MMM
10/22/18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Jaimie Dobson (6th)
Julia Hurley (9th)
Laura Knowles (11th)
Cara Savi (11th)
Sharon Tomczak (20th)
Janine Wolkon (25th)
Cailee Gazard (27th)
Jen Randall (28th)
Elena Figueroa Staroselsky (31st)
WEEKLY ARTICLE
red sox spirit day
It’s World Series time! Let’s show our Red Sox spirit on Tuesday! Wear red, white and blue, or represent another favorite team! Go Sox!
food in classrooms
Professional Development for ESL and Special Education Aides/Assistants: Reading and Writing Workshop Conferences
On Thursday, October 25 from 1:20-2:20 , Brett will hold a PD for any ESL or special education assistants who are in classrooms during reading and writing workshop. You will meet in the Media Center.
Please sign up here to let Brett know you are coming.
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS
Please let Brett know if you could use a literacy volunteer for any students in your classroom.
Literacy Assessment Data
The assessment window closed on 10/19/18. Please make sure to enter your students’ literacy assessment data into X2. Let Brett know if you have any questions on how to do this.
THE DENTIST IS COMING
Our wonderful Dentist will be coming to Dunning on Tuesday, October 30th to do a brief 30 minute presentation to our K - 2 classes. The presentations will take place in the cafeteria for each age group. The schedule is as follows:
9:30 - 10:00 First Grade
10:05 - 10:35 Kindergarten
10:40 - 11:10 Second Grade
There is a short video he will be showing and then a presentation. Students will be sent home with a Dental Goody bag too. Third grade students will also get Dental Goody bags.
TAPE ON DOORS AND PAINTED SURFACES
parent conferences
Please send me a list of parents that have not signed up for fall conferences. I will be reaching out to parents that have not signed up. Our goal is to get every family in for a conference.
SPIRIT WEAR
STEAM WEEK
STEAM Week is coming and we have a great challenge this year. STEAM Week is October 22nd-26th and is a celebration of STEAM across Framingham schools, Pre K-12. All schools are organizing activities, events, projects and/or other ways to celebrate STEAM education in our schools. Students across the district will have the opportunity to engage in experiences that challenge them and get them excited about learning.
Dunning students will use their imagination and creativity to design a desktop-sized arcade game for their classmates to play. The challenge is inspired by the short film, ”Caine’s Arcade” about a child who used the resources around him to build something amazing. Students will be working within their classrooms to design their games from cardboard, recycled materials and their imaginations. All students will create a planning sheet with a list of their needed materials.
Each child will be asked to bring ONE paper shopping bag filled with the materials to build his or her own planned game. Bags of materials are due on Wednesday, October 24th. All materials must fit within the bag and bags may not be brought in before Wednesday, October 24th. A letter will be going home to parents this week. We will have bags of materials for students that do not bring in a bag of their own.
Please plan on having your class watch Cain's Arcade during your Genius Hour.
On Monday, October 22, we will be visited by iRobot. They will be doing two presentations:
- Grades K-2: 9:15 - 10:00
- Grades 3-5: 10:15 - 11:00
On Friday, October 26th, our students will come together fo a day of creativity and imagination to build and play their games. Please feel free to schedule it as you see fit
SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION DATES
Developing Educators - Years 1, 2, & 3
Goals - 10/31
Self- Directed - Year 1
Self Assessment - 10/31
Goals - 11/15
Self- Directed - Year 2
No self-assessment or goals are due, unless you are modifying a goal.
CARE & SHARE
Please remind your students to bring in items for Care & Share. Our monthly food collection makes a huge difference in our community, while teaching our students the importance of giving. As an added incentive, the class that brings in the most each month will earn 15 minutes of extra recess on the new playground!
- October: Cereal
- November: Instant Mashed Potatoes
- December: Pancake Mix
- January: Canned Fruit
- February: Rice
- March: Crackers
- April: Spaghetti
- May: Juice Boxes
- June: Cans of Tuna Fish
DATES FOR THIS WEEK
Monday 10/22:
- iRobot Presentation: Grades K-2: 9:15 - 10:00, Grades 3-5: 10:15 - 11:00
- Bus Evacuation Drills
Wednesday 10/24:
Thursday 10/25:
- Early Release, 1:00 pm Dismissal - Parent Conferences
- Collaboration: Kindergarten - 9:15 - 10:00, Grade 5 - 10:05 - 10:50, Grade 2 - 11:00 - 11:45
Friday 10/26: Caine's Arcade - Day of Creativity
Saturday 10/27: Monster Mash, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
panda paw cash-in dates
11/16
11/30
12/14
1/11
1/25
2/8
3/8
3/22
4/5
4/26
5/10
5/24
6/14
COMMUNITY MEETING DATES
Monday, 10/29 at 9:30, Grade 1
Tuesday, 12/11 at 1:45, Grade 3
Thursday, 2/7 at 9:30, Kindergarten
Thursday, 3/28 at 1:45, Grade 2
Wednesday, 5/15 at 9:30, Grade 4
Thursday, 6/13 at 9:30, Grade 5
STAFF BREAKFASTS
11/02/18 - Grade 3/Claire/Brett/Deb P.
11/16/18 - PDD-Rm’s 6,7,16,18 (Thanksgiving Breakfast)
11/30/18 - Grade 5/Cara/Tess
12/14/18 - Kindergarten/ Hannah/Daphna(Holiday Breakfast)
01/11/19 - Specialists/Gary/Michele Klein
01/25/19 - Principals/Office Staff/Tara
02/08/19 - Grade 2/Sharon/Lauren W. /Krystn (Valentine’s Day)
03/08/19 - Grade 4/Michelle M./Leigh(St. Patrick’s Day)
03/22/19 - Grade 1/ Suzanne/ Kevin/Jen O.
04/05/19 - Grade 3/ Claire/Brett/Deb P.
05/03/19 - PDD-Rm’s 6,7,16,18
05/17/19 - Grade 5 Cara/Tess
05/31/19 - Kindergarten/Hannah/Daphna
06/14/19 - Specialists/Gary/Michele Klein