Dallin Digest Newsletter
LAST CALL to Give Staff an AEF STAR!
6/12/2026 5:52 am
TODAY is your last chance to make a $20 donation to AEF and thank a Dallin teacher or staff member for a great year!
Donate a STAR by this Friday (6/12) and teachers will receive their STAR certificate before the end of the school year.
Your donation goes directly to fund grants that are available to educators in APS!
https://www.aefma.org/support/give-a-teacher-a-star/
My Amazing Summer Challenge
6/12/2026 5:50 am
What is the My Amazing Summer Challenge?
A national program where students in grades 4-6 (ages 9-12) have a fun and adventurous summer offline—and schools can get rewarded for participating. Cartwheel, inspired by The Amazing Generation, is bringing this challenge to students across the country to encourage them to have a fun and adventurous summer offline. Students read the book on their own over the summer, try something inspired by it, and share a short reflection in the fall. Every student who participates will get a certificate of recognition. Five standout student submissions will receive a $100 bookshop.org gift card and five select districts will receive up to $1,000 in funding for their school library.
That said, entering the drawing is not required! This is an opportunity to engage in the book and the suggested screen-free activities regardless of whether or not a student chooses to share their reflections.
There's more info here in the full challenge guide, for students and families is here. And here is a letter to caregivers that also contains much more info about how it works!
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Spring Picnic, Friday June 12!
6/5/2026 6:00 am
celebrate the end of school at…
Dallin’s Annual Spring Picnic!
Friday, June 12th from 5pm – 7:30pm
on Florence Field at Dallin School
Bounce House! Games!
Food & Drink! Face Painting!
Sign up to help out here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0949A4A629A4FF2-64237342-dallin?useFullSite=true#/
Watch your email for a link to pre-order pizza and tickets, available soon!
Read MoreAnother Great KW Dallin Field Day 2026
6/5/2026 5:48 am
On behalf of the Dallin Physical Education team, we would like to give a huge thank you to our students, staff, PTO, and family volunteers for another successful and joyful KW Dallin Field Day! This year’s event was Wednesday, June 3rd. The weather was magnificent and the smiles on our students' faces were equally bright.
This year we rolled out some new games along with classic activities. Students this year played new games like Capture the Stuff, Wacky Waiter Relay, and Dallin Field Run. Classic games were also enjoyed like Sponge Relay, Parachute, and Limbo.
The 5th grade class yet again rocked leading games for the K-2 session. The day was also celebrated with the whole school watching the tradition of 5th grade Tug of War, a whole school picnic lunch, and the much beloved popsicle at the end of the school day.
We hope this day kicks off a strong finish to this amazing school year and excites our students to stay active throughout their summer break!
Thank you again,
Rye (Mr. Daily) and Jeannette (Ms. C)
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ALL Dallin Library books are due by 6/12!
6/5/2026 5:46 am
ALL Dallin Library books are due back by 6/12!
MISSING BOOKS? USE THIS CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU FIND THEM.
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HOME CHECKLIST |
SCHOOL CHECKLIST |
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BEDROOM |
BACKPACK |
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UNDER / AROUND BED |
CLASSROOM BINS / SHELVES |
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BOOKSHELVES |
DESK |
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CAR |
CLASSROOM LIBRARY |
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COUCH |
MAILBOX |
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TOY BOX |
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM |
Lost Books? We don't charge replacement fees, but we need to know if your book is lost so we can reorder. Please email Mrs. Maldonado at mmaldonado@arlington.k12.ma.us to let her know about lost books.
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Lost and Found Reminder
6/5/2026 5:44 am
As the school year wraps up (only 3 more weeks), please be diligent in having your kids peruse the Lost and Found and pop in yourself as well. See pictures below, which include the aftermath of items left behind after field day.
If you have some extra hangers, I could definitely use them. Please leave them on the rack :)
Pictures as of Wednesday afternoon.
Thanks!
Janet Huang
Arlington EATS summer signups open
6/5/2026 5:42 am
Summer vacation is right around the corner and sign ups for the Arlington EATS Summer Vacation Lunch Program are now open! Arlington EATS is happy to once again be providing lunch support for 7 weeks of the summer while school is out. I am hoping you could share information about the program with your families - I've attached flyers in English, Spanish, and Chinese that you can share, as well as more information below:
Lunch support from Arlington EATS will be available to any family with children in Arlington schools who would like extra help with food over summer vacation. For 7 weeks this summer, beginning Thursday, June 25 and running until Friday August 7, families are invited to shop at our market for free for nutritious and easy to prepare kid friendly foods. We will have sign ups for each week of the program; families will be able to select the weeks they would like to participate and if they would like to shop on Thursday or Friday.
Use this form to sign up for the program at Arlington EATS Market, 117 Broadway, on Thursdays, from 4:00 - 6:30 pm or Fridays, from 9am to 11am. Appointment time slots will open on our scheduling website (PantrySoft) one week ahead of each week, and you will get a reminder email or phone call to sign up for a timeslot that day. If you have not been to the EATS Market and do not have a PantrySoft account already, we will send you instructions on how to make an account and sign up for a slot. If you are a regular EATS Market shopper, you can shop at the market in addition to the vacation lunch shopping time that week.
