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Friday, September 16, 2011
In the News - 9/11, Cultural Council, Women's Club
Students pay homage to 9/11 in Franklin
Franklin Cultural Council seeking applications
St. Mary’s Catholic Women’s Club season begins
Friday, March 4, 2011
"I hope that you welcome them"
The hourlong assembly was organized by the school's Best Buddies chapter, which seeks to develop friendships between students with developmental disabilities and their peers.
Friends of Best Buddies Franklin, a nonprofit organization that supports the program at several schools, provided a $1,100 grant to bring the Maiers to Annie Sullivan.
The Maiers perform at schools throughout the country in the hopes of increasing awareness of people with disabilities, growing friendships between disabled students and others and demonstrating that someone with a disability can achieve remarkable feats.
"I think it's just a gift from God," Maier said, adding there's no scientific explanation for her daughter's musical ability. "And we want to share that gift and inspire people around the world."
Read more: Blind, autistic pianist Brittany Maier impresses Franklin students The Milford Daily News
Related post:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-news-brittany-maier-zoning-workshop.html
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In the News - Brittany Maier, zoning workshop
Playing it by ear
from The Milford Daily News News RSSFranklin to hold workshop on downtown zoning
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Live reporting - Best Buddies 'Don't Use the R Word'
1. Casey Lazarek, Lindsey Baryluk, Lauren Altobelli, Gabby Kane, Nathalie Loreiro, Maggie Streeter, Alex Wolfe and Marta Versprille. Ashley Monterotti is unable to attend.
The presentation used for this meeting:
The presentation is a collection of photos and comments expressing what the Best Buddies and ASMS teachers feel about the "R" word. Quite moving!
Not all the teachers had time to provide a response, during the summer the project will continue to build up what has started. The presentation will be used for the 6th grade orientation in September.
The power of words, civility can make a difference!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
"it's a wonderful community event"
The basketball game last year drew 1,200 people and raised $6,000 to fund field trips and cultural programs for students of the school.
"We're killing two birds with one stone," said Parent Communication Council Treasurer Erin Long. "Families get to go out for a great night, and we raise money for field trips."
Long, who is again organizing the event with former treasurer Karen Ayotte for the second year in a row, said the Harlem Wizards - a basketball show-team similar to the Globetrotters - will take on a group of students, teachers and community members at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School.
Sullivan Principal Beth Wittcoff said four students from each grade, five teachers, three alumni, Principal Paul Peri from Remington Middle School and School Committee Chairman Jeffrey Roy will comprise the Sullivan Rockets.
Franklin students to battle Harlem Wizards
from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley/Daily News staffFranklin, MA
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Harlem Wizards return to Franklin!
From Franklin Matters |
Did you miss their visit last year?
Don't miss it this year!
Date: Friday, March 19th, 2010, 7:00 PM
Doors Open 6:00, Game Time 7:00
Location: Tri-County Regional High School
147 Pond St, Franklin MA
Tickets: Click here to print ticket order form
Contacts: ayotte_k@verizon.net or erinclong@comcast.net
Sponsored By: Annie Sullivan Middle School PCC
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Harlem Wizards return to Franklin!
From Franklin Matters |
Did you miss their visit last year?
Don't miss it this year!
Date: Friday, March 19th, 2010, 7:00 PM
Doors Open 6:00, Game Time 7:00
Location: Tri-County Regional High School
147 Pond St, Franklin MA
Tickets: Click here to print ticket order form
Contacts: ayotte_k@verizon.net or erinclong@comcast.net
Sponsored By: Annie Sullivan Middle School PCC
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Harlem Wizards return to Franklin!
From Franklin Matters |
Did you miss their visit last year?
Don't miss it this year!
Date: Friday, March 19th, 2010, 7:00 PM
Doors Open 6:00, Game Time 7:00
Location: Tri-County Regional High School
147 Pond St, Franklin MA
Tickets: Click here to print ticket order form
Contacts: ayotte_k@verizon.net or erinclong@comcast.net
Sponsored By: Annie Sullivan Middle School PCC
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Harlem Wizards return to Franklin!
From Franklin Matters |
Did you miss their visit last year?
Don't miss it this year!
Date: Friday, March 19th, 2010, 7:00 PM
Doors Open 6:00, Game Time 7:00
Location: Tri-County Regional High School
147 Pond St, Franklin MA
Tickets: Click here to print ticket order form
Contacts: ayotte_k@verizon.net or erinclong@comcast.net
Sponsored By: Annie Sullivan Middle School PCC
Saturday, November 14, 2009
In the News - Team Hoyt visits Annie Sullivan
Hoyts inspire Franklin students
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Live reporting - ASMS Book Recycling Program
ASMS Book Bins
Memo with proposal:
REQUEST OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROVAL FOR KEEPING BOOKS RECYCLING DONATION BOX ON ASMS SCHOOL GROUNDS.
We, the Parent Communication Council (PCC) of Annie Sullivan Middle School, are seeking approval to retain the “Big Hearted Books”- (BHB) (http://bigheartedbooks.com ) bookdrop which is currently located at the edge of the lower parking lot. “Big Hearted Books” was formerly known as Community Book Drop until their merger this past summer. ASMS PCC has been selective in our choice of fundraisers, in our effort to balance the need for funds to enrich each student’s experience at ASMS, with the demands that each fundraiser would place on individuals and families. We have also tried to seek fundraising opportunities that would encourage students to “think GREEN” as a way to be accountable to their community in which they live. The ASMS PCC would hope that the School Committee will consider the benefits of keeping this book donation box at ASMS, and that if there are specific concerns about its location, that we will be able to find a way to resolve them while still keeping this great resource available for ASMS families.
