Dallin Digest Newsletter
Lend Your Voice, Open A World!
4/17/2026 5:57 am
Do you have a few minutes and a passion for stories?
We are seeking volunteers to read and record chapters of The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach to ensure all our students—including emerging readers and those who learn best through listening—have full access to their classroom materials.
Recording is easy! You can as many chapters as you would like and record from the comfort of your home using your smartphone or computer. We will have microphones available as well as an informational sheet with best read aloud and recording practices to guide you. Your voice will help improve vocabulary, boost comprehension, and foster a lifelong love of reading for students right here at Dallin and all of the elementary schools in Arlington!
This is currently a pilot program with hopes of expanding to ensure that every book in the EL Education Curriculum is available for ELA instruction and accessible for all students in APS.
Please complete this sign up and we will reach out shortly with further details.
Teacher Appreciation Week
4/17/2026 5:56 am
We’re rewinding back to our totally rad 90’s-themed Teacher Appreciation Week, and thanks to our amazing Dallin families, we’re already off to a great start.
We’re so grateful to everyone who has donated and signed up so far. We still have a few more items to cross off our list and volunteer spots to fill to make the week truly da bomb for our teachers.
If you’re able, please check out our Amazon Wish List or grab a slot on SignUpGenius to contribute an item to our luncheon (store bought is fine!)
Thanks for helping us show our teachers just how much they mean to us—because, as any 90’s kid knows, teamwork makes the dream work 😉 !
Help plan the Spring Picnic!
4/17/2026 5:54 am
Dallin Spring Picnic Planning Committee: As the weather is getting warmer, we are looking ahead to our annual spring picnic. The PTO is looking for volunteers to join the planning committee. Meetings will be few and will be scheduled to your convenience either via Zoom or in person at drop off. Anyone interested in joining this committee, please email janinesirignano@gmail.com and share availability for our first meeting the first week of May
Read MoreAll-School Glow Dance, Friday May 8!
4/17/2026 5:52 am
Come bring your best moves and boogie down with DJ Dee
Pizza, snacks, & drinks available for purchase – plus glow surprises!
Open to all Dallin students & siblings
All children must be accompanied by an adult (not a drop-off event)
$5 per person | $20 max per family
Proceeds benefit the 5th Grade Celebration of Learning
Holi Celebration, Saturday May 2
4/17/2026 5:50 am
2nd Annual Dallin Neighborhood FREE Yard "Sale", May 16
4/17/2026 5:48 am
Doing some Spring cleaning? Looking to find new treasures? Check out the 2nd annual Dallin Neighborhood FREE Yard Sale! Homes all across the neighborhood will be setting out items for free on Saturday, May 16th 9a-12p (rain date 5/17)! Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/
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Children and Young Adult Book Sale at Robbins Library, April 25
4/17/2026 5:46 am
Community Room, Robbins Library
There will be craft activities to keep children occupied as parents search for books. Come browse all the wonderful picture books, early readers, chapter books, books for teens, puzzles and games, and more! Lots of great books for inexpensive prices- children’s hardcovers for $1.00 and paperbacks for 50 cents.
Calendar and additional community events, 4/17
4/17/2026 5:35 am
Urgent/ASAP
Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24
NO SCHOOL: April Break
Saturday, April 25
Robbins Library Children's and Young Adult Book Sale
Sunday, April 26
Friday, May 1
Red Sox AAPI Night with Japanese Exchange Students
Saturday, May 2
Dallin Holi Celebration, Poet's Corner Field, 1pm
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
APS Pride Celebration, AHS, 11am-2pm
Thursday, May 14
Saturday, May 16
Dallin Neighborhood Second Annual Free "Sale"
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Culture Night, TOMORROW Saturday April 11
4/10/2026 6:00 am
An Exceptional Expo!
4/10/2026 5:58 am
Teacher Appreciation Week 2026
4/10/2026 5:56 am
Get ready to rewind and hit play on one of our favorite weeks of the year—Teacher Appreciation Week 2026! This year, we’re throwing it back with a totally rad 90’s theme to celebrate the amazing teachers and staff who make Dallin all that and a bag of chips.
