Mary Ellen Rinaldi will headline the fourth annual Comedy Night and Silent Auction on Friday, April 8, to benefit the Cunniff PTO! For show information, as well as special web links so that you can buy tickets or bid on your auction items now, right from home, go to the latest story in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
A skater about to perform in "Toy Story 3" -- his first big Disney on Ice show -- talks with reporters from the Cunniff Kids News in Front Page News (at left)
Lookin' for a glorious feeling? Then check out "Singin' in the Rain" produced by Watertown Children's Theatre this weekend! Two of the show's featured players stopped by the CKN newsroom to promote the classic musical, and their interviews can be found in the latest story in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
Third-graders at the Cunniff are making a change for the good, planning and running a schoolwide fund-raiser to help Watertown's Pet Haven! For all the details, read the latest story in Front Page News (at left) -- but hurry, because the drive ends Friday, March 18!
Travel with two Cunniff Kids News reporters as they fly to Ireland to meet members of their parents' families by reading the new story in To the Cove and Beyond! (at left)
Second-grade teacher Shannon Sauder welcomed the newest member of the Cunniff family on Feb. 3, when she gave birth to son Parker! Find out all the details about mother and son in Front Page News (at left)!
Two new Cunniff Kids News stories: The annual Bandarama concert is set for March 9 -- see Cunniff Culture (at left) for details! A new art installation graces Cunniff hallway -- see for yourself in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
Cunniff Kids News reporters were behind the scenes for opening night of the latest Disney On Ice show, "Toy Story 3," running through Feb. 27 at TD Garden! For more, go to Front Page News (at left)!
Watertown students sit a spell and tell the Cunniff Kids News what it felt like to compete in the first townwide Spelling Bee in The World Around Us! (at left)
The murals of Diego Rivera are showcased in the Cunniff lobby this week, highlighting the annual art show, as well as Specialist Night on Wednesday, Feb. 16. See a sneak peek at Cunniff Culture (at left)!
Oh honey, look! More than 150 Watertown students in grades 2 through 5 swarmed to the Watertown Middle School to compete in the first townwide Spelling Bee! See what's got the whole town buzzing in The World Around Us! (at left)
Dive into fun with the Watertown Wavemakers -- swimmers who pool their talents at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club! Meet the team and coaches Colleen and Matt when you read the new story in Fun and Games (at left)!
A poll of nearly 300 people shows that students and Watertown Public School employees agree that a longer day is the way to make up for time lost to the storms. See all the results of the exclusive Cunniff Kids News/Watertown Splash poll by turning to Special Report: Snowstorm! (at left)
Because of Watertown's snow emergency, the Cunniff School's students and staff have had to roll with a new afternoon dismissal plan! Read all about it in Front Page News (at left)!
With some help from Lucille Ball, a student from North Carolina finds a new home in Watertown! Read all about her big move in the CKN Travel Section, To the Cove and Beyond! (at left)
How's this for a stroke of genius? The completed mural on the west wall of the Cunniff shows off its students' artistic vision! See up-close pictures of the finished work in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
Words can't describe how much Kathy Kopp has helped the community since she started visiting Mrs. Munger's class seven years ago! Now you can learn about her by reading the new story in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
Watertown students and Cunniff Kids News reporters help design new PBS show, "Design Squad Nation," which premieres Sunday, Jan. 30! Read the story in Front Page News (at left)!
WWE's Beth Phoenix -- one of two women ever to participate in the Royal Rumble -- answers questions from the Cunniff Kids News on the eve of annual pay-per-view, to be held Sunday, Jan. 30, at TD Garden! See how the reporters tried to pin her down by turning to Fun and Games (at left)!
Meet Julie Erwin, the Cunniff School's new third-grade teacher, in Pleased to Meet You (at left)! BONUS: For nearly 30 other previously published profiles of the Cunniff School most interesting people, check out Archive: Pleased to Meet You (below left)!
The Cunniff's annual Winter Concert gave students a chance to band together and show off all of the instruments available for them to play. Get tuned in by reading the new story in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
From the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, readers have been on top of the world! Start at the beginning of the series by discovering more about "The Lightning Thief" with a new story in Read All About It! (at left) -- the book section of the Cunniff Kids News!
