{"id":25741,"date":"2019-02-15T15:26:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=25741"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T23:00:13","slug":"year-5s-segregation-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/year-5s-segregation-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 5’s Segregation Rap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Year 5\u2019s topic this half term has been \u2018Space and Segregation\u2019.<\/strong>  In this topic the children examine the era of space explorations and the era of expanded civil rights for racial minorities and women, both of which began at the same time in the United States of America (USA) in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Exploring the topic across the curriculum, the Year 5s created this rap as part of their Performing Arts Class with Mrs. Niki.  Both Mrs. Niki and the Year 5 teacher, Miss Cara, have commented on how receptive and passionate the children have been about this part of their topic. To find out more about this topic, please ask a Year 5 to share their learning with you.<\/p>\n

Segregation is wrong
\nCivil rights belong
\nJudge me by morality
\nAnd my personality<\/p>\n

We need equality
\nLet\u2019s change the policy
\nDo it now
\nAsk me how<\/p>\n

We’ll be together all the way
\nWe’ll work as one
\nUntil it’s done<\/p>\n

MLK he marched for us
\nAnd Rosa didn’t move to the back of the bus
\nNow today here we stand
\nBlack and white
\nHand in hand<\/p>\n

Written by Year 5
\nin their Performing Arts Class.
\nFeb 2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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While watching the MLK Junior’s speech again with Miss Cara as the class prepared to write their own persuasive speeches this year, the children spontaneously joined in the last line with the entire class shouting out “free at last, free at last\u2026 thank God almighty we are free at last” looking at each other holding hands.<\/p>\n

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The USA space programme and the civil rights movement may seem like very different subject matters for discussion in separate conversations, but during the 1960\u2019s NASA and the fight for civil rights were on the same trajectory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was an era of trying to break down segregation barriers while at the same time figuring out how to overcome the barriers to space travel.<\/em><\/p>\n