Friday, January 13, 2017

January 13, 2017 - Week 19

Greetings Dale Street Families!


As a reminder, there will be no school on Monday, January 16th in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  School will resume on Tuesday, January 17th.  See you then!



Positive Referrals!!!
These students received Positive Referrals this week for being super helpful.  
Awesome job!





Dale Street had a phenomenal PTO funded MLK performance this morning.  Interactive storytellers engaged students and staff sharing the story of Martin Luther King Jr. and other individual associated with MLK.  Special thanks to the PTO for providing this performance.


     



Students Mrs. Curran/Hacker and Ms. Condon's classes were pretty excited to be using their green screen and the app Do Ink for the 1st time!


 Groups are presenting a video sharing their understanding of the Native or Explorer perspective as the class discusses the impact on Native people during the Age of Exploration.






Dale Street students and staff looked great as they celebrated Patriots Spirit Day today!
 






A student who was working in the LMC recently and made this reflection on their own!  This is hanging in an area titled 'Museum of Mistakes.'  What a powerful reflection and a wonderful representation of a growth mindset!  



Please click here for the PTO update, including details for the upcoming PTO meeting on March 4th.  



Yearbook Update for the Class of 2024 (Grade 5)

*All Grade 5 students are invited to submit an entry for the Yearbook Cover Contest.  Entries are due in the Dale St Office by Wednesday, January 18th.  (Students received the card stock entry form and instructions in homeroom.)

*We are collecting one baby or young child photo for the yearbook. Please submit ASAP to Siobhan Dennehy at Dennehy4@verizon.net.  Due date for baby photo submission is February 17th.

What was going on in the LMC this week.........








Congratulations to Michael in Ms. Sager's class for winning the PTO's Box Tops contest.  Michael won a Park Street Books Gift Certificate.  



Please remember to send you child(ren) in with appropriate winter attire.  Students will be outside for recess for 'feels like' temperatures above 20 degrees.  Children without snow pants and boots will be restricted to the blacktop area.  PLEASE LABEL ALL BELONGINGS!!!




Treasured Experiences is back and better than ever! 

The MCPE Treasured Experiences auction begins on Monday January 30th, and will only stay open through February 3!  Over a hundred gifts of time and value have been donated to the Auction by our schools' staff in thanks and support of our common goal- making the Medfield Public Schools the best they can be!  Watch for updates in your email, on Facebook and Twitter throughout the month.


Thank you to Caroline from Mr. Douglas' class for reading this week's book recommendation.  Caroline gave 5 stars to Ollie's Odyssey because there were a lot of twist and turns and it is very exciting!  Thanks Caroline!  Caroline is pictured with Library Media Specialist, Mrs. Cowell.  
The Grade 5 Talent Show will be on Friday, March 17th at 6:30 p.m.  More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.  

January 19th - Dale Street Site Council Meeting - 3:15 p.m. LMC

January 19th - Dale Street Grades 4 & 5 Orchestra Concert - 7 p.m. HS


Thank you for checking in this week.  Enjoy the long weekend!

Steve



























Friday, January 6, 2017

January 6, 2017 - Week 18

Happy New Year Dale Street!


We hope that you had a wonderful winter break!  The students and staff returned to Dale Street on Tuesday and the transition back to school was incredibly seamless!  Take a look at some of the wonderful things that took place at Dale Street this week.....


Positive Referrals!!!
These students received Positive Referrals this week for being super helpful and very responsible.  Awesome job!!



Ms. Condon's fifth grade class took time in Social Studies this week to focus on the effects of the Age of Exploration.  Students had the opportunity to rotate through different stations (identifying, writing, visualizing and analyzing).  Great discussions and a lot of fun!  







   Members of the Museum of Science visited our school this week and provided a presentation on Animal Adaptations. All grade 4 students had the opportunity to hear some great information, view some live animals, and check out some cool animal skulls.   A big thank you to our awesome PTO for funding this excellent experience!  


















Students in Mrs. Lowerre's fifth grade classroom brainstormed goals for 2017!  So many wonderful ideas!

Congratulations to the Girls U10 for winning the District 3 Championship on Wednesday night.  The Girls U10 team will join the Pee Wee A team in representing Medfield Youth Hockey in the Massachusetts State Tournament.  Best of luck!

Patriots Spirit Day!

Dale Street School will have a Patriots Spirit Day on Friday, January 13th to support the local team as they move into the playoffs.  Staff and students are encouraged to come to school in their Patriots attire or attire that supports their favorite football team.  
As always, participation in spirit days is voluntary. 

Students in Ms. Bertschmann's class took time to present their awesome explorer research projects!  Take a look...









On a visit to Mrs. Delaney's art room this week, students in Mrs. Flynn's fourth grade class were working collaboratively to create incredible murals.  Great job, girls and boys!  



Please click here for an update from the PTO.



As a reminder, we use 20 degrees as our cut off mark for outside recess.  We look at the actual temperature as well as the "feels like" temperature with the wind chill.  As long as the temperature is above 20 degrees with the windchill, the kids will have outside recess barring any icy conditions that would make the playgrounds unsafe.  Please keep this in mind when sending your child to school and be sure to send the proper clothing.  Thank you in advance!

January 10 - PIN Adolescent Changes Presentation for Grade 5 Parents
January 16 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
January 19 - Dale Street Site Council Meeting (3:15 Dale Street LMC)
January 19 - Dale Street Orchestra Concert (7 p.m. HS)

Thank you for reading and best wishes for a terrific 2017!

Have a fabulous weekend,
Steve