Showing posts with label Remington Middle School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remington Middle School. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2014

Franklin Public Schools: Upcoming Events

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT


FHS Curriculum Night on September 30 

Follow your FHS students' schedule and experience HS all over again

Remington / Jefferson Challenge

2K or 5K road race and complete SPARTAN Obstacle CourseSunday 10/5 at 10:45  at Remington/Jefferson       Races begin at 11:00Two Obstacle Courses ( 1 for adults and 1 for children)Great snacks and food available
See Remington/Jefferson web site and click onto PCC
 

Downtown Harvest Festival Sunday October 5th 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Food, entertainment and fun- see Downtown Partnership web site for event schedule and sponsor list

JFK Ladybug Race

Kennedy School fun run on October 27th  at 9:30 a.m.See JFK PCC web site for details

 
This e-mail has been sent to you by FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. To maximize their communication with you, you may be receiving this e-mail in addition to a phone call with the same message.


To save searching for the sites mentioned here they are:

Remington Jefferson Challenge
Remington Jefferson Challenge
Visit this page for more info and to register
http://teacherweb.com/MA/RemingtonMiddleSchoolPCC/RemingtonPCC/apt19.aspx

Ladybug 5K Road Race
Ladybug 5K Road Race
Visit this page for more info and to register
http://www.ladybug5k.com/

The Franklin Downtown Partnership has more info about the Harvest Festival on their page here
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/


Thursday, September 4, 2014

Happiness on the 1st day of school (video)

The Remington Middle School principals were happy on the first day of school!




For more information on the Remington Middle School you can visit their page on the Franklin Schools website http://remingtonmiddle.vt-s.net/Pages/index

Sunday, August 3, 2014

"I love the camaraderie, all these people coming together for a cause"

The Milford Daily News reports on the rest stop for the PanMass Challenge that rode through Franklin on Saturday in part by writing:
This year – the 35th year of the challenge – roughly 5,700 riders are participating, according to Jackie Herskovitz, the Pan-Mass Challenge spokesperson. 
Riders choose from 12 routes that range from 25 to 190 miles. The ride has three starting lines in Sturbridge, Wellesley and Bourne, and five finish lines: two in Provincetown and one each in Foxborough, Wellesley and Bourne. 
At press time, the challenge has raised roughly $26 million, all of which goes to research and patient care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute via the Jimmy Fund. 
The goal this year is $40 million. The final day to donate is Oct. 1, she said.
You can read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140802/NEWS/140809214/1994/NEWS

PanMass Challenge in 2013
PanMass Challenge in 2013

You can still donate via this link:  https://www2.pmc.org/donation.asp
PanMass Challenge
PanMass Challenge


For more info on Dana Farber you can visit there page
http://www.dana-farber.org/

Monday, June 16, 2014

Last day for Kindergarten today

It is that time of year, kindergartners finish today and the remaining classes finish on Friday. Unfortunately, Keller-Sullivan doesn't finish until Monday (6/23) due to a day they missed for a facility problem.

Parmenter sign with end of school schedule
Parmenter sign with end of school schedule

6/16 is a "Kind" last day
6/16 is a "Kind" day
Let's hope all the last days of school are kind ones!



The last day of school notice on the Franklin schools page can be found here
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/01D50C86-000F8513

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Update: Remington/Jefferson Exterior

An update from the Facilities Dept via Town Administrator Jeff Nutting regarding the exterior photos of the Remington/Jefferson school building that were shared here on Sunday:

-Steve 
As a followup to your pictures the other day about the water at the RJ please see memo from Facilities

thanks
jeff

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Hi Jeff, 
Mike and I walked the entire exterior of Rem/Jeff. As pictured in Franklin Matters, there are a number of areas where water sheds from the roof onto the brick and leaves a staining of moss/mold. Fortunately, this mold is exterior and not capable of penetrating the interior of the building. However, it does leave an unsightly appearance on the affected areas. For some reason, the roof was designed to shed water as it currently does.As the weather changes and gets warmer, the brick will begin to dry out and the staining will become less noticeable. We will power wash the brick. 
Thanks 
Dana



While waling Sunday also in rain but much lighter, I snapped these photos of Parmenter and Davis Thayer. Both of these buildings have the roof extending over the building wall a good 10-12 inches. As indicated in Dana's email, that appears to be the 'root' cause.


