A very busy week!

 

Dear Delaney Families,

Delaney School has been an exciting center of learning this week. Students have been working on persuasive writing, polygons, and reading challenging non-fiction texts. Grade 3 Math MCAS has been completed and we are so proud of our students for trying hard on challenging material.  Here are several other highlights!



Congratulations to Brogan Dhillon for his fundraising efforts for SWISH! 

 

 

 

Kindergarten 10 frame work

 

 

Mrs. Sabatini's Class studying the life cycles of plants!

 

With the help of Elizabeth Kelly and Donna Morin, we have planted radishes, spinach, and lettuce. We have also started garden journals to record our observations. We can't wait to actually taste our vegetables!

 

Cub Scout Den 3 from Pack 131 walked around the playground and the front perimeter of the school yesterday picking up trash! They even reported a repair needed to our custodians. Way to go boys!

 

 

 

 

Walk-At-School

 

Monday May 18th

 



 

Grade 2 Won PTO box tops Contest

Their prize is a surprise DJ on Friday May 29^th during lunch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book Fair

Monday, May 18, 2015           Group book set up            8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday, May 19, 2015           Book fair hours                          8:30 am -  3:30 pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2015     Book fair hours            8:30 am -  2:30 pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2015                  Event hours                  6:30 pm -  8:00 pm                

Thursday, May 21, 2015          Book fair hours            8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Thursday, May 21, 2015          Break down                   12:30pm – 2:30pm(??)

 

 

Art Show

Grades K-3

Wednesday May 27, 2015 

5-6:30 pm

  

 

 

 

Would you consider substituting?

The Delaney and Roderick Schools are searching for parents who are interested in being trained to fulfill the role of substitute teacher. The benefits include parent friendly hours, collaboration with a fantastic, dedicated professional staff, and learning about curriculum from a different perspective!

If you are interested, please submit your application under the Employment Opportunities section of the WPS website.

 

 

 

  

Thank you for reading and viewing.

 

Colleen Wagstaff

Principal

 

What a fantastic week!

 

 

Hello Delaney families,

 

It has been a very busy week in school. Our third grade students are working hard on their MCAS Math preparation. First grade classes went on their field trip to the Biomes Center this week. Kindergarten, grade one and grade two are enjoying the beautiful recess weather we have been enjoying!

Here are some of the week’s highlights:

 

Positive Referrals

 

 

This student was helpful to a peer without being asked.

 

Mrs. Carceo’s class collected and recycled paper all year in the Delaney Annex.

 

This class showed Core Values.

 

 

Photos from last week’s Grade 3 lunch

with DARE Officer Plympton

 

 

 

 

Music Teacher Update

 

Here is what we learned during April…

This month’s composer…..Sergei Prokofiev

Kindergarten: We learned a lot in music this month! During the beginning of April, we finished up some activities surrounding the famous children’s story called, “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei Prokofiev. Ms. Mariotti would play the various characters’ melodies on the keyboard. Students would guess which instrument was playing and which character it belonged to. Students had a lot of fun moving to the music and matching their movements to the music. We experienced various speed, dynamics, moods and emotions in our music. We also watched the “Peter and the Wolf” puppet show by the famous puppeteer Jim Gamble. He even makes puppets for Disney. During the end of the month, we learned about rhythm sticks. Rhythm sticks are made of wood, so it is very important to give elbow room and be extra safe so no one gets hurt. Safety in music is always our number one rule! The children learned two positions; “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position”. Ask your child to show you them. They were fast learners! We explored making various sounds, ways to use the sticks, speeds and patterns. We ended with playing a follow the leader game. We kept our eyes on the leader, followed their verbal instructions for “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position” and would follow their movements. It was a great month!