From Yastrzemski to Yamaguchi, people's favorite sports figures are surprisingly all over the field. Check out the survey results by turning to Fun and Games, the Cunniff Kids News sports section (at left).
What's the buzz? Why it's the first Watertown Spelling Bee, to be held Feb. 13! Meet event organizer Amy Donohue and find out how Watertown students from second through fifth grade can participate by reading the new story in The World Around Us! (at left)!
The Cunniff Kids News is there as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about her book "Extraordinary, Ordinary People" and being raised during segregation in Birmingham, Ala.! All of this and more in Front Page News (at left)!
On the weekend of the Patriots' latest big game, it's a good time to look at football at the youngest level with a story on the popular Watertown Belmont Pop Warner program in Fun and Games (at left)!
SPECIAL REPORT: Snowstorm! Cunniff Kids News reporters filed these eyewitness accounts, and many pictures, on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, from the snowy streets and yards of Watertown! See Special Report: Snowstorm! (at left)
It is shocking how much fun the Cunniff School students are having in Mad Science class! Measure the electricity for yourself by reading the latest story in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
Cunniff students, are, in a word, studying new words all the time -- but how they do it depends on the grade and the teacher. See how the kids, from kindergarten to fifth grade, are learning their spelling by turning to the story in Front Page News (at left)!
A recent second-grade reading program at the Cunniff School was a real hit with Red Sox manager Terry Francona! Turn to the Cunniff Kids News sports section, Fun and Games (at left), to find out what he said!
Fifth-graders applaud the bravo performances at the Watertown Middle School's recent staging of "Once Upon a Mattress." Read the review in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
Don't throw away those box tops and labels from food packages -- cut them out and turn them into the collection box in the Cunniff's front lobby and the school will benefit! Find out about these fund-raising programs and the person who runs them by reading the new story in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
The laughs and sightseeing were plentiful when a Watertown family opened its doors for a week to two Danish teens during the students' recent trip to the United States! Get a taste of international travel by reading the new story in the travel section, To the Cove and Beyond! (at left)
Fourth-graders became flush with knowledge after a recent visit from the MWRA! Soak in what they learned by reading the latest story in The World Around Us! (at left).
A LOOK BACK AT 2010! What was the best part of the year gone past? Reporters from the Cunniff Kids News talked with dozens of people and asked them that one simple question. To find out what they said, turn to Front Page News (at left) to read the responses!
Kids as young as 7 are learning the 4 R's -- reading, 'riting, and rock 'n' roll -- at Watertown's School of Rock! Meet its music director and find out about its winter vacation rock band camp by reading the new story The World Around Us! (at left).
Stephen Billhardt stepped down in June -- and is happy he did! Catch up with the former Cunniff principal by reading the latest story in Front Page News (at left)!
Here's our two cents' worth of advice: The next time you are in Chicago, visit the Money Museum! Talk about being worth the price of admission! Check out the details with the latest story in To the Cove and beyond! (at left), the CKN Travel section!
Chorus, band, and string ensembles playing on the same stage ... Doesn't that sound fun? It is time for the Cunniff School's annual Winter Concert to be held Tuesday, Dec. 14. Find out all the details by reading the latest story in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
The pool at Watertown Boys and Girls Club has everything a kid needs to enjoy swim class -- and no slimy fish! So, quick, go change, then hurry back and dive into the latest story in Fun and Games (at left)!
The annual Scholastic book fair returns this week to the Cunniff cafeteria, highlighted by a visit by Watertown author Kristin Kladstrup! Find out the best way not to lose your place (in line) by reading the new story in Front Page News (at left)!
The first Cunniff family movie night will be held Friday, Nov. 12! Find out all the details for this special event by reading the latest story in Cunniff Culture (at left)!
Cunniff third-graders were on the prowl during a recent trip to the Franklin Park Zoo! Find out all about their roaring good time by reading the latest story in The World Around Us! (at left)
The Wiggles, who are heading to Boston for two shows Nov. 5, took time during their worldwide tour to answer questions from the Cunniff Kids News about their life and music! Find out more about one of the world's most colorful and entertaining bands by reading the Q and A at Cunniff Culture (at left)!
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For Cunniff families, the annual Halloween party has become a familiar haunt over the years! This year's event is set for Friday, Oct. 29! Don't be scared -- catch up on all the information by reading the latest story in Front Page News (at left)!
