This Friday the students in 2nd - 5th grades gathered by grade level to learn more about Sept. 11th 2001. We started the conversation by showing them a picture of the twin towers before they were bombed. Then one by one each teacher shared where they were when they first heard the news and the impact that day had on their own lives. Then we watched the following video made for kids, to help answer questions about that moment in history.
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-what-happened-the-true-story-of-september-11th-full-episode.html
At the end of the presentation we talked about our own freedoms and how important it is to honor our veterans and first responders. Below are some pictures from that day.
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| With the younger 2nd grade students we lightened the mood by reading to them the book entitled " The Man Who Walked Between the Towers". It is based on the true story of a man named Phillipe Petit who did just that. |
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| Mrs. Riley's daughter, Rachel, the day after 911 wrote this poem to her express her feelings about that day. She was a Senior in high school and some of her friends had just signed up for the military and she knew that this event would impact their lives forever, and it did. |
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