Dallin Digest Newsletter
$7: Give Your Teacher Coffee!
9/18/2026 6:00 am
Update: Teachers' Lounge & Bathrooms!
9/18/2026 5:58 am
Hear Ms. Connor at Town Day!
9/18/2026 5:56 am
Upcoming Family and Community Forums
9/18/2026 5:54 am
Arlington Parent, Caregiver, and Community Forums offered in collaboration between the Arlington Public Schools, the Arlington Prevention Coalition, AYCC, and the town's Health & Human Services Department:
Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Recovery City
Film screening and panel discussion
Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Mi Comunidad: A Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebration with Raul the Third
Community gathering
Thursday, October 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
THC Inc.
Film screening and question and answer session
Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
LGBTQ+ Identity, Expression, and Transgender 101
Remote discussion
Tuesdays, October 20 and 27 and November 3 and 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Guiding Good Choices
In-person Parent Training
Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Supporting Caregivers of LGBTQ+ Youth
Remote Training
October 15 and November 18
Cartwheel Free Webinars
Visit www.cartwheel.org for more information.
Click here for more information on each session and registration.
Read MoreCalendar and additional community events, 9/18
9/18/2026 5:00 am
Saturday, September 19
Arlington Town Day, 10:30-4:30
Deadline for registration for Fall Window Painting (see below)
Monday, September 21
NO SCHOOL -- Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 23
Dallin Curriculum Night, 6-7:45pm
Monday, October 12
NO SCHOOL -- Indigenous People's Day
November 4, 5, 6
Dallin Fall Conferences
Enjoyed hearing Ms. Connor at Town Day? Come to the Boston Skyline Chorus concert, "Harvest of Harmony", Saturday, Nov. 7th 3:00-5:00pm at First Parish Church, 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA. There will be a Silent Auction, Gift Basket Raffles, and Refreshments! More information and tickets here!
Arlington Heights Sixth Annual Halloween Window Painting
Saturday, September 26, 9:00am -1:00pm
Rain date, Sunday, September 27, 9:00am -1:00pm
Spooky witches, glowing jack-o-lanterns, and scary ghosts will come alive as Arlington residents decorate 60+ designated storefront windows in 27 Heights businesses on Saturday, September 26, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Rain date, Sunday, September 27, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Paint a window by yourself or grab your friend or parent and paint one window together. All windows must have a family friendly Halloween theme.
Registration Deadline: Saturday, September 19
Register only online on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s website (listed in member upcoming events)
https://business.arlcc.org/events/details/heights-halloween-window-painting-registration-4943
Cub Scouts!
Cub Scouts is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. It provides a safe and fun way to learn new skills and have great experiences. Events are open to the whole family, so older and younger siblings can also participate.
Local groups of Cub Scouts are called Packs. Arlington Pack 313, with Cub Scouts from almost all Arlington elementary schools, meets once a month (typically on the first Friday of the month) at St Camillus on Dow Ave. Packs are made up of Dens, each for Cub Scouts of the same grade, which also meet at least once a month for special activities.
Interested families are encouraged to attend a Pack meeting, as well as a Den meeting for their age group, prior to deciding whether they want to officially register with the Pack.
You can get an idea of future Pack events from the Pack 313 annual calendar:
https://www.arlingtoncubs313.c
For new Cub Scout parents, this information brochure may also be helpful:
https://www.arlingtoncubs313.c
To learn more, contact the Cubmaster, George Bell, via georgebell97@gmail.com.
PTO Meeting, September 17, 7pm, Zoom
9/11/2026 6:00 am
Join us for our first PTO Meeting on Thursday, September 17 @ 7pm! You can access the meeting with this Zoom link. If you have an agenda item that you'd like to add, please email Jamie (jamiejacee@gmail.com) We look forward to seeing you there!
Read MoreStart the Year with a Teacher Lounge & Staff Bathroom Restock!
9/11/2026 5:58 am
One of the ways we like to support our Dallin teachers and staff is by stocking the teachers' lounge and staff bathrooms with essentials. Many of the items that we need are less than $5. Please take a look at this Amazon Wishlist for items we currently need. We'll reach out a few times this year to ask folks to help us restock these spaces. Teachers really appreciate it, and it's a small way to show them that we care. Thanks for helping out!
Read MoreJoin the Dallin STEAM Team!
