January
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UPCOMING EVENTS
1/9/2024 - Classes Resumed
1/15/2024 - Martin Luther King Jr (No School)
1/18/2024 - ELAC Meeting
2/1/2024 - Franklin Kids Hearts Challenge Kickoff
2/3/2024 - Sweetheart's Dance (PTO)
NUTRITION SERVICES - January Elementary Menu
January 2024 Traditional Primary Menus.pdfMartin Luther King Jr
"The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end discrimination against Black people—they continued to endure the devastating effects of racism, especially in the South. By the mid-20th century, Black Americans, along with many other Americans, mobilized and began an unprecedented fight for equality that spanned two decades."
- https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
Past Months Highlights!
Core Virtue for the Month of January
Courage is a big virtue, with physical, moral, intellectual, and civic dimensions -- and all of them much needed in 2024. At each grade level we address different dimensions of courage, and teachers should take special note of those indicated in the Core Virtues grade-specific suggestions. But at all levels we stress that courage is not being "unafraid"; it is moving beyond fear in order to accomplish a higher good, a noble end. Or, as Plato had it, courage "is knowing what things are truly to be feared."
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January) provides an excellent opportunity to showcase moral and civic courage in action.
