Today we went to Tompkins Square Park to do writing and reading.
Today we even harvested lettuce too! This is the lettuce we planted from seeds, when we did drama with Kelli. We left a little bit still growing to see what happens.
We've been studying community activists in social studies. Here's a picture of the first activist we studied.
It's Dan West and he started Heifer International. It's called Heifer because a heifer is a young cow who didn't have babies yet, and heifers were the first animals that the program gave to people. They were sent to families in Puerto Rico who had never even tasted milk before! Dan West started Heifer International because he was working in the Spanish War to give cups of milk to children. But as soon as the kids touched the milk it was gone, and they were still hungry. So he thought "these people don't need a cup, they need a cow."
Families, just wait, we're going to raise money for Heifer International and we'll tell you how next week!
See you soon!
The First Graders
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