Positive Referral!!!

Invitations have been sent out for our mid-year Positive Referral Breakfast. If your child received a Positive Referral this fall/winter and you did not receive an invitation, please contact Lynne Malmquist at lmalmquist@email.medfield.net. Thank you!

January Lunch Menu

Congratulations to Dale Street's Artist of the Month for January!

Kate in Ms. Sager's fifth-grade class

PreK-5 Spirit Day on January 17th - Hero Day

On Friday, January 17th, Grade 4 and 5 students and staff will be invited to

Positive Sign Thursday!

THIS IS YOUR YEAR TO SPARKLE!!!

⏰ It’s time to start planning your teams for MCPE Trivia Night! ⏰ This popular MCPE event is coming up on Thursday, January 30th, and we will be opening registration for teams after the start of the New Year on Friday, January 10th. The event will be held again at the American Legion in Dover. Team sizes can be between 4 to 6 members. You’ll want to be ready with your team participants and a creative team name when you register!

If you’re signed up for our email list, you’ll get an email right away when event registration opens, or you can hop on our website then to grab your spot. You can also sign up for our emails on our website if you want to join the list.

Recess Reminder

Please be sure to send your child with weather-appropriate clothing. Also, labeling your child’s items with their name, initials, or homeroom is strongly encouraged. Students go outside to recess, weather permitting, as long as the temperature is 20 degrees (or above) with or without the windchill. In snowy conditions, children will need boots, snow pants, etc….to play on the playground and unpaved areas. Thank you in advance.

Click here for the link to Community Postings

IMPORTANT DATES

January 9th - Winter Orchestra Concert - 7 p.m. (High School)

January 14th - Student Council Meeting - 3:15 p.m.

January 15th PTO Meeting (9:45 a.m. @ Dale Street)

January 16th - Winter Band Concert 6:30 (Grade 4) 7:30 (Grade 5) p.m. (High School)

January 21st - Dale Street Site Council Meeting

January 17th - Hero Spirit Day - Dress Like Your Hero

January 20th - No School - MLK Day Observed

January 23rd - Winter Chorus Concert 7:00 p.m. (High School)

January 29th - Early Release Day (Professional Development)

Thank you for your continued support. Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!

Steve

Inclusivity * Respect * Responsibility * Continuous Growth