Sunday, April 29, 2012
Share your wedding gown with history!
The Franklin Historical Museum is preparing for the return of their very popular Wedding Dress Exhibit. It will include dresses representing each decade of the last century and back to the late 1800's. The exhibit will run in June and July, dresses should be received before May 19.
If you would like to loan your wedding gown, or your Mom's or grandmother's gown to the museum for this beautiful exhibit, you can contact Debbie Pellegri at Franklin Town Hall, 508-520-4900 or drop off your dress with your name and as much information as you would like to share during Museum hours: Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm; Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm and Thursdays 5:00pm-8:00pm.
For more information visit our Facebook page.
Franklin Art Center 1 year anniversary and art opening
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Walk, Bike to School Day May 2
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via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 4/25/12
Thousands of elementary and middle school-aged children will celebrate Walk and Bicycle to School Day on Wednesday, May 2 during events promoted through MassDOT's Safe Routes to School Program. In 2011, 162 schools from across the Commonwealth participated in this event, the largest to date. The Safe Routes to School program has added more than 100 new partner schools this year.
MassDOT's Safe Routes to School program works with students, parents, school staff and local police departments across the Commonwealth to promote walking and bicycling to school.
"Massachusetts Walk and Bicycle to School Day reminds us that walking to school can be a fun, healthy and safe way to get to school," said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey. "These efforts strongly support our goals of promoting healthy transportation modes through the GreenDOT initiative and Healthy Transportation Compact."
Increasing the number of students who walk and bicycle to school helps improve students' health, reduce traffic congestion, and improve air quality in Massachusetts communities.
According to the US Department of Transportation, fewer than 16 percent of children walk or bicycle to classes. School-related traffic can contribute more than 10 percent of morning rush hour traffic volumes in some communities, as well as significant air pollution. MassDOT established the Massachusetts Walk to School Day in 2007 to encourage healthy choices.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Navigating school information
Realtor Warren Reynolds website 02038.com is full of good information about Franklin in addition to the homes for sale in the area. Two recent additions to his page are helpful to navigate around the school department website and the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
He points out the key entry pages for the School Dept and School Committee. He gets you to the key comparison sections for each school district within the DESE page. Warren provides some screen shots and links to help you find the pages. Once there, you are free to explore further.
Official Sites for Franklin, MA Public Schools
He points out the key entry pages for the School Dept and School Committee. He gets you to the key comparison sections for each school district within the DESE page. Warren provides some screen shots and links to help you find the pages. Once there, you are free to explore further.
Official Sites for Franklin, MA Public Schools
Freeze Warning! Be Prepared
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via Growing In Franklin by Franklin Community Gardens on 4/27/12
A note to our Gardeners from King Street Garden Coordinator Chris Clay:
Hello Everyone,
Tonight is the reason we don't plant our tomatoes and other hot weather plants until May, despite the amazing weather we've been having. There is a strong chance of freeze tonight, and if you have planted tomatoes in your plot they will need protection to survive the night if the temperature dips to freezing. If you do have tomatoes planted you have a couple of options to save them.
One is to transplant them out of the garden and keep them indoors overnight. Tomato root systems are incredibly durable and can handle the transfer. This is the only fool proof way to save them that I know of.
Another would be to purchase some floating row covers to cover your plot. They will provide at least a couple of degrees of protection and may make the difference, though it will be dicey. You can add additional coverage by placing multiple 2 liter bottles filled with warm water in the plot under the row covers. This will provide a couple more degrees of protection. If you buy a light floating row cover leave the cloth as doubled up as you can while covering the bed. If you have other non-tomato warm weather plants this may be your best chance to save them.
Option three is to gamble that the weather service is wrong and see what happens. In the worst case scenario you can always replant.
Peas and other cold hardy plants should do fine tonight, though a row cover never hurts. This is primarily a warning for anyone who has planted warm weather plants.
Cheers,
Chris Clay
If you don't have any row covers, I have had luck with old towels and blankets, prop them up with sticks or pots or whatever works. Just be sure to remove them in the morning!
~ Amy
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Franklin High School Experience
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via Lifelong Learning by Pandora Carlucci on 4/27/12
Registrations for the Franklin High School Experience (HSE) 2012 are arriving daily. The HSE is a one-week program that brings together students from several middle schools: Annie Sullivan Middle School, Horace Mann Middle School, Remington Middle School, the middle school from the BFCCPS, and some private middle schools.
Directed by Ms. Cerce, Director of Health and Physical Education for the Franklin Public Schools District, this program welcomes all incoming grade 9 students to FHS. During the week of August 13, students will have the opportunity to meet and to ask questions of the Principal and Assistant Principals, the Athletic Director and the Director of Music.
Students will be introduced to the technology used by the high school: Its Learning. Additionally, they will participate in Challenge by Choice Project Adventure Games, a scavenger hunt and other activities. The students begin and end the day with a large group gathering. Later, they will separated into cohorts of 12 or 14 students, which are led by a FHS faculty member. Students have lunch as a group each day ... pizza, a cook out, and more.
Each freshman student receives a Class of 2016 HSE tee-shirt and a Class of 2016 key lanyard. Last summer almost 2/3 of the incoming freshman class participated in the HSE. We hope to have 100% of incoming grade 9 students participate this summer.
You can register online: www.franklin.k12.ma.us, select Lifelong, select Summer Program, select High School Experience. If you have a question: e-mail us: lifelong@franklin.k12.ma.us telephone us: 508-553-4814 Come and be part of the fun!!
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