9/11/2026 5:56 am
Dear Dallin Families,
Our students love discovering how the world works, asking big questions and building cool things —and the Dallin STEAM Team makes this possible through hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) enrichment all year long.
We’re inviting caregivers to join the Dallin STEAM Team - no special background is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to have fun while supporting student learning. Please join us for our Fall Kick-off Meeting to learn about the team’s mission, the activities we support and many volunteer opportunities – all are welcome and no commitment is required!
When: Friday, September 18th at 8am (after drop-off)
Where: Dallin Cafeteria
A snapshot of ways you can participate:
- Share a favorite experiment, puzzle, math game, or brainteaser with students
- Help with classroom visits or special events like Math Games Night or the Student Science Expo
- Pitch in with setup, materials, or behind-the-scenes support
- Simply show up to make slime, play with dry ice, and cheer on our young scientists
Questions or interested in joining or volunteering? Email us at dallinsteamteam@gmail.com.
Thanks for helping spark creativity, exploration, and fun in STEAM at Dallin!
Warmly,
Kristin, Sunita, Rina, and Marcy
-Dallin STEAM Team Organizers
Help Water the New Pollinator Garden this Fall!
9/11/2026 5:54 am
Our new pollinator garden on George Street needs your help to survive! Sign up to be a Fall watering helper - the commitment is only for 1-2 days during one week and will make a BIG difference in whether or not this garden flourishes for years to come. Sign up here: https://www.
Additionally, the Green Team would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the parents and students who helped keep this garden watered and weeded this summer!
Read MoreDonate materials to the Dallin Art Studio!
9/11/2026 5:52 am
Give your recyclables a second life… and give our kids a chance to create!
Our art studio is a place where a cardboard box can become a building, a bottle cap can become part of a sculpture, and a handful of beads, buttons, yarn, or popsicle sticks can turn into something completely new.
We’re looking for donations to help keep our art studio stocked with the art supplies, craft materials, office supplies, and recyclable materials our students use to build, design, experiment, and create.
And the best part? You probably already have some of these things at home!
We’re looking for items like:
- Cardboard boxes, tubes, packaging and paper bags
- Yarn, string, beads, buttons, ribbon and craft supplies
- Popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, pom poms and googly eyes
- LEGOs, Magna-Tiles, corks, tiles and other small found objects
- Unused art supplies such as paint, paper, glue, clay and canvases
- Office supplies like tape, pens, pencils, sticky notes and binder clips
- Nature treasures such as pinecones, acorns and shells
Before you toss it, think: could an artist use it?
Every donation helps us give kids more opportunities to explore their creativity using materials that might otherwise end up in the trash.
Please make sure donated items are clean, not sharp, and non-edible. We cannot currently accept balloons, latex items, wool, glass, or anything sharp or dirty.
Help us turn everyday materials into extraordinary creations. Donate to the Dallin Art Studio today!
Read MoreLibrary Volunteers needed
9/11/2026 5:42 am
Library Volunteers (during classes)
This is a weekly or biweekly commitment. If you cannot commit to a weekly/biweekly frequency, you can add yourself to the substitutes list and come in as needed.
Sample Duties:
- Helping set up for the class which may include putting out paper and activities or setting up books for student selections on tables
- Checking in/out books for students
- Reading or working with students
- Reshelving books
- Helping keep children focused and calm
Library Volunteer Signup: https://www.
Thanks!
Dee Dee Crema
dallinlibraryc@gmail.com
Library Volunteer Coordinator
Arlington SEPAC Newsletter 9/9
9/11/2026 5:40 am
SEPAC Newsletter: September 9, 2026
News, events, and resources for Arlington parents and caregivers supporting students who learn differently.
Welcome back!
We’re excited to kick-off the new school year with an introduction to SEPAC for those who don’t know of us, as well as share some upcoming events.
Arlington’s Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is a volunteer parent group that acts as a resource for parents and caregivers. We advocate for students with disabilities in Arlington and advise the district and the School Committee on programs and policies that best meet their needs. If you’re a community member interested in Special Education or supporting the needs of Arlington students who learn differently, you’re automatically a SEPAC member!
We hope to see you at an upcoming SEPAC monthly meeting and wish you well for the year ahead.
~ Elizabeth, Ann, Courtney, Krasi, Cheryl, and Ann (The SEPAC Board)
Please click MORE below for more information on the following:
- Upcoming Events, including SEPAC meeting and APS Meet N' Greet coffee
- Check out the new SEPAC website!
