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Clare Sullivan

Good evening, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I would like to request that all fifth grade students bring their yearbook to school tomorrow. Thank you for your assistance.

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Kathy Kiewlicz

Hello, this is Greenlodge Principal Kathy Kiewlicz calling to remind you that tomorrow, Wednesday, June 22 is a half day of school due to staff professional development. Dismissal will be at noon. I also want to remind you that Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24 are both full days of school. Dismissal will be at the usual time - 3:00 o'clock. And finally, the last day of school for all of our students will be Monday, June 27 and dismissal that day will be at noon. Thank you and have a good evening.

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Debra Gately

This is Mrs. Kelly the middle school nurse with a few reminders for the summer. All 6th grade students must have documentation of the required immunizations for entrance to 7th grade. If you have not sent in this documentation please mail it or drop it off to the main office over the summer. Students in 7th grade must also have a physical during the 2011-2012 school year. Also any student who has medication in the nurse's office it will be sent home Thursday afternoon. If you do not want your child bringing home their medication please contact me to make arrangements to pick it up by Friday morning. This includes epipens,inhalers and any other medication stored in the clinic during the school year. Lastly if students entering 7th & 8th grade are interested in participating in fall sports at the middle school in September they must have updated physicals within 13 months from the date of the tryout this is according to the MIAA guidelines.
I hope you have a safe and healthy summer.

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Kathy Kiewlicz

Good evening. This is Principal Kathy Kiewlicz calling to remind you that the PTO will be publishing a 2011-2012 all-school student directory, school calendar, and town guide. This guide will have student name, parents name, telephone #, home address, and email addresses, as they appear in our student information system. You must submit a form to the PTO ONLY if you would like any of your child's information omitted or you would like a second address for your child. The forms were sent home in backpacks last week and are available at the school office for those who may need one. They will also be available within the next few days on the school website home page. Please fill in the form, sign it, and send it into the school office by Friday, June 24. If you have any questions, call Kim Roslonek at 781-320-0355. Thank you and good night.

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Jessica Hammond

Good evening families, this is Dr. Jessica Hammond, principal of the ECEC calling to let you know that in an effort to streamline the transportation for Wednesday's Reverse Half Day, Connolly Busses and the Dedham Public Schools have reorganized the arrival procedures for Wednesday only. Children riding the bus home from school on Wednesday will be transported to their regular bus stop. You may also opt to drive your child to school if that better fits your family schedule.
On Wednesday, the buses will begin to pick students up at 12:20. The stops will be as follows:

Avery (Bus # 2) Stop 1: Oakland and Veterans Way
Stop 2: Avery Elementary School
Stop 3: Curve and Bussey

Greenlodge (Bus # 4) Stop 1: Greenlodge Elementary
Stop 2: East and Winfield
Stop 3: Sprague and Azalea

Oakdale (Bus # 6) Stop 1: Elm and Orchard
Stop 2: Presidents Way and 1000 Rustcraft Road
Stop 3: Oakdale Elementary School

Riverdale (Bus # 7) Stop 1: Riverdale Elementary School
Stop 2: Bridge Street and Pam's Market
Stop 3: Ames and Fuller

Children riding the bus home from school on Wednesday will be transported to their regular bus stop.

If this presents a significant hardship for your family, please contact the school so that we may arrange for your child to be picked up at their regular bus stop.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation!

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Jessica Hammond

Good evening families, this is Dr. Jessica Hammond, Principal of the ECEC calling to remind you that on Monday, June 20 and Wednesday, June 22 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. Also, the last day of school for the ECEC is Thursday, June 23. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

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Debra Gately

Good Evening. This is Debbie Gately, Principal of Dedham Middle School calling with some end of the year reminders. A notice is being distributed to all students in homeroom on Thursday morning June 16 with detailed information regarding events for next week. Please ask your student for this notice when he/she comes home on Thursday afternoon. Also, for students entering grade 7 next year notices are being sent home with selected students on Thursday reminding parents to schedule appointments for immunizations. Students without the proper immunizations for grade 7 will not be allowed back in to school next year. Have a great evening!

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Holli Armstrong

Good evening Oakdale families. This is Holli Armstrong calling. As you know, tomorrow, June 14 is Flag Day. We were able to secure a trailor truck to be in the Flag Day parade to represent Oakdale School. We are looking for students who are interested in riding on the truck. There will be supervision by Oakale Staff during the entire parade route. If you are interested in having your child ride in the parade on the Oakdale float, please send in a note to school tomorrow indicating so. Students will need to be in Dedham Square by 5:40 dressed in festive Flag Day attire. The parade begins promptly at 6:00. In the case that the weather is inclement, the parade will be held on Wednesday evening. Also we will be having a Flag Day assembly tomorrow at school (rain or shine). We are encouraging everyone to wear their red, white, and blue to school! Thank you so much and have a wonderful evening!

