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Local authors and McCarthy Elementary School third grade teachers James L. Parr and Kathy Kenney-Marshall sold and signed dozens of copies of their newest books at the Fountain Street Open Studios event Friday night.

Local authors and McCarthy Elementary School third grade teachers James L. Parr and Kathy Kenney-Marshall sold and signed dozens of copies of their newest books at the Fountain Street Open Studios event Friday night. Illustrator Eva Burns, who worked with Parr on his book also signed books. There were many teachers and students in attendance at the book signing. The books were published by Damianos Publishing, a new venture by Lynne Damianos. Parr's latest is My Name is James and other poems for all ages. It is a collection of witty and whimsical rhymes on a variety of topics from animals to school to growing up to the mundane activities of life/illustrated with line drawings and doodles. Kenney-Marshall's book Crumbs from the Table of …

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McCarthy Teachers To Autograph Copies of Their Newest Books

Local authors and McCarthy Elementary School third grade teachers will sign copies of their newest books at the Fountain Street Open Studios event Friday night only.

Local authors and McCarthy Elementary School third grade teachers James L. Parr and Kathy Kenney-Marshall will sign copies of their newest books at the Fountain Street Open Studios event Friday night only. The two authors will sell and autograph their latest works between 5:30 and 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at the Fountain Street Studios at Damianos Photography/Publishing located on the fourth floor east. Parr's latest is My Name is James and other poems for all ages. It is a collection of witty and whimsical rhymes on a variety of topics from animals to school to growing up to the mundane activities of life/illustrated with line drawings and doodles. Kenney-Marshall's book Crumbs from the Table of Life is a collection of humourous and …

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IMAGE GALLERY: Root Root Root for the H.A.A.M Team [VIDEO]

McCarthy Elementary staged two shows of the original musical comedy Save My Ups!, written and directed by third grade teacher James Parr.

McCarthy Elementary School staged two shows of the original musical comedy, Save My Ups! last week for parents, family and friends. Almost 125 third, fourth and fifth grade students participated in H.A.A.M. (Hilarious Acting at McCarthy), an after-school drama program. This year's show, written and directed by McCarthy third grade teacher James Parr, centered around a coach of a Framingham-based baseball team that didn't want to lose. Sure the team never lost a game, but they played teams likes the patients at the local hospital and the seniors at the Callahan Center. Unhappy about always winning, the team tells the coach they need to lose to have fun. They go in search of their own "Charlie Brown." The students also performed a third show…

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Kristen Nason

8:34 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

My 2nd grade daughter could not stop talking (and singing) about this performance! She is looking forward to H.A.A.M-ing it up next year! GREAT Job McCarthy Elementary!!   more ›

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Modern Pied Piper Tale With Pigs Running Wild [VIDEO]

McCarthy Elementary third, fourth and fifth grade students performed a play as part of the HAAM program. The play was written and directed by teacher James Parr and assisted by teacher Kathy Kenney-Marshall.

Thirty pigs were running across the stage at McCarthy Elementary School, a week before school got out for the summer. The pigs, third grade actors and actresses, were part of the newest HAAM production at the elementary School. HAAM stands for Hilarious Acting at McCarthy. Written and directed by third grade teacher James Parr, The Pied Piper of HAAMelin featured 80 third, fourth and fifth grade students. School nurse Judy Wester designed a beautiful backdrop and oversaw all the scenery. Third grade teacher Kathy Kenney-Marshall assisted in the production, as she encouraged Parr to allow all 80 students who signed up to participate in the after-school program, instead of having the typical lottery for slots. Parent Sydney Turner, with …

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IMAGE GALLERY: Third Graders Interpret Shakespeare

Students in James Parr's classroom performed A Midsummer Night's Dream. These photos were submitted by a mother of one of the performers.

Students in James Parr's third grade classroom at McCarthy Elementary School performed A Midsummer Night's Dream earlier this month. These photos were submitted by a mother of one of the performers, Leslie Harvey. Parents feel free to add your photos to these.      

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