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DUNNING NOTES FROM the OFFICE

Monday November 11th

DUNNING NOTESFROM the OFFICEMonday November 11th

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Greetings Dunning Community,

I hope you had a wonderful and restful long weekend! As we return to school, we want to extend a special thank you to all the veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice in honor of Veterans Day. We are reminded of the importance of gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy and the heroes who make them possible.


Last week, all students spoke about GRATITUDE, our new character trait of the month. They also particpated in our first No Place For Hate lesson around our identities. Students spoke about their own identities and the importance of their names.


Reminders:

1. Early Release THURSDAY 11/14: Staff Professional Development

2. See updates below about our November STEAM Challenge!

3. Take a look at our new "Staff Recognition" Form below :)


Looking ahead, we’re excited to continue our learning journey together. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to a great week ahead!


Warm regards,


Kathie and Kate


Kathie Lasky, Principal klasky@framingham.k12.ma.us

Kate O'Leary, Assistant Principal koleary52@framingham.k12.ma.us

Dates to Remember

November

Monday, 11th

  • No School: Veterans Day

Thursday, 14th

  • Early Release PD Day (Building Based)

Wednesday, 27th- Friday 29th

  • No School
  • Thursday & Friday-Thanksgiving Recess

We Are Thankful for.... Our Staff!

This month, we want to recognize our staff members and send messages of appreciation and we need your help! Fill out this Google Form about any of our staff members from your family or your child and we will deliver a certificate to them with your message on it! Feel free to fill it out as many times as you need.

Character Theme of the Month

Books to Read

Conversation Starters

  • Who are the people in your life that you are thankful for?

  • How can we say thank you/show gratitude to someone in our community?

  • During the school day, when are there opportunities to say“thank you”?

Resources & Activities

Dunning Cardboard Challenge 2024

November STEAM Challenge: Can you create a tiny community structure using recyclable materials?


Past, Present and Future Architecture: Students will use their imagination and creativity to design a tiny community structure (For example:a house, a farm, a library, a wetu, a firestation, a school, a moon colony, etc.). The challenge is inspired by the short film,”Caine’s Arcade” about a child who used the resources around him to build something amazing. Look for the links to the films in the Notes From the Office.


Students will be working within their classrooms to design their inventions from cardboard, recycled materials and their imaginations. All students will create a planning sheet with a list of their needed materials and bring it home.


We need your help! Each child should bring ONE paper shopping bag filled with the materials to build their own planned invention. Preference is for materials that are being reused for this purpose, not bought. Bags of materials are due on Friday, November 22nd. All materials must fit within the bag and bags may not be brought in before Friday, November 22nd. All classes will build and share their creations the following week.


For more information about our NOVEMBER STEAM CHALLENGE click the links below!

English

Spanish

Portuguese

Care & Share

For the month of November, we are collecting CEREAL to go to A Place To Turn food pantry in Natick. The two classrooms that collect the most food items for the pantry will earn extra recess!

Note from the Main Office:

Hello Parents and Caregivers,


If your child is absent from school or you have a change in dismissal, please contact your child's teacher AND both of our office staff Beth Last (elast@framingham.k12.ma.us) and Crystiane Azevedo (cazevedo@framingham.k12.ma.us). Sending notes to all three is important if we have staff out unexpectedly to ensure all information is updated before attendance calls are made. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.


Looking forward to our continued work together,


Beth Last and Crystiane Azevedo

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

Morning Arrival

(Please read thoroughly)

Students Arriving by Bus:

Buses will pull into the horseshoe driveway and drop off at the front entrance of the school. There will be many adults stationed outside for morning duty to welcome students and help get them safely into the building. Kindergarten staff will help students move into the classrooms safely and classroom aides will help the children access breakfast in the cafeteria.


Students Arriving by Car:

For parent drop off, parents should park and walk their children to the building.

● Main Entrance: (Parents can park either on Frost Street or in the main parking lot as you pull into the horseshoe. Please DO NOT park along the horseshoe driveway)

● Kindergarten Door: Kindergarten students and siblings can enter at this door

● Rear Door (Eastside) near pathway coming from Walsh parking lot

● Rear Door (Westside) near Cornell Street entrance. Cornell Street can be used as a rolling dropoff point, please be respectful to neighbors and do not park and leave your car on the residential street.


There are three options for parking:

● Frost Street

● Walsh parking lot

● Dunning main front parking lot. Please note that parking in the Dunning front parking lot will take longer as the first priority will be to allow for buses and vans to drop students off. Staff will be stationed outside of this parking lot to direct traffic during this time.


Parking Restrictions and Safety

For the safety of our students and staff members, there is no parking, stopping, or dropping off along the horseshoe. As buses drop students to multiple schools in the morning and afternoon, it is important that they have clear access when dropping students off or picking them up.

When buses are stopped and have their stop sign up, there is NO passing at all. When vans are stopped on the horse shoe with their lights flashing, there is NO passing at all. Please follow the direction of staff that will be present during dropoff and pickup.


During the hours of 8:45 AM-9:30 AM and 3:15 PM-4:00 PM the parking lots adjacent to the building (East Wing Kindergarten Lot and West Wing Front Parking Lots) are CLOSED to all cars.


