MLK Day Honored in Lower School
February 06, 2015
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy of service, the Lower School started a "pay it forward" initiative. Each class chose another at random for which they were meant to do a kind act. The experiences, sometimes planned, sometimes a surprise, were meaningful to both the givers and the receivers. They declared January the “Month of Service”!
Boarman’s Bolts’ selected Ms. Bowen’s JK class. The fourth graders brainstormed ideas on Edmodo, their social media website. Ideas ranged from teaching about Dr. King, to reading books together, to planting shade trees. The one that was selected was a student proposal to teach the younger students sculpting techniques so they could use clay effectively in their art and projects.
During Art class the day before, Mrs. Rowe refreshed their knowledge of sculpting methods and in Morning Meeting on Thursday, the fourth graders brainstormed additional pointers they could impart to the JK class. They arrived at The Experiental School to an enthusiastic group of young artists! The fourth grade students fanned out and worked one-on-one with the four year olds. The result was astounding! The creativity in the classroom was palpable. Soon a variety of shapes and figures emerged to become butterflies, leaves, alligators, and bagels. Older and younger students worked together without needing adult help. Time flew by as is always the case when experiential learning is at its best.
Ms. Deegan's second graders celebrated the 100th Day of School with Ms. Telemachos's fourth graders. They brought snacks and everyone worked together on challenging 100th Day problems. The students had a great time learning and celebrating together.
Some other acts of service included:
Boarman’s Bolts’ selected Ms. Bowen’s JK class. The fourth graders brainstormed ideas on Edmodo, their social media website. Ideas ranged from teaching about Dr. King, to reading books together, to planting shade trees. The one that was selected was a student proposal to teach the younger students sculpting techniques so they could use clay effectively in their art and projects.
During Art class the day before, Mrs. Rowe refreshed their knowledge of sculpting methods and in Morning Meeting on Thursday, the fourth graders brainstormed additional pointers they could impart to the JK class. They arrived at The Experiental School to an enthusiastic group of young artists! The fourth grade students fanned out and worked one-on-one with the four year olds. The result was astounding! The creativity in the classroom was palpable. Soon a variety of shapes and figures emerged to become butterflies, leaves, alligators, and bagels. Older and younger students worked together without needing adult help. Time flew by as is always the case when experiential learning is at its best.
Ms. Deegan's second graders celebrated the 100th Day of School with Ms. Telemachos's fourth graders. They brought snacks and everyone worked together on challenging 100th Day problems. The students had a great time learning and celebrating together.
Some other acts of service included:
- Mrs. Jotch's junior kindergarten created paper hearts covered with birdseed to attract birds for Mrs. Minke’s outside kindergarten classroom garden.
- Ms. Fenech’s Alpha class made Rice Krispie Treats and delivered them to Mrs. Owen’s first grade class.
- Mrs. Kotsko’s kindergarten class gave Mrs. Carson’s Alpha class a tour of kindergarten to prepare them for what is in store for them. They read to them, wrote with them, played math games and introduced them to their science tables complete with millipedes and guppies.
- Mrs. O’Mullane’s class delivered a special snack on the 100th day of school and created bookmarks for Mrs. Hensler's third graders to use during Reading Workshop.
- Ms. Hawley’s class went into Mrs. LaDuke's 3rd grade class and surprised them by cleaning up and tidying their desks!
- Mrs. Owen’s first grade class provided table service to Mrs. Oman’s fourth graders while they were eating lunch. They also surprised them with a classroom clean up and caddy organization, leaving behind handmade heart surprises.
- Mrs. Hobb’s third grade made a special snack for Mrs. Boarman’s fourth grade. They presented them with fruit butterflies made out of oranges and grapes and they also made fruit kabobs with marshmallows, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and grapes. These snacks were delivered while the fourth graders were busily were working on math problems and needed extra brainpower.
- Mrs. Carson’s Alpha class baked one of the student’s family recipes for chocolate banana bread and shared it with Mrs. Densa’s first grade class.
- Mrs. Whitecage’s first graders visited Mrs. Craver’s Junior Kindergarten with personalized cards and some of their favorite stories to read.
- Mrs. Oman’s fourth grade class headed down to Ms. Hawley’s first grade room and helped her students practice (some for the first time) tying their shoes. They also provided them with clean up service after inside lunch.
- Mrs. Vigue’s class invited Ms. Fenech’s Alpha class to their room for stories.
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