May 10th

Greetings Delaney Families,
I hope that you all had a wonderful week.  Please enjoy this week's blog.

Parents of Grade 1 students:  The results of the state-mandated BMI screening will be mailed home in the upcoming week.  We encourage you to share the results with your child’s health care provider.  Your child’s doctor or nurse is in the best position to evaluate his or her overall health and can explain the results of his or her BMI screening.  Please note that we are required to report our data to the Massachusetts State Department of Health for the annual BMI survey.  However, only summary information is sent.  No names and no information about individual students are sent.

In honor of school nurses' day this week, I would like to publicly recognize and thank Mrs. Kerry Richardson and Mrs. Julie Cashman for their phenomenal work with the children of the Delaney School.  The care that they give the kids and the manner in which they do so is truly exceptional.  From Band-aids and ice packs to inhalers, epi-pens and diabetic care, they treat each child as if they were their own.  Thank you ladies for all that you do!

• Third graders will be taking the Mathematics MCAS test on Tuesday, May 14th and Wednesday, May 15th.  Good luck boys and girls!

• Our school nurses, Julie Cashman and Kerry Richardson recently completed a program through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Northeaster University School Health Institute entitled "Asthma Assessment and Treatment Update".

• DARE graduation was held for the Roderick School 6th graders on Wednesday, May 8th.  Congratulations to all!

                                                                  

Preschoolers in Project Blossom invited their mom in for a Mother's Day. Mom's enjoyed stories and brunch and were presented with a bouquet of hand painted flowers.

Thank you for reading this week's blog.
Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day!
Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson

May 3rd

Hello Delaney Families,
Happy May!  Please enjoy this week's blog.


Congratulations!
Congratulations to the entire food service staff, our physical education teachers, and school nurses!  On Friday, May 3rd, representatives from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education along with Congressman Joseph Kennedy presented Mrs. Judy White-Orlando and the Delaney and Roderick Schools' Food Service Staff with the Healthier US School Challenge Bronze Award for their work in keeping Delaney and Roderick School students healthy.

School Council
The Delaney School Council held their final meeting of the school year on Wednesday, May 1st.  I would like to thank Mr. David Gresham and Mrs. Maguerite Fifolt (parent representatives) along with Mrs. Deidre D'Egidio and Mrs. Cindy Jones (teacher representatives) for volunteering their time throughout the year.  The Council completed the final draft of the 2013-2016 School Improvement Plan that will be presented to the School Committee in the fall for final approval, remained updated on current school happenings, acted as the liaison between the school, parents, and community, and provided ongoing feedback regarding a multitude of issues.  Thanks again to everyone for their hard work.

DI Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the DI Spaghetti Supper fundraiser on May 2nd. A special thank you to Chief Anderson for being a guest server.  Funds raised will be used to support our DI team in the Nationals in Tennessee at the end of the month.  We greatly appreciate your support and donations and wish the team of Thomas Cyr, Faye Veilleux, and Melanie Veilleux the best of luck!

Positive Referral Recipients!

Congratulations to the following students who received Positive Referrals this week.  Each of them demonstrated outstanding behavior and were recognized for being great role models! Way to go!

Third grade students from Mrs. Sabatini's class worked together this week to measure large, taped objects throughout the third grade wing.  The lesson was part of the measurement unit that the grade is working on as part of the Common Core State Standards.

PTO Spring Book Fair
Thank you to the PTO and many volunteers who organized and supported the Spring Book Fair.  The Delaney students entered the laboratory themed auditorium excited and with huge smiles across their faces.  The selection of books was amazing and everyone was able to find something (or many somethings in some cases) of interest.  I would also like to thank the PTO for allowing each teacher on staff to choose $75 worth of books for their classrooms.  This extremely generous donation is greatly appreciated!

Cell phones & Texting presentation

Last week, members of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC), ADA Jennifer Rowe, and Wrentham Police Chief Jim Anderson visited the Roderick School sixth grade students to discuss the dangers when using cell phones.  These individuals stressed the importance of being responsible when using a cell phone.  This presentation was recorded by Technology teacher Mrs. Fox and can be viewed here.


Parent Input Letters
Thank you to all you submitted a parental input letter for student placement.  Today (Friday, May 3rd) is the final day that the letters will be accepted.  

WEST would like to thank all of the parents, teachers, donors and supporters who helped to make Comedy Night 2013 a success.  WEST raised over $20,000 at Comedy Night this year allowing us to fund even more exciting educational grants for our students.  
Thank you so much for your support!

Have a great weekend and as always, thank you for visiting.
See you next week.
Sincerely,
Melissa D. Peterson

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