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Black History Month Newsletter

Begins on MLK Day through February 2024

Black HistoryMonth Newsletter Begins on MLK Day through February 2024

Message from Principal Phelan

Dear Families,


As we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. today, we also officially kick off Black History Month two weeks early. Our school's Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Council have intentionally asked that we begin Black History Month by celebrating and focusing on the accomplishments and contributions of Black people everywhere. Therefore, it is fitting to start with MLK's birthday. As our teachers choose materials and work to highlight Black History this month and throughout the school year, we remain focused on who's telling the story and the quality of the materials we chose. Please see the WPS Seven Forms of Bias Instructional Materials Rubric for making instructional decisions. I've attached it below for use.


With gratitude,

Stacy

Morning Meeting and Quiet Time can begin with Relaxing African Music such as the sound track below or Highlight Musicians throughout the Month! Morning Meeting and Quiet Time can begin with Relaxing African Music such as the sound track below or Highlight Musicians throughout the Month!

African Relaxing Music | Tuko Pamoja

“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” —Toni Morrison “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” —Toni Morrison

2022- Black Health and Wellness

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Inspire Your Students with Amanda Gorman's Reading: The Hill We Climb Inspire Your Students with Amanda Gorman's Reading: The Hill We Climb

WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb'

Two Collections of Resources for Teaching Black History Month Two Collections of Resources for Teaching Black History Month

6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month

6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month

Black History Month provides a great opportunity for students to explore and learn more about a variety of issues. But it's important that teachers "reinforce that 'Black history' is American history," writes Pat Russo in Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Black History Month.

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The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Black History Month

The Joys and Challenges of Teaching Black History Month

Joseph Lathan, PhD Some years, Black History Month seems more important than ever. On February 1, 2021, President Joe Biden offered these words : "This February, during Black History Month, I call on the American people to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that have brought us to this time of reckoning, redemption, and hope."

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Lowell's Read Alouds to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of MLK.

Lowell's read-alouds will be used this week in classrooms to celebrate the life and legacy of MLK. We will connect MLK's legacy and how it has influenced activism.
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Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior

This book's powerful story and essential message, originally published in 1964, remain relevant today as they were more than fifty years ago. With a new foreword by the author's widow, Xernona Clayton, the text has been reviewed and updated for a new generation and features striking new illustrations by Donald Bermudez.
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A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the movement that it galvanized.

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Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petitions, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.
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I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

A stunning picture book biography of the civil rights icon from the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. Set against key moments of the civil rights movement, here is the story of the powerful, eloquent spiritual leader and his belief that nonviolence could be used as a tool to begin to address racial discrimination.
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Enough! 20+ Protesters Who Changed America

America has been molded and shaped by those who have taken a stand and said they have had enough. In this dynamic picture book, stand alongside the nation's most iconic civil and human rights leaders, whose brave actions rewrote history.
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I Have a Dream

Experience history with this picture book of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech, including an audio CD. This Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book will inspire young readers!
From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King: “My father’s dream continues to live on from generation to generation, and this beautiful and powerful illustrated edition of his world-changing "I Have a Dream" speech brings his inspiring message of freedom, equality, and peace to the youngest among us—those who will one day carry his dream forward for everyone.”

Biography Studies -- Black History is Today & Every Day Biography Studies -- Black History is Today & Every Day

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Nicholas Johnson, Princeton Valedictorian

This group of "firsts" are making history and changing our world today, read it here.
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Black Wellness Experts

Reshaping what it means to love ourselves. Read about them here.
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Civil Rights Now

Get inspired by these incredible civil rights leaders of today.

Social Justice Practices in Your Classroom Social Justice Practices in Your Classroom

What is Restorative Justice?

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

Art Work from Ms. Tresca and Ms. Mannix's Classroom :Be Brave and Activism. Work from Mr. Skaife's Art Class Art Work from Ms. Tresca and Ms. Mannix's Classroom :Be Brave and Activism. Work from Mr. Skaife's Art Class

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Lowell Elementary School

Website: lowell.watertown.k12.ma.us
Location: 175 Orchard Street, Watertown, MA, USA
Phone: 617-926-7770
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WPS Seven Forms of Bias in Instructional Materials - Teacher Checklist

WPS Seven Forms of Bias in Instructional Materials - Teacher Checklist

WPS School District Teacher Checklist: Seven Forms of Bias to Consider in Instructional Materials DIRECTIONS: Read the Seven Forms of Bias* adapted and described below and use the "Questions to Consider" and "BIAS" prompts that follow to screen the instructional materia...

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Stacy Phelan, Lowell Principal
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