Mrs. Raines’ kindergarten class at BES has been studying “There’s Only One Me” as part of its reading curriculum, using the essential question, “What makes each of us special?”
The students discussed the things people love to do, the languages they speak, their names, bodies, families and dreams. Through those discussions, they learned that people are different and that being different is positive.
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As part of the lessons, the students created self-portraits with cut-outs, designing their clothing and adding facial features. They also studied how characters in their weekly stories are each different and special in their own way.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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