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John Murray

Good Evening, This is John Murray Assistant Principal at Dedham High School. This message is for any student who will be taking an Advanced Placement course next year. There will be a brief tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 in the cafeteria to distribute books and summer assignments for all students taking an AP course next year. Please see Mr. Murray if you are unable to attend. Thank you.

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Holli Armstrong

Good evening 5th grade students and parents. This is principal Holli Armstrong calling with a few important announcements for 5th graders. As you know, tomorrow evening is the 5th Grade Talent Show. The show will begin at 6:00 pm. Students should report to the gym, ready to perform by 5:45 pm. There will be a full dress rehersal in school Monday afternoon. Please make sure that students bring all music, costumes and props to school on Monday. MC's should dress to impress for the show and back stage crew should wear comfortable light clothing. You should have received an invitation to the 5th grade dinner and cermony which will be held on Thursday, June 16 from 6:00-8:00. If you have not done so, please return your RSVP to school as soon as possible as we need to submit the number of people attending to the catering company. Please be reminded that this event is solely for 5th grade students and their parents and/or guardians. We hope that all of the 5th graders are able to make it to this wonderful event. Attire for this event is slightly dressier than what the students wear to school. Thank you very much and have a wonderful evening.

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Debra Gately

Good Evening. This is Ms. Gately,Principal of Dedham Middle School calling to let you know that information for the grade 8 promotion ceremony was sent home with all grade 8 students today. In case you don't get to see the flyer, please know that the ceremony is on June 24 and will start at 9:00 am in the gymnasium at the middle school. Please begin arriving anytime after 8:30 am. Also, there will be a student social in the cafeteria immediately following the ceremony and a family reception in the media center. If you intend on dismissing your student prior to the 11:35 am dismissal time on the 24, please send in a note with your student to the main office. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the main office.

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Clare Sullivan

Good afternoon, this is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I am calling to remind parents about the PTO meeting tonight at 7 p.m. The fifth grade parent meeting will be at 6 p.m. Fourth grade parents are invited to learn about the exciting events that will be planned for their students as they enter their final year at Avery. Tomorrow is the annual Avery PTO Family Cookout from 11:30-1:30. If you have not already done so, please send in your lunch preorders with your child in the morning. This will help things move more smoothly at lunch time. The cookout will be followed with the annual Literacy Celebration in the gymnasium. We hope you will be able to join us.

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Jessica Hammond

Good evening ECEC families, this is Dr. Jessica Hammond, Principal of the Curran Center calling to express my gratitude to you for your participation in the Kindergarten Curriculum Celebration and Sing Along. The kindergarten staff and myself are so very grateful to have had such an amazing year with so many wonderful families. Thank you!

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Joanne Mccormick

Good afternoon. This is Joanne McCormick, Director of Guidance. I am contacting you in the hopes that you can take a few minutes to help us improve DHS Guidance services. We have created a survey and ask that you go to the DHS webpage http://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/dhs/, click on the link Parent Survey for High School Guidance and answer the 10 quick questions. This will take less than 10 minutes total. Our goal is to advance our department's efforts to reach all students and families and your input would certainly be helpful. Thank you in advance. I wish you and your students all the best as we wind down the school year. Sincerely Joanne McCormick.

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Kathy Kiewlicz

Good evening Greenlodge families. This is Principal Kathy Kiewlicz calling to remind you that our Spring Concert will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, June 8 at 9:15 am and 1:15 pm. All of our children will be performing at BOTH concerts; grades 1, 2, and 3 will be in the audience at the morning performance and grades 4 and 5 will be in the audience at the afternoon performance. Please choose the performance time that best fits your schedule. We hope you can join us.

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Jessica Hammond

Good evening ECEC families, this is Dr. Jessica Hammond, Principal of the Curran Center calling to let you know that you may pick up the refrigerated items from the Joe Corbi PTO Fundraiser on Wednesday, June 8 between the hours of 2 and 4pm and 5 and 7 pm, and on Thursday, June 9 between the hours of 11 and 1pm. Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

