Wednesday's Word
December 1, 2021
What's Inside
- NCTA Grant
- Teacher Gifts: Conflict of Interest Law
- Community Businesses donate
to Staff Raffle
- 2nd Dose Vaccine Clinic
- Help Wanted
- Community News
- Classroom Happenings!
Dear Families,
We have reached the point of the year when we get to share all the great learning your child has been part of so far. It is a great opportunity for teachers and parents to connect through parent/teacher conferences to discuss progress and to partner on next steps.
This Friday, December 3rd, you will be able to access your child’s Term 1 report card. Report cards for students in Grades 1 - 6 are issued 3 times a year: December, March, and June. For students in Kindergarten and Preschool, report cards are issued 2 times a year: January and June. Report cards give parents a general overview on how their child is progressing towards meeting end of year expectations. Please click on this link for information on our grading and progress reports process for this school year.
If you need a refresher on how to access your child’s report card, please click on this link. iParent Refresher
Wishing you a wonderful December.
Sincerely,
Victoria Saldana
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Grade 3 Receives NCTA Grant
The third grade team recently applied for and received a grant in the amount of $300 from the NCTA (Norfolk County Teachers Association) to purchase books for their classroom libraries. The purpose of this grant request was to be able to purchase books depicting characters that represent different abilities, cultures, beliefs, and skin colors for all of the third grade classroom libraries in the town of Norfolk for the purpose of promoting equality, diversity and acceptance of differences. Multicultural literature serves as a powerful tool in building an understanding of and respect to communicate, interact, and accept classmates from varied cultures. Through this grant the teachers hope to offer their diverse student population an opportunity to find acceptance and connection to literature.
Teacher Gifts
If you are considering giving a gift to your child’s teacher over the next few weeks, it is important to be aware that teachers, as public employees, are subject to the Conflict of Interest Law. The general guidelines of this law prohibit teachers from accepting a gift worth over $50.00 from any individual student. Teachers are able to accept a class gift of up to $150.00 or several smaller gifts over the course of the year totaling no more than $150.00 for the year, as long as the gift is given from the class as a whole and no individual students' names are attached.
Teachers are not allowed to accept any individual gifts from students who contributed to the class gift. Teachers are also allowed to accept gifts intended to be used in the classroom (i.e. books, supplies) without being in violation of the law.
Please remember, you have already given us the gift of sharing your children with us throughout the school year! I am providing this information strictly to help room parents or others plan and to prevent any uncomfortable situations from arising.
Thank You to our Community Businesses for their generous Staff Raffle Donations!
Gift cards donated by the PTO and SEPAC to:
Target • Amazon • Doordash • Starbucks
Awesome gifts donated from many Norfolk businesses!
Novato’s • Chieftain • Norfolk Pizza • One Cup • Anne’s Market
Norfolk Food Mart • Only Prettier Design • Walsh’s Greenhouse
Daley’s Service Center • Eagle Brook • Organic Buzz • Holmes Bus Company
2nd Dose Vaccine Clinic for those vaccinated on 11/22
Where: KP Middle School Cafeteria, 18 King Street
NOTE: Change of location
Time: 3:00-7:00pm
Click here for more information:
Be a part of our team!
The Plainville/Wrentham/Norfolk elementary school nutrition department currently has openings for food service workers and substitutes.
• Work at one, two or all three schools! You choose.
• Enjoy a school calendar schedule for work.
• Be home when your children are home, and have some adult
interaction while they are at school.
• Fun and fast paced work for just a few hours a day.
For more information please visit: SchoolSpring
Norfolk PTO Fundraiser!
You Save 20% and Minted donates 15%!
This holiday season, we're partnering
with Minted to help us fundraise.
Shop Holiday cards and gifts on minted.com
Use our promocode: FUNDRAISERNORFOLK
Click on the poster for more information!
You're invited to the Annual Norfolk PTO Merry Market!
Support our schools and local businesses by shopping with us!
When: Thursday, December 2
Where: Freeman Kennedy Gym
TIme: 5:00--8:00 pm
Click on the picture for more info!
PTO Scholastic Book Fair is back!
When: Dec 6th-9th
(On-line purchasing starts December 3rd)
Every purchase from the Book Fair earns rewards for our school,
so please stop by and support us!
• Click on the link below for your school to get more information
• Set up ewallet - a super easy way to pay!
Freeman Kennedy Scholastic Book Fair
H.Olive Day Scholastic Book Fair
Please Note: Additional information about book fair hours, schedule, and safety protocols will be coming from each school.
Norfolk Recreation Upcoming Events!
Many things to be thankful for!
Mrs. Cloutier's class wrote Thankful Essays to give to their families on Thanksgiving.
All aboard the Mayflower!
2nd Graders create their own Macy's Day Parade!
Post bisque firing in Mrs. Mellick's art class!
Next Up.....Firing!
A bird's eye view of the kiln full of greenware!
Norfolk Public Schools
Email: allardi@norfolk.k12.ma.us
Website: norfolk.k12.ma.us
Location: 70 Boardman Street, Norfolk, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 528-1225