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Good evening parents, this is Superintendent June Doe calling to announce that all Dedham schools are cancelled for tomorrow, Thursday. The snow forecast for tonight into the morning hours again raises safety concerns that the schools' driveways, parking lots and neighborhood sidewalks around the schools will not be ready for school to open. This unusual pattern of snowstorms has placed a considerable burden on the the DPW as to the management of snow removal. We consult with them throughout these storms and once again the safety concerns for our students riding on school busses and our walking students necessitates a cancellation. Again, I appreciate your patience and understanding.

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Good afternoon parents, this is Jessica Hammond, Principal of the Curran Early Childhood Education Center calling with an important announcement. If school is cancelled due to the impending storm on Thursday, January 27, the preschool parent teacher conferences will be made up on Thursday, February 3. The conference times will remain the same. If there is no school on Thursday the 27, there will be no preschool on Thursday, February 3. If you are unavailable on February 3 please contact your child's teacher to reschedule. If there is a one or two hour delay, the conferences that are scheduled during those one or two hours will be rescheduled at the convenience of the parent and teacher. If the snow does not impact the school day, the preschool schedule and conference times will remain the same for January 27. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you and I appreciate your understanding; unfortunately, we have no control over the weather.

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Good evening, this is Superintendent June Doe with an important reminder that the 2011 Winter/Sring session of the Dedham Public Schools' evening courses will begin next Monday, January 31, at Dedham Middle School. Twenty-four courses offerings cover arts and crafts, dance and exercise, financial planning, languages, literature, performing arts, special education and technology. Please access the Dedham Public Schools website to obtain the course catalog and registration form and to use the online payment feature. The deadline for course registration is this Friday, January 28. Our wide selection of evening courses have proven to be very popular and we look forward to having you join us. Thank you and have a good evening. 

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Good evening Oakdale Families, this is principal Holli Armstrong calling with a few important announcements. The winter after school enrichment program will begin on Monday, January 31. If your child enrolled in a class that is not running, you should have received a letter home. If you did not receive a letter, your child should plan on attending the enrichment course they signed up for on the designated day. The 5th grade Wednesday afternoon course Stategies for Success will not be meeting tomorrow, January 26. Finally, the staff soup luncheon which was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to Monday, January 31. We are still looking for 2nd and 3rd grade parents to make soup for the luncheon. If you are willing to send in a soup, please contact Kim Lynch at 781-329-4273. Thank you so much and have a wonderful evening. 

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Good evening Greenlodge parents. This is Principal Kathy Kiewlicz calling to remind you about our PTO meeting to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, January 25 at 7:00 PM in the school library. All parents who attend will receive a homework pass for their child. We hope you can join us. I also would like to remind you about our Parent Math Curriculum Night which will be held on Thursday evening from 6:30-8:00 PM in the gym. Please return your response slips as soon as possible so that we can prepare the necessary materials. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about our Everyday Math program, and see how games carry key concepts through the grade levels. You will have the chance to learn and take some games home with you to play with your child. We hope to see you Thursday at this informative event. Thank you and have a good night. 

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Good evening. This is Mr. Santamaria. With the cancellation of school last Friday, period 7 mid-year exams as well as make-up exams will take place tomorrow. Tuesday we will resume classes on a day 3 schedule. Thank you. 

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Good Afternoon ECEC families, this is Principal Jessica Hammond calling to let you know that the Toe Jam Puppet Band Performance hosted by the PTO is cancelled for tomorrow, Saturday January, 22 at 11:00 a.m. as one of the band members is sick. The performace will be rescheduled and as soon as we have the date and time, I will send out another message. The PTO and myself sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that this may cause you, the PTO is working to ensure that the performance will be held at a date in the very near future. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I hope you all enjoy the weekend. 

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Good evening parents, this is Supt. June Doe, calling to announce we have cancelled school tomorrow in Dedham. Unfortunately the evening forecast indicates heavy snow for the early part of the day tomorrow as our students are arriving and departing at dismissal. We are making this call early once again to alert those many famlies who need to make child care arrangements. Thank you for your understanding. 

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Good Evening ECEC families, this is Principal Jessica Hammond calling to remind you that the PTO is hosting the Toe Jam Puppet Band at the ECEC on Saturday the 22 at 11:00 a.m. The cost is $5.00 per person and children 1 and under are free. You may return the purple order form to school with your child or you are welcome to pay at the door. Limited seats are available, please enter through the Child Care Entrance. This event is also open to the public. 