Note: if you already have a regular shopping time at EATS, you may shop during the vacation lunch times as well while your kids are not in school.
If you have any questions, please contact Shalini at ssreedhar@arlingtoneats.org or 339-707-6757!
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Arlington SEPAC News
6/5/2026 5:38 am
Please click through for more information on the following topics:
- Last SEPAC Meeting of the year! June 9th 7:30pm (Zoom)
- LAST CHANCE! Give a“Shoutout” Award to an APS Staff Member [Deadline: Sun., June 7th]
- Growing Strong Readers (Virtual Workshop)
- Help Strengthen Arlington SEPAC — Volunteer or Join the Board
- Programs and services in and around the community
Calendar and additional community events, 6/5
6/5/2026 5:35 am
Urgent/ASAP
Friday, June 12
Saturday, June 13
APS Pride Celebration (rescheduled)
Tuesday, June 16
5th Grade Celebration of Learning, 1pm
Friday, June 19
NO SCHOOL -- Juneteenth
Thursday, June 25
Last Day of School, 11:30 AM dismissal and 5th grade Clap Out
The Arlington High School Fundraising Fighters Club will be hosting a Walk-A-Thon at the Arlington Reservoir on June 7th from 1-4pm to fundraise for neuroblastoma cancer research.
Eastern Acrobatics and Circus is proud to present ALPHABET, an original contemporary youth circus show about what past generations leave behind--and what the next generation chooses to believe in.
Come one, come all to this all-ages show featuring twelve talented teen performers from across the country, including nine who have performed with the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour.
Children and adults alike will enjoy a show packed with feats of strength and agility, from acrobatics to aerials, hula hoops to juggling, contortion to unicycling, and more!
Showtimes and venues:
Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., Cambridge
Friday, July 10 at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville
Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Acrobatics and Circus, 28 Eliot St., Natick
Purchasing tickets is as easy as A-B-C: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/
Help Us Celebrate Our Staff!
5/29/2026 6:00 am
As we prepare to honor the wonderful staff members who are retiring or moving on at the end of the school year, we are collecting supplies for students to create cards and messages of appreciation.
Beginning Monday, June 1, donations may be dropped off in the front lobby. We welcome items such as note cards, construction paper, markers, stickers, glitter, and other card-making supplies you may have lying around.
Thank you for helping us send our staff off with heartfelt messages and warm wishes!
Read MoreCelebrating Mr. Fuller, June 4th!
5/29/2026 5:48 am
From the 5/26 Dallin Principal Memo:
As we hope everyone has heard, our wonderful recess supervisor, Peter Fuller, will be retiring at the end of this school year after many years of caring for and supporting Dallin students.
Peter has built incredible relationships with generations of children and families through his warmth, humor, and steady presence outside each day. He has truly been one of those people who helped make Dallin feel like Dallin.
We will be hosting a small retirement send-off for Peter on Thursday, June 4 at 2:45 PM on the blacktop area outside the cafeteria (rain or shine). There will be treats, and we will share a few words in honor of Peter and all he has meant to our school community.
All are welcome. I know it would mean a great deal to Peter to see families able to stop by and celebrate with him.
Read MoreDallin Spring Picnic, Friday June 12
5/29/2026 5:46 am
The Dallin Spring Picnic is coming up on Friday June 12 from 5pm-7:30pm at Dallin's Florence Field.
Volunteers needed for Dallin Field Day, Weds June 3
5/29/2026 5:45 am
DALLIN FIELD DAY IS WEDNESDAY JUNE 3
WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!!
It’s fun! It’s easy! When you volunteer at a game, you are generally supervising the game play and you read the instructions given to you. Time commitment is from 8:30am - 10:30am. Easy Peasy and you get to be around a whole bunch of really fun kids! These are the games we need volunteers for:
Sponge Bucket Relay
Parachute
Rock Paper Scissors Tag
Limbo (2 volunteers)
Dallin Field Run (you don’t have to run)
ALL volunteers MUST be CORI certified and there’s still time to make it happen!
Please see Ms. Burns in the Dallin main office for help with this, or email us with questions. This process can take a few weeks so if you’re considering volunteering, please check with Mrs. Burns to see if you need a CORI and/or if your CORI is still valid. If you do not have a valid CORI, unfortunately you will not be able to volunteer at Field Day. Thank you!
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP LINK
Thank you for your support. In good mental and physical health,
Rye Daily rdaily@arlington.k12.ma.us
Jeannette Christensen jchristensen@arlington.k12.ma.
APS Textile Recycling Competition update
5/29/2026 5:44 am
Here is the third week of results for the 2026 APS Textile Recycling Competition. Peirce is in the lead this week with Bishop in second place. For the GO (Gibbs vs Ottoson) competition, Gibbs remains undefeated.
Two weeks of the competition remain so keep the donations coming! Remember clothes and shoes and many other textiles (pillows, sheets, towels, backpacks, stuffed animals) are accepted.
All donations are weighed and sorted by Bay State Textiles for reuse and there are prizes for the top two winning elementary schools and the winner of the GO competition. Thank you for participating!
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