Service Activites Celebrate Dr. King’s Legacy

Jan 16th, 2012

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

“On the Martin Luther King Holiday the fifth grade had the opportunity to prepare and serve food to the community of Millwood,” Virginia, said 5th Grade teacher Ms. Mulry.  More than seventy-five people participated.  The crowd included individuals who work at the food pantry, individuals that rely on the food pantry for sustenance, and Powhatan’s fifth grade students and parents.  “The children really felt what it was like to serve in the spirit of Dr. King.”

 

The following service activities were 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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