I see the richness of this moment to record for our future generations. Our kids will ask us: What did you do? –Tyree Boyd-Pates, Historian and Curator Dear 5th grade families, This week is the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. We will be sharing our activities with you here so you can continue these conversations as a family. In ELA Today we started with this Maya Angelou quote (& identified the typo in the graphic ;): We watched this panel interview: And we reviewed this week's Article of the Week (#10), which teaches us about the origin of the movement itself. "How "Black Lives Matter" became a U.S. protest cry" In Social Studies (Cedar) today we read Amazing Grace and had a discussion about what a cause is, what it means to use your voice for a cause, and why it's important to standup for what you believe in. We brainstormed an extensive list of causes, wrote on our collective Padlet, and then made posters to represent our causes. We will be using the BLM at School Week Early Childhood guide as a framework this week, as well as delving into the 13 BLM Guiding Principles (see below). We will be using utmost care presenting this important work. –Julie " The events of the past year have brought even more urgency and importance to this yearly week of action. The killing of unarmed Black men and women, including LGBTQIA+ persons of color, by police has left young people and our communities searching for answers to incredibly complicated issues of race, justice, and fairness. Our public education system and educators play an important role in disrupting legacies of racism." (SPS website) ![]() Excellent Resources from the SPS website for families:
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