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Grimes School holds Harlem Rennaisance Black History Month event

Grimes School Black History Month Performance
Grimes School holds Harlem Rennaisance Black History Month event

Scholars at Grimes School traveled back in history to the Harlem Renaissance during their Black History Month event on Friday, March 3, 2023.  The audience and performers honored the artists of the Harlem Renaissance, who positively changed the way the world viewed African Americans and greatly influenced culture.  

The main themes of the writings during that time were about racial identity, equality, black life in the South and North, and other racial issues.  A few students and teachers recited poems written by Langston Hughes. They also sang and danced to "A Tisket a Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald and "It Don't Mean a Thing" by Duke Ellington. Jacob Lawrence, Selma Burke and Laura Wheeler-Waring were also acknowledged.   

To close the show, the students and several teachers recited a chant: "Rosa sat so Martin could march; Martin marched so Obama could run; Obama ran so our children could fly.” 

Scholars at the event recognized the importance of those who came before them, showing tribute and appreciation for their experiences and the hope they provided. 

Grimes School Black History Month Performance children sitting
Grimes School Black History Month Performance
Grimes School Black History Month Performance
Grimes School Black History Month Performance
Grimes School Black History Month Performance

 

Grimes students holding up recycling bags full of bottles
Grimes School scholars hold recycling drive

Following a guest speaker on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, who had discussed the consequences of trash on our ecosystem and how we can recycle to prevent this, Trevor Latasa, a social studies teacher at Grimes School began a recycling activity. He gave a brief explanation of how recycling can be a benefit to everyone by providing an alternative source of materials for building and manufacturing, and how they are reused in different products. 

Grimes parents and students smiling at family math night
Grimes School community attends Family Math Night

One hundred twenty-six students and family members attended Family Math Night at Grimes School on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  The evening began with a PTA meeting in a classroom after which families filled the cafeteria which was converted into a math game room for the event.  

Student at grimes giving CPR on dummy
Grimes scholars learn CPR

On Monday, March 6 and Thursday, March 9, 2023, 8th graders at Grimes School completed the requirements to receive their official American Red Cross babysitter CPR/AED certification, joining less than 10% of the country’s population who know how to effectively save a life.  

Grimes School Black History Month Performance
Grimes School holds Harlem Rennaisance Black History Month event

Scholars at Grimes School traveled back in history to the Harlem Renaissance during their Black History Month event on Friday, March 3, 2023.  The audience and performers honored the artists of the Harlem Renaissance, who positively changed the way the world viewed African Americans and greatly influenced culture.  

Grimes student Michael Jordan Wax museum
Grimes School class creates Living Wax Museum

Ms. Caroline Prydal’s fourth grade class at Grimes School launched its first informational text unit for 4th grade during the months of November and December, 2022. They started the unit by learning how to read and determine important information when reading biographies.