Monday, February 3, 2020

FM #198 - Jeff StGermain On "How I Read" - The Word Experiences Tour (audio)

FM #198

 This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 198 in the series, we are now collaborating on with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).

Jeff St Germain, author and resident of Franklin sat with me recently at the Franklin studio. He talks about his new children’s book “How I Read” and the background research driving him to develop ‘word experiences’ for young children.

 Listen to our conversation, approximately 24 minutes
https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HrD7VxrX



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 Visit https://howtoreadbooks.com/about-talsd.html to learn why the focus of each event is "word experiences" for the participants.

 Follow Jeff on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/howtoreadbook/

 “The Early Catastrophe” by Hart-Risley https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/TheEarlyCatastrophe.pdf

 Related link to the Hart-Risley study mentioned
http://www.wvearlychildhood.org/resources/C-13_Handout_1.pdf

 Link to NPR audio report updating the study with new info
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/01/615188051/lets-stop-talking-about-the-30-million-word-gap

 Betty Hart’s wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Hart
Todd Risley interview on YouTube https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/experts/todd-risley
For the inquiring minds: the book that had my attention so deeply that I almost missed getting off the train, not once but twice with the same book: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman  http://philip-pullman.com/hdm
Jeff and Klondike at the Franklin Public Library
Jeff and Klondike at the Franklin Public Library

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 The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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LET'S LAUGH TODAY in Franklin is on Tuesday, February 11

LET'S LAUGH TODAY in Franklin is on Tuesday, February 11 and is now FREE !

 Laugh "for the health of it" at Let's Laugh Today on Tuesday, February 11 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin! 
Laugh "for the health of it
Laugh "for the health of it

 Laughter Yoga is a body/mind practice for well-being that involves deep breathing and a few stretches, playful laughter exercises (no jokes or comedy), clapping and deep relaxation. It has many benefits besides the joy of laughter. It can strengthen the immune system, combat the negative effects of stress, and is a powerful antidote to depression and anxiety. 
LET'S LAUGH TODAY
LET'S LAUGH TODAY
Any age and any level of physical ability can participate in this uplifting experience! You can sit or stand.There are no poses.They laugh together on every second Tuesday of each month. 

 Please bring your water bottle because laughing can be dehydrating. Led by Certified Master Trainers, Bill and Linda Hamaker. 

 See www.letslaughtoday.com for opportunities to laugh in other towns. If you have any questions, just call them at 508-660-2223 or e-mail billandlinda@letslaughtoday.com. 

 New laughers are always welcomed! THERE WILL BE FREE CHOCOLATE TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY!
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FHS gymnastics performances = meet Friday, Jan 31, 2020

Catching up to the Twitter stream of the FHS gymnastics performances from their meet this past Friday. 

You can check each individual link or use one to get to the FHS Gymnastics profile and then review them one at time (or pick and choose) from there. Enjoy!




https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223467851211735040

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223624357970354177

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223696236332683269

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223696837678456832

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223697126460399617

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223697989337862144

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223698427399282696

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223699023934238720

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223699433105301504

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223700153711898625

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223700563436736512

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223700974667292673

https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1223701629154754561

celebrating birthdays
celebrating birthdays

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FHS indoor track results - #5 Hockomock League meet = Jan 30, 2020

Catching up to the individual FHS indoor track athlete results from the #5 Hockomock League dual meet held Jan 30, 2020

The full results can be found online

These are the 'filtered FHS' results.

Download the PDF format
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12voYy1hNfkrrhqP3-8aEfYfMYx7MPXl_/view?usp=sharing


