Here are a few highlights of the week:
On Tuesday the whole elementary school went to the Zoo. I was impressed...I was expecting to see skinny animals, such as the wild goats and cows I see wondering the grassy fields near Faith. But, these were nicely maintained animals and looked really healthy. The excitement of the zoo was seen in their faces as they ran from cage to cage. I too was excited to see a little bit of Canada... in the Philippines when I spotted the Canadian Geese!
After the Zoo we traveled an hour to a shoe factory. The Philippines is known for their many shoes! There are stores throughout the Philippines called SM (shoe Mart) because they sell a lot of shoes. The children got to see all stages involved in making shoes! It was really fascinating!
Wednesday was an exciting day because the students participated in community service. The fourth grade class planted trees in a nearby park and then picked up trash. It is very common to see trash all over the road here. Garbage cans are expensive and often get stolen and never replaced. My fourth graders were so excited to pick up garbage. They had fun seeing all of the different pieces of garbage they could find. After returning to school we had a brief discussion about the joy of serving others. They commented on how good it was to serve the community. It shocked them how Filipino people did not care for their land and threw trash everywhere.
Thursday was a day to say thank you to the many Filipino workers who work at Faith. We made cards and put togther a gift basket for each of the workers. At 10:00 am 13 workers came into my classroom and my students thanked them for their hard work at Faith. It was turly a blessing to see how much the cards and baskets touched their hearts.
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thanks for the update heidi!
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