WHY A BOOKDROP?
In the past we have collected print cartridges and cell phones, which had required a lot of time from parent volunteers to return mail items, and profited the PCC anywhere from $150-400 a year. The book drop requires no effort on behalf of a parent volunteer and pays an average of $100 or more per month, which will add up to over $1200 per year. Profit to the PCC is only one of the benefits however, as BHB is also willing to take requests for book titles and authors that would help to enlarge the private in-classroom libraries of the teachers. If any of those items are found at their main sorting center, BHB is willing to donate them to ASMS, free of charge. This is a particular benefit to our younger teachers, as well as to the students. Lastly, having a book recycling drop onsite has had a positive influence in the community at ASMS as the students and families are grateful for the opportunity to recycle their books and to focus on the benefits of reading.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
BHB collects unwanted media (books, records, audio cassettes, VHS tapes, CD’s and DVDs) and redistributes them to people who can use them to prevent them from ending up in landfills. The bin is emptied by BHB at different times during the month as they are collecting books from other bins in the area. Collections are donated and weighed and a profit is determined base on 7 ½ cents per pound. The average monthly profit check is just over $100.00. Of all collections made to BHB 85% is given to charities and organizations that are in need, 5% are recycled, and 10% are sold to cover operational expenses. Nothing gets thrown away.
POSSIBLE AREAS OF CONCERN:
The ASMS PCC understands that the DPW may have concerns about the current location of the box as it is located on the asphalt corner of the lower ASMS parking lot. Big Hearted Books is willing to either relocate the box to a level spot on the grass area, or to shovel out any remaining snow around the box after each storm. Shoveling out boxes is a regular maintenance item that BHB have already had the practice of doing at all of their bins.
Submitted by ASMS PCC: Jennifer Maire, Chair and Erin Long, Treasurer
This can be a good fund raiser. Estimated to be about $1600 revenue for the full year.
It is a win-win situation.
It was a purple box, now it is a white box. "Big Hearted Books"
We are willing to work with any objections that there may be. The company is looking to expand this to other schools.
Q - How long has the company been in business?
A - A couple of months before they started with us and then merged with Big Hearted Books over the summer. The company picks up after hours.
Q - If they go under, what would happen to the bin?
A - It is contractually their bin.
Q - If there is an overage?
A - We can call the company for an immediate pickup.
C - I think it is a great idea.
C - I don't think it is a School Committee issue. It is an operational issue.
C _ I hate to see books tossed. I like the fund raising initiative. The Committee is supportive. We will make an effort to find the policy in question.
It is very hard to go to the right source.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Helen Keller/Anne Sullivan - video clip
Enjoy!
Hat tip to @Starbucker and the folks at BoingBoing.net for sharing this treasure.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Live reporting - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Kevin Philipps"Could make a visual from the chapter book, to take it to the next level"
Emma Campbell
Ricky Hildebrand
Matt Golding
Zoher Ghadyali
Andrew Ayotte
Matthew Peterson
Michaela Lonati
Some students wrote a last chapter, or epilogue (twenty years into the future)
some students created an artistic representation of an aspect of the book
learned more about the book this way, their attitudes and beliefs
thought this was a great project, learned a lot from it
tested their ability to understand the text even more than the classroom study
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Slideshow: Harlem Wizards vs Sullivan Rockets
It was quite a night of entertainment. The picture slide show should capture some of the fun.
Enjoy!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Sell out for Harlem Wizards!
The Sullivan Rockets gave a valiant effort in holding the Harlem Wizards to under 100 points.
A basketball game? Not really from the purest sense but there was great family entertainment!
The Sullivan PCC must be pleased with the turnout.
I should have some pictures up to show some of the action later this weekend!
Friday, February 27, 2009
"We don't need an award"
Eighth-graders Maddie Gordon and Jake Sargeant say they don't need an award to acknowledge their volunteer work with students with severe disabilities at Annie Sullivan Middle School.
Still, after watching the pair spend much of their free time volunteering, coordinating activities, and befriending special needs kids for the last 2 1/2 years, special needs teacher Marilee Gleason and Principal Beth Wittcoff were inspired to recognize them by nominating them for the statewide Make a Difference award program.
On Sunday, Gordon and Sargeant will be honored along with 58 of their peers from across the state for their volunteer work at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester at 1 p.m.
"It's unbelievable, the enthusiasm these kids have for befriending students they normally wouldn't cross paths with. These two are very invested," said Gleason, who also oversees the school's Best Buddies program.
Read the full article about the student volunteers for Best Buddies in the Milford Daily News here
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
"start being more aware of their role (in the community)"
Rather than Girl Scouts or the other clubs they would normally join, seven students at Annie Sullivan Middle School signed up to spend their time after school helping people and saving the environment.
In their first few months with the school's new service club, Communiteen, the young women have already collected more than 250 coats for kids, a roomful of presents and donations for needy families to open up on Christmas and started researching a new community project.
``I grew up always knowing it's important to feel responsible for other people and to help out other people,'' said Mariel Calnan, an eighth-grade special education teacher at Annie Sullivan who started and runs the group.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Live reporting - Annie Sullivan Middle School Tribute
- Annie Sullivan Middle School Tribute
Ms Beth Wittcoff, Mr Eric Ledebuhr
Monday, May 26, 2008
In case you missed the parade
Enjoy!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
School Committee Meeting 4/29/08
(additional segments will be posted as time allows)
- Annie Sullivan: BC Poetry Contest Winners (audio)
- Annie Sullivan: Latin Awards (audio)
- Annie Sullivan: CSI Presentation (audio)
- FHS Student Representatives (audio)
- Accepting minutes, approving bills (audio)
- Citizens Comment: Chandler Creedon (audio)