Us Helping Hondurus By Dallas

I think this is a good example for the kids in C.E.S . And this is a good thing for the kids and adults that don't have any food in Hondrus we are trying to get every kid and adult food. So that way we can feel good and the adults too.

Why we helped the people at the dump by Jared

We helped the people at the Honduras dump by donating money. The reason we helped these people was they had to sleep in a house made of tires and the ceiling made of plastic. They also ate food that they found in the garbage and they could get sick by eating the food in the garbage.

What We Did by Jacob

Hi my names Jacob. This is what we did yesterday. We wrote letters to every teacher in the school asking them to donate money to the people in the dump. We earned $717.81! That will pay for them to eat and drink for about two days.

Going Good For Honduras by Chadyn

There are some people living in the dump in Honduras.
They are very poor.
They have no shoes, no clean beds, or a nice house.
A Man Named, Trey Morgan Was Hosting A Fundraiser For These People.
My Class Wanted To Help.
So We All Tried To Bring Money.
We Wrote Notes To All The Classes In C.E.S, To Try To Donate Money.
When We Got The Total On How Much C.E.S donated, We Were Amazed.
C.E.S Raised $717.81!!
We Were All Shocked, And Amazed On How Our School Raised That Much!!
Now with our help of money, The people are going to build a health center for the people living in the dump.
Me and the whole class are proud that we made a difference in the people's lives.

Dump Day 2010

Today the class participated in a fund raiser to earn money for the people that live at the dump in Teguciglapa, Honduras. What an awesome day! Because of the efforts of your students $712.81 was raised by the students and faculty of CES. Wow....did you read that number?

Children are automatic givers, they are automatic forgivers, they are automatic helpers. Do you ever sit back and wonder what changes that spirit? The world is filled with all kinds of obstacles for our children. They are faced with pressures that you and I never faced as kids and will never understand. I hope you continue to help your child on their journey of giving, of caring. It can be tough at times to realize how fortunate you are but when those times arise, let your mind drift back to the images of the people living in that dump. Those children have never been clean. They have never sat at a table with dishes and silver ware. They have never had a clean glass of water. What they get came from the garbage or from someone handing it to them in a Styrofoam bowl or plastic bag. So we truly are a rich country WITHOUT the issues of starvation, exposure, filth.

Thank you for being the best parents you can be. You are doing a great job!

Honduras May 5

Just wanted to remind everyone of the Honduras Dump fundraiser on May 5. You can visit www.treymorgan.net to read the details and stay updated throughout the day.

The students wrote letters to every class at Childress Elementary asking them to join in and help with this fund. Students were so excited to actually be trying to make a difference for the dump people. As a class we looked at pictures of the children at the dump for about 10 minutes. All the students were moved by the conditions that these children live in every day of their lives. Students realized that no matter how tough it can be at times with money they are truly rich for the pure fact they have a home and do have something to eat every day. It was very touching to watch your children open their hearts and their willingness to give THEIR money. Made me extremely proud to be their teacher!

I posted a few pictures of the "dump people" for you.

Wordle is the Word

Today we got to take a little time and have a little fun creating while still learning. The math and reading TAKS tests are coming in just two short weeks so we are making that last minute dash to polish those skills and focus on vocabulary. A fun way to review vocabulary was to create word art. Using www.wordle.net, students brainstormed to think of as many math words as they could. They typed the words into Wordle, then chose a font, color and layout. Just a simple screen shot and printing and there you have it: your very own math vocabulary sheet Wordle style!