Today we began a service-learning project called Pennies for Peace. This program was started by Greg Mortenson, the author of Three Cups of Tea, which is about his mission to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan giving all children access to an education. The Pennies for Peace program is designed to help students broaden their cultural awareness while having a positive impact on a global scale. More information about this program is available on the web site: www.penniesforpeace.org. We will be collecting pennies for the next couple of months as we work on this project.

Today we read a Liberian folktale called Head, Body, Legs. It is a story about cooperation. We also read parts of a book called Weird Friends, about animals that live in cooperation and help each other. Ask your children if they remember how the rhino and cattle egret help each other survive.

Please remember students are welcome to bring in Valentines on Monday. A class list is posted in the previous blog entry.