Week 40 (June 23-24)

Greetings Delaney Families,

Happy Summer Vacation!

Attention Incoming Preschool and Kindergarten Parents

Placement letters regarding your child's teacher for the 2014-2015 school year will be mailed home to families in mid-July. 

Congratulations and best wishes the sixth grade students!  We will miss you!

As we officially close out the 2013-2014 school year, I would like to wish each and every one of you a wonderful and relaxing summer vacation.  It has been a sincere pleasure working in the Wrentham Public Schools for the past 18 years.  I consider myself extremely fortunate to have been part of this community and will certainly miss you all.

Fondly,
Melissa Peterson

Week 39 (June 19-20)

Greetings Delaney Families,
Please enjoy this week's edition of the Delaney School blog.

Move-up day will be held on Tuesday, June 24th.

 

Students will be dismissed for summer vacation at 12:00 p.m. on June 24th.

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten Screening was held on Friday, June 20th for our newest students to the Delaney School.  Thank you to everyone who was able to attend.  We loved seeing the smiling faces and cannot wait to see you all again this summer for Kindergarten Bus Orientation.  Please note...details regarding bus orientation will be mailed to families along with placement information and reminders.

Mrs. Beausoleil's Kindergarten class held an authors and illustrators celebration this week.  The children did an amazing job reading their stories and sharing their illustrations with their special guests.

Students in Mrs. Young's class hosted a poetry night to celebrate their learning and love of poetry.

 

 

 

 

The annual Pitman/Maxwell vs. Young kickball game was a huge success and  as you can see by these wonderful photos, great fun was had by all!

Thank you for reading.
Have a fantastic weekend!

Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson, Principal

Week 38 (June 9 - June 13)

Greetings Delaney Families, 

 

Delaney Interim Principal Named!

Congratulations to Mrs. Colleen Wagstaff!  Mrs. Wagstaff was appointed by Dr. Cameron to be the Interim Principal for the Delaney School for the 2014-2015 school year.  The Delaney School is in wonderful hands and we all wish her well on this next exciting chapter in her career!

 

No School - Kindergarten Only - June 20th

On Friday, June 20th, there will be no school for current kindergarten students due to kindergarten screening.

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

 

Kindergarten Screening for children entering K in September 2014 will be held on Friday, June 20th.

 

Sixth grade promotion will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd in the Delaney Courtyard (weather permitting).

 

Move-up Day will be held on Tuesday, June 24th.  Children will have an opportunity to meet their new teacher and classmates for next year before leaving on summer vacation.

 

Students will be dismissed at noon (12:00 p.m) on Tuesday, June 24th for summer vacation.

 

 

 

 

The children in Mrs. Nunes' kindergarten class loved having Senator Ross read to them! 

 

 

 Thank you Senator!!

 

 

 

 

Read Across Wrentham Awards

 

On Friday, Grade One students received their certificates and medals for reaching their reading goals as part of Read Across Wrentham.  Students in Grades 2 and 3 will be receiving theirs next week.

 

 

 

Overdue Books...

 

 

Please check your houses, cars, backpacks, etc...for any Delaney Library books that have not been returned.  Volunteers are currently updating accounts and packing up the library in preparation for summer work that is scheduled to begin days after school gets out.  We kindly request your cooperation in facilitating this process.  Thank you!

 

 

 

Congratulations, welcome and thank you to the new 2014-2015 PTO Board members

 

 

Brenda Conlon - President

Heidi Neipris-VP

Emily Gebhardt - VP

Stephanie Canavan - Secretary

Lindsay McDonald - Secretary

Lisa Munn - Treasurer

 

All members can be reached through email at wrenthampto@gmail.com.

Happy Father's Day!

As always, thank you for reading.
Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely,

Melissa D. Peterson, Principal

 

Week 37 (June 2- June 6)

Hello Delaney Families,
On Thursday, SWISH raffle winner, Liam O'Connell, became acting Principal for the Day.  Mr. O'Connell handed out summer birthday pencils, attended the Advanced and Beginner Band Spring Concert, enjoyed a great lunch with Mr. Grenham and did an overall fabulous job leading the Delaney School.  Great job Liam!

 

JDRF Fundraiser Totals

 

WOW!!  The Wrentham Public Schools' JDRF Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes event raised a total of $11,311.90 for type 1 diabetes research.  Thank you for you generosity and hard work!

 

 

 

Scoops II Ice Cream Coupons

Scoops II, the new ice cream shop in Wrentham Center has graciously given our entire school $1 off coupons to use this Summer.  Please thank Scoops II when you visit them! Their approx. hours are M-F 3pm-9pm, Sat 11am-9pm & Sun 11am-7pm.

Thank You!     Thank you to our donors, supporters and attendees for another successful Comedy Night!   WEST's annual Comedy Night and Auction was held on March 7, 2014 and raised almost $17,000 for Wrentham's elementary schools. The event is WEST's single most important fundraiser each year, funding the majority of the grants for the coming year. Comedian Mike Hanley's act garnered many laughs from the audience. Live and silent auctions provided participants an opportunity to bid on many exciting items. This year's event drew over 210 attendees. Some of the generously donated auction items included a summer membership to Park Terrace Swim Club, a one-year membership to the YMCA Hockomock, a wine tasting for 12 by Paul Malagrifa of Musings on the Vine, Red Sox tickets and much more.   Save the Date for Comedy Night 2015:   Saturday, February 28, 2015

 

WEST Awards Over $8,000 in Spring Grants     WEST was pleased to award $7,887.18 in grants this Spring.  The following grants were awarded which brings WEST's total funding to $131,037 since it's inception in 2007.       Author/Illustrator Study with David Biedrzycki & Ralph Masiello Grade 1 - Mrs. Lu McNeal   David A. Kelly, An Author Visit and Fenway Park Tour Grade 1 - Ms. Cindy Fuller   Rotation and Revolution in our Solar System Grade 3 - Mrs. Cathleen Carceo and Mrs. Yvonne Jeffries   Now Hear This:  The Sounds of Science Grade 3 - Mrs. Cathleen Carceo and Mrs. Yvonne Jeffries   Exploring Ecosystems and Life Cycles Through Nonfiction Text Grade 3 - Ms. Allie Horne and Mrs. Yvonne Jeffries   Ward's Berry Farm Trip Grade 1 - Mrs. Liz Riccio   Poetry:  The Voices and Images of Our World Grade 3 - Mrs. Courtney Tufts and Mrs. Niki Sabatini     For a complete description of the grants and to find out more information about WEST, visit the website at www.wrenthamwest.org