Archive for May, 2008

The Scoop: DAYTIME reviews Coney Island and Ice Cream Club

May 30, 2008

Coney Island offers a variety of ice cream flavors, as well as many other treats, such as tea and coffee. Unfortunately, it no longer serves soft-serve ice-cream. This makes options a bit more limited, but the upside is that there are many normal ice-cream flavors to choose from.  There was practically no wait after...
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Game Review: Grand Theft Auto IV–Fun game for kids, or most violent game ever?

May 29, 2008

Grand Theft Auto is a worldwide series of 6 games known to many gamers everywhere. The series itself sold 65 million copies, in which the latest release Grand Theft Auto IV have sold 9 million copies.  The first game was Grand Theft Auto III which was released for the PS2 in 2001. Between the...
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Profile: Francis Moore Lappe

May 28, 2008

On March the 24th, 2008, Frances Moore Lappe visited the Newton Free Library as part of the environmental speaker series with the Green Decade Coalition, and there, she discussed her book, DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET, which has won many awards. Lappe also discussed her feelings about conservation and the environment.  Lappe is a...
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Day’s Art Fair demonstrates students’ talent

May 27, 2008

Day Middle school’s 2008 art fair took place on Wednesday, June the 11th, from 5 to 7PM. Day students were able to present the artwork that they had created during classes throughout the school year. A range of ceramics, drawings, sculptures, and paintings were exhibited throughout the school.  Sandy Chaet, Day’s Tech. Ed. teacher...
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F. A. Day walks away with SILVER MEDAL at Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival

May 23, 2008

Picture this: 120 middle school students running around a high school that is unfamiliar to them. All of these students are getting ready to put on plays that they have been working on with titles such as “Jack suing Jill”, or “A Scarecrow Woman”.  Or…a dysfunctional family whose perfect façade falls apart, as told...
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Bedrooms are a reflection of you

May 22, 2008

  Every time you walk into your room you want to see a place where you could feel comfortable spending time in, a place where you could hang out with your friends, or a warming area that feels homey. Some kids hate their rooms and some kids love them. Some kids’ rooms have all...
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Environmental Awareness Corner: Newton Serves Environmental Projects

May 21, 2008

 On April the 13th, many people from Newton participated in Newton Serves, a city-wide event that had the purpose of cleaning up around the city. Volunteers from all over Newton could partake in any of several different projects to make Newton a better place to live. Several of these projects were designed to help...
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Faculty Spotlight: Spanish teacher Heather Garni ran in Boston Marathon

May 20, 2008

Garni has taught for seven years, two of them here at F. A. Day. When she’s not confined to Room 111, Garni likes to run in the great outdoors. Recently she ran in, and completed, the world-famous Boston Marathon.  For training, Garni ran a long run every Saturday. Also, she ran two or three...
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DAYTIME interviews GLOBE columnist Alex Beam “My Life as a Journalist and other Mistakes I’ve Made”

May 19, 2008

Alex Beam gave a lecture about his life as part of the Newton Community education lecture series called MY LIFE AS A JOURNALIST AND OTHER MISTAKES I’VE MADE. It was presented at Newton South on April the 17th. Beam is a reporter for the Boston GLOBE. He is a columnist which means he writes...
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Elective changes will affect 6th graders

May 16, 2008

For the current 2007-‘08 school year, 6th graders were offered a choice from a range of electives that were described in the elective choice brochure as designed to “…present an opportunity for students to enrich their academic experience”. Then, students were able to choose from among art, band, chorus, creative drama, engineering and woodworking,...
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