Parmenter roof showing the overhang
Parmenter roof showing the overhang
Davis Thayer roof showing the overhang
Davis Thayer roof showing the overhang


Sunday, April 27, 2014

new kind of 'green' ?? - (photo essay)

While walking in the rain on Saturday, I was able to capture some photos of the Remington Jefferson building. Some parts of the building remained dry in the light rain. Some parts did not.

back side of building (gym)
back side of building (gym)


facing the Jefferson playground area
facing the Jefferson playground area


close up of the window sill and below show in the photo above
close up of the window sill and below show in the photo above


wet corner, close up it is ugly
wet corner, close up it is ugly (see below)
close up of the wet corner
close up of the wet corner

Jefferson side of building
Jefferson side of building


as good as water is, it does cause damage
as good as water is, it does cause damage

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Proposal for dugouts for the softball fields at Remington-Jefferson

On the agenda for the School Committee meeting this Tuesday is a proposal for the installation of dugouts for the softball fields at the Remington-Jefferson school complex.

This document outlines the proposal and includes photo samples of dugouts on other softball fields in Franklin




The full School Committee agenda can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/10/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-oct_20.html

Sunday, August 4, 2013

PanMass Challenge makes a water stop in Franklin

As noted the annual PanMass Challenge bike riders made their water stop in Franklin on Saturday morning. The riders left Sturbridge and began to arrive at the Remington-Jefferson School complex around 7:30 AM. I stopped by to take some photos, a couple of brief videos and managed to see a couple of the riders I had contributed to. I missed finding the other riders but as you can see in the photos, most are all wearing the same shirt. They all have their safety helmets on and when on a bike, they can be hard to pick out of the crowd.

It is heartwarming to see the welcome provided by so many of the volunteers, friends and family and equally heartwarming to see so many riders. When folks can come together like this for a good cause, it is a special time!

The entrance:


In the middle of the water stop:



The entrance on Washington St
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coming in to the water stop
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the helmet decorations helped to find riders
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Team Kermit
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coming around the bend
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food, refreshments, medical assistance and a DJ playing up beat music
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once the riders arrived, they had some fun to find who they were looking for!
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Town Administrator Jeff Nutting
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Marty Middelman and his family
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Monday, May 13, 2013

In the News: school orchestras take gold



Franklin orchestras win gold at festival


The Franklin Middle Schools Combined String Orchestra and the Franklin Repertory String Orchestra both took home gold medals from the regional three-day Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) festival.


Saturday, December 8, 2012

Remington-Jefferson School Tour (photo essay)


Remington-Jefferson Tour


It was cold Thursday evening in Franklin and the lights of the Remington-Jefferson building cast a warm welcoming glow.    

Remington-Jefferson Tour

If you looked down at the building from the sky, it is laid out like an airplane with a main central section and two wings. Much of the central section are areas that are used by both schools; cafeteria, library, and gymnasium. The tour started on the lower level of the Jefferson side, went up to the second floor and crossed over to Remington to eventually finish on the lower level of the Remington side.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

In most elementary classrooms, this a familiar sight with the chairs up to help the cleaning process.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Jefferson does have modular units, the corridors are distinct as they have the rack of hooks along the walls. The modular units are basically boxes with four walls with windows and doors but no closet space. These modulars were just budgeted for removal as they are no longer needed.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Bags on each chair provide individual reading materials for the student. They get rotated out for units of study from the in room reading collection or the central school library.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

One of the architectural details in the library that I was not aware of previously is that the ceiling is shaped like a book open for reading. Both my daughters attended Remington Middle School so I have been into the school before for parents night and musical performances. I had not been into the Jefferson side.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

In addition to the computer lab, Remington uses "cows" computers on wheels; carts with laptop or netbook computers that can be wheeled into a classroom.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

A view down the Remington stairwell as we crossed over the center section into the wing.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Yes, every seat is this class has been replaced by an exercise ball as an experiment. There are physical benefits from sitting like this especially for the long periods that the students are required to. They are also testing a stand up desk (not pictured).

