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Celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

10/11/2024 7:02 am

Saturday, October 19th 2:00pm-4:30pm

Robbins Library Community Room

700 Mass Ave Arlington, MA

 

Ven a celebrar con nostros todas las contribuciones de las Culturas Latinx y Caribeña, habrá juegos, música, comida y mas, ven a construir comunidad. 

 

Come celebrate with us all the contributions of the Latinx & Caribbean cultures, there will be
games, music, food and more! Let’s build community together!

 

For more information/Para más información
Nancy Jimenez: nancyjimenzleon@gmail.com
Illeana Gatica: amandanicte@gmail.com

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Arlington Eats Turkey Trot

10/11/2024 7:01 am

Join Arlington EATS for their first-ever Turkey Trot on Sunday, November 3 at 10am at the Arlington Reservoir. You can walk or run to support EATS' programs including snacks in the schools.
 
Every dollar of your registration fee brings nourishing food to our community. You can run solo, or create teams and fundraise to support EATS' programs. Fundraisers can win awesome prizes, like cool socks and backpacks.
 
Register or learn more at Turkeytrot.arlingtoneats.org Register by October 14 to reserve your t-shirt.
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Panorama Fall Survey: Our district values your feedback!

10/4/2024 7:10 am

Our district values your feedback! We are surveying Arlington Public Schools families to understand your perception of our school and district effectiveness. We need your feedback to ensure we continue to provide high-quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and careers. To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2024 Fall Family Survey, Student Survey, Student SEL & Well-Being Survey, and Teacher Survey.
 

The survey opt-out for students will be available for families on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you do not have an account or need assistance logging in, please contact your child’s school. The main page of the Parent Portal has a list of staff members at each building to contact. 

Once logged onto the portal, please follow the instructions to complete the opt-out form.

Please notify us by Friday, October 11th, if you would like your child to opt out of taking either student survey. 

 

Please find a copy of the Student Surveys for grades 3-5 and 6-12 and the SEL & Well-Being surveys for grades 3-5 and 6-12. The Student Survey will take students about 8-20 minutes, and the SEL & Well-Being surveys will take approximately an additional 8-12 minutes.

We appreciate your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact Matt Coleman at mcoleman@arlington.k12.ma.us.

 
 
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Celebrating Custodian Appreciation Day, Oct. 2

10/4/2024 7:08 am

 
We have two amazing custodians at Dallin! Be sure to say thanks if you see Mr. Vivieros or Mr. Maldonado around this week. They are such an amazing part of our Dallin community, and they are constantly working to keep our space welcoming, safe, and clean!
 
Faculty, staff, and students worked with the PTO to create these great signs to show our appreciation for all of their hard work throughout the year.  Posters signed by all Dallin students were displayed in the lobby!
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Winter Gear Swap Coordinators Needed!

10/4/2024 7:07 am

 
Are you a thrifting genius, everything-is-free maven, yardsale expert, or someone who just wants to help kids get winter gear in the right sizes? We need you this year!
 
We will be doing our first Winter Gear Swap at Dallin on November 16th, in conjunction with our Fall School Clean Up Day, and we need a coordinator (or a few folks) to help organize the gear swap!
 
Email Jamie if you might be interested in helping out (jamiejacee@gmail.com).
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October SEPAC Meeting

10/4/2024 7:06 am

October Meeting of the Arlington SEPAC! 

Tuesday, October 8th, 7:30-8:30pm (and every 2nd Tuesday of the month)

Zoom link (Meeting ID: 897 6742 5632)

 

October’s meeting is for parents and caregivers only (APS staff joins three times per year). There will be discussion of parent feedback on special education services in Arlington, outcomes of the board’s recent meeting with the superintendent, and a collaborative discussion of the boards’ proposed strategic priorities for 2024-2025 school year. Questions? Please contact arlingtonsepac@gmail.com

 

What is SEPAC? SEPAC is committed to building a vibrant community of parents and caregivers committed to supporting children with disabilities in Arlington. Whether you have a student receiving special education services or want to learn more about how the world of special education works, SEPAC is here for you! 

 
 
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Room Rep positions available in some grades

10/4/2024 7:04 am

Hello, parents.  Thanks to all who signed up to be room reps.  We could use a few more 4th and 5th grade parents to help out.  Again, your main task will be getting gifts for teachers and organizing an easy social gathering or two.  Please go to the link below to see which teachers still need room reps.  There will be a lot of support this year from the whole room rep team, too!  Thank you!
 
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Volunteer needed for mailing help

10/4/2024 7:03 am

Parent Volunteer needed for a few hours during the week of October 7th to put labels on envelopes for a large mailing. 

