Dormition Of The Virgin Mary: Annual Greek Food & Music Festival 2015 

  
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, September 12, the 256th day of 2015 with 108 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:1 and sunset is @ 7:0. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1609 – English explorer Henry Hudson sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

   
 
Photos by Frank Santangelo 
By William Tauro 
Somerville’s 9/11 Vigil Walk at Davis Square took place this past Friday night in memory of those who lost their lives during the 911 attack in 2001 on the World Trade Center Towers, on the Pentagon and on Flight 93. Continue reading Somerville’s 911 Vigil Walk in Davis Square  →

   
  
UPCOMING EVENTS

Attention! The Summer hiatus is over! Bowling, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Yoga and Walking Group are back! Please call Chris Kowaleski at 617-625-6600 ext. 2300 for more information on any of our Health & Wellness programs, start dates and times and for registration. (Flyer attached) Continue reading 9-11-15 Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

SHS Class of ’45 Hosts 70-Year Reunion Sunday Sept 13th

Do you know someone who graduated from Somerville High School in 1945? Continue reading What’s Happening at Somerville Public Schools →

Somerville music programs throughout the District are gearing up for another year of music learning and music-making. Free music instruction is offered to SPS elementary students in the following grades: Continue reading Somerville Music Instrument Rental & Loan Programs Kick Off Year of Music-Making →

  
Enrollment for El Sistema Somerville, an intensive afterschool music program under the direction of the Somerville Public Schools Music Department and the Community Schools afterschool program, is under way for the 2015-2016 school year. Continue reading El Sistema Somerville Announces New Leadership, Enrollment Open for 2015-16 →

In her latest Somerville Early Education (SEE) blog post (http://somervilleearlyeducation.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-curriculum-starts-today.html), Somerville’s Director of Early Education Lisa Kuh talks about what curriculum means for young children. “Part of the development of curriculum lies in the relationship between teacher and child, and the transfer of responsibility and ownership from teacher to child. These are elements of good teaching.” Read more about this and find out how early education teachers throughout the Somerville community continued to explore and learn this summer in preparation for the new school year. Visit and subscribe to the SEE blog. For inspiring early education ideas and practices, visit the SEE Pinterest board at https://www.pinterest.com/spschools/see-somerville-early-education/.