Category Archives: School Life

Mission accomplished

Posted on June 25, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine introduces anonymous guest bloggers from Driscoll Class 3S … Last September, Mrs Sevigny asked her new students to write down a goal for the coming school year.  Elizabeth wrote “I hope to make new friends”.   Her Third Grade Scrap … Continue reading →

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Valedictory address

Posted on June 23, 2011 by brooklines

All members of Mr Roth’s class were required to give a speech to their fellow Fifth Graders.  Here, with permission, is Harriet’s … We have made lots of new memories in this classroom.  We have sat through math lessons, prepared … Continue reading →

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Spring Fair!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … There are some smart cookies at the helm of the Driscoll PTO and the activities which fall under its umbrella.  They had from the outset identified 2 June as the “rain date” in the event that adverse … Continue reading →

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Farm School

Posted on May 26, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … Harriet’s just back from three days at Farm School, near Athol, MA.  She’s got the skeeter bites, smelly clothes, and poison ivy itching of a real Mark Twain character to prove it.  Going to Farm School in Second, … Continue reading →

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Another Country

Posted on May 24, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … The tannoy conveys the cue – “Immediate lockdown” and in every cell of the school hive the buildings’ occupants respond.  The corridors empty.  Each classroom becomes a sanctuary.  Windows are secured, blinds are pulled, lights are switched off, doors … Continue reading →

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A court appearance

Posted on May 16, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … After the thin blog-pickings presented by the snowbound days of winter, we’ve faced the opposite problem lately, with a surfeit of material generated by my parents’ very welcome visit but no time to render it in prose.  … Continue reading →

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Musical Youth

Posted on April 11, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … The youth in question are not Harriet and Elizabeth (though they continue to practise diligently and make headway on flute/piano and piano respectively) -rather they are the members of the Boston Children’s Chorus and the Eighth Grade … Continue reading →

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Good morning Driscoll

Posted on March 25, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … Parents get their cue to depart when the soft, well-spoken voice of Principal Malone-Neville intones “Good morning, Driscoll” over the school-wide tannoy.  But there was an edge of anxiety in her voice on Wednesday as she urged … Continue reading →

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Walk like an Egyptian!

Posted on March 5, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine writes … It’s been a cherished tradition at Driscoll for Fifth Graders’ work on ancient civilisations to culminate in an Egyptian Breakfast for all pupils in the various classes and their parents.  The meal is of the usual American variety i.e. … Continue reading →

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Xin Nian Luai Le!

Posted on February 4, 2011 by brooklines

Catherine … Given the current dominance of white on the palette of our daily lives, flashes of scarlet, vermilion, crimson, carnelian, burgundy and even plain red are welcome.  So hooray for Chinese New Year, the celebration of which began this week … Continue reading →

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