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June Doe

Good evening Members of the Class of 2011, Parents, and Families,
This is Superintendent June Doe. As you know there is a ceremony planned for tomorrow evening at 7pm at the high school in order to recognize you as graduates and make a sincere attempt to honor you and your accomplishment as you deserve because the ceremony planned for you last Wednesday was a failure. I sincerely apologize to each of you because I failed to assure that the conclusion to your senior year was perfectly executed. I failed to make the right decision to cancel the plans for the Endicott event by noon. My gut instinct was to cancel because the forecast for Wednesday evening was rain. I accept full responsibility for not acting on my own instinct and failing to make the correct call. I am deeply sorry for failing you and your families, and for the resulting distress and incredible disappointment experienced by all. I have known most every member of this class since the sixth grade and I assure you that my work for the last seven years has been dedicated to providing the best educational experience for each of you so you would be well prepared as graduates of Dedham High School and be able to go on to to successful futures in your chosen paths. I have complete faith in each of you that you will be able to accomplish your personal goals. However, I personally am sick about my failure to guarantee a wonderful celebration for you because you are special, I am proud of you and proud of this Class and we wanted it to be a great evening for you and your families. Tomorrow evening is a humble effort to show you and your families that you are very important to us and deserve the recognition you did not receive. I hope you will let us honor you as graduates of the Class of 2011.

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John Murray

Good Evening Parents and Graduates of the Class of 2011. This is Assistant Principal John Murray with a reminder about the Special Graduation Ceremony tomorrow June 6th at 7pm in the DHS auditorium. We ask that all graduates meet in the gymnasium at 6:30 with their caps and gowns. Students do not have to bring their diplomas with them. We will then proceed with the full graduation ceremony.There will be a reception in the cafeteria after the ceremony. If you haven't had a chance to do so, please RSVP your intentions at 781-326-4773 or you can RSVP by email to jmurray@dedham.k12.ma.us. We hope to see you there!

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Clare Sullivan

Good evening,
This is Clare Sullivan, Principal of the Avery School. I am calling with a couple of messages. The bottle and can drive which was scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. Also, the Avery Reuse Committee and the Mother Brook Community Group are sponsoring a community meeting regarding the future use of the current Avery School when the students have been relocated to the new building. This will be held Monday, June 6th in the Avery gymnasium at 7 p.m.
Thank you.

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Jessica Hammond

Good afternoon ECEC families! You are Invited to the 2011 Kindergarten Curriculum Celebration on Wednesday, June 8th from 5:00 - 7:00pm in the Curran Center Gymnasium. The children will perform at 5:30. The kindergarteners are very excited about this evening and the opportunity to showcase themselves; we would love it if you are able to join us!

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Eleanor Rogers

Good evening. This is Eleanor Rogers, Library Media Specialist at Dedham High School. Dedham High School parents, teachers and students are invited to attend a workshop on Friday morning in the library. A technology trainer from Gale Publishing will be available at the High School Library in Room D305 from 7:30 until 1:00 in the afternoon. She will give a demonstration and training to parents, faculty and students about the new eBooks and databases which are newly available for home use for students and their families.

Please call the library and speak with me at 781 326 4773 x1135 or email me at erogers@dedham.k12.ma.us for more details.

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June Doe

Good afternoon parents, this is Supt. June Doe with a follow-up message to this early morning's announcement that we will hold a graduation ceremony on Monday evening, June 6th, at 7pm in the high school auditorium. A reception for graduates and their guests will follow the ceremony. All the ceremonial details that had been planned for last night at the Endicott Estate will be replicated. Please encourage your son or daughter to participate Monday evening. On behalf of High School Administrators John Murray, James Forrest, and myself please accept our most sincere apologies for the extreme weather conditions that prevented the delivery of the complete graduation program as planned. Please be assured we are committed to make every effort to make Monday evening's ceremony a special occasion for our graduates.

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June Doe

Good morning Parents of the Class of 2011, this is Supt. June Doe announcing that we will re-do the graduation ceremony on Monday evening at 7pm here in the auditorium. There will be a reception for our seniors and their guests following the ceremony. All the ceremonial details that had been planned for graduation last evening will be replicated. Please urge your son or daughter to participate in this ceremony as we are making every effort to assure that Monday evening will be a special occasion for each graduate.

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John Murray

Good Morning,

This is John Murray from Dedham High School. We would like to inform all of the graduates and their families that we will be hosting a Special Graduation Ceremony on Monday evening, June 6th at 7p.m. in the Dedham High School auditorium. We would like all of the graduates to come to the gymnasium at 6:30 wearing their caps and gowns and we will proceed with the full graduation ceremony. Please call us at 781-326-4773 to let us know if you are able to attend.
Thank you!

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James Forrest

Good Evening, This is James Forrest, Assistant Principal at Dedham High School. This is a reminder that Thursday June 2 is a delayed opening at Dedham High School due to the Biology MCAS. All Sophomores and any other student who is currently taking Biology need to report to school at 7:30 a.m. All other students are to report to school at 10:15.

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