March 8, 2013

Greetings Delaney Families,

I hope that you are all well and enjoyed your week and weekend. Here's hoping that we've weathered our last snow storm of the school year.  We are ready for Spring!

A couple of reminders...

• Please remember to send your children with the appropriate clothing for outside recess.  Students who have boots and snow pants will be allowed onto the snow.  With all the snow melting (wahoo!), the playgrounds will be wet and likely muddy.  Feel free to send some extra clothes in your child's backpack just in case.

• There will be a Principals' Coffee held this Thursday, March 14th at 8:30 a.m. in the Vogel Auditorium.  Mr. Grenham and I will be discussing the student placement process for the 2013-2014 school year.  We will be reviewing the logistics of the process and focusing on the parental input letter.  We'd love to see you there!

• There will be a professional development day for teachers on Friday, March 15th.  Therefore, there will be no school for children this Friday.

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration was held on Thursday, March 7th. Transitional kindergarten registration has been closed and a lottery will be needed.  Parents who have registered their child will be contacted with the details shortly.  Spots are still available in full day and half day classes. If you or someone you know has not registered yet, please stop by the Delaney Office as soon as possible with your registration packet, your child's birth certificate, proof of residency, and most recent immunizations. 

Students in the News...
Girl Scout, Callie Schweitzer, donated cookies to the Wrentham Fire Department in recognition of all that the firefighters do for the community.  We couldn't agree more.  Great job Callie!

              












Congratulations to Dr. Marsden and all of the dancers who participated in Friday's "Dancing with the Wrentham Stars" event.  The fundraiser was a huge success and a great time was had by all.  Thank you to all who voted and donated in his honor to WEST.

Have a great week and as always, thanks for reading.

Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson

March 1, 2013

Greetings Delaney Families,
It's been another busy week at the Delaney School! This week marked the start of morning announcements in which two third grade students begin each day sharing their names, the date, birthday wishes to those celebrating their birthdays, and the Pledge of Allegiance.  Mr. Hughes' students were the first volunteers and have done an magnificent job!

Dr. Seuss Day!
The Delaney School celebrated Dr. Seuss Day on Friday, March 1st.  We were fortunate to have many guest readers visit our classrooms.  Thank you to each and every one of them.  Also, I would like to thank Roderick Librarian, Mrs. Panchuk, for organizing all of our special guests.  

These First Grade students worked together to complete a Horton Hears A Who puzzle.

Teachers Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Swartzendruber 

Principals' Coffee
Please note that there has been a change in the date for the next Principals' Coffee.  The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 14th at 8:30 a.m. in the Vogel Auditorium. The topic of discussion will be the student placement process and will include information on the parental input letter (i.e. what to include, due dates, etc...).  We hope to see you there!

Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration will be held on Thursday, March 8th from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Vogel Auditorium.  The registration packet is available online and should be filled out and brought along with your child's birth certification, proof of residency, and most recent immunizations.  Parents will need to choose between half-day, transitional, or full-day kindergarten at the time of registration and will also be giving a appointment for Kindergarten Screening on June 14, 2013.


School Council
The next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 6th at 3:00 p.m. in the Roderick School office.  All are welcome!

Mark your Calendars!

There will be no school for students on Friday, March 15th.  Teachers will be involved in a Professional Development Day.

In addition, school will be closed on Friday, March 29th.

Thank you for reading.

Enjoy your weekend!

Sincerely,

Melissa D. Peterson

February 15, 2013

Dear Wrentham Families,

Over the past two weeks, we've celebrated the 100th day of school, successfully weathered the Blizzard of 2013, learned about keeping our teeth and bodies healthy, demonstrated exceptional behavior, created science projects, worked cooperatively together, and done so much more!  It's a good thing that next week is vacation (Parents - Mark Your Calendars - No School - February 18th - 22nd).  We need to rest!  

Enjoy some photos of the kids hard at work (and play)!

February is Dental Health Month

Thank you to Dental Associates of Walpole for presenting to our Kindergarten and First Grade students.  We learned about brushing and flossing and the importance of choosing healthy snacks.  We even got to take home a bag of goodies that included a new toothbrush, toothpaste, floss and a fun book.

The Phases of the Moon

As part of the third grade science unit, the kids learn about the sun and the moon.  Check out these fantastic and delicious "phases of the moon" projects. Yum!

As a project with Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Mr. Hughes' 3rd grade class collaborated with another third grade class on a project centered around the book The Last of Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards.  Groups in each class had to draw and describe what they thought a Whangdoodle looked like.  They then exchanged descriptions with the Heights and got to see what the Sharon students created. The project culminated with a Skype session with Heights where students go to ask questions and meet the other students. 

Positive Referrals

Congratulations to the following students who received Positive Referrals!  We are so proud of each and every one of them!

Positive Referral Breakfast
On Friday, February 15th, children who received Positive Referrals in the months of November, December, and January were recognized at the 2nd breakfast of the school year.  We had a phenomenal turnout!  Thank you to all of our teachers and families who support this program and the wonderful students who continuously exhibit amazing choices and behavior. 

