On Friday, January 17, students in World Language and ENL classes at Merrick Avenue engaged in various activities in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students learned about the power of kindness through target language activities as they reflected on Dr. King’s legacy.  

Students in Ms. Cooper and Ms. Yaltzindeg’s classes learned compliments in Spanish and used them to create a “Garden of Positivity” adding cheer and encouragement in the hallway. In Ms. Dunne's and Ms. Schleith's classes, students wrote thank you cards for their teachers. They learned firsthand how being kind and expressing gratitude improves the school community. Ms. Steinhaus and Ms. DiChiara's classes created hearts with kind and inspiring expressions in Italian and Spanish that were displayed in the hall. “Kindness Jars” for classmates with positive adjectives were created in Ms. Cohen’s and Ms. Schleith’s classes with discussions about how small acts of kindness make a huge difference. ENL students learned about Dr. King and his important contributions and messages. Ms. Kelly’s 7th-grade classes shared notes of kindness with each other. Ms. Kelly created a word art mural with heart-shaped notes in the hallway to acknowledge Dr. King's message of kindness.

Students in Ms. Schleith’s International Buddy Club watched a video about empathy and kindness and discussed the importance of Dr. King's message and how to show that in their everyday lives. IBC members wrote positive messages on hearts creating a display with the message “MAMS International Buddy Club has a dream to make the world a better place.”

Date Added: 1/24/2025