St. James Students Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s Message

Smithtown NY

21 January, 2021

11:15 AM

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SMITHTOWN, NY — Third graders at St. James Elementary School recently learned about the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Smithtown Central School District announced. Prior to the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the classes read "Martin's Big Words." They learned about the "big" words behind the civil rights activist's dreams, suchas kindness, peace, love, respect and his other messages to inspire the world. Studentsbrainstormed other big words that they found important in his messages. Each student wrote about how they felt about Dr. King's words as well as words that are most important to them. St. James Elementary School third graders learned about the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January. (Courtesy: Smithtown Central School District)St. James Elementary School third graders learned about the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January. (Courtesy: Smithtown Central School District)