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  • Framingham Back to School Info (2011-2012 School Year)

    Framingham Back to School Info (2011-2012 School Year)

    2011-2012 Framingham Public School Calendar
    Click to download a printable copy of the (2011-2012) Framingham Public School Calendar.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Not sure what day your child starts back to school, or what time school starts or ends, or where the bus stop for your child is?

    The Framingham Public School System maintains a website with information about each school, and general district information.

    You can download a printable, (.PDF format) Framingham Public School Calendar for the (2011-2012) school year by clicking here.  The calendar is in English, for other languages, visit the school district website.

    2011-2012 First Day of School:

    (and other key dates for first week of school year)

    • Monday, August 29th – First Day for Teachers
    • Monday, August 29th –  Grade 9 Transition day, (for freshman entering Framingham High School)
    • Tuesday, August 30th – First Day of School (Grades 1-12)
    • Wednesday, August 31th – First Day of Kindergarten (more…)

  • Framingham School Receives International Reading Assn. Exemplary Reading Program Award

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The International Reading Association (https://www.reading.org/) has awarded Hemenway School the Massachusetts state winner of the 2007-2008 International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Program Award!

    “The Exemplary Reading Program Award recognizes outstanding reading and language arts programs in schools throughout North America.” This honor goes to all the teaching and volunteer staff, to our students and parents.

    In particular, Sheila Harper of Hemenway worked to capture the program in words and pictures, in interviews and data sheets. Sheila will present the Hemenway program at the International Reading Association conference in April.

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  • Green Up Day in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Join neighbors, friends, family, school children with parents and community volunteers for this newly energized town-wide program!

    This year we will target the sidewalks around the Framingham Public Schools. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the following schools: Barbieri, Brophy, Cameron, Dunning, Fuller, Framingham H.S., Hemenway, Juniper Hill, Potter Rd., Stapleton, Walsh and Woodrow Wilson.

    The Green Up Day Framingham clean-up continues in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools until noon.

    Volunteers will be provided a t-shirt, special trash bags, Waste Ban Materials Hotline number, protective non-latex gloves and a ticket to attend the Celebration.

    The Green Up Day, Framingham Celebration is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. at Farm Pond to include Food and Music. For more
    information contact Angie Sottile-Fowler, Town of Framingham Recycling Coordinator at 508-532-6001 or S. Thomas Greeley, President of Green Up, Inc. at 781-431-4732.

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  • Hemenway Playground Build Day Sat. May 20th

    FRAMINGHAM, MA- With generous donations from local businesses, community foundations, and individual donors, the Hemenway Community Playground Project prepares for Build Day – Saturday, May 20, 2006. Volunteers from the community will complete construction of the new playground at the Hemenway Elementary School under the supervision of equipment vendor Landscape Structures and M.E. O’Brien & Sons, Inc. of Medfield, MA.

    WHAT: Volunteers and local community gather for playground build (donations of tools, time, food and materials still needed!)

    WHEN: Saturday, May 20th, (Note: All times approximate):

    • 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Volunteers Arrive; Project Kick-Off
    • 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction
    • 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Final construction phase and adjustment

    WHERE: Hemenway Elementary School www.hemenwayplayground.org, 729 Water St., Framingham, 01701

    WHY: As the oldest and smallest playground of any elementary school in Framingham, Hemenway’s former playground was inadequate to meet the needs of the school’s 530 students, including more than 100 students with special needs. The new playground will triple the size of the previous one and include numerous events designed for use by all children regardless of age or physical ability.

    To date, funding for the playground has come from numerous generous sources including parents, alumni, and community funding partners such as the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation Framingham Union Grants Panel, a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and a grant from the Framingham Disability Commission, Framingham Co-operative Charitable Foundation, Middlesex Savings Bank, Rotary Club, Mobil Education Alliance, Genzyme, Heritage Assisted Living, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Rick Smith, and the Rousseau Family.

    Playground design, site planning, and civil engineering is donated by Geller DeVellis, Inc. (GDI), a landscape architecture and civil engineering firm with offices in Wellesley and Boston. GDI also specializes in American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility design, which will exceed Massachusetts’ standards at Hemenway.

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