 

This month’s composer….. Sergei Prokofiev

First Grade: In the beginning of April, we finished up some activities surrounding the famous children’s story called, “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei Prokofiev. We learned about the various instruments of the orchestra; violin, flute, clarinet, oboe, French horn, bassoon and kettle drums. All of the characters in “Peter and the Wolf” were portrayed by a specific instrument of the orchestra. The children really enjoyed this story and each instrument. We watched the “Peter and the Wolf” puppet show by the famous puppeteer Jim Gamble. He even makes puppets for Disney. We began to learn about dynamics. Dynamics are the “loudness or softness of sounds in music”. We focused on “forte” which means loud and “piano” which means soft. We brainstormed various times to have forte voices and piano voices. We also played a “forte” and “piano” sorting game. Finally, we played with rhythm sticks. First we reviewed the rules of playing an instrument. We reviewed what “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position” looks like and practiced it many times to be successful as we work together as a group. We explored many different ways to play the rhythm sticks and using different rhythms as well. We ended with playing a follow the leader game. We keep our eyes on the leader, follow their verbal instructions for “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position” and would follow their “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position” cues and movements. It was a great month!

 

This month’s composer….. Sergei Prokofiev

Second Grade: This month we learned about instrument families while finishing up with the story of “Peter and the Wolf”. We learned how there are four instrument families; String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. We listened to examples of the various families and learned how each group makes their sound. We also learned how the size and materials will affect the sound. A small instrument (ex. flute) will have a high sound, where a larger instrument (ex. Tuba) will have a lower sound. We also played an “Instrument Memory” game. This helped us put a visual with the name of each orchestral instrument. Not to mention, it was fun playing a game of Memory! We also watch the “Peter and the Wolf” puppet show by Jim Gamble. He is a famous puppeteer who even creates puppets for Disney. Finally, we took a pre-test based on the five main vocabulary words for Second Grade. They are: beat, rhythm, dynamics, tempo and pitch. All music is made up of these five elements. Soon we will be using these elements while singing a song called, “Rocky Mountain”.

Third Grade: Third graders are continuing to work hard learning how to play the recorder! Playing an instrument takes a lot of hard work, patience and practice! We continue to learn and review the purple belt song, “Old MacDonald”. We are also working towards to our blue belt song, “When the Saints Go Marching In”. In this song, we learn about a new musical concept called a “tie”. A tie is a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch. Only the first note is played and then held for the value of both notes. The blue belt is a really tough song! It also teaches us two new notes (High C and High D). Both of these notes can squeak pretty easily if we blow too hard, so we need to be gentle and cover the holes completely for a nice sound. Some students are moving on to the next belt (red), “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. Once again this song is tough too! We learned the last new note called F#. We have some exciting news in Third Grade! Third Graders will be doing a recorder concert around the second week of June. This short concert, about 30 minutes, will be for students only during the school day. The third graders will perform for the current second graders. It is a great opportunity for the students to perform all together and to inspire the second graders for recorder.

 

 

School Council met and reviewed the School Improvement Plan on Tuesday May 5th.

 

 

Junior Girl Scouts
SPRING UNSPRUNG

 

Are you tired of your kids always having their faces stuck on a screen? Well, if you are, come unplug and play with us on Saturday, May 9^th at the Fiske Public Library from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Your child can even make something for someone special for Mother’s Day!

Girls from Girl Scout Junior Troop 4721 will be leading activities and games focused on reusing resources and getting outdoors after this long winter.

Activities are appropriate for children Pre-K through Grade 3 and are scheduled to include:

·       Planting

·       Nature treasure hunts and other simple outdoor games

·       Various arts & crafts reusing objects, such as making recycled robots and garden ladybugs out of golf balls

·       Springtime mural

There will also be a “Give-A-Book & Get-A-Book” book swap station at the event.

Sign-up for the event at the Fiske Public Library circulation desk or drop by!  

 

Grade 3 Math MCAS

Tuesday May 12th and Wednesday May 13th

 

 

Thursday May 28th

7 pm

Advanced ticket sales only.

 

Parent Placement letters due May 8^th

 

 

 

Superintendent Cameron will review

the

2015-2016 budget

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 18, 2015         Group book set up            8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday, May 19, 2015          Book fair hours                         8:30 am -  3:30 pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2015                 Book fair hours           8:30 am -  2:30 pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2015                 Event hours                 6:30 pm -  8:00 pm                

Thursday, May 21, 2015         Book fair hours           8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Thursday, May 21, 2015         Break down                  12:30pm – 2:30pm(??)


