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top right: Artists, young and old, from left: Tuesday Green, Natalie Green, Tasha Pipkin with Owen Lefebvre, Jillian Perrea with son Ahmyas Cardona, John Tasey.
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Tuesday Green and her daughter Natalie, 3, of Putnam create works of art at the Preschool Art Show in Putnam.
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Top: Daniel Pratt, 5, shows off the 1-pound, 2-ounce eel he caught at the annual Putnam Rotary Club Noe Poulin Fishing Derby held at Rotary Park. Derby results on page 9. Right: Putnam Police Officer Jamie Glaude and Marisol Feliciano, coordinator of Safe Kids, check the installation of a car seat during the Safe Kids car seat check May 14. More than 20 car seats were either replaced or correctly installed.
Preschool Art
By Olivia Richman
PUTNAM — Paintings, drawings, music and ice cream sundaes; this – and more - was presented May 12 at the Fourth Annual Preschool Art Show. Janet Richman, the Putnam Head Start teacher at Putnam Elementary School, said she is proud of what the students have accomplished. “Having families, community and invited guests attend this event,” said Richman, “will emphasize the importance of the creative arts in our pre-school curriculum.”
Richman said the past shows had been open-ended in theme, “but this year we collaborated with the Putnam Public Library and adding a literacy component.” According to Richman, the artwork was based on illustrators of famous children’s books, such as the work of Eric Carle, a collage artist and illustrator.
The Putnam Public Library’s children’s librarian, Tina Aubin, was at the art show promoting literacy and summer reading programs, said Richman.
The work being displayed has been created by students enrolled in Head Start, School Readiness, Putnam Elementary School and The Family Resource Center. Music was presented by the Putnam Middle School students and some special guests from the community.
Children, their families and other guests were invited to make ice cream sundaes with various toppings available.
Richman added, “It’s validating to the children to have their work appreciated by the community.”