Little Raindrop's Blog Adventure: Tales of a Third Grade Classroom: POP Cards and Hurricane Sandy

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Tales of a Third Grade Classroom: POP Cards and Hurricane Sandy

Hi, Readers!

I'm sure there aren't many of you that has not yet heard of the hurricane named Sandy that visited the Carribbean and the MidAtlantic and Northeast United States this year... and right before Halloween, too. This storm was HUGE and it hit the land hard. Lots of people had homes damaged, flooded or even completely lost them. It was so bad, that there are people right now still struggling to get their lives back together.

Thankfully, there are a lot of amazing helpers willing to lend a hand and make a difference in these people's lives!

One of the things Mr. H's class did to help was to write POP Cards! POP cards are Pass On Postcards, written to be shared and passed along to other friends and students. It's a great way for students to reach out and make some new pen pals, and to send along some much needed support.

Here are a few of the students' POP cards:

Here is Mr. H's class with Little Raindrop and their POP Cards! I'm so proud of them!

Hey, look at the camera, Everyone!
Image ©2012 LittleRaindropsStory.com

PERFECT!
Image ©2012 LittleRaindropsStory.com

You can help, too, by asking your parents to visit the American Red Cross website, and donating what you can to help those in need.

Be prepared for the next big storm with these smart Emergency Plan tips.

Learn more about how our planet creates such a powerful storm:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/hurricanehome.html

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/forces-of-nature-kids/

For some fun, why not send your drawing of the storm to the New York Times?http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/calling-all-kids-draw-hurricane-sandy/

And no matter what happens in the world around you, don't lose heart! Remember this quote from Mister Rogers:

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world.” — Mister Rogers

So stay strong, and keep on helping others!
~Miss Melanie, the Official Illustrator

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Tales of a Third Grade Classroom: POP Cards and Hurricane Sandy

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