Lisa Navarra, AmeriCorps Team Leader, Meadow View Elementary School
All week we had been learning about Cesar Chavez, a great inspirational social leader and Mexican American activist. Throughout the week students had been reading about Cesar’s life and discussing the values he stood for. Each tutoring student wrote about one important value and we compiled these into a ‘house of values’ (below). On Friday everything came together when both lower grades and upper grades had group tutoring sessions to celebrate and do activities, admiring what this man taught us.
While the older students heard a passionate piece of Chavez’ Grape Boycott speech the lower grades participated in an alphabet read aloud about Mexican culture and nature. All students also illustrated a favorite fruit or vegetable and wrote notes to the farmers who help to get this food to us; thus creating a ‘garden of thanks’ (also in photo above). To end our session of thanks and celebration, students planted seeds with their mentors to symbolize new life and the spring. A wonderful theme day enjoyed by all…the tutoring display is located in the Multi-Purpose Room to show off our students’ work.
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