We’ve got a week full of fun surprises planned to show our gratitude, but we can’t do it without your help. It takes a village (and maybe a mixtape or two!) to make something this special happen.
Right now, we’re looking for families to:
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Donate items from our Amazon Wish List to help bring the week to life
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Volunteer a little time to help set-up or clean-up our teachers’ luncheon using SignUpGenius
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If you prefer to purchase items from a different source other than Amazon (Grocery Store, Target, etc.) please bring the items to the Dallin Lobby beginning April 13th.
Let’s spice up their life (😉) and make this week one our teachers will never forget. We are so grateful to our incredible Dallin families for helping us show our appreciation in a big way.
Please note: the teachers’ luncheon will be on Wednesday, May 13th (technically the week after TAW) so that teachers may all enjoy lunch together during their building-based professional development (and score a bonus appreciation day!).
Thanks for helping us make it da bomb! Any questions, please contact Kim at kimberly.settelen@gmail.com
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Check Lost and Found before April Break!
4/10/2026 5:54 am
Dallin Families,
The Lost and Found will be purged ahead of the April break. Come claim your child’s lost items before Friday, 4/17.
Click through for more pictures as of 4/8.
Janet Huang
Lost and Found Coordinator
Friends of Arlington METCO
4/10/2026 5:50 am
Arlington has been lucky enough to be a part of the METCO program since its inception in the 1960s. The country’s oldest voluntary desegregation program brings educational and cultural opportunities to both Arlington and Boston students (including at Dallin!)
Right now we need your help to support the continued success of the program in Arlington. Here’s how to get involved:
Sunday, April 12: Bridging Two Communities Walk. A wonderful opportunity for Arlington and Boston families to meet and enjoy each others’ company in the outdoors. Many of us live far from each other and this is a great way to connect in an informal setting. Click here to sign up!
Monday, April 13: METCO Advocacy day at the State House. The most impactful way to help the Arlington METCO program right now is to show up at Advocacy Day at the State House to demonstrate our support for the program and the need for continued funding at the state level. Without this funding, the program would require major cuts in staff and programming. We would really love a large turnout from the Arlington community to show our support. Click here for more info and to register.
Ongoing: We can always use more donations, either in the form of money (Venmo or check), or in physical items donated. The funds go directly to supporting Boston students by providing snacks, activities and funds to allow them to participate in Arlington community activities.
Click here to donate money via Venmo
Checks can be mailed to
Friends of Arlington METCO
PO Box 355
Arlington, MA 02476
Click here to see a wishlist of items
Thank you!
Friends of Arlington METCO
Red Sox AAPI Night with Japanese Exchange Students – May 1
4/10/2026 5:48 am
Arlington Public Schools is hosting a group outing to Fenway Park on Friday, May 1, 2026 to celebrate our Sister City Partnership with Nagaokakyo, Japan. We’ve reserved a group section, and families and community members are welcome to join our Japanese exchange students for the baseball game.
Event: Red Sox vs. Astros AAPI Celebration Night
Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
Time: First Pitch at 7:10 PM
Seating: LF Grandstand, Section 28-29, Rows 7-12
Each ticket includes a custom Red Sox AAPI Celebration Jersey!
Families can purchase tickets at www.gofevo.com/event/
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Arlington SEPAC News
4/10/2026 5:46 am
Please click through for more information on the following events and topics:
- April SEPAC meeting: Tuesday, April 14th, 7:30pm (Zoom)
- Arlington SEPAC Event, May 12th: “Understanding Executive Functioning Across K–12: How It Shows Up and How to Support It”. Zoom link
- Dyslexia Conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, 4/24
- Youth Event (ages 14-19): “Beyond the Likes”
- Adaptive Sports Opportunities this Spring: Track and Field, Flag Football
- Event, 4/15: “Why OT Eligibility Varies from School to Private Settings”
- Event, 4/29: “When Screens Take Over: The Impact of Social Media & Screens on Tweens & Teens”
- Monthly Arlington SEPAC meeting, April 14th, 7:30pm, Zoom