Students who are walking to school without a parent:

Walkers without parents should enter the building in one of the arrival doors (Cornell, Walsh, Main Entrance).

*NEW* Blue Zone (Approved Permitted Drop Off/Pick Up Lane):

If your student requires an alternative drop off plan, please reach out to our Office Manager, Beth Last: elast@framingham.k12.ma.us


Those families approved of a Blue Zone Pass will be permitted to pull through the horseshoe with the vans and buses to live drop off in front of the school. The Blue Zone Pass must be visible for staff to see each day.

Afternoon Dismissal

(Please read thoroughly)

For students going home by bus or van:

At dismissal time, students riding a bus or van will be called to line up at their designated bus/van location. Once lined up, students will be lined up while they await their bus to be called for loading. Each bus location will have staff members to take attendance of students riding the bus on that day and escort them to the bus.


For students who will be Parent Pick Up or Walking home:

There will be four dismissal locations for walkers or parent pick ups. At 3:30, we will begin calling students by their dismissal location one at a time. Parents should meet their child at that location at 3:30. Once students have been picked up, we ask that you leave school property promptly to keep the flow of dismissal moving quickly. Please note that all playground areas are closed until 5:30 PM daily as our after school program Explorers is using the playground areas.


  • Kindergarten (Door #15) - Kindergarten and siblings Parent Pick Up
  • East Rear Door (Eastside Door #14) - Parents can park on Frost or in the front parking lot.
  • Walsh Door (Eastside Door #12) - Back east wing door (room 18) parents can park in the Walsh parking lot. There will be a staff member on duty to release students to parents or escort walkers to the walking path to Walsh.
  • Cornell Door(Westside Door# 7) - Back west wing door (room 33) parents can live park (stay in your vehicle) at Cornell cul-de-sac and your student can meet you. There will be a staff member on duty to release students.

*NEW* Blue Zone (Approved Permitted Drop Off/Pick Up Lane):

If your student requires an alternative pick up plan, please reach out to our Office Manager, Beth Last: elast@framingham.k12.ma.us


Those families approved of a Blue Zone Pass will be permitted to pull through the horseshoe with the vans and buses to live pick up in front of the school. The Blue Zone Pass must be visible for staff to see each day.

Early Dismissal:

If you need to dismiss your child early from school, when possible, please follow the below procedure:

  1. Send a note, call (508) 626-9155 and/or email the main office and your child’s teacher.

    1. Beth Last, Office Manager: elast@framingham.k12.ma.us

    2. Crystiane Azevedo, Assistant Office Manager: cazevedo@framingham.k12.ma.us

  2. Upon arrival, please ring the doorbell at the main entrance. Ms. Last and Ms. Azevedo will notify the homeroom teacher and your child will meet you at the door.

Change Dismissal Plan Form

Please use this form to communicate with the school any change in your child’s regular dismissal plan. This completed form should be sent to your child’s classroom teacher the day of the change.

Photo and Video Opt-Out

The Framingham Public School District uses images and/or videos (‘media’) of students and student work to showcase educational activities and programs (including before and after school and vacation programs), as well as to inform the community of the Framingham Public Schools experience. Photographs, videos, and/or the name of your child may be included in publications (print or digital), news releases, and on District maintained websites or social media accounts.

If you DO NOT give Framingham Public Schools permission to use your child’s name, image, or school work in any public display or presentation, please complete the digital Google Form (Photo / Video Opt-Out | Exclusión de foto/video | Formulário de Exclusão de Mídia (Foto/Vídeo) or print, sign, and return the form(s) listed below to the appropriate place based on your school(s).


Printed Forms



Printed forms can be returned to the:

  • School Office
  • Homeroom for elementary students

Please note that FPS does not control the disclosure or use of photographs or video taken by participants at events that are open to parents, community members, and/or the news media. Additionally, this form does not apply to students participating in public events, like academic competitions, performances and athletic events. Student photos and names from these events may be published by news media.

Upon receipt of this signed opt-out form, school staff will document your child’s status (Media Opt-Out) in the X2 Student Information System for the current school year.

School Hours

School Hours

School Hours 9:15am - 3:30pm

Students are welcome to begin arriving at school at 9:00 am, when teachers will be present to greet them.

Early Release Days

Early Release Days

  • Students are dismissed at 1:05pm.
  • Lunch IS served.
  • If your child rides the bus, you can expect them to arrive at their stop approximately two and a half hours earlier than normal.
  • Early Release Thursdays: 9/19/24, 10/10/24, 11/14/24, 12/12/24, 1/23/25, 1/30/25, 2/6/25, 3/13/25, 4/10/25, 5/15/25, 5/22/25, 5/29/25
Half Days

Half Days

  • Students are dismissed at 12:30pm.
  • Lunch IS NOT served.
  • If your child rides the bus, you can expect them to arrive at their stop three hours earlier than normal.
  • Half Day: The last day of school.

Lunch Menus

Click HERE to access lunch menus

Bus Info

Click HERE to access information regarding transportation.

District Calendars 2024-2025

Weekly Food Resource Guide
To better manage the food demand, Framingham's Emergency Food Line's coordinators have developed a weekly guide about residents' food availability. View this week's guide in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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