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School traffic issues Thursday
This just in from Supt. Connors, courtesy of a robo-call: Paving of North Street is going to make the bus schedule — and traffic — a bit wonky Thursday morning. From 8 a.m.-9 a.m., there will be no...
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GES and MCAS
I’m not a big fan of MCAS. My son, who last year took four, count them, four MCAS tests in fifth grade, is frustrated each year because he’d rather be learning something new rather than spending weeks...
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Many Thanksgivings
It’s probably Stockholm Syndrome at this point in my unemployment but… I’ve signed up as a volunteer for Grafton Elementary School’s Many Thanksgivings celebration which, oddly enough, is in December....
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Just a few reminders
A few things to be aware of as we head into the end of the week: There is no school tomorrow due to parent-teacher conferences in the elementary grades. Personally, I’m finding it weird to actually sit...
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2-hour delay, Grafton Middle ONLY
This just in: There’s a 2-hour delay at ONLY Grafton Middle School due to a power outage in the area. Obviously, if you’re around North Street, you’re not reading this, but for the rest of Grafton —...
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Thanksgiving in January
When I first signed up to volunteer for “Many Thanksgivings,” I imagined I’d be helping the kids make crafts. Corn husk dolls. Cunning pouches. Maybe even that game my son kept for years that was just...
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No afterschool stuff at GES
It’s snowing, in case you haven’t noticed, and the call I just received from Grafton Elementary School informs me that there will be no after school programs there today. Am I going to have to strap on...
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Can we still read if it’s a snow day?
My daughter’s question of the day — Monday is Read Across America Day and her class is taking sleeping bags, pillows, stuffed animals and, yes, books to school. The plans are, they will spend a good...
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I have homework?
My daughter came home from GES yesterday with a brand-new agenda, a brown paper bag to fill with five things that demonstrate her personality and a stack of papers for me to fill out. My son came home...
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Devil worshipers in Grafton and crappy cereal for lunch, oh my
Conversations in the car with the kids this afternoon: My daughter decided to buy lunch today, something which she generally does a couple times a month. The school lunch menu said rotini. At school,...
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