Dear Parents/Caregivers,

It's not too late to join in the summer reading of Thrivers, The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine, by Michele Borba, Ed. D., and for 2 scheduled discussion groups. Dr. Borba is an internationally known educational psychologist, parenting and child expert, author and speaker. Dr. Borba is also a former classroom and special education teacher. She shares solution-focused strategies for parents to support the development of character skills that support children's resilience.

Location of discussion groups will be determined based on the number of participants, with the first group in late June or early July. If you wish to join me, please complete the form by June 13th so books can be ordered. Summer Book Read Participation Form.

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Norfolk Community Dinners

Held at the Norfolk Grange on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-7:30 pm. Free and open to all, RSVP with number attending to 339-298-9151, by 6 pm on the Tuesday prior

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*If you are interested in supporting a committee to plan and support parent wellness education programming for the four districts, please email me at pearld@kingphilip.org.*

Don't forget to review the Summer Wellness News for summer activities and resources

Wishing all families a healthy, safe and enjoyable summer!

Take care,

Dot Pearl

Director of Wellness for Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham & King Philip Schools

All are welcome!

Throughout the 2021-2022 academic year the Freeman Kennedy Art Program has focused on multicultural themes. The students have learned a great deal about culturally diverse celebrations and traditions. The school year began by exploring the students’ social identity and the graffiti artist Apexer by stylizing their name as a burner. During Hispanic Heritage Month, we created artwork inspired by Frida Kahlo and the Latin holiday called Day Of The Dead. During November, in addition to fall and Thanksgiving inspired projects, we learned about Diwali, which is the Hindu festival of light. December brought ceramic snow people and gnomes and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. During January, we celebrated the African-American holiday called Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King, and the Chinese New Year by creating a tiger. In February we let our kindness shine through by adorning the students’ lockers with painted suns. We learned about several African American artists. Faith Ringgold, who wrote Tar Beach and makes beautiful quilts. Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American Expressionist painter. Kehinde Wiley is a portrait painter famous for his highly naturalistic style, who painted the official portrait of President Obama. In April, we learned about the Islamic holiday of Ramadan when Mulsims fast for a month and the Eid al-Fitr Festival which marks the end of fasting. We studied an Asian artist called Yayoi Kusama, who is obsessed with infinity and dots. Spring brought trees and flowers. We created flowers based on Georgia O’Keeffe expressionist paintings and trees for Arbor Day. The fifth grade students painted portraits for their Hall of Fame display boards. Lastly, we are going to test our pointillism skills by painting artwork inspired by George Seurat. It’s been a great year of learning, creating and exploring.

Enjoy your summer vacation,

Laura Mellick

FK Art Teacher

• 6th Grade Art Show: https://www.artsonia.com/artshow/39453/16978

• 5th Grade Art Show: https://www.artsonia.com/artshow/39453/17067

• 4th grade Art Show: https://www.artsonia.com/artshow/39453/17149

• 3rd grade Art Show: https://www.artsonia.com/artshow/39453/17151