Place Grade Name Performance School Event
18 11 Grady Ellis 7.04a Franklin Men - 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
30 11 Daniel Hammann 7.22aPR Franklin Men - 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
32 12 Justin Flaherty 7.23aSR Franklin Men - 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
40 12 Owen Palmieri 7.36aPR Franklin Men - 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
4 10 Kevin Proenca 7.24aPR Franklin Men 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
14 11 Karl Gruseck 7.43aPR Franklin Men 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
17 10 Connor McGaffigan 7.47aPR Franklin Men 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
21 10 Brendan Toolin 7.51a Franklin Men 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
13 12 Jacob Cummings 37.98a Franklin Men 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
24 11 Tate Underwood 40.81a Franklin Men 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
30 10 Jack Clifford 41.78a Franklin Men 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
4 11 Alec Hanley 1:27.53aPR Franklin Men 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
5 12 Camden Harrington 1:27.95a Franklin Men 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
11 10 Tyler Powderly 1:30.48aPR Franklin Men 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
34 10 Michael Farrow 1:40.90aPR Franklin Men 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
43 10 Benjamin Taylor 1:44.14aPR Franklin Men 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
4 11 Nicholas Calitri 2:48.49a Franklin Men 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
10 10 Mathew Zielinski 2:50.91aPR Franklin Men 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
32 11 Alex Towle 3:02.89aPR Franklin Men 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
38 11 John Attinello 3:05.90aPR Franklin Men 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
42 10 Noah Smith 3:11.47a Franklin Men 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
2 12 Tyler Brogan 4:18.95aPR Franklin Men 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
13 10 Connor Kucich 4:56.98aPR Franklin Men 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
34 10 Clancy Golden 5:17.97a Franklin Men 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
37 10 Stephen Rontiris 5:21.45aPR Franklin Men 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
47 11 Nicholas Quinn 5:41.75a Franklin Men 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
9 10 Griffin Sieczkiewicz 10:47.01aPR Franklin Men 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
11 11 Joseph Zercie 10:49.74aPR Franklin Men 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
16 11 Joshua Anderson 11:07.08aPR Franklin Men 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
17 11 Shane Bissanti 9.44a Franklin Men 55m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals
29 10 Brendan O'Leary 10.56aPR Franklin Men 55m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals
31 11 Colman Flynn 10.64aPR Franklin Men 55m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals
34 11 Travis Delvecchio 10.99aPR Franklin Men 55m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals
9 11 Sean Burns 11.27aPR Franklin Men 55m Hurdles - 39"  JV - Finals
2 Relay Team 1:34.88a Franklin Men 4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals
1 Relay Team 3:40.46a Franklin Men 4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals
20 12 Shane Truenow 36-02.50PR Franklin Men Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals
39 10 Zachary Addi 29-04.00 Franklin Men Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals
41 12 Owen Palmieri 28-11.75 Franklin Men Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals
42 12 Rohan Herur 28-11.00 Franklin Men Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals
15 11 Shane Bissanti 5-04.00 Franklin Men High Jump  Varsity - Finals
-- 10 Aidan Griffith NH Franklin Men High Jump  Varsity - Finals
-- 10 Jack Clifford NH Franklin Men High Jump  Varsity - Finals
6 12 Jacob Cummings 19-09.25 Franklin Men Long Jump  Varsity - Finals
19 11 Tate Underwood 17-06.25 Franklin Men Long Jump  Varsity - Finals
26 10 Jack Clifford 16-00.75 Franklin Men Long Jump  Varsity - Finals
3 10 Jillian Fenerty 7.71a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
21 10 Isabelle Arnold 8.16aPR Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
27 11 Molly Collins 8.22a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
37 11 Caity Sault 8.50a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  Varsity - Finals
2 11 Kelsey LeBlanc 8.27a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
8 12 Haley DeStefano 8.56a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
15 11 Ali Socci 8.74a Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
21 9 Ella McLaughlin 8.90aPR Franklin Women 55 Meter Dash  JV - Finals
8 12 Lauren Jackson 45.38aPR Franklin Women 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
14 10 Madison Gaughran 46.50aPR Franklin Women 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
20 10 Mia Robinson 47.12aPR Franklin Women 300 Meters  Varsity - Finals
7 12 Samantha Powderly 1:45.84aSR Franklin Women 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
9 11 Sydney Hawkins 1:48.31aSR Franklin Women 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
11 10 Riley Fitzpatrick 1:50.06aSR Franklin Women 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
14 10 Aislin Lavery 1:51.73aPR Franklin Women 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
38 9 Norah Anderson 2:02.32aPR Franklin Women 600 Meters  Varsity - Finals
8 9 Ruth Ann Mulvey 3:20.69aPR Franklin Women 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
15 10 Tarah Agati 3:28.30aPR Franklin Women 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
21 12 Olivia Rondeau 3:35.53aPR Franklin Women 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
28 10 Lucia Mogauro 3:45.46aPR Franklin Women 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
31 11 Elizabeth Petit 3:47.46aSR Franklin Women 1000 Meters  Varsity - Finals
4 12 Carly Alston 5:47.20aPR Franklin Women 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
11 10 Liliana Duffy 5:54.96aPR Franklin Women 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
17 11 Erin McCaffrey 6:08.37aPR Franklin Women 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
21 12 Madeline Cunniff 6:10.32aPR Franklin Women 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
33 9 Ashley Tighe 6:37.87a Franklin Women 1 Mile  Varsity - Finals
6 10 Caitlin Casey 12:49.70aSR Franklin Women 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
8 12 Alex Jordan 12:56.56aPR Franklin Women 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
10 9 Colleen Golden 13:20.96a Franklin Women 2 Miles  Varsity - Finals
15 10 Ava Fraulo 9.98aPR Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  Varsity - Finals
26 10 Anna Norton 10.81a Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  Varsity - Finals
30 12 Sarah Spanek 10.90a Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  Varsity - Finals
38 11 Katelyn Guidi 11.40a Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  Varsity - Finals
1 9 Barra Pfluke 10.39aPR Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  JV - Finals
4 10 Madison Gaughran 10.91aPR Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  JV - Finals
6 11 Lauren Duval 11.01aPR Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  JV - Finals
11 11 Olivia Goebel 11.60a Franklin Women 55m Hurdles - 33"  JV - Finals
11
Relay Team 2:01.87a Franklin Women 4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals
10
Relay Team 4:35.19a Franklin Women 4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals
9 12 Katie Hansom 29-08.25PR Franklin Women Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals
13 12 Danielle McDonnell 28-05.00 Franklin Women Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals
15 12 Sabrina Addi 27-10.00 Franklin Women Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals
31 11 Ariana Sanders 23-08.00 Franklin Women Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals
4 10 Ava Fraulo 4-10.00 Franklin Women High Jump  Varsity - Finals 
13 12 Sabrina Addi 4-06.00 Franklin Women High Jump  Varsity - Finals 
23 11 Katelyn Guidi 4-04.00 Franklin Women High Jump  Varsity - Finals 
10 10 Jillian Fenerty 14-11.00PR Franklin Women Long Jump  Varsity - Finals
12 10 Ava Fraulo 14-10.50PR Franklin Women Long Jump  Varsity - Finals
16 11 Katelyn Guidi 14-03.00 Franklin Women Long Jump  Varsity - Finals

FHS indoor track results from the #5 Hockomock League meet = Jan 30, 2020
FHS indoor track results from the #5 Hockomock League meet = Jan 30, 2020

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