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Valley of the Kings, Queens and Pharoahs of Kemet/Egypt
02/27/2010 21:23
To increase their understanding of the civilizations of ancient Kemet (Land of the Black) or Egypt, the students completed their own "Valley of the Kings/Queens/Pharoahs Project". For the project, they were required to research people of that era, present their findings orally and explain why...
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Dear Mr. President...
02/27/2010 21:08
ALL of the students have finished composing letters to President Obama and/or his family. Their letters ranged in content from asking about what school is like for Sasha and Malia (by Qawiyya), to giving suggestions on how to become more self-sufficient as a nation (Aliyy), to simply...
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Lacrosse Season
02/27/2010 20:38
Gear up! Lacrosse season officially begins March 14 for the older students! For more information or to register, interested families can visit https://www.campbelllacrosse.org/Trenton_Bridge.html
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Musical March!
02/27/2010 20:34
The older children are looking forward to March and the months following because they will begin formal music classes in piano and drums! Tentatively, the younger children will enroll in "Music Together" classes which, as the older kids can testify, is awesome!
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Black History Month Program-Ewing Library
02/27/2010 19:59
The children and members of Trenton Childrens' Chorus performed songs such as "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and a song about Martin Luther King in honor of Black History Month at Ewing Library today. The children and musical directors did a phenomenal job!
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Kente Cloth---Please Touch!
02/24/2010 21:53
Wrapped in Pride: The Story of Kente
"Once the mantle of African kings, kente cloth has become a familiar pattern in contemporary American culture. This half-hour documentary, inspired by the landmark exhibit at The Newark Museum, looks at how kente crossed the Atlantic from the West-African...
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Pointillism-Pencil and Paper Style!
02/15/2010 16:33
After learning information about artists such as Georges Seurat, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Helen Frankenthaler, the students examined the difference between abstract and concrete art. Afterwards, the students created their own pieces of artwork using Seurat's style of...
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Happy Valentine's/Akoma Day!
02/15/2010 16:13
In celebration of Valentine's/Akoma Day, the children created "lollipop flowers", cards and attended an Akoma Day (a cultural alternative to Valentine's Day) Celebration. There, they had the opportunity to hear and see spoken word artists and dance performers. The day was...
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Singing at Colgate-Palmolive
02/05/2010 22:52
Along with members of their Choir, the children will perform at Colgate-Palmolive in Piscataway, NJ in celebration of Black History Month. Some of their songs will include: "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand", "Kum Ba Ya," "Lift Every Voice & Sing," "I'll Make the...
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Traveling to Egypt/Kemet!
02/02/2010 17:06
The students have begun to learn about North East Africa and Asia and will begin an in-depth study of Egyptian gods and goddesses beginning with Amun, Re (the sun god), Horus (the son of the sun god) and Isis and Osiris (who tended the dead). They will compare and contrast Egypian gods...
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