PTO Meeting
Tuesday May 26th  7 pm
Delaney Teacher's Lounge

VOTE on next year's Board!

 

 

 

Walk At School Day

Monday May 18th

 

Part of our Wellness Committee Initiatives

 

 

Thank you for reading and viewing.

Colleen Wagstaff

Principal

 

 

May Day!

 

 

Dear Delaney Families,

      May has arrived and hopefully we have seen the last flurry! The students came back from spring vacation ready to learn and we have seen their efforts throughout Delaney. There was an amazing poetry event in Grade 1, fractions work in Grade 3, and continued writing projects in every grade. Here are some highlights from the week:

 

Grade 1 Poetry and Song Jubilee 

 Mrs. Riccio's Class and Mrs. Albertini's Class

 

 

 



 

 

May Day Poem

Mrs. Nunes' Kindergarten

   

 

Grade 3 had lunch with

Norfolk DARE Officer Plympton

 

The students were a respectful group while listening to Officer Plympton talk about the special summer DARE program for current Grade 3 students.

 

 



Reminders:

 No Kindergarten on Friday May 29th due to Kindergarten Screening.

 

Parent input letters are due Friday May 8th. They can be brought to school or sent electronically.

Art Show- May 27th 5-6:30  Gibbons Gym

Volunteer Opportunity

 

Dear Parents,

The Art Show for grades K-3 is at the end of May.  Please consider volunteering an hour and a half of your time on any of the following times:

Friday, May 22 from 8:20-9:40 a.m. (This is the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend)

Art Room: For an hour and ten minutes we will glue the students’ art work to large pieces of poster paper.

 Wednesday, May 27 from 8:30-10:00 a.m.  

Gibbon’s Gym :This time will be spent setting up the actual Art Show.

 Wednesday, May 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Gibbons Gym: Dismantling the Art Show.  The show must be taken down immediately.  Many hands make for light work.

 The Art Show is Wednesday, May 27 from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

I hope you will consider volunteering.  Without volunteers the show could not take place.  It is a great event for all.  Thank you.

Best regards,

Andrea Lovely

lovelya@wrentham.k12.ma.us

 

 

 



Walk at School Day May 18^th

^{More information to follow.}

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTO Book Fair

Monday, May 18, 2015           Group book set up            8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday, May 19, 2015           Book fair hours                          8:30 am -  3:30 pm

Wednesday, May 20, 2015     Book fair hours            8:30 am -  2:30 pm
Wednesday, May 20, 2015                  Event hours                  6:30 pm -  8:00 pm                
Thursday, May 21, 2015          Book fair hours            8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday, May 21, 2015          Break down                   12:30pm – 2:30pm(??)

 

 

Silent Auction bidding ends  May 5th

 

 

SAVE THE DATE…

Dear Families,

The 10th annual S.W.I.S.H. (Student with Illnesses Score Help) Charity basketball game will take place on Thursday, May 28th @7:00 P.M. in the Gibbons Gymnasium. Over the past 9 years the community has raised over $50,000 for Wrentham students dealing with serious illnesses.

 

There will be a few changes this year:

• Families will order tickets online ONLY.

• Students will also have an opportunity to fundraise using the new website to help support this great cause.

• Students will earn prizes as they fundraise: VIP Seating, Guaranteed Foul Shots, Red Sox tickets and more!

• The S.W.I.S.H. website will be up and running on Tuesday, May 5th.

 

• Directions regarding how to use this website will be sent home with students on Monday and via email to families.

 

 

 

Phones

The Wrentham Public Schools have a new phone system which was put in place during April Vacation.  There is one general phone number (508-384-5430) for the district.  This will bring you to
an automated system which allows you to reach any of the schools' offices or departments.  



Thank you for Reading and Viewing!

Colleen Wagstaff

Principal