April 26th

Greetings Delaney Families,

We're back from vacation and moving full steam ahead towards May! Please take a moment to check out some great pictures of the Delaney students this week.

The Scholastic book fair will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (April 30-May 2) next week during the school day. This year's theme is Reading Laboratory. Parents are invited to come with their children on Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m. at which time YOU can be a scientist, do your own laboratory experiment, and maybe pick up a book or two! On Wednesday morning from 7:30 a.m.  - 8:10 a.m. the book fair will also be open for shopping and yummy breakfast treats!

Check out the online book fair at www.scholastic.com/fair until March 14th!

  

Mark Your Calendars!

The Delaney School Art Show for students in K-3 will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Delaney Cafeteria. All are invited to come enjoy the art work and visit with friends.

What's Happening at the Delaney?

Third graders in Mrs. DeTrolio's class got a special treat on Friday.  After learning about different cultures in a recent reading unit, special guest, Mrs. Reidel, came into their class to share some Spanish food and to teach the kids some Spanish words.  As you can see, the kids had a wonderful time.  Thank you Mrs. Reidel!

On Monday, students in Mrs. Bognanno's kindergarten celebrated Earth Day . They learned about materials that can be recycled and what can be thrown in the trash. They also learned about how to help our world and made "litter bugs" out of recycled materials to help us remember to recycle.

Mrs. Young's second graders made corn tortillas after reading The First Tortilla; a legend about the origin of the tortilla from their Reading Street anthology.

Read Across Wrentham

Read Across Wrentham ceremonies were held on Thursday, April 25th to recognize the participation of students in Grades 1-3 who read both in and out of school during the last two months.  Congratulations to Mrs. Riccio's first graders, Mrs. Christy's second graders, and Mrs. Sabatini's third graders for reading the most total minutes in each of their grades.  I would like to thank the entire PTO, Cathy Denholm for spearheading RAW this year, the many volunteers who tallied minutes, the classroom teachers for their support, and the families of Wrentham who encouraged their children to keep reading.  This program would not be possible if not for the efforts of all involved.  Thank you and congratulations to all Delaney readers!

Thanks for checking in this week.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Melissa Peterson

April 12th

Dear Delaney Families,

It's hard to believe that we are already into the last quarter of the school year and that summer will be here before we know it.  The next couple of months will be filled with many events and activities.  We look forward to seeing you and thank you in advance for your continued support.

Dates to remember...

April 15th - 19th: No School -- April Vacation

April 30th - May 2nd: PTO Book Fair

May 2nd: Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser

May 14th & 15th: Grade 3 Math MCAS testing

May 27th: No School - - Memorial Day

May 31st: Principals' Coffee - Budget Presentation w/Dr. Marsden

The boys and girls in Mrs. Tuft's class just finished up with their turn doing morning announcements.  They did a fantastic job greeting the school each morning, announcing the daily birthdays, and leading us all in the pledge.  Well done!

Read Across Wrentham Awards Ceremonies
Thank you to the many PTO volunteers who helped make Read Across Wrentham a huge success.  Students who met their reading goal will receive a medal during the closing ceremonies on Thursday, April 25th.  Be sure to check out the blog on April 26th for some photos of the event.

Congratulations to these students in Mrs. McNeal's class.  They all received Positive Referrals for their outstanding behavior.  Each demonstrated acts of kindness to their peers.  Great job girls and boys!

Parental Input Letters

Information regarding Parental Input letters will be sent home on the Monday following vacation (April 22nd).  One page letters will be accepted between April 22nd and May 3rd. For additional information on the student placement process, please click here to view the most recent Principals' Coffee Power Point presentation.





We would like to wish Kindergarten teacher, Miss Williams, good luck on Monday as she prepares to run her first Boston Marathon.  Stephanie is running to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in honor of the six Wrentham students who have been diagnosed with Type I diabetes; one of whom is a former student.  The positive attitudes, braveness, and incredible resiliency that these kids display on a daily basis is an inspiration to us all.  Good luck Miss Williams! 

Please save the date for May 2nd, when we will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner to raise help raise funds for the Destination Imagination team of Thomas Cyr, Faye and Melanie Veilleux.    These three students will be competing (for the second year in a row) in Nashville, Tennessee in the DI Global Finals.  There will be donations taken soon via a "Month of May, Prize-A-Day" Calendar give away and a 50/50 raffle.

Thank you so much for visiting the blog this week.  I hope that you all have an enjoyable and relaxing April vacation.

Sincerely,

Melissa D. Peterson

April 5, 2013

Greetings Delaney Families,

Thank you for visiting the Delaney School blog.  Please take a moment to check out the many things that have happened this week.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Please remember that students will be dismissed at noon (12:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, April 9th and Thursday, April 11th due to Parent/Teacher conferences. Afternoon conferences will be held on Tuesday from 12:00-3:00 p.m. and evening conferences will be held on Thursday from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Quick Reminders...

• PTO Fundraiser - Mixed Bag and Yankee Candle order forms are due today (April 5th)!
• School will be closed due to April vacation from April 15th - April 19th.
• Mother/Son Teamwork Night will be held tonight in the Gibbon's Gym for our second and third graders.  Thank you to the PTO for organizing this great event!

Congratulations to the Wrentham DI teams!

Congratulations to all the Wrentham Destination Imagination participants for an outstanding year! Their creativity and work ethic is to be commended.

A special congratulations to the third grade team of Kyle Bilezerian, Jacob Brengel, Lily Brown, Drew Danson, Sam DeBaggis, Olivia DeTrolio-Kelly, and John Pfeiffer who were recognized with a team Renaissance Award for a perfect score in Instant Challenge at the State Tournament...a very rare feat...way to go!!! 

The Wrentham Public Schools will be also represented for the second year in a row at the global tournament in Tennessee!  The team of Thomas Cyr, Melanie Veilleux, and Faye Veilleux secured a win last weekend at the State tournament and will be traveling to Knoxville to compete at the end of May.  Be on the lookout for information about the upcoming Spaghetti Dinner that will be held to help raise funds for their trip.

LOST & FOUND

Thank you to Marguerite Fifolt for organizing the Delaney lost & found area. Her efforts are greatly appreciated and it looks fantastic!  For those of you who do not know, the lost & found collection is located in the YMCA entrance off of the Delaney Cafeteria.  Items remain for a short period of time before being donated to charity.  Please feel free to stop by if your child has  misplaced an item or two.

 Literacy Night

Thank you to Mrs. Panchuk, Roderick School Librarian, for organizing last evening's fabulous "Spring Into Books" Family Literacy Night.  Many Delaney and Roderick students and their families attended and were seen enjoying the various activities. I would also like to thank the PTO for collecting and organizing the book swap again this year.  Lastly, thank you to the following teachers for volunteering their time and efforts to create the wonderful programs that were offered last night:

Mrs. Foxx and Author/Illustrator Natalie Douglas - Water Color Painting

Mrs. Garozzo and Mrs. Poirier - Origami Make and Take

Mrs. Moon - Fairy Tale Land

Mrs. Traversi - Let's Celebrate Eric Carle

Mr. Cederbaum, Miss King, Miss Gundlach - If you Give a...Kid a Book

Mrs. Stanford and Mrs. O'Toole - Poetry Cafe

Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Fownes - Sports FANtastics

Mr. McGuire - "Open Mic"

Mrs. Hanewich, Miss DeTrolio, Mrs. Sabatini - Calling All Mo Willems' Fans!

Mrs. McNeal and Mrs. Bullock - Readers' Theatre

As always, thanks for reading.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson