Friday, January 5th

Grade Three, Wampanoag Visit

Monday, January 8th

Townwide PTO Meeting at Dunning,

7:00 – 9:00 pm

Monday, January 15th

No School Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, January 17th

Kindergarten Expo, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

(Fuller Middle School)

Friday, January 19th

Family Movie Night, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

(flyer attached)

Friday, January 26th

Progress Reports Go Home

Wednesday, January 31st

Grade Four Immigration Day

Wednesday, February 7th

Global Child Spanish Classes begin

(flyer attached)

Saturday, February 1oth

Sweetheart Dance, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

(flyer attached)

Friday, February 16th

No School – Professional Development

Monday, Februry 19th

No School – President’s Day

Friday, January 19th

Family Movie Night, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Tuesday, February 20th

– Friday, February 23rd

No School – Winter Recess

Please don't forget to sign up to bring something!

Notes From the Office

Responsible, Respectful, Ready to Learn January 3, 2108

Website: www.framingham.k12.ma.us/dunning.cfm

FaceBook (PTO Page): www.facebook.com/groups/228212977304928/?ref=bookmarks

Twitter: @FPSDunning (https://twitter.com/fpsdunning)

Charlotte A. Dunning Elementary School

We believe that outdoor recess is an important part of our

students’ days. We will have outdoor recess on most days,

however there may be days when the students go out for

an abbreviated time. If the weather is deemed too cold,

students will have an indoor recess. Please make sure

your children are dressed appropriately for these cold

days, including hats, boots, snow pants, warm jackets

and gloves or mittens. It is helpful to label all coats,

gloves, hats, scarves, etc., as these items frequently get

lost. Also, please check out the Lost and Found for

missing items.

MCAS SCHEDULE

SPRING 2018

Day Test Date Grade Subject/Session

Monday 4/2 3 ELA Session 1

Tuesday 4/3 3 ELA Session 2

Wednesday 4/4 4 ELA Session 1

Thursday 4/5 4 ELA Session 2

Friday 4/6 MAKE-UPS

Monday 4/9 5 ELA Session 1

Tuesday 4/10 5 ELA Session 2

Wednesday 4/11 MAKE-UPS

Thursday 4/12 MAKE-UPS

Friday 4/13 NO SCHOOL

Monday - Friday 4/16 - 4/20 SPRING BREAK

Monday - Friday 4/23 - 4/27 NO TESTING

Monday - Friday 4/30 - 5/4 NO TESTING

Monday 5/7 NO TESTING

Tuesday 5/8 5 MATH Session 1

Wednesday 5/9 5 MATH Session 2

Thursday 5/10 EARLY RELEASE

Friday 5/11 MAKE-UPS

Monday 5/14 3 MATH Session 1

Tuesday 5/15 3 MATH Session 2

Wednesday 5/16 4 MATH Session 1

Thursday 5/17 EARLY RELEASE

Friday 5/18 4 MATH Session 2

Monday 5/21 MAKE-UPS

Tuesday 5/22 5 STE Session 1

Wednesday 5/23 5 STE Session 2

Thursday 5/24 MAKE-UPS

Friday 5/25 MAKE-UPS

While it may be hard to believe, spring IS just

around the corner, and with spring comes

MCAS testing.

Testing will begin Monday, April 2nd

. We will

be testing each morning on the testing days. It

is important for all students to be in

attendance and ON TIME.

As always, thank you for your involvement and

support in your child’s education and growth.

CLUBS

Notices went home in backpacks today. There

was an overwhelming response resulting in

some students not getting into specific

clubs. There will be another round of clubs in

the spring and students who did not get into a

club will have first priority.

Included in this newsletter is a list of of

donations that would be greatly appreciated by

the volunteers running the clubs.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE

AND UNDERSTANDING!!

Hello Dunning Community!

As we about to begin the Before and After School Clubs at Dunning Elementary, we are

looking for donations to help run the clubs. Below are a list of donations that would be greatly

appreciated by the volunteers running the clubs:

Kickball

Sports balls/equipment (soccer, lacrosse, etc.)

Beads

Gimp (the flat kind)

Any extra jewlery materials

String for beads (stretchy beads)

Friendship bracelet string

Pencils

Crayons/markers/color pencils

Masking tape

Pompoms

Newspapers

Plastic Spoons

Paper cups

Elastic bands

Fabric

Yarn

Popsicle sticks

Plastic sewing needles

Plastic knitting needles

Scissor

Cardboard

Zippers

1 inch headbands

Baking equipment (i.e. Measuring cups, mesuring spoons, whisk, etc.)

YOU'RE INVITED: Senator Spilka's MetroWest Kids exSEL Forum

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hayden Lodge

Warren Conference Center

529 Chestnut Street, Ashland

CLICK HERE TO RSVP!

Please join Senator Karen Spilka on January 9, 2018 for a conversation with

the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy about exSEL: Excellence

through Social-Emotional Learning, a network bringing together school districts across

Massachusetts to design and implement policies and practices that promote social-

emotional learning (SEL).

The project is led by the exSEL Coalition, whose members include the Massachusetts

Association of School Committees, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents,

Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives and Massachusetts School

Administrators Association. The exSEL Coalition's non-profit partners, the Rennie Center

and Teachers 21, provide expertise, support and training for the network.

Click here to RSVP!

If you have questions about this event or Senator Spilka's MetroWest Kids Initiative,

please contact Puja Mehta.

Office of State Senator Karen E. Spilka Room 212, State House

Boston, Massachusetts 02133 Phone: (617) 722-1640 - Fax: (617) 722-1077