June 4, 2010 Newsletter

QUOTATION
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can...." ~John Wesley

CALENDAR
June 7, 8 – Bottle & Can Drive (last of the year!)
June 8 – Early Release Day; 12:30 dismissal; lunch will be served
June 10, 6 – 7:30 pm – Dallin Art Show & Imagination Celebration
June 17, 6:30 pm – Class Night
June 18 – Dallin End of the Year Picnic
June 23 – Last day of school-1:00 dismissal

Colonial Day Thanks A heartfelt thank you to Mike McGee, Diane Siegel, the many colonial parent volunteers, and the 3rd grade teachers for an amazingly successful Colonial Day! This was a wonderful example of integrated, hands-on learning and the students were very energized and engaged!

The DALLIN ART SHOW & IMAGINATION CELEBRATION is next Thursday night, June 10th, from 6-7:30 pm. Come and see our amazing Dallin artists and visit your children's classrooms to see something special from this school year. Please keep in mind that ALL children attending the event MUST be accompanied by their parent(s) at ALL times. This is a time to wander through the school and see ALL the amazing work that students have done throughout the school year. You may come and leave any time between 6 and 7:30. We look forward to seeing you!

Bottle & Can Drive next week –Monday & Tuesday
Which grade will have collected the most bottles and cans this year? Only one month left to be the 'greenest' grade! Dallin has collected 10,857 bottles and cans since October! First grade is in the lead with 2,530; 2nd grade is next with 2,196; then 3rd grade with 2,056; next is 4th grade with 1,762, then Kindergarten with 1,613 and 5th grade with 700! Multiply by 5 cents per can in refunds for the school and recycling for the environment! Final collection is from 8 - 8:30 am on Monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8. Thank You!
El Teosinte Thanks On May 28 Dallin fourth graders joined fourth graders from all the Arlington schools to celebrate the Central American cultures through the riveting music of Sol y Canto. This first ever town-wide fourth grade concert was a great success. The children and their teachers enjoyed the concert — singing along, tapping their feet, and moving to Spanish and English tunes.
Fourth graders across Arlington learned about Teosinte, a small village in El Salvador as part of their Social Studies curriculum this year and participated in a letter exchange with the children in Teosinte. This was a wonderful way for children to be exposed to a different culture through its music and songs, to meet other fourth graders, and celebrate global friendship together.
This program and the curriculum is part of the mission of the Arlington Teosinte Sister City Project. Many thanks to the town-wide PTO, the Arlington Education Foundation, fourth grade teachers, Sol y Canto, and the children for making this a successful event.


"Summer is right around the corner...”I have had a wonderful year at Dallin, both teaching at school and tutoring after school. I want to let Dallin families know that I am offering tutoring services over the summer for anyone who may be interested. Please contact me if you are considering getting summer tutoring for your child, I'd love to hear from you!Thanks! Marina Ross, Learning Specialist Assistant
ATTN: FOURTH GRADE PARENTS:
Please consider volunteering for the Fifth Grade Class Night. June 17 @ 6:30 p.m.
If interested, please contact Liz Diggins at digliznow@gmail.com. Thank you.

5TH GRADE SCIENCE CAMPDear 4th Grade Families:
One of the most anticipated programs in the Arlington Elementary Schools is just around the corner: The 5th Grade Science Camp at the W. Alton Jones Environmental Education Center in Rhode Island. At this time, we would like to provide a few more details about the program. WE ARE IN NEED OF SCHOOL LIAISONS. Each Elementary School needs a parent liaison to work with the camp coordinator, principals and 5th grade teachers. Please contact your school principal if you may be interested.




The campaign to address the school’s projected deficit of $3.9 million is coming to a close next Monday – June 7, 2010. The FY11 School Gap Fund is a one year emergency fundraiser which aims to bridge the financial gap while Arlington finds long term solutions to the schools' financial stresses. The Fund will support a priority list proposed by the principals and school administrators, which the School Committee voted to authorize on April 27th. The campaign has to close by June 7th in order to know which teachers and staff can be rehired for next year. In the last week, the Bridge the Gap Fund has doubled the amount of money donated. Over $300,000 has been donated to date.

The Bridge the Gap campaign has a number of exciting benefit events coming up. More information is at http://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org.

Now through June 7
Online Auction. Bid on a wide variety of items such as: gift certificates from local restaurants and boutiques, tutoring classes, specialty birthday parties and even luxury bike tours in Italy!

Tomorrow- June 5th
Yard Top Sale & Bake Sale, Stratton School, 180 Mountain Avenue. 9am-2pm. The Sale will be held rain or shine in the Stratton Cafeteria. The school will be open at 6:30 am for donation deliveries. Sponsored by the Stratton and Dallin Elementary Schools. See you there!!

June 6th
Music Variety Concert
4-7pm, Town Hall. The Ottoson Middle School Chorus, a unique quartet comprised of Kevin Greeley, Joe Curro, Tim Ruggere and Charlie Skidmore, and Judson Pierce’s band Trial Run. Donations accepted in lieu of admission.

And a new event to add to your calendar, featuring a Dallin Dad.
Movie Night to Benefit Bridge the Gap – June 24th, 7pm
The Arlington Regent Cinema will host a BRIDGE THE GAP benefit screening on Thursday June 24 at 7 p.m. of the award winning independent film ON BROADWAY starring Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block, Wicked), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), Mike O’Malley (Glee, Yes, Dear) and Will Arnett (Arrested Development, Blades of Glory.)

The film was written and directed by Arlington resident David McLaughlin and it was produced and features Dallin student Riley Greene’s dad, Lance.

The suggested donation is $15 and tickets will be available at the Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington – www.regenttheatre.com (781) 646-4849.
There will be a post screening question and answer session with On Broadway’s writer/director David McLaughlin and actor/producer Lance Greene. All proceeds to benefit Bridge the Gap. Postcards with more information will be coming home next week.

Checks made out to ‘Arlington Education Foundation’ can be sent to AEF, c/o Bridge the Gap, PO Box 80, Arlington MA 02476. Please specify that your donation is for the Bridge the Gap Fund. Help Bridge the Gap! Donate to the FY11 School Gap Fundhttp://www.arlingtoneducationfoundationma.org/bridgethegap.html

Community Events
Relay for Life –Arlington’s annual Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society will be held on at Peirce Field behind Arlington High School. Time change: Saturday, June 5th at 5pm until Sunday, June 6th at 8:30 am. This may be the last year for our MrsShusShoes team as it has become quite difficult to recruit participants.
If you'd like to support our 2010 ACS Relay for Life team and/or me or other individual team members and/or join the team...MrsShusShoes, please go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/mrsj

Comedy at the Ottoson this weekend
DON'T MISS OUT when "I Hate Shakespeare!" comes to Ottoson - Saturday, 6/5/10!Ottoson Middles School's latest comedy, "I Hate Shakespeare!" will be performed on Thursday, June 3 @ 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 5 @ 7:30 p.m.in the Ottoson Upper Gym at 63 Acton Street.Armed with a healthy dose of humor, the play puts Shakespeare's major works such as, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and Midsummer Night's Dream in a new context that students and adults will find highly engaging. Jerry Springer, zombies and a talking cow add a new perspective to Shakespeare. Tickets are $7 and are available at the door. COME SUPPORT THE ARTS!
See you at the Relay for Life and the Yard Sale!