FRANKLIN'S ART STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the November Artists of the Month. These students not only demonstrated creativity and excellence in their artwork , they were also respectful and kind toward others. The winners are, Nick Rossitto, Brynn O'Grady, Sophie Kim, Maeve Gelinas, Jake Tagliaferro, Madeleine Dowling, Kento Ebihara and Rithvik Chauhan. Carlo DiNunzio and Anahita Agarwal not pictured.
HOUR OF CODE WITH MRS. KENNEDY
Students participated in Hour of Code this week with Mrs. Kennedy our Librarian. Hour of Code is an introduction to computer science that uses fun tutorials to show that anybody can learn the basics!
Last but not least! Music student of the month.
More music students of the month!
Music Students of the Month! These students demonstrated respect, kindness, a positive attitude and strong effort in every class: Gauri Rijhsinghani, Nathan Raths, Molly Sherman, Benjamin Hooks, Rafael Adwar, Isabella Sanchez, Jaiden Carney, Atley Leonard, Reagan Boucher and Eden De Young (not pictured).
Franklin’s “Spotlight on Good Character” winners. Each month, our staff selects students who demonstrate qualities from our pillars of character: Caring, Respect, Trustworthiness, Responsibility, and Fairness. Charlotte Dauwalter, Casey Weniger, Avery Montgomery, Gabriella Cerda, Christopher Schwartz, Molly Sherman, Nico Dufkis, Adalena Blankenship, Zachary Romm and Ava Chiappetta.
Next Board of Education meeting is on Tuesday, December 13 in Cafe B at WHS. Private session at 6p; public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Check your email inboxes for the November issue of The NEWS Letter. Enjoy! https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/november-2022
Tuesday, December 6 is the deadline to submit an application to fill Board of Education vacancy, resulting from the recent resignation of Board member Amy Root whose unexpired term runs from January 1 - April 24, 2023. Details here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/916168
November is election month. After learning about local and state government and Election Day, 1st graders voted between getting extra recess or extra chrome book time.
More images from the 4th grade trip to Sterling Mines!
4th graders extended their classroom learning about rocks with a field trip to Sterling Mines.
Images from the Veterans Day. Mr. Geyer closed the assembly by leading the school in singing the Star Spangled Banner. As a follow-up activity, students are writing cards for the troops for the holidays.
Veteran’s Day was celebrated at Franklin School with a spirit day where students wore red, white and blue and our 5th graders led an assembly that that helped explained the important sacrifices made by those in the armed forces.
In Library with Mrs. Kennedy, 2nd graders listened to the book “Henri's Scissors” as an example of a Biography. They learned about Henri Matisse’s art and then used paper and scissors to make collage art in his style.
Images from the Franklin Art Gallery.
5th graders drew their own fall corn still life and used a watercolor wash technique over their marker drawing. Students looked at still life examples from Paul Cezanne before using the corn to sketch from. Painted shadows and hatching marker lines helped make their corn look realistic.
Mrs. Davenport has always displayed student art around the school but now we are dedicating a space to create the Franklin Art Gallery in the alcove by the auditorium/gym. Student artwork will be routinely displayed for all to see in this busy corner of the building. Here are images from the inaugural art show!
Super thankful!
Where's the turkey?
After learning about different family traditions for Thanksgiving, first graders were asked to disguise a turkey. Students used different mediums and items that were unique to their family to disguise their turkey. They also came up with creative speech bubbles to prove they weren’t turkeys. Take a look at some of their “turkeys”!
