In school, 4th graders typically face new challenges and expectations. For example, 4th graders are expected to have made the shift from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." ~Mike Anderson (Educational Leadership: Vol. 68, issue 7)

Sunday, October 18, 2009

UNICEF

This week the fourth grade will be organizing the Lewis & Clark "Trick or Treat" for UNICEF fund raiser. The students are so excited because they have read that 6 cents can provide a days worth of clean water to a child in need.

UNICEF also provides school supplies, blankets, and even immunizations to children in over 150 countries.

We will deliver enough UNICEF boxes for each student to all the classrooms, as well as UNICEF jars, to collect money between "Trick or Treat" for UNICEF.

To the right you will find several videos, from youtube, about UNICEF and "Trick or Treating for UNICEF." The videos are geared to kids, especially the second video. However, the first video does have some scenes that may be hard to watch because they show the poor conditions and needs of the children. Please preview the first video before watching it with your child, I couldn't watch it without crying, but children are the intended viewer-it is a family choice of whether it is appropriate or not. The second is directed to children and explains why "Trick or Treating" for UNICEF can help others.

(The YouTube videos may take a few minutes to load up. Only click on them if you see Selena Gomez, the actress from Waverly Place on the Disney Channel, or children from Africa.)

1 comment:

  1. Fabulous! The tags look great and so does everything else!!!!!!!!

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