Save the Date!
Please join us for a Welcome Back Coffee, Friday September 7th at 8:10 am. Come enjoy a cup of coffee and connect with friends old and new.
Information regarding PTO events/volunteer opportunities will be available.
Mark your calendars now for our annual popsicle party on August 30 at 6 p.m. at the playground next to the school. Please join us!
School starts on September 4, and it will be early release at 11:30 (no lunch) due to the Primary election. The full district calendar is available here.
As you are welcoming and introducing yourself to new neighbors in our community this summer who will be attending Dallin, please let them know about our New Family Welcome Program. We want each of our families at Dallin to be able to grow roots with us and feel welcome. For more information, please contact Dana Michelsen.
We hope you have a safe and happy summer!
Come celebrate a memorable school year!
Our final monthly DALLIN PTO MEETING
Wednesday, MAY 30, 2018
7 PM
DALLIN SCHOOL LIBRARY
Highlights of the evening include:
- Guest Sara Burd (K-12 Director of SEL and Guidance for the APS District) speaking on Social Emotional Learning
- Guest Shirley Canniff (TASC Director) speaking on an exciting new school art project
- Special presentation summarizing this year’s amazing achievements and a look ahead of what’s to come for 2018-2019
- Special presentation honoring “retiring” Members of the PTO Board
Babysitting will be provided at the meeting.
The Dallin End of Year Picnic is Friday, June 8th, from 5 p.m. to dusk. This is a very fun and low-key, traditional event for our school that our kids and parents really enjoy. It is a nice way to close out the school year!
All back by popular demand:
- Bouncy Houses
- “You Spin You Win” Cupcakes
- Cake Walk
- Manicure Table
- Face Painting
- Tattoo Parlor
- Dunk Tank
- Pizza, Beverages, and Richie’s Slush for Sale
What can you do? We need Volunteers to work the activities, all are fun and easy to do, please give us some of your time to make the picnic a success. You can sign up online. You can also consider donating cakes or cupcakes, to help make this the most successful End of Year Picnic yet!
All activities will be provided for a nominal charge for each activity. Cash is preferred – small bills if possible. We will have a central ticket area, where you can purchase all of your tickets for these activities.
The proceeds from our annual picnic go to the Dallin ASSIST (A Simple Solution in Stressful Times) fund that helps our own Dallin families in need during tough times.
So, grab a blanket, bring a picnic and come down to Dallin on June 8th for a great night of fun with the Dallin community! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Do you dread talking to your kids about “the birds and the bees”? Come listen to professional health educators from Planned Parenthood relay their tips and tricks for talking to your kids about this sensitive subject. Topics will include:
- how to clarify your/your family’s values
- what to do when your child asks a question out of the blue
- factual information to refresh our (the adults) knowledge on how the human body works!
We hope you will join us on Tuesday May 15 at 7:00pm here at Dallin for an informative discussion. Babysitting will be available!
Monday, May 7 starts Dallin’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Take a moment to remind your child to say thank you to the teachers and staff that make his/her day(s) at Dallin more meaningful. Take a moment yourself to say a kind work of gratitude at drop off, pick up or at volunteer time. It will mean the world to them to know that their tireless efforts make a difference.
We have a full week planned to show our teachers how much we care about them. So many of you parents have already signed up or volunteered to help out next week – thank you! We couldn’t do this without your efforts! If you haven’t yet had the chance to sign up or ‘raise your hand’ to volunteer, here are a couple of last minute requests:
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- 1. We need more food items, especially for the luncheon! The luncheon is a well-loved tradition for our teachers and staff and we want to make it as delicious and plentiful as we can. We always can use more food! If a slot is filled—we’d still love to have your homemade or store-bought breakfast item, lunch item, or treat! Please keep food peanut free. Please provide a label that highlights major allergens (i.e., dairy, egg, gluten, etc.) as well as the name of the item. We also need more food for each breakfast, the snacks, and the cookie buffet. Please Sign-Up to Volunteer Here.
