Spare Change? Support CHS!
Turn your coins into cash and will donate its service fee to . The bank branch at 557 Washington Street has a new coin-counting machine, where Bank of Canton customers can turn their coins into cash free of charge. Non-customers are subject to a 6% fee of all coins counted, but Bank of Canton is donating that entire fee to the Canton High School general fund for the month of December.
DESE Coordinated Program Review in January
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be doing a Coordinated Program Review of the Canton Public Schools this school year. DESE staff will visit the district during the week of January 16, 2012.
DESE regularly conducts such visits to satisfy federal and state requirements for the periodic review of specific education programs and services in schools throughout the Commonwealth. Programs reviewed include Special Education, Civil Rights, English Language Learners and Homeless. After reviewing school district procedures for these programs, a Department team will make its onsite visit, during which it will review individual student records, interview administrators, teachers and paraprofessional staff, survey parents and observe instructional spaces. After the onsite visit it will prepare a report for the superintendent and school committee, with detailed findings for each program.
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Any member of the public may request to be interviewed by telephone by a member of the Department's visiting team. Those wishing to be interviewed should call the superintendent's office at (781) 821-5060, extension 1135 no later than January 11, 2012 to leave their name and phone number, or they may call the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at (781) 338-3722 (number for onsite chairperson.) A member of the visiting team will contact each person desiring an interview within two weeks after the completion of the onsite visit.
Winter Break Programs at the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center
The is offering half- and full-day winter vacation programs. Topics range from Pottery and Sock Puppets to Illusions. Students may sign up for morning or afternoon sessions, or choose both and bring a lunch. Prices for each 3 hour session are $20 Mass Audubon Members / $25 non-members. Email jdicandio@massaudubon.org for details.
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December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Pottery Studio 10 - 13 yrs (SPACE LIMITED)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Sock Puppets 7 - 9 yrs
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Pottery Studio 7 - 9 yrs (SPACE LIMITED)
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Illusions 10 - 13 yrs
December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Black and White Photography 10 - 13 yrs
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Wings 7- 9 yrs
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Digital Photography 7 - 9 yrs
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Wings 10 - 13 yrs
December 29, 2011 (Thursday)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Silkscreen 10 - 13 yrs
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Winter games 7 - 9 yrs
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Silkscreen 7 - 9 yrs
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm winter games 10 - 13 yrs
Vacation Yoga Class
Sign the kids up for a yoga class during the upcoming school vacation, and find your own inner peace. Yoga instructor and favorite Sherry Herzog will offer yoga for children ages 3-8 on Thursday, December 29 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Armando Recreation Center. Register at 781-821-5030
Boy Scout Tree Pickup
When Christmas is over The Boy Scouts of Troop 77 will haul your tree away. Minimum donation $10 (checks payable to BSA Troop 77); register for pickup before January 4, 2012.
Send your name, address, phone number and payment location to T77treepickup@gmail.com, or by phone to (339) 502-0340. Pickup January 7; leave donation in envelope on your front door or in mailbox. Proceeds will help fund service projects for the troop.
Upcoming CPS Events
- Tuesday, December 20: Tri-M (music honor society) candidate performances, CHS Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 20: Holiday Concert, CHS Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, December 23: Early release day
- Monday, December 26 - January 2: Holiday Recess
- Tuesday, January 3, 2012: School reopens
- Thursday, January 5: School Committee Meeting, CHS Distance Learning Lab, 7:00 p.m.