Remington-Jefferson Tour

The science lab on Remington side is located under one of the two roof peaks to take advantage of the space offered.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

An integrated art project, the students researched the artist to paint chair in his/her style.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Here is a close up of a chair for Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Another architectural detail found throughout the building are triangular windows. This is an attempt to pick up the Benjamin Franklin story of his kite experiment.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

The cafetorium is one of the main common areas. half the cafe is used by Remington, the other half by Jefferson. The divider wall can be opened up for the school performance where the stage is used.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

We got a view of the Jefferson small gym. As we went around to the Remington side, it was being used by a basketball group.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Jamie Barrett's music room

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Another interesting architectural detail; the bench built into wall, the wall line broken up with the different brick colors and material.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

The Jefferson entrance from inside looking towards the door.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Positioned just inside the entrance is the wood carving done for Jefferson.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

Back to the Remington entrance where the tour ended.

Remington-Jefferson Tour

My thanks to the School Committee for scheduling these tours and in particular to Paula Mullen and Susan Rohrbach who participated in this tour. Thanks extends of course to the principals, Paul Peri (Remington), Linda Ashley (Jefferson) and Sally Winslow, Asst Superintendent. Brian Wildeman, Asst Principal for Remington was also quite helpful on the tour with timely demonstrations.


Remington-Jefferson Tour

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

"giving back and giving thanks"

Students at the Remington Middle School prepared a Thanksgiving meal for their parents as reported in the Milford Daily News:
"We tell them over and over again, ‘You are going to have to work really hard,’" said Kristen DeSimone, a seventh- and eighth-grade special education teacher who for the past seven years has planned Remington’s annual Thanksgiving Harvest Luncheon. 
The mouth-watering event, DeSimone said, teaches the 18 students who participate valuable social and life skills, while challenging them to put to use some of the lessons they’ve learned in class. 
For instance, math came up during the shopping spree last week, she said. Students had to bargain hunt, identify the best prices and manage their food budget. 
On Monday, they had to measure just the right amount of ingredients while baking pies for dessert. 

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x719495966/Franklin-middle-schoolers-celebrate-Thanksgiving-early#ixzz2CrDssT7U

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Remington MS - School Improvement Plan

The School Improvement Plan (SIP) for the Remington Middle School is scheduled for discussion at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Oct 9.





The full agenda for the School Committee meeting can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/10/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-oct.html

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Remington Middle School - Turkey Trot - photo essay

Remington Middle School held their annual Turkey Trot to raise awareness on hunger and collect food for the Franklin Food Pantry.

Food Pantry Executive Director, Anne Marie Bellevance, spoke with the students before showing a video on food hunger.

Remington Turkey Trot: Anne Marie Bellevance


Principal Paul Peri guided the students through some warm up activities in the gym before going outside to run two laps around the building.

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Students and faculty members are lined up for the start of the Turkey Trot

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And they're off! Did someone jump the gun? Hard to tell, catch that turkey anyway!

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The reminder of the student body joins the trot!

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and yes, there are more

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Principal Peri helps some friends along

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Through the generous efforts of groups like this, the Franklin Food Pantry has prepared and delivered over 250 turkey dinners to Franklin families in the past two weeks.

Donations of food and money are welcome. You can drop off food and non-food items at the Food Pantry. We are located in the Rockland Trust parking lot opposite the new fire station downtown Franklin. You can either donate online or mail a check to the Food Pantry. Information on these options are available on the Food Pantry website http://franklinfoodpantry.org/



Note: I am on the Board of Directors of the Franklin Food Pantry.