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Saturday, September 13

Making ice cream

by Diane Weir on Sat 13 Sep 2008 06:54 PM EDT

I've been thinking about apes. Thinking about apes thinking.

I watched Nova's Ape Genius last week and saw an experiment:... more »

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Wednesday, August 27

Say "cheese"

by Diane Weir on Wed 27 Aug 2008 09:44 PM EDT

I attended the first hour of the 8/25 SC meeting. I'll look forward to watching the rest on the replay ... more »

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Sunday, August 24

Moxie for mine

by Diane Weir on Sun 24 Aug 2008 01:56 PM EDT

I noticed the posters two years ago when the School Committee meetings started to be held in the central office ... more »

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Monday, June 16

Twitting and Taping

by Diane Weir on Mon 16 Jun 2008 08:09 PM EDT

I'm video taping tonight's School Committee meeting. It will be shown on WCAT (hopefully), but not live tonight.

I'm also ... more »

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Wednesday, May 7

Thank You!!! -- with Addendum

by Diane Weir on Wed 07 May 2008 07:23 AM EDT

Many times during this campaign, I was asked what I thought about the other candidates. I always answered honestly -- ... more »

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Thursday, May 1

SUN Shine

by Diane Weir on Thu 01 May 2008 12:12 PM EDT

From today's endorsement in The Lowell Sun: School Committee incumbent Diane Weir has been a breath of fresh air ... more »

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Thursday, April 17

Dear Neighbor

by Diane Weir on Thu 17 Apr 2008 01:58 PM EDT

Dear Neighbor,

It has been my privilege to serve you as a member of the Westford
School Committee since 2005. ... more »

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\My Stance on "Math in Westford"

by Diane Weir on Thu 17 Apr 2008 12:28 AM EDT

I was recently asked about "my stance on Math in Westford". The question was posted on the Westford Math Yahoo! ... more »

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Friday, April 4

Literacy Specialists -- Part I

by Diane Weir on Fri 04 Apr 2008 09:21 AM EDT

Last spring, I accepted an invitation to watch a Reading Recovery lesson being taught. As a former music teacher, I noticed similarities in the instructional technique. After all, reading isn't simply a collection of knowledge -- something that one knows how to do in theory -- there is a performance aspect to it. To be a reader, you must be able to read.... more »

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Wednesday, February 13

Steps and Ladders

by Diane Weir on Wed 13 Feb 2008 06:26 AM EST

Presentation can be found here
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Tuesday, July 24

Office Hours

by Diane Weir on Tue 24 Jul 2007 11:37 PM EDT

I will be holding monthly office hours beginning Monday, July 30th from 6:30 - 7:15 PM in the Mary Atwood ... more »

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Monday, March 12

What's Old is New Again

by Diane Weir on Mon 12 Mar 2007 11:12 AM EDT

This summer, Rob and I headed out to Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA to catch a Bob Dylan concert. It ... more »

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Monday, January 22

Packet for January 22, 2007

by Diane Weir on Mon 22 Jan 2007 06:11 AM EST

Tonight, the School Committee will be receiving the Superintendent's budget recommendation. More information is available on the WPS Budget Page. ... more »

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Thursday, January 18

Superintendent to present FY08 budget recommendation

by Diane Weir on Thu 18 Jan 2007 08:28 AM EST

This notice came out via the school e-mail list yesterday:

Superintendent of Schools, Bill Olsen, is presenting his recommended FY ... more »

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Monday, January 15

Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part III

by Diane Weir on Mon 15 Jan 2007 10:50 PM EST

Here's the last of the material. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Attached you will find:

Draft minutes ... more »