Mena Ciarlone may have left the Cunniff School, but she is still helping teach its students! Find out about her new job, her new programs, and the meeting she is planning about student reading by checking out the latest story in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
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King Richard's Faire is open for one more weekend before closing for the season! To get a feel for life in the Renaissance -- and some of the performances in "Carvershire" -- watch new Cunniff Kids News video of unique musical entertainment and a real live joust! All of this and more at An eye for news: King Richard's Faire (at left)!
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Who is the new face in the crowd? Why it's Dr. Cynthia Crimmin, the new principal of the Cunniff School! Get to know her better by reading the new story in Front Page News (at left)!
The Cunniff's second-grade classes are having a reading contest, but to find out more you will have to read the whole story in Corridors and Classrooms (at left)!
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus makes its annual visit to Boston's TD Garden from Wednesday, Oct. 13 through Sunday, Oct. 17. Last year the circus gave the Cunniff Kids News unprecedented access behind the scenes on Opening Night! Go backstage with CKN's own story, as well as pictures and video of the famous Globe of Steel motorcycle stunt at An Eye for News: Ringling Bros. Circus (at left)!
With ribbon-cutting ceremonies held Oct. 7, the new Watertown police station project is finally complete, making this a perfect time take to revisit -- through the eyes and words of the Cunniff Kids News reporters -- what the Main Street site looked like throughout the construction by going to Special report: New police station, 2008-2010 (at left)!
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Reporters from the Cunniff Kids News return to the site of the new Watertown police station for the fourth time in two years to find it open for business -- even before the grand opening gala! Take a tour of the new facility by reading the latest story in The World Around Us! (at left)
Talk about your constructive playtime! LEGO KidsFest is in Boston this weekend, and one of its organizers took time out preparing for the show to answer questions from the Cunniff Kids News! Read about an event to build your weekend around by going to Fun and Games (at left)!
King Richard's Faire opens Saturday, Sept. 4, for its 29th annual trip back to the Renaissance. Meet the king, queen, lord mayor, and many other the inhabitants of "Carvershire" -- including the ogre and the jugglers! -- by reading the new story, An eye for news: King Richard's Faire (at left)!
Part of being a fifth-grader at the Cunniff School is staging the annual play! Go behind the scenes for a story about this year's production, as well as many photos from rehearsals at An eye for news: Fifth-grade play (at left)!
A new chapter is beginning in the life of new author Allison DiDomenico! Find out all about the Cunniff kindergarten teacher and her book, "You Can Do It, Fiona!" by turning to Front Page News (at left)!
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Four of the six eggs in Mrs. Munger's room have hatched, and the third-graders are bringing the chicks home each night! Find out how the year's fluffiest science project is progressing by reading An Eye for News: Baby Chicks 2010 (at left)!
All eyes were on the incubators in the back of Mrs. Munger's room Tuesday when the first chick was born! Now meet Sunshine for yourself with a story and pictures in a special section: An Eye for News: Baby Chicks 2010 (at left)!
EXTRA: See Tubby and Lemonade, two of the chicks hatched in Debbie Munger's third-grade classroom in 2009, as you have never seen them before -- in photos and video posted on a special Cunniff Kids News page, An Eye for News: Baby Chicks 2009 (at left)!
It's been quite a trip for Debby Ryan, starting with "The Suite Life on Deck." Follow her journey and get to know her better by reading the Cunniff Kids News interview with her at Pleased to meet you: Debby Ryan (at left)!
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Some people may know Henry Winkler as an actor. Others may know him as an author. We at the Cunniff Kids News know him as the subject of one our latest interviews! Get to know him better by going to Pleased to meet you: Henry Winkler (at left)!
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Rissa Bartholomew has a lot going on right now, but what leads her to her own Declaration of Independence? Read the review of Lynda B. Comerford's book to see if it is worth finding out in Read All About It! (at left).
Just how do you care for a dinosaur? Find out as the celebration of the relaunch of Read All About It!, CKN's book review section, continues!
Danny Lipman had no idea what lurked in the shadows ... Discover what he found there by reading the review of "The Shadow Project" in Read All About It! (at left)
The book review page has returned to the Cunniff Kids News! Kicking off the relaunch is a story featuring sugar-coated plums and King Rat's army and ... go to Read All About It! (at left) for more!