Mr. Dintino's weekly Update-2/2/26-2/6/26

Posted Date: 02/01/26 (06:00 PM)

Mr. Dintino's Weekly Update

February 2nd-6th 2026

PTA Book Fair

The PTA Book Fair will take place on Thursday and Friday, February 5th and 6th, during the school day. Please note that there will be no evening hours for family shopping. Families are welcome to join their child during their scheduled classroom shopping time throughout the school day. Kindly refer to the schedule below to find your child’s assigned time.

Here is a link to the family volunteer sign-up sheet from the Sandwich Elementary PTA: Here is a link from the Sandwich Elementary PTA for family volunteer sign-ups

PTA Volunteer Sign-up

Grade 1 Writing Celebration

On Friday, January 30th, first grade classrooms warmly welcomed families and friends for a celebration of student writing inspired by their ARC animal unit. Students selected an animal to research, learning about its habitat, diet, and unique characteristics. Using their research, students crafted informative pieces of writing and confidently shared their work aloud with family members, peers, and teachers—proudly showcasing both their growing writing skills and their knowledge as young animal experts.

Great Kindness Challenge

The Great Kindness Challenge will now kick off tomorrow, Monday, February 2, and all Kindness Week spirit days and school-based activities will begin that day.

Thank you to all the people who participated in the Community Kindness Tunnel last Friday, January 30. Students were joyfully welcomed to school by administrators/staff from Oak Ridge and SMHS, SPS Superintendent Dr. Maruszczak, and Town of Sandwich officials. This was an amazing opportunity to celebrate kindness together as a community.

A big thank you to Mrs. MacDonald, our physical education teacher, who has organized both the Oak Ridge and Forestdale Kindness Tunnels!

January REACH Awards/Courage and Cooperation

On Wednesday, January 28th, students in grades K–2 were proudly recognized during our REACH Award Ceremony. This month’s theme, Courage and Cooperation, highlighted students who consistently demonstrated bravery in trying new things and a strong commitment to working respectfully with others.

We are excited to celebrate our January 2026 K–2 REACH Award recipients for modeling these important character traits

Kindergarten REACH Award Winners

Gr. 1 REACH Award Winners

Gr. 2 REACH Award Winners

Kids Heart Challenge

Patriots Spirit Day/Friday

Well… this is it — the Big Game!

On Friday, February 6th, Forestdale will celebrate New England Patriots Spirit Day. We invite all students to go all out in their best Patriots gear or team colors—red, blue, white, and gray—as we come together to cheer on the Patriots. Let’s fill Forestdale with pride and send our school spirit all the way to Santa Clara, California, as we rally behind the Patriots on their journey to a Super Bowl victory!

Summer Scholars/July 2026

Summer Scholars Update

We’re excited to share that the Summer Scholars program will have a new location and updated schedule this summer! Summer Scholars will take place at Oak Ridge School from July 13–30, 2026, meeting Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Summer Scholars is an invitation-based program designed to provide targeted reading and math support. We’re looking forward to a fun, engaging summer of learning and will share more details soon!

Important Upcoming Dates

Friday, February 13th/Free Ice Cream Day...during lunch
Monday, February 20th-Friday 24th/February Break
Monday, February 23rd/Online Kindergarten registration opens for Fall of 2026
Tuesday, March 3rd/Author G PA Rhymes Visit
Wednesday, March 4th/Fall 2026 Kindergarten Information Night-5:00 pm