THANK YOU!
On Monday 14th November, Willow's mum Kristi came to see us. She had a letter explaining that a school in Canada been learning about the earthquakes in Christchurch. Willow's Grandmother has an online friend who knows a teacher at Southwest Arm Academy in New Foundland. Her name is Sandra Laite and she teaches a Grade One class. There are 7 students in the class and it was their idea to do something to help us. The whole school has only 95 students and they decided that they would donate their recess money to us instead of spending it. They raised $200 to help a community on the other side of the world. Check out these maps which show where their school is.
We thought that was a great effort and really thoughtful of them. We wanted to do something really special with the money. We think we have come up with the perfect idea. At St Albans School we are creating a Memory Garden outside the Oakleaf Cafe. This will be a spot where we can go to remember the hard times we have gone through and to celebrate the way we are working together to rebuild our homes and communities. We hope to start work on this soon and will put up photos of the finished garden as soon as we can.
What a positive outcome from the awful earthquakes. Well done Room 19!
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