Students spread positivity with “I AM” word wall
The Word Wall as of October 2015.
November 3, 2015
When students and staff pass by room D-201, they should prepare to be amazed. Ms. Heidi Rodriguez’s Learning Support class has done something special.
With construction paper, a Sharpie marker and a touch of creativity, Rodriguez’s students have created the “I AM” word wall. In the middle of the wall, in big black letters, are the words, “I AM.” Surrounding the giant “I AM”, are positive words that students have written down to describe themselves.
“Typically with special disabilities comes stereotypes,” said Rodriguez.
“We did a lesson on stereotypes and they had an idea to create the word wall. It has gone from a few words to many.”
— Ms. Rodriguez
Words range from “Legend” to “Batman.” One of the more popular words is “creative”, which aptly describes these imaginative students. The students have already enlisted the help of Best Buddies and many others to contribute to their wall.
“We went out in the hallway between periods and asked people to write positive things about themselves,” said Kaylee Neglia, a student in Rodriguez’s class.
If students would like to add to the wall, they should go to room D-201 and they will be given a sharpie and a strip of construction paper. They should make sure to arrive with a positive and creative word in mind.
Check out the word wall and create some words! Check out the photo gallery below for the progress.
![A Promax Super Jumbo boombox (2014.270.2.1a) used as a prop by the character Radio Raheem in the Spike Lee directed picture, Do the Right Thing. The boombox includes a dual audio casette tape deck, an equilizer section, radio dial, coloured light display, and a pair each of 8 subwoofers, midranges, and tweeters. There are sections of red, yellow, and green electical tape with black ink text on the sides and top of the player. There are also rectangular black, green, and yellow Public Enemy stickers adhered to both the PR and PL side of the player. On the lower back of the boombox is handwritten text in gold ink reading [BROOKLYN, NY / 3/17/90 / To Gene / RADIO RAHEEM LIVES / LOVE, Spike Lee / FIGHT THE POWER]. There is a metal handle attached to the top of the player, around which two braided bracelets (black-and-white 2014.270.2.1b, coloured 2014.270.2.1c) and multi-coloured printed cloth (2014.270.2.1d) have been tied. The rewind button on the PR tape deck has fallen off but is stored with the boombox (2014.270.2.1e). The boombox had an audio cassette in the PR deck that has been removed (2014.270.2.2), titled JAZZ CLUB / Vocal. The cassette is off-white with black text and is printed with track titles, manufacturing information, and serial number. Date: 1980s. Record ID: nmaahc_2014.270.2.](https://shsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG-2612-1-475x309.jpg)
