Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 16, 2012

Jan 11th, 2012

Powhatan School will host a special Monday All-School Gathering on the holiday celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, in the auditorium. Throughout the day, Powhatan School will celebrate Dr. King’s legacy through service and learning in numerous ways.

 

The following service activities have been scheduled for January 16, 2012:

 

KINDERGARTEN:

  • Read and write own I Dream for the World letters with Grade 8 students
  • Select books for donation to Winchester Day Nursery
  • Prepare cards for students at Winchester Day Nursery that will accompany books and donation raised prior to Winter Break

 

GRADE 1:

  • Read, memorize part of, and write about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech
  • Stage silent protest of students’ choice during the day
  • Write class book about collective dreams for the world

 

GRADE 2:

  • Study life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Collect, assemble, and package trail mix to share with WATTS Program

 

GRADE 3:

  • Prepare lunches for Salvation Army program – Roche’s classroom
  • Prepare lunches for Clarke County Sheriff’s Department – Gilpin’s classroom

 

GRADE 4:

  • Take field trip to Josephine Street Museum in Berryville, VA, to chronicle history of integration in Clarke County, VA
  • Use information from authentic sources gathered on trip for further research,  discussion, and journaling about integration in this area

 

GRADE 5:

  • Cook and serve lunch at the Millwood Recreation Center working with the Christ Episcopal Church Food Bank

 

GRADE 6:

  • Science classes are practicing activism by writing letters to elected officials.
  •  History classes will discuss civil rights as it relates to current history studies.

 

GRADE 7:
  • English/History will watch and discuss the civil rights movie Selma Lord Selma.

 

GRADE 8:
  • Science classes are practicing activism by writing letters to elected officials.
  • History classes will focus on Civil Rights in the spring but will discuss it Monday as it relates to current history studies.
  • Language arts class will read and discuss Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges.
  • English classes are heading over to kindergarten and 1st grade to help the younger students with their projects:
    • 1st grade: make peaceful protest posters and write dream speeches
    • Kindergarten: with reading readiness
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