This fall members of the Partners in Education (PIE) worked together virtually to come up with a way for Narragansett Elementary School to celebrate the fall season.
PIE consists of parents and school staff whose overall goal is to benefit the school. The group collaboratively came up with a pumpkin painting project, a COVID-safe way for family involvement.
“The mission was to continue to develop a bridge between home and school, despite the COVID challenges schools face right now,” said Narragansett’s assistant principal Erin Eppler.
Families were invited to decorate pumpkins donated to ensure every student could participate by Gorham local business The Hop Yard. After decorating at home, students brought their pumpkins to school to put on display.
Photo credit Theresa ConnollyPumpkins lined the bus loop as part of Narragansett’s COVID-safe pumpkin painting project.
Soon enough, a variety of festively painted pumpkins lined the Narragansett bus loop. Students went on a pumpkin peeking walk with their class later in the week. Families were also invited to take a drive on Friday and Saturday to view everyone’s artwork.
“It was pretty great and brought so much joy to our school over the past week,” said Theresa Connolly, Narragansett administrative assistant. “The kids got to enjoy pumpkin strolls and I got to listen to laughter across the grounds of our campus.”
Although COVID has affected many things, the pumpkin painting project is proof of how it is still possible to come together as a community.