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W hat are you <br />requesting funding <br />for? <br />A specific program or project <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />1) Fourth graders will be creating clay face jugs with the guidance of our <br />school's art teacher, Alice Zincone, and local potter, Jason Abide. Students <br />will learn the origin of face jugs, which have a rich history involved in <br />African and slave culture in NC. The class will read the book "Dave the <br />Potter" about a slave in South Carolina who was an extremely talented <br />potter. They will watch videos featuring Jim McDowell, a Black potter in NC, <br />work. (https://blackpotter.com/jims-story/) After learning about face jugs, <br />each student will create their own, which will be glazed and fired in our <br />school's kiln. <br />2) W e have once again asked Mr. Phillip Shabazz to lead his poetry <br />residency to work with our fifth grade students. For multiple years, Mr. <br />Shabazz has been getting MES students excited about creative writing, <br />encouraging them to be empowered by their own words and expression. He <br />is one of the most loved and appreciated residents who has established <br />lasting relationships with MES teachers, staff, and students. Each fifth <br />grade student will write a poem. Mr. Shabazz will work with each student to <br />help them improve their poems and feel confident sharing them with their <br />classmates. <br />3) W e are requesting funding for 3 "Number Drummer" assemblies, <br />separating groups into grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. Number Drummer Live is <br />a one-of-a-kind interactive production where the entire audience <br />experiences drumming through addition, multiplication, money, fractions, <br />probability, ratios, algebra and more. Math is taught through beat, rhythm, <br />timbre, dynamics, tempo, and form. <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2023) <br />August 28, 2023 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2024) <br />June 12, 2024 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 0D7BF09D-6A98-46CC-9BF1-DD2736A194D2