We have some essential curricular changes for the 2023-2024 school year that we want to share with our families. Please click the link below to choose the best method for us to deliver this information to you. In addition, we will be meeting with grades 9 and 10 prior to our mid-term assessment period as the changes affect these rising classes. Students in grades 9-11 starting Fall 2023 must take PE every year. There are no waivers or exemptions as we have designed courses for all students. Any senior (class of 2024) who has not met the current graduation requirement of .5 credits in PE courses and one Health course must do so before graduation.

The mid-term assessments will again be the ALE's (Alternative Learning Experiences). Our outstanding teachers have designed learning experiences grounded in foundational skills from their curriculum. The ALE's will be worth 5% of the overall grade for the year for all year-long courses. All semester-based courses will have a "traditional final". Please understand that these experiences cannot be re-created if your child misses the mid-term assessment. Any student who is absent for the ALE will be assessed using a traditional exam as a make-up. The ALE's take place on January 17-20th.

Sincerely,

Dr. Mobley

If you believe your child needs academic support you should contact their guidance counselor. They can assist you and even provide you with a referral to our BBST. The Building Based Support Team works with families when their child is struggling to identify interventions!

STEEL BAND

Beginning, on January 11th, 2023 on Wednesday Nights, the King Philip Music Department, with support from the King Philip Music Association, will begin Steel Band classes. These classes are available to any music student in grades 7 – 12 (You need not have percussion experience). The classes are also open to parents and community members.

The ensemble is taught by percussion instructor, Ryan Loud. Classes will run from 5:30-7:30 on select Wednesdays from January until the end of the school year, and then commence a weekly summer schedule, leading up to the big performance for the Pan Mass Challenge, a bike race benefiting cancer research. We are also excited to host guest artist “El Caribe” on our Percussion night this year. Students will have the opportunity to play with some great steelpan pros!

The cost of this program for the full year, per participant, is $230.00.

Class Dates:

January 11

February 8

March 8

April 5

May 3, 10

June 7, 14, 21, 28

July 12, 19, 26

Aug 2

Concert Dates:

May 24, Percussion Night with “El Caribe”

June 4, Graduation

June 11, Concert on the common

August 4 and 5, Pan Mass Challenge

T.B.D. Attleboro Farmers Market

The $230.00 registration fee is non-refundable. Please complete the Google Forms document which is embedded in this email and submit your check made out to the KPMA for $230.00 and give it to your teacher, mail o PO Box 508, Wrentham, MA 02093, or place in the mailbox in the HS band room.

January 3-- DECA Mock Night

January 5-- Drama Meeting 6:00 pm

January 16--No School

January 17--January 20--ALE's midterm assessments

January 25-- Half Day for Students

February 1-February 2--Biology MCAS Make-ups

February 9--HS School Council Meeting 5:00

February 10-- 5th Period after the basketball game

February 13--Senior Supper 6:00 pm

February 20-February 24- No School Winter Break

March 1--Half Day for Students

Mondays

English National Honor Society 7:00 am (1st Monday of the Month)

Tuesdays

Stu Co-7:00 am library

Debate Club-2:15 pm room 205

Wednesdays

Active Minds 7:00 am library

Leo Club 7:00 am auditorium

Mock Trial 2:15 room 205

French NHS 2:15 room 226

GSA 2:15 room 402

Yearbook 2:15 room 109

Peer Mentors 2:15 Location TBD

People of Prosperity 2:15 room 106

( oqqlg6r) Info on classroom https://classroom.google.com/c/NTM5MzkwOTEwMTM2?cjc=oqqlg6r

Thursdays

Model United Nations 2:15 pm room 103

Newspaper 2:15 pm room 134

Science NHS 7:00 am library (second Thursday of the month)

NHS 7:00 am auditorium (first Thursday of the month)

Math Team:

First and Last Thursday of the month. Email gearys@kingphilip.org for more details.

Fridays

KP Cares 7:00 am (first and third Friday of the month)

Bird Club 2:15 room 221 (Every other Friday--Hikes on Weekends)

The KPHS School Council is seeking two parents from Plainville if you are interested please email Dr. Mobley. mobleyl@kingphilip.org School Council meetings are open meetings, however, only members may vote on action items. This year's meetings and agenda items are listed below:

• Meetings

• December 14, 2023 5:00 pm NEASC Standards 4 & 5 Vote --Budget Review

• February 9, 2023 5:00 pm HIP Healthy KP

• March 2, 2023 5:00 pm DEI Presentation NEASC Standard 3 Vote

• April 6, 2023 5:00 pm Handbook Review NEASC Standard 2 Vote

• May 11, 2023 5:00 pm School Improvement Plan NEASC Standard 1 Vote

Cecilia Saliba 2023

Heidi Lawrence 2024

Sariah Estime 2024

Isabelle Taylor 2025

Davonte Johnson 2025

Griffin McCreedy 2026

Aiden Shaughnessy2026

Lisa Halloway KPTA

Jennifer Tharrett Norfolk Parent

Jill Hindley Lawrence Norfolk Parent

Shemere Johnson Wrentham Parent

Dawn Martin Wrentham Parent

Barbara Snead Community Member