- Don't miss future news, events, and resources!
- How to get involved with SEPAC
- Programs and services in and around the community
- Detailed SEPAC Zoom Information
If you would like to receive the full SEPAC newsletter in your personal email, please subscribe here.
Read MoreCalendar and additional community events, 9/11
9/11/2026 5:20 am
Friday, September 11
Green Team Pick Up at Pick Up, 2:30pm, outside school
Thursday, September 17
Friday, September 18
STEAM Team Meeting, 8am, cafeteria
Monday, September 21
NO SCHOOL -- Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 23
Dallin Curriculum Night, 6-7:45pm
Monday, October 12
NO SCHOOL -- Indigenous People's Day
November 4, 5, 6
Dallin Fall Conferences
Arlington Heights Sixth Annual Halloween Window Painting
Saturday, September 26, 9:00am -1:00pm
Rain date, Sunday, September 27, 9:00am -1:00pm
Spooky witches, glowing jack-o-lanterns, and scary ghosts will come alive as Arlington residents decorate 60+ designated storefront windows in 27 Heights businesses on Saturday, September 26, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Rain date, Sunday, September 27, 9:00am to 1:00pm. Paint a window by yourself or grab your friend or parent and paint one window together. All windows must have a family friendly Halloween theme.
Registration Deadline: Saturday, September 19
Register only online on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s website (listed in member upcoming events)
https://business.arlcc.org/events/details/heights-halloween-window-painting-registration-4943
Cub Scouts!
Cub Scouts is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. It provides a safe and fun way to learn new skills and have great experiences. Events are open to the whole family, so older and younger siblings can also participate.
Local groups of Cub Scouts are called Packs. Arlington Pack 313, with Cub Scouts from almost all Arlington elementary schools, meets once a month (typically on the first Friday of the month) at St Camillus on Dow Ave. Packs are made up of Dens, each for Cub Scouts of the same grade, which also meet at least once a month for special activities.
Interested families are encouraged to attend a Pack meeting, as well as a Den meeting for their age group, prior to deciding whether they want to officially register with the Pack.
You can get an idea of future Pack events from the Pack 313 annual calendar:
https://www.arlingtoncubs313.c
For new Cub Scout parents, this information brochure may also be helpful:
https://www.arlingtoncubs313.c
To learn more, contact the Cubmaster, George Bell, via georgebell97@gmail.com.
Welcome to the Dallin Digest 2026-2027!
9/4/2026 6:00 am
Welcome Back, Dallin Community!
The Dallin PTO is excited to welcome (back) parents and caregivers and to invite you to join us this year for amazing events and plenty of volunteer opportunities! To see everything the PTO is up to, check out the new website. As the caregiver of a student at Dallin, you are automatically a member of the PTO. There are many ways to get involved that accommodate different schedules, abilities, and interests. Read on for the first set of opportunities for this year!
This PTO-sponsored, volunteer-run school newsletter is emailed every Friday morning when school is in session. The newsletter is sent through the MembershipToolkit platform, which also hosts the Dallin Directory and other PTO functions. If you have received this message by email, you are subscribed to the newsletter. Please encourage other caregivers in your classrooms, especially those who are new to Dallin, to check their directory listings and sign up for the newsletter.
If you have additional family or community members who want to receive the newsletter but are not listed in the directory, they can sign up to receive the newsletter as a community member; please contact dallinnewsletter@gmail.com with the subject line “Subscribe”.
We welcome submissions from anyone affiliated with the school. Caregivers, teachers, and community members are encouraged to contribute. Please send articles, artwork, pictures*, etc. to dallinnewsletter@gmail.com. * Please check whether all students who appear in photos have approval for photo sharing or submit photos that have been composed or cropped so that individuals are not identifiable.
The newsletter submission deadline each week is midnight Wednesday into Thursday for the following Friday. If you have questions or would like to provide feedback, please contact dallinnewsletter@gmail.com .
Looking forward to a great year!
Ariel Weinberg
Dallin Digest Editor
dallinnewsletter@gmail.com
Dallin Fall Picnic, Thursday September 10
9/4/2026 5:48 am
Please join the Dallin PTO on Florence Field Thursday, September 10th for our Fall Picnic from 5-7pm. We will have pizza available for purchase by the slice or the pie. You may also order ahead on our website before noon on Thursday. Please order at https://dallinpto.
We need volunteers to make this event a success! Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/
We look forward to seeing you!
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