Please email Susan Burns at sburns@arlington.k12.ma.us, if you can help.
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Arlington Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

10/4/2024 7:02 am

Sunday, October 13, 12:30 pm

Join us for a celebration of this land’s First Peoples! This free event for all ages will feature a fun and educational performance by the Mashpee Wampanoag Red Hawk Singers and Dancers. Through song, dance, and teachings, the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers promote traditional Wampanoag values such as humility and respect to create true connections between diverse cultures and communities.
 
This event will take place at Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA 02476. Sponsored by the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Old Schwamb Mill, Robbins Library, the Arlington Human Rights Commission, and First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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From the Assistant Principal: Playworks at Dallin

9/27/2024 7:10 am

 

Hello, Dallin Families!

 

We are excited to share that the Dan Kelly Foundation awarded Dallin Elementary a generous grant to bring the Playworks Recess Reboot program to our school. Playworks will provide hands-on training to our staff and students teaching strategies to create a positive recess environment where every child can participate and have fun. Additionally, it will enhance the work we do each day to support students’ social and emotional growth by extending it into recess through structured, safe, and inclusive play. 

 

In their four days with us, Playworks coaches will introduce fun, structured games, recess routines and reinforce common expectations. Students will learn new conflict-resolution techniques that they can use to more independently handle disagreements that arise on the playground. “Rock, Paper, Scissors” is one I’m sure you already know and many of our students use. When students learn skills to manage these situations without adults stepping in, they build confidence and are better able to take responsibility for their actions, cooperate with peers and have more time for fun on the playground. Our goal is to ensure that every child feels included and comes back to class energized and ready to learn!

 

Click through for more details on this exciting program!

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Arlington METCO at Dallin

9/27/2024 7:09 am

Hello Dallin Community,

 

We at Arlington METCO are thrilled to recommission our program at Dallin Elementary! With the support of our Superintendent, DEIBJ Department, and the Arlington/Dallin community, we're excited to kick off the 24/25 school year alongside all of you.

 

Our Elementary METCO Social Worker, Shayla Lowe, will be working closely with our Arlington METCO Dallin students in partnership with Dallin staff and the community. We're especially excited to launch our Lunch Bunches, where we invite our amazing Arlington resident friends to join in. Lunch Bunch is a time for students to build community and connection through fun, structured activities.

 

Our METCO Director, Richelle Smith, will also be around to check in with students and staff, ensuring that students are deeply connected to their school community through enrichment and engagement.

A special shout-out to our newly recommissioned METCO Champions: Principal Thad Dingman and Assistant Principal Samantha Karustis—we're excited to work alongside you!

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From the Dallin Nurse: Vaccine clinics and health screenings

9/27/2024 7:08 am

Families,

I hope that you and your family are having a wonderful back to school this September. I am new to Dallin this year and I look forward to meeting all the new Dallin Elementary School faces. I want to remind you that Dallin has a vaccine clinic coming up on October 21 from 3-6pm. We also have school health screenings that start in the Fall.

 

Click through for more details on the vaccine clinics and health screenings.

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Greetings From the Land of Lost Items!

9/27/2024 7:07 am

A friendly reminder to label your child's items. Our clothing rack is filling up and school has just begun. Common items left behind are sweatshirts/sweaters, jackets, lunch bags and water bottles. Grab some labels or a sharpie and make it easier for me to return items to your child. 
 
The Lost and Found is located in the front lobby. Pop in after drop off to peruse items or stop by if you're volunteering for school activities and are in the building already. 
 
Cheers,
Janet Huang - Lost and Found Coordinator
 
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Room Reps needed

9/27/2024 7:03 am

Hello, parents.  More room reps are needed, but WAIT!  The opportunity is different this year.  Instead of managing communications as well as teacher gifts, this year, communication will not be the focus of the team.  Room reps will get gifts for teachers as well as organize an easy social event or two for the grade.  It's more of a grade team, than being room specific.  Please go to the link below to see which teachers still need room reps.  There will be a lot of support this year from the whole room rep team, too!  Thank you!
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Arlington Eats Snack Program

9/27/2024 7:02 am

 

The snack program at our school, supported by Arlington EATS, provides snacks to any child who needs one so that there is no stigma attached to being hungry. With this as our guiding principle, we know we will feed kids who simply forgot their snack, are growing, are extra hungry or are from a family that is simply struggling to put food on the table. Once they have enough to eat, then they can get back to the work of being a student. 

 

 We need your support to keep this program going!  How you can help:

 

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