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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Farming in Franklin: Then and Now (photo essay)
Alan Earls was the host and collaborated with Seth Rousseau, AkinBak Farm and Nick Hoffman, Hoffman Farm to discuss "Farming in Franklin: Then and Now".
A small but engaged audience participated at the Franklin Historical Museum.
The welcoming display
The bust of Benjamin Franklin keeps an eye on the historical displays
The presentation document
Thanks to Alan for sharing the presentation document with us all.
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| Franklin Historical Museum |
A small but engaged audience participated at the Franklin Historical Museum.
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| Nick Hoffman, Seth Rousseau |
The welcoming display
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| farming display |
The bust of Benjamin Franklin keeps an eye on the historical displays
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| Benjamin Franklin |
The presentation document
Thanks to Alan for sharing the presentation document with us all.
Recycling event - May 25
At the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School on Pleasant St in Franklin, MA
Electronic and bicycles
A similar recycling event was held in October 2011
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/recycle-electronics-and-bikes-today.html
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| recycling event - May 25 |
Electronic and bicycles
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| recycle your bicycle |
A similar recycling event was held in October 2011
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/recycle-electronics-and-bikes-today.html
"may have the chance to travel to China"
"What better place for today’s young people to visit than the next super power," said Michael Walsh, the trip’s organizer and a Franklin High social studies teacher. "They are calling this the Chinese century. There seems to be a lot of opportunity for kids to visit European nations, so we were just thinking about another region of the globe for our students to explore. We thought, ‘Why not China?’"
The trip, offered through the global academic company EF Education First, will run almost two weeks and take students on tours of Xi’an, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. In Beijing, the country’s capital, they’ll walk atop the Great Wall of China, see Tiananmen Square, and visit the Forbidden City.
The trip, which the School Committee approved last week, will cost around $30,000 — $2,500 per student. Plane tickets, hotel rooms, meals and tours are included in the price.
"It will be completely student-funded," Walsh said. "We will do whatever we can as far as group fundraising."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1039445046/Franklin-teacher-plans-China-trip#ixzz2Tp7f81Ph
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Rep Roy: Jefferson 4th Graders visit State House
Eighty Jefferson Elementary 4th Graders from Franklin took a field trip to Boston where they enjoyed a State House tour. The 4th Graders, accompanied by four teachers and a number of parent chaperones got the opportunity to take the guided tour, enter and see the House of Representatives’ Chamber and speak with their State Representative Jeffrey Roy (D), State Senator Richard Ross (R) and representative from State Senator Karen Spilka’s office.
“It was great to see such an engaged group of 4th Graders from Jefferson Elementary School,” noted Representative Jeffrey Roy (D – Franklin). “We had some great discussions about what we do in the State House and several expressed interest in working here someday. I hope to have the chance to work with them.”
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| Jefferson 4th Graders |
“A visit to the State House is an excellent way to give our students the opportunity to experience our state’s history first hand,” said Senator Karen Spilka. “It is important for them to have an understanding of state government and their valuable role in civic engagement.”
“I truly enjoyed meeting with the students and teachers from Jefferson Elementary School,” said Senator Richard Ross. “It is so heartening to meet with students who are engaged and interested in state government, as well as the rich history of the Massachusetts State House.”
In the News: charter school, police dogs
Franklin charter school works to end poverty and hunger
More than 400 other students, from kindergarten to eighth grade, at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School have led a communal fundraising effort to support Heifer International, a global nonprofit that helps the world’s poorest families feed and care for themselves
Ken Ballinger wasn't surprised when calls from police departments starting pouring into his cell phone in the weeks following the Boston Marathon bombings.
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