Happy Valentine's Day!  

Congratulations to the children in Mrs. McNeal's first grade class.  Together, they made over 100 words using the letters in Valentines.  The previous record was 66 words!  Great job boys and girls!


Pictured below are Kindergarten students who wrote Valentine's Day letters to their loved ones.  They then hand delivered their letters to the Wrentham Post Office.

The 100th day of school fell on Thursday, February 7th and boy, did we celebrate! There were centers, games, projects, and we even had a 100 year old Kindergarten teacher in our midst.  Check out Mrs. Swartzendruber and some of the great projects and activities that occurred.

HOORAY for outside recess!!!

WEST Comedy Night has been rescheduled for Friday, March 15th from 7pm-12am at Raffael's in Walpole.

Additional tickets are $80 each and are available to purchase on our website or by sending a check to:

WEST

PO Box 852 

Wrentham, MA 02093

Any questions can be directed to audra.kennedy@WrenthamWEST.org

Have a wonderful vacation!

Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,

Melissa D. Peterson

February 1, 2013

Hello Delaney Families,

It's been another busy week at the Delaney School.  Our Transitional Kindergarten students successfully switched over to their full day schedule and our K-3 students started up their half year of art with Mrs. Lovely.  We survived the crazy weather of the week; enjoying a few warm days and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend (although we all wish we would be watching the Patriots play on Sunday)!

The second and third grade girls are very excited about tonight's Father/Daughter Dance. Thank you to the PTO for hosting this wonderful event.  Have a great time ladies!

Preschool Informational Night

When:  Wednesday, February 6th - 6:30 p.m.

Where:  Vogel Auditorium

What:  Parents will attend a brief presentation in the Vogel                                                     Auditorium to learn about our preschool program, Project Blossom.  Everyone will then be invited to walk through the preschool classrooms and chat with the teachers.

The 100th Day of school is quickly approaching! Classes will celebrate with a variety of themed activities on Thursday, February 7th. 

Mark Your Calendars...

School will be closed for February vacation (February 18th - 22nd).

WEST will be raising money for...

 Dancing with the Wrentham Stars!

Our own Dr.Marsden is one of six local “stars” paired up with a 

professional dancer to participate in a fun and friendly fundraising and dancing 

competition. The Stars are competing for two awards, The People’s Choice Award 

and The Judges’ Choice Award.  

The People’s Choice Award will be presented to the Star who receives the most 

votes! 

How Can You Help?

Buy a Star-- Monday, February 4th through Friday, March 8th.
Stars will be available for $1 each in the 3 school offices.  Supporters can purchase a star and put their name on it.  One star equals one vote for Dr. Marsden at the dancing competition.  The stars will be displayed in the school lobbies until March 8th. All stars will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win an electric razor scooter.  

Coin Challenge --From Monday, February 4th through Monday, February 11th. 
WEST will be having a school-wide coin challenge during lunchtime in the cafeterias.  Each grade will have a bucket to place spare change in.  All pennies and paper money will be added to a grade level's total.  Silver money will be subtracted from the total.  Students are urged to put pennies in their own grade's bucket and silver change in another grade's bucket.  Teachers will have a bucket too.  There will be a prize for the grade with the highest total at the end of the competition. WEST members will be available throughout lunch to help with the process.

Supporters can also make a direct donation to WEST on Dr. Marsden's behalf.  All donations will be used to "purchase votes" for Dr. Marsden on the night of the competition. 

100% of the money collected from all of these fundraisers will go directly to WEST.

Thank you in advance for your support!

As always, thank you for reading.  See you next week!

Sincerely,

Melissa D. Peterson

January 25, 2013

Greeting Delaney Families,
I hope that you all enjoyed your extended weekend!  It has been a busy week.  On Tuesday, the teachers had a successful Professional Development Day in which they all collaborated on Mathematics and ELA.  Dr. Ribeiro joined us for Common Core math work and teachers in Grades K-2 examined the Reading Street and Fundations programs as they continue to work to align the two.  Classrooms were busy as the kids returned on Wednesday and as of today, we are all looking forward to (hopefully) some warmer temperatures over the next few days so that we can get outside and run around.
Enjoy your weekend!

Please mark your calendars...

Grade 3 ELA MCAS   

Wednesday, March 20th & Thursday, March 21st

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized this week for receiving Positive Referrals.  Each demonstrated outstanding decision making. Thank you for being such wonderful role models.

Garrett Akie, son of a former Wrentham Public Schools' Grade 4 teacher, came to share his knowledge and  Power Point of photos from a research trip to Antarctica in October 2012.  As part of the Kindergarten Reading Street program, the students read a Big Book entitled: If You Could Go To Antarctica.   Garrett's real photos looked just like the book and we were all impressed by the kids' many great questions!  Thank you Mr. Akie!

Thank you for reading!
Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson