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JFK/AFM Knitting Club
Twenty-five fourth and fifth grade students at the Augustine F. Maloney School have recently joined the after school Knitting Club. This club is being sponsored by the Blackstone-Millville Regional High School Cancer Fundraising Club and coordinated by fourth grade teacher/volunteer, Maureen Warren. The purpose for the knitting club is to create comfortable shawls for cancer patients while [...]
FY11 Budget Hearing Held
The Regional District School Committee held its’ annual Budget Hearing for the FY11 Budget on Thursday Evening March 11, 2010. Superintendent Shaver-Hood reviewed the work of the committee and administration over the past several months to construct a level-funded budget for the next Fiscal Year. Presently the District has not received word regarding anticipated [...]
BEPO Food Drive a success.
The Blackstone Elementary Parents’ Organization held a Food Drive for Needy Families during the last week of February and first week of March. During that period, students brought in over 1000 articles of food and other essentials for the Blackstone-Millville Food Pantry. Students in the photo were among the students and families who picked up the articles [...]
Puppeteer in Residence!
Mr. Jonathan Keezing, representing Caravan Puppets, spent six days at the John F. Kennedy and Augustine F. Maloney Schools in Blackstone during the month of February. Caravan Puppets travel throughout New England putting on shows for children in various school communities. Due to a grant awarded to Mrs. Esther Cote (first grade teacher at JFK) [...]
Open Circle Promotes Anti-Bullying Message at Millville Elementary
Students in Mr. DiFonso’s 5th grade class at Millville Elementary School participate in a role play activity centered on anti-bullying behaviors. Open Circle is a character education program founded on the belief that social and emotional learning are as important as academic learning in the classroom. This program has a strong emphasis on working to provide a climate to prevent [...]
JFK/AFM Knitting Club
Posted by News on March 12th, 2010
Twenty-five fourth and fifth grade students at the Augustine F. Maloney School have recently joined the after school Knitting Club. This club is being sponsored by the Blackstone-Millville Regional High School Cancer Fundraising Club and coordinated by fourth grade teacher/volunteer, Maureen Warren. The purpose for the knitting club is to create comfortable shawls for cancer patients while having fun learning how to knit. In addition to the fourth and fifth grade students, any faculty members from Augustine F. Maloney, John F. Kennedy, Frederick W. Hartnett Middle and Blackstone-Millville Regional High Schools have volunteered to assist the students in learning the craft of knitting in this worthwhile project.
Photographed from left to right: Emily Campbell, Kayleigh Rosati, Kristen Tomasetti, 3rd grade teacher, Christine DiLibero and Brooke Smith
FY11 Budget Hearing Held
Posted by News on March 12th, 2010
The Regional District School Committee held its’ annual Budget Hearing for the FY11 Budget on Thursday Evening March 11, 2010. Superintendent Shaver-Hood reviewed the work of the committee and administration over the past several months to construct a level-funded budget for the next Fiscal Year. Presently the District has not received word regarding anticipated reimbursements from the Commonwealth. For this exercise, the District is using figures from the Governor’s FY11 Budget proposal.
Below is the presentation that was made to interested parties at the hearing.
BMR Random Acts of Kindness for February 2010
Posted by News on March 10th, 2010
Two Blackstone-Millville Regional students were selected for Random Acts of Kindness awards for February. Kevin Ouellette (pictured with Principal Richard Porter on the left) was nominated by a teacher who witnessed Kevin assisting an elderly citizen. Kevin helped by stopping traffic on a busy street to allow the Senior citizen to safely cross the street. Kevin Nasuti (pictured on the right with Assistant Principal Keith Ducharme) on his own time helped the Media teacher set up the Media room. The two acts of kindness were recognized by gift cards from two local businesses.
March F.W. Hartnett MS Newsletter
Posted by News on March 5th, 2010
The March Edition of the F.W. Hartnett Newsletter is available. Please click on the link below. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required).
BEPO Food Drive a success.
Posted by News on March 5th, 2010
The Blackstone Elementary Parents’ Organization held a Food Drive for Needy Families during the last week of February and first week of March. During that period, students brought in over 1000 articles of food and other essentials for the Blackstone-Millville Food Pantry. Students in the photo were among the students and families who picked up the articles and brought them to the Food Pantry on Tuesday evening, March 2nd.
Budget Hearing set for March 11th.
Posted by News on March 3rd, 2010
The annual Budget hearing for the Blackstone Millville Regional School District will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday March 11, 2010 in the Molony – Sullivan Auditorium of the Blackstone Millville Regional High School 175 Lincoln Street, Blackstone, Mass.
Annually the Regional School Committee presents the proposed budget for the coming Fiscal year 2011. This is a chance for residents and taxpayers to comment on the budget. See BMR News for more details on the FY11 budget, and please make an effort to attend this very important meeting on the 11th.
Puppeteer in Residence!
Posted by News on February 28th, 2010
Mr. Jonathan Keezing, representing Caravan Puppets, spent six days at the John F. Kennedy and Augustine F. Maloney Schools in Blackstone during the month of February. Caravan Puppets travel throughout New England putting on shows for children in various school communities. Due to a grant awarded to Mrs. Esther Cote (first grade teacher at JFK) by both the Blackstone-Millville Education Foundation and the Blackstone Elementary Parent Organization, Mr. Keezing was able to work with the 31 individual classes in grades kindergarten through grade five. Each child was given the opportunity to design their own puppets and bring them home. In addition, on the final day, Mr. Keezing and his traveling puppeteers put on 3 stage performances for various grade levels.
School Committee Update for March 2010
Posted by News on February 28th, 2010
On Feb. 11th, a joint meeting of the School Committee, Boards of Selectmen and Finance from Blackstone and Millville, as well as Senator Moore was held at the Millville Town Hall. Minimum contribution is expected to increase for both towns, Millville’s by an additional $60,000 and Blackstone’s by $110,000. The Senator urged caution when developing the budgets for the next two years. The governor’s budget for FY11 uses federal stimulus money, which has not yet been appropriated and no stimulus money is expected to be available for FY12.
We are making great strides in keeping our budget transparent. The Open Hearing meeting for the District’s FY11 budget will be held on Thurs., March 11th at 7PM in the Molony-Sullivan Auditorium at the High School. We urge you to attend. The Superintendent will present a level services budget.
The Superintendent has worked to save money wherever possible. One way was to utilize the resources of other towns by job sharing with Bellingham in two key positions: the Directors of Food Service and Curriculum. Another idea being explored was the possibility of moving the 5th grade to the middle school. After initial investigation, there would be NO educational enhancement or savings, so the idea has been dropped. The 5th graders will remain housed at the A. F. Maloney and Millville Elementary Schools.
School Committee Meetings: March 11th and 25th at 7PM in the F. W. Hartnett Media Center
Open Circle Promotes Anti-Bullying Message at Millville Elementary
Posted by News on February 22nd, 2010
Students in Mr. DiFonso’s 5th grade class at Millville Elementary School participate in a role play activity centered on anti-bullying behaviors. Open Circle is a character education program founded on the belief that social and emotional learning are as important as academic learning in the classroom. This program has a strong emphasis on working to provide a climate to prevent bullying behavior, as well as teaching children the tools necessary to advocate for both themselves and others.
JFK and AFM Collect Change for Haiti
Posted by News on February 22nd, 2010
Four students representing grades 4 and 5 at the Augustine F. Maloney School approached their principal, Everett Campbell, about the concept of collecting change for the people of Haiti. The students came prepared with ideas; a flyer and other suggestions on how to make a small difference in the lives of those who suffered from the earthquake in Haiti several weeks ago. The students, Lauren Bouvier (grade 5), Christopher Breault, Matthew Messier, Owen Pickering (all grade 4), called their fundraiser, “Change for Haiti”. Matthew brought in two large canisters he designed at home and placed one on each office counter. Just nine days later, the students had raised a total of $719. A check was mailed to the Worcester Office of the American Red Cross over the February vacation period. Please note the attached photograph. Photographed from left to right: Matthew Messier, Christopher Breault, Lauren Bouvier and Owen Pickering
