We hope you had a great week!  Thank you to all of our families who turned out for our Fall Walk to School Event.  We had so many families participate and we received some great feedback about the walk taking place on the SNETT trail.  We look forward to doing this again in the spring.  

School attendance is critical fro student academic and social success.  We monitor student attendance throughout the school year and send letters to families when student attendance trends towards 10% of days absent in a given period of time. Our efforts are meant to inform families and to reduce the risk of chronic absenteeism.  Chronic absenteeism is defined as any student missing 10% or more school days within a school year.  

During the 25/26 school year, 43% of BPS students were at risk for chronic absenteeism, and were chronically absent.  This year, we have a districtwide goal for all of our students to be at school 95% of days or more.  Here is our standing after 31 days of school so far at DiPietro:

Overall, 72% of students in our district are meeting their goals.  We are here to support and work with families in meeting this goal. Let’s keep up the good work  in supporting our students to ensure regular school attendance!

We want to let all families know that we will be having a lockdown drill in the coming weeks.  The drill will take approximately 20 minutes.  Teachers will be preparing students for the drill in a way that is similar to how we prepare for other safety drills.  All families will receive an email notification the day before the drill and a communication once the drill has taken place.  We conducted a lockdown drill last year and all went smoothly. Please reach out if you have any questions.  

Please don't forget-our DiPietro Fun Run will take place next Friday, October 23rd. We will follow this schedule: Fun Run.

Here are some helpful tips to support families with reading at home.  Please check out this link for students in prek-3.  You can also check out the Bellingham Public Library.  They have so many terrific programs and you can sign up for a library card on line! 

Families, even though many of us love pets, we want to remind you to keep them at home or in your cars during morning arrival and afternoon pickup.  Some of our students are afraid of dogs while others have allergies. In addition, the movement of lots of students and adults can create an unpredictable and stressful environment for your pets.  Thank you for your help with this. 

We are so excited to partner with all of you once again this year. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

English learner and former English learner parents: You and your family are invited to our first ELPAC meeting!  On Tuesday, October 20 from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Bellingham Public Library, we will be sharing updates about our English learner program and students and planning our work for the remainder of the school year.  

Translation and interpretation are available.

New multilingual story time provided for children!

Light refreshments provided.

Please respond to this google form if you can attend this meeting:  https://forms.gle/dA4uyW4HR9LiKwvD8 

Our DiPietro students are working really hard to earn PAWS.  These students are hard workers, flexible thinkers and kind friends.  They embody all that PAWS stands for:

P-positive attitude

A-act responsibly

W-working hard

S-staying safe

Keep up the good work my friends! You are excellent role models!

Mrs. Barros, our School Nurse, recently partnered with  her school nursing intern, Ari, and our Food Service Director, Liz Bell, to share some ideas about healthy eating and making good food choices.  Students learned about food groups and the importance of different macronutrients.  

In addition, Mrs. Goodwin, a proud DiPietro parent and Dental Hygienist from Chestnut Dental visited our school. She did a fabulous job! All students received a Dental goodie bag with hygiene products to go home. 

We tried a new presentation format since these presentations were only about 20 minutes each--Mrs. Barros and presenters met with our Kindergarten and First Grade students in the cafeteria, while grade 2 and 3 students watched a live stream from their classrooms.  

Checkout the photos below! 

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!  Please use this link for more information  about the book fair including how to set up an e wallet for easy shopping!  We look forward to seeing you on family night 11/4! 

Hello Families and Community,

We are happy to announce 4 new and upcoming Fall programs for you!  

Please see the flyers below and call the office to register, 508-277-4981.  

Please see the attached flyers linked in each section for detailed information:

Questions? Call our office at 508-277-4981 or email us at familynetwork@milfordma.com.

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