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The Kings Mountain Herald
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KMIS celebrates
Black History Month
February is Black History Month and students are learning
about historical events, leaders and inventors in the classrooms of
KMIS.
- In fifth grade, teacher Tammy Terry’ s Social Studies classes are
. focusing on studying the time period of slavery to today's political
campaign. They are “evaluating the effectiveness of civil rights
and social movements throughout U.S. history that reflect the
struggle for quality and constitutional rights for all citizens.”
Jo Littlefield’s Language Arts classes did a writing lesson that
compares our "Dreams" to that of Dr. Martin Luther King. These
were displayed in the hall outside the cafeteria. Elaine Stewart's
Social Studies classes are reading Freedom Train, and they are
designing a quilt with a secret message after watching a United
Streaming video about the quilted messages used with the
Underground Railroad.
Mrs. London's classes have been learning about the lives and
contributions of Madame C.J. Walker, Estevanico, Benjamin
Banneker, Elijah McCoy, Frederick Douglas, Jean Baptiste Pointe
DuSable, and the Tuskegee Airmen to follow along with
Science /Social Studies curriculum.
In sixth grade, Teresa Deaton’s students are comparing and con-
trasting books, video clips, and life then and now as they learn
about the lives of Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, and Harriett Tubman.
“Many character traits are brought into the conversations we
have,” she said.
Mrs. Sharon Brown, a 6th grade Language Arts teacher says,
“My Language arts classes have been working with Black History
analogies. We have also worked with reading comprehension on
"The Slave Narratives.” :
In Donna McDonald's classroom students have read about and
completed activities relative to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
Social Studies lessons about the Civil Rights movement. “We did a
Read Aloud They Fought for Freedom, Children in the Civil Rights
Movement, and watched the video ‘Selma, Lord Selma” which has
lead to some interesting discussions,” McDonald said.
School Principal Henry Gilmore shared a collection of artifacts
entitled “From Slavery to Freedom,” assembled by his mother,
with the students from the Pirate team. The collection includes
historical events, newspaper articles about the secret codes from
the Underground Railroad, and photographs from the Civil Rights
Movement. He also shared his mother’s collection of inventions
by African Americans such as the biscuit cutter, peanut butter,
pressing comb, egg beater, and golf tee. The Pirate and Roadrunner
teams will culminate their studies with a trip to Oven’s
Auditorium to see the play “Freedom Train.”
“Freedom Train” is a play that tells the story of Harriette
Tubman using mime, language, clothing, and music of that period
in history.
CCC to offer Short Session Courses
Cleveland Community College will offer Spring Semester Short
Session courses. Most courses begin between March 11-15. The
Short Session is designed to give individuals that have been laid
off or just recently decided to go back to college an opportunity to
- start now without waiting for the fall semester.
“The Short Session will allow students to begin their college
degree in March. We have several courses that will meet online or
on Fridays and Saturdays for working adults. We are also offering
some courses at Kings Mountain High School,” said LouAnn
Greene, vice president of Student Services.
Registration for the Short Session is March 6 —7 and 10 — 14 from
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and March 15 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Students must
register by the first day of the course meeting. This date is March
11 for all online courses. For a complete list of courses, including
start and end dates, visit clevelandcommunitycollege.edu and
click on class schedules.
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EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
Grover Kindergarten Teacher Susie Keeter
(left) and assistant Darnell Shear stand
beside the door they decorated for Black
History Month on the book "Never Finished,
Never Done."
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Grover Elementary celebrat-
ed Black History Month with
three special events in February.
On February 15th at 1:30 p.m.
Author Ron Harrill came to talk
to students about his book and
the importance of reading.
February 22nd was Soul Food
Day. Black History Month
Organizer and second grade
teacher Joyce Pressley said that
each teacher was asked to bring
their favorite dish, like the
movie “Soul Food.” They
enjoyed those favorite dishes
during lunch.
The month ended with a door
decorating contest. Each teacher
was asked to pick a book that
tied in with African American
History, to read and discuss the
book with the class and then to
decorate their classroom door
with a scene related to the story
in some way.
Classrooms flexed their cre-
ativity with their door decora-
tions. Grover first grade teacher
. Martha Sloan and assistant Lisa
Batchler created a snowy winter
wonderland on and around
their door for the book “The
Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack
Keats. Third grade teacher
Margaret Ledford and assistant
EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
Grover 3rd grade teacher Margaret Ledford
(right) and assistant Susan Petersen stand
beside the door they decorated for Black
History Month on the book "Show Way."
Susan Petersen decorated their
door based on the book “Show
Way,” by Jacqueline Woodson.
Ledford said that she really
enjoyed sharing that story with
her class. She knew right away
that “Show Way” was the book
they were going to use, once she
learned of the door decorating
contest. The story revolves
around how slaves used specif-
ic patterns and designs in quilts
to find their way to freedom.
Kindergarten teacher Susie
Keeter and assistant Darnell
Shear decorated their door
using the book “Never
Finished, Never Done.” Ms.
Shear created the life-size
stuffed doll that hangs on the
door. Mrs. Keeter laughed that
it looks a lot like its creator.
Doors were judged on
February 29th a little after 9
am. Door judges were
Commissioner Mary «Accor,
Cleveland County Schools
Board member Mary Evans,
Mauney Memorial Children’s
Librarian Christy Conner,
Gaston Memorial Librarian
Laurel Hicks and two represen-
tatives from Cleveland
Memorial Library.
Mrs. Pressley’s second grade
class won first place for their
decoration based on the book
“Dancing in the Wings,” by
Grover celebrates Black History
Debbie Allen. The door art was
designed by teacher assistant
Karen Houze. First place win-
ners will receive a pizza party.
Mrs. Keeter’s kindergarten:
class won 2nd place and will be
rewarded with popsicles. Mrs.
Sloan's first grade class won 3rd
place and will receive Fruit
Roll-ups.
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