Dallin Newsletter

Hello Dallin families, Welcome back to school! It’s hard to believe we have May right around the corner. To our families who are currently recognizing Passover, chag kasher vesameach. The last quarter of the school year as we enjoy spring and look towards summer is always a great time to be in an elementary school. … Continue reading "From the Principal"

Dallin 5th grade artists are visiting the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to sketch from Revolutionary War artifacts in the Art of the Americas Galleries. These field trips are part of a new interdisciplinary collaboration between Dallin’s 5th grade teaching team, librarians, and visual art teacher, in which students will be able to illustrate their … Continue reading "Fifth grade Museum of Fine Arts field trip"

Wondering what your kids read at school? Join other parents and guardians in our community to read and discuss titles students have seen in library this year!  We’ll meet in the Dallin Library at 7pm on Tuesday, May 7. We will use these books for the discussion:  – There Was a Party for Langston, by Jason … Continue reading "Parent Book Club: May 7 @ 7PM!"

Monday, May 6th – Friday, May 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week.  We are looking forward to celebrating all our educators at Dallin!  We have a line-up of events for each day of the week.  Please see below for three different ways to get involved. Sunday, May 5th – Chalk the Walk 4pm at Dallin Come with your family … Continue reading "Coming Soon: Teacher Appreciation Week!"

Happy Earth Day! There is no better way to celebrate than by getting ready for Spring and Bay State Bike Month by participating in Massachusetts Walk, Bike, & Roll to School Day! On Wednesday May 1, celebrate students’ active commutes by walking, biking, and rolling to school.

The snack program at our school, supported by Arlington EATS, provides snacks to any child who needs one so that there is no stigma attached to being hungry. With this as our guiding principle, we know we will feed kids who simply forgot their snack, are growing, are extra hungry or are from a family … Continue reading "Arlington EATS snack program"

The APS LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Task Force invites you to our 2nd Annual Pride celebration on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11:00am – 2:00pm at Arlington High School front lawn.  This event will provide Arlington students, families, and residents the opportunity to connect, build camaraderie, and celebrate LGBTQIA+ identities and experiences. The event is free and will … Continue reading "APS Pride Celebration"

The Arlington Community Connections Fair will take place on Sunday, April 28th from 12-2pm in the AHS Front Lobby. Local organizations are ready to connect you to resources for food, jobs, housing, mental health, education and more!

Saturday, May 18, 9am – 1pm Community Room, Robbins Library Donations needed! Support Arlington’s libraries by purchasing children’s and teen books, movies, and music at the sale. There will be craft activities to keep children occupied as parents search for books.  Come browse all the wonderful picture books, early readers, chapter books, books for teens, … Continue reading "Robbins Library Children’s Book Sale"

Dear Dallin families,  Here in the northeast, days are finally getting longer! The temperature is warming up but still unpredictable, and rain can make things muddy and wet.  Unless it’s pouring, students will generally be going outside for PE and recess as much as possible.  Students frequently come to the health office when they are … Continue reading "From the Nurse: April Showers"

It’s time to start planning our beloved Spring Picnic full of games and fun! We’re seeking a few Planning Committee volunteers to help coordinate. If you can give a few hours to help plan everyone’s favorite end-of-year event, we’d love your assistance! Please email dallinptoboard@gmail.com  if you’re interested. The event is scheduled for the evening of … Continue reading "Volunteers Needed: Help Plan the Spring Picnic"

The kindergarten classes had a fun afternoon of planting peas in the Dallin Science Garden and journaling about it on Tuesday April 2nd, right before the snowstorm last week.  Garden volunteers read a great book called “The Garden” selected by our own Ms. Aaronson prior to planting.  Thanks to Robin Van Voorhies for organizing the lessons with … Continue reading "Easy Peasy!"

The Dallin PTO wants to design our volunteer opportunities and communications to suit your needs. Take our short survey by April 15 and you could win an in-stock Spirit Wear item of your choice. 

The Dallin PTO would like to recognize the following people for helping this past month. Do you have a star to add? Thank a community member for their time and effort by sending an email to dallinptoboard@gmail.com to be included in next month’s newsletter!

Please join us for our April PTO meeting on Thursday April 11th at 7:30 pm over Zoom. Learn about the various things we have going on around Dallin, share your thoughts, and maybe find a new way to get involved. Keep an eye out for an email next week with the zoom link. As a reminder, … Continue reading "From the PTO: April’s Meeting and Survey Reminder"

Dallin families, You may have read Dr. Homan’s message that the district has moved to align our guidance with CDC recommendations for COVID response. The new guidelines may seem confusing. (The nurses are still adapting to this too!) Here are the important points:  In general, please keep your child at home if they are not … Continue reading "From the Dallin nurse: APS updated COVID guidelines"

The Arlington Special Education Parent Advisory Council will meet Tuesday, April 9th , 7:30pm, in person, in the APS School Committee Room, 14 Mill Brook Drive, Arlington, MA 02476.

Art Show and Chorus Performance | May 30th  (Chorus) 5:30 – 6:00pm (Art Show) 5:00 – 7:00pm Whole School Dallin Spring Concert | June 6th 8:30 – 10:30  The Dallin chorus has been invited to perform at this year’s Art show on May 30th. The art show is from 5 – 7pm and the chorus would be performing in the … Continue reading "Dallin Spring Concert, Chorus Performance, and Chorus T-Shirts"

Thank you to all of our student scientists, their helpers, and enthusiastic audience members who participated in the 2024 Dallin Science Expo on the evening of Wednesday March 27th. This year’s expo featured 65 participants from K-5 grades presenting 42 projects, from a broad range of disciplines and areas. The level of science was impressive! … Continue reading "Student Science Expo"

The Katherine Wall – Dallin Field Day is Wednesday May 29th. Rain date is Wednesday June 5th. If you hope to volunteer at this amazing day of movement and joy all volunteers need to be CORI Certified (background check). Please visit the main office and speak with Ms. Burns on this process. CORI certifications are good for … Continue reading "Mark your calendars: Katherine Wall – Dallin Field Day"