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- 2. Check-in with your child’s room parents to see if luncheon coverage is still needed on Thursday, May 10, if you are able to help. We also will need help for covering the specialists slots, Please either ask your room parent or contact us if you are willing to help.
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- 3. Finally, on Friday, May 11, students should bring in homemade cards, pictures, poems, etc. and give them to their teacher. Feel free to encourage them to make something for their favorite /staff/specialist if they feel inclined. We will be providing each staff member, teacher and specialist a gift each day.
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Thank you for helping us make this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week a success!
Mary Brown & Candice Cruz Dintino, Co-chairs
This is just a reminder that the Dallin Spring Auction: Planting Seeds for Blooming Hearts & Minds, will be held this coming Friday, the 27th at the Town Hall. It promises to be a fantastic night and we hope that all of you will join us as we celebrate the great teaching and learning that happens at the Dallin School. All proceeds from the event support our teachers and students.
Tickets: Ticket prices are now $30 each. Please reach out to Mr. Dingman by Wednesday if you would like to come but the ticket price creates a hardship. You can still submit a paper ticket form to the main office or buy tickets online at: charityauction.bid/
Please consider volunteering during this week or at the event: We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider volunteering to help for a shift during this week or throughout the day and/or evening on Friday, the 27th. If you have a bit of time to spare, please check out the signup genius at: http://www.signupgenius.com/
Everyone on the Planning Committee has worked hard since November to create a magical evening for our community. We look forward to seeing you there.
Best,
Auction Planning Committee
This week is the Spring Book Fair in the Dallin Library. It will be open every day beginning at 8:30 and will stay open for an hour after school. On Thursday, the Fair will be open until 6:30 p.m. Your children will all have an opportunity to visit the Fair during their regular library time. If you are sending in a check, please make the checks out to Fantastic Book Fairs. We also accept cash and credit cards (cards with an adult present).
MONDAY, April 23 – FRIDAY, April 27: All-Schools Textile Recycling Competition
All Schools will be competing to collect the most textiles during the competition week and to win a prize and town recognition!
Can Dallin match or beat the 928.4 lbs of donated textiles from last year?
Drop off your textiles (all old, worn, torn clothes, shoes, bedding, stuffed animals, etc) to the collection bin in the front lobby of your school from Monday, April 23rd through noon on Friday, April 27th.
Here is more information about textile recycling and why it’s important:
https://www.mass.gov/guides/ma
https://www.smartasn.org/SMART
https://www.smartasn.org/SMART
AUCTION TICKETS ON SALE AT ART NIGHT
Auction Tickets will be on sale at Art Night, this Thursday, the 29th, from 6-8. Tickets will be on sale for $25 each until the 22nd. After the 22nd, the ticket price will go up to $30 each. Drink tickets ($5) and raffle tickets (3 for $5) can also be pre-ordered. Feel free to print the form below and fill it out in advance or fill out a form that we’ll have at the auction table at Art Night.
EARLY BIRD RAFFLE: A FREE NIGHT OF BABYSITTING FOR THE AUCTION
Yes, it’s true! If you purchase tickets prior to April 12th at 9 a.m., you will be automatically entered into this raffle. Miss Molly, Dallin Building Substitute and TASC employee extraordinaire, will babysit one family’s children for four hours at no cost to the winners! If purchasing event tickets
creates a financial hardship and you wish to attend, please contact Mr. Dingman.
OTHER WAYS TO PURCHASE TICKETS
- Here is a downloadable form that you can print out and return to the main office:
- You can also purchase tickets on-line at: charityauction.bid/DallinSprin
gAuction. Click on the “Tickets” tab.
…AND, WE NEED LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS BEFORE AND DURING THE EVENT:
Volunteering during the event or just before is a great way to meet people and to ensure that the event will be a great success. We so appreciate your help! To sign-up, please check out our signup-genius: www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT/DONATING/VOLUNTEERING
Feel free to e-mail us at: DallinSchoolAuction@gmail.com We have worked hard all year to make this night fabulous! We are so excited to see you all at Town Hall on Friday night, April 27th! Thank you.