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Good evening, this is Jessica Hammond, Principal of the ECEC calling to remind families that the Information Night for Incoming Kindergarteners will be held tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm in the ECEC gymnasium. This is a great opportunity to find out more information about our Kindergarten Program. Kindergarten teachers along with our school nurse, Mrs. Moy will be available to answer any questions you may have about our program. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening! 

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Good Evening. This is Ms. Gately, Principal of Dedham Middle School calling to inform you that the yearbook sale has been extended to Friday, January 28 due to the recent snow days. You may order a yearbook using the form provided in homeroom or the main office or you may access the online ordering link by going to the DMS homepage. Yearbooks are $20.00 and include portraits and candid pictures of students in all grade levels and activities. Please contact Mrs. Tracey at the middle school if you have any questions. 

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Good evening, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. The Avery P.T.O. would like to remind parents that the Joe Corbi's fundraiser materials are due tomorrow, Wednesday January 19. Orders must be submitted on time to ensure delivery for Super Bowl Sunday.Thank you for your participation. 

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Good Morning, I assume that you received the Connect Ed Message last night from the Superintendent, however I wanted to make sure. We have no school today. because the sidewalks aren't clear. Depending upon the street clearing tomorrow, we will use the kickball field to park if necessary. See you tomorrow. 

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Good evening parents. This is Supt. June Doe with an announcement that schools are closed tomorrow in Dedham. Due to the conditions in the aftermath of the storm, sidewalks are not cleared thus in the interest of safety we will remain closed. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

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Good Evening. This is Ms. Gately Principal of Dedham Middle School calling to inform you that there will be no school on Thursday, January 13 due to the weather. I apologize for the lateness of the hour. School will resume on Friday, January 14. 

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Good evening ECEC families, this is Principal Jessica Hammond calling to remind you that on Thursday, January 13 the ECEC will have a reverse half day. There will be NO AM Preschool or Kindergarten. Afternoon preschool and kindergarten students will attend at the regular times. Students in full day kindergarten will attend from 12:30-3:00. If your child takes the bus please be at the bus stop at 12:00 and note that you may need to wait for the buses. They will pick up for the kindergarten after bringing home the elementary school students. 

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Good afternoon Parents, This is Superintendent June Doe with an announcement that there will be no school tomorrow, Wednesday, due to the weather forecast for heavy snow tomorrow. No school for all Dedham Public Schools. Based on the current reports from the National Weather Bureau, this early notification is being made in the interests of our students' safety and to assist our parents in making their arrangments for tomorrow.  

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Good afternoon, this is principal Holli Armstrong calling to inform you that the PTO meeting scheduled for this evening Tuesday, January 11th at Endicott Estate has been cancelled. There will be no school tomorrow, January 12th due to the impending snow storm. Also, Thursday, January 13th is an early release day for students. Dismissal is at 12:00 noon. Lunch will not be served. Finally, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we will be having a spirit day called Hero Day on Friday, January 14th . Students are encouraged to dress up as their hero. Classes will be doing various activities celebrating heros. A note regarding this went home today. There will be no school on Monday, January 17 in observance of MLK Jr. day. Thank you and have a wonderful evening. 

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Good evening, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I would like to remind parents that the Grade 5 parent meeting will be held tomorrow night, Tuesday January 11th at 6:30 p.m. and the PTO meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m.
We hope to see you there! 

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Good evening, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I am calling to inform you that the grade 5 bottle and can drive originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed due to the weather forecast. The next bottle and can drive will be on Saturday, February 12. Have a nice weekend! 

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Hello. This is Ms. Gately, Principal of Dedham Middle School calling to inform you that the girls basketball game scheduled against Medfield at 4:30 pm has been cancelled. We were only informed a short time ago that Medfield was unable to field a girls team. The Boys game scheduled for 3:30 pm is still on and if you plan on picking your student up at the school after the game you can do so by 4:15 pm. Please call the school at 781-326-6900 if you have any questions. 

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Good evening, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I am calling to inform you that the P.T.O. meeting and grade 5 parent meeting scheduled for tonight have been postponed until next Tuesday, January 11th. The grade 5 parent meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The P.T.O. meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m. We hope you will be able to join us next week and are sorry for any inconvenience the rescheduling may have caused you. Thank you. 

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Good evening, this is Kathy Gaudreau, Director of Special Education, for the Dedham Public Schools. I would like to remind you about the workshop this Thursday, January 6 at 6:45 p.m. at Endicott Estate. Joanne Heffernan, a speech and language pathologist and augmentative communication consultant, will present Using PowerPoint to make Social Stories, Spoken Books & more. The presentation will demonstrate the setup of visual PowerPoint slides and incorporates the use of an audio component. This promises to be an informative and useful presentation. I look forward to seeing you there. Have a pleasant evening. 

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