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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
You Tell Us: Memorable First School Days?
Take a trip down memory lane.
The kids are either back in the classroom already or are starting school soon. So we thought it would be fun to ask what your memorable first school days were. What about your first day of high school? First day of seventh grade? What made first school days memorable then? The smell of the air becoming crisp? Your new school clothes? Seeing all your friends and other kids you haven't seen? Meeting your new teachers and comparing class schedules with friends? And of course, what are some funny anecdotes you'd like to share? Discuss in the comments below.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Operation Homefront to Collect School Supplies for Military Children
Anyone interested in helping military kids can visits the Web sites below.
The following is from a press release. Operation Homefront, the national non-profit that provides emergency financial and other assistance to military families and Wounded Warriors, has announced its annual Back-to-School Brigade program to collect school supplies for military kids. Operation Homefront, and its organizations and volunteers, across the nation will begin collecting donated school supplies, along with monetary donations, that they will distribute to the children of service members at the beginning of the school year in the fall. This year marks the sixth annual campaign by Operation Homefront to give the children of military families the opportunity to start school with all the supplies they need to be successful. Anyone …
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Attleboro Kindergarten Starts Sept. 6
All students will be attending full-day kindergarten for the first time this year.
The following message is from Pia Durkin, superintendent of the Attleboro school district: We are pleased to let all our parents know that all of Attleboro's kindergarten children will be attending full-day kindergarten in September, as funding has been approved this year. This means your child will be attending full-day kindergarten if you were notified that your child was chosen through the lottery process or if you originally received notice that your child would be attending the half-day program. If you enrolled your child in the half-day gallery program with ABACUS at Thacher, your child will be attending their neighborhood school for full-day kindergarten. Kim Laramee will be contacting you to let you know the school your child will …
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Lunch Box Memories
Do you remember your favorite lunch box? Today's kids have as many options as ever but nothing will take the place of the Partridge Family or Scooby-Doo.
Lunch boxes have changed in design and shape over the years, but the basic idea is the same. Along with space inside for a cold drink, sandwich and snack, the cover is devoted to a favorite cartoon, character, TV show or movie. That's why Justin Bieber, Darth Vader and Japanese cartoon characters are staring out at shoppers from the shelves of Target. Back in the '70s, the lunch boxes were aluminum. In the '80s, they gave way to plastic. Vintage lunch boxes now are highly collectible. They are displayed as collections in people's homes, and sometimes they get their own art gallery shows. (Yes, I've gone to one.) Do you remember a favorite lunch box? What was it? Have a picture handy? Share it with Patch!
Briana Auclair
12:36 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
No picture but I had a pink and teal plastic My Little Mermaid lunchbox that I used until Ariel was all but distant memory (I gotta say, that sticker was really durable, it lasted years). I loved that thing. more ›
Monday, September 26, 2011
Mom's the Word in the 'Boro
Just One Week Into School and Mama is Overwhelmed!
It's been a week since school started and this Attleboro mom is still trying to get organized.
Hello, I am over here, under all this paperwork. No, I am not working; I am getting caught up with the first week of preschool. I thought signing for a mortgage was a lot of paperwork; I think my boys topped it. Are you all in the same boat with all these papers overflowing out of your child’s backpacks? Ok, so maybe I shouldn’t have bought the preschool size backpack, but I liked that they fit them perfectly. So, it’s my boys first year together in preschool, only on different days. I am currently at the same school every day just dropping off a different son. I just have to remember who is who and which one is needed at school that day and oh yeah what time I need to pick them up. I am now getting so much paperwork I am trying to get …
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Jessica Bessell
9:28 am on Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Thank you Jim, appreciate the article :) more ›
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Back to School
Preschoolers Head Back To School in the ‘Boro
Attleboro preschools open their doors to a new school year.
Preschool started back up in Attleboro this week and at For Pete’s Sake in South Attleboro it didn’t go as planned thanks to Hurricane Irene. The yearly open house could not be held due to power outages causing parents and teachers to worry about how the children would react without a meet and greet. “We were forced to put a sign out saying due to Irene all paperwork would be done on the first day of school,“ said Director Maureen Gambardella. Teachers still had to get ready and prepare for the start of school and it wasn’t easy without power, according to Gambradella. Students, however, did extremely well under the circumstances. Aimee Hefron, an Attleboro mom of returning twin boys Liam and Seamus, was disappointed her boys wouldn’t have…
Attleboro Parents Not Happy with School Bus Delays
Lengthy bus rides add to students' already long day.
Through the first week of school parents have been concerned with their children arriving home late from school after taking the bus. Parents have brought up the late bus issue in recent days, Attleboro School Committee Member Jim Stors said during the Attleboro School Committee meeting Monday night. Attleboro Superintendent Pia Durkin said the schools have also fielded calls from concerned parents. Several kindergarten parents at Willett Elementary School were upset on Thursday afternoon because the bus never picked up their children for their first day of school. Students are are expected to begin afternoon kindergarten at 12:50. It was 12:46 and the bus had not arrived to tranport students to school. Stors said the issues come up every …
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Ellen Auclair
2:15 pm on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
During the winter months we have some sidewalks that are not cleared enough for our children to even walk safely. The overwhelming amounts of snow from last year should be an example to judge by - Some parents were walking their elementary school age children in the streets to get to some of the schools and other unaccompanied kids were following their examples. The dismissal was earlier but dusk… more ›
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
With Rain Boots on and Umbrellas in Hand, Attleboro Students Head Back to School
Willett Elementary students can hop on the bus, walk or get a ride to get to school.
It's back to school for Attleboro students today, and it was a rainy start. For some students it required being at the bus stop at 7:45 a.m. for a school day that begins at 8:50 a.m. While many parents chose to drive their children rather than wait for the bus on the first day of school, others took to the pavement and walked in the drizzle. And then there were children who could not wait to get on the bus and enjoy the time with their friends on the way to school. For the bus drivers it is an opportunity to see some familiar faces, Lori Ladouceur has been driving a bus in Attleboro for seven years. It was a rainy start, but a successful one as the new school year begins.
PHOTOS: Sloshing to School
With full backpacks and open minds, Seekonk students head back to school this week.
It was back to school for students in Seekonk on Tuesday. Feelings were mixed as some students were happy to be back while many older students were wishing for a few more weeks of vacation. See some of those first-day faces above. If you've got photos of your children's back-to-school start, share them in the gallery by clicking "add."
Brian
9:32 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
I would have loved to share pictures of my daughter getting on the bus for her first day of Kindergarten today. Accept, of course, that the school bus somehow never picked her up. No explanation, just.. no bus! Way to make a milestone event in her life and dump on it, Attleboro school transportation! Almost an hour late her first day. more ›