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| FreckledNiki |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 10:34:41 AM
Hi all...
I am fairly new to this site and I am loving everything I find on here. I am an Eleventh Grade U.S. History teacher in Baldwinsville NY. I would like to get a post card from everystate to decorate my classroom with. I want to hang a string and clip the post cards to it with clothes pins. I think it would be great for my students to see how connected people can be. I try all year to impress upon them the importance of using their voice for good and to be courageous enough to change the things they do not like about themselves or the world they live in. I have them write to veterans and soldiers and I think it would be so great for them to see how connected our country is.
If anyone is willing to help me with this please email me and I will send you my address.
Thanks friends..
Niki |
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| FreckledNiki |
Posted - May 15 2007 : 08:32:00 AM
Thank you All!!! I was home sick yesterday (a mother's day brunch buffett did not agree with me. My mother in law and I got so sick.) My daughter cam racin' in the house home from school with the mail....You got some mom... you got some!!!
Thank You to: Rose in Idaho, Debi in California,MaryJane in California,LuAnne in Colorado,Erica in Florida, and Mary Beth in Washington!
I brought them all in to show my students... they couldn't believe how many we had already. Thanks Farmgirls, you are the best!!!
Nik |
| Libbie |
Posted - May 14 2007 : 06:59:18 AM
Glad to have ya' here, Niki! You sound like an amazing teacher - and what a fun farmgirl! You're going to love these gals and this place will feel like a second home to you... WELCOME, and enjoy!!!
XOXO, Libbie
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| FreckledNiki |
Posted - May 13 2007 : 12:18:44 PM
Thanks... I am so excited so many wonderful women are on this !!!
Niki |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 1:39:17 PM
Got your email Niki...will be sending ya a postcard!
"Cherish the memories and in our hearts they shall live forever!" |
| stonethistle |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 09:16:30 AM
Hi Niki - There is a wonderful website called Karmatube.org that highlights the good acts of others, including children, using video and other communications to show how a simple act can create change in the world. Part of Karmatube is an organization called HelpOthers.org and every week there is a new idea about kindness and sharing and connecting with others in the world. This week's idea of the week is:
HelpOthers.org
Give voice to the unheard. Take a bagged lunch and share it with a homeless person on the street. Empower them with your listening. With a high schooler, interview a homeless person about their life story and email the article to all your friends. Involve someone on the streets with an act of kindness; it could as simple as helping them waive a sign that reads, 'Kindness is contagious. Smile big.'
"I remember a time, when I had no food on my table. I began to walk to my sisters house to ask her for food. As I was walking an old man, said to me hey Miss, and I answered yes, as I thought he needed help. He was fooling around in the back of his truck. He said to me, I just left my church and they gave me lots of food, do you need any food ? And I said yes, and broke into tears. This man had no idea who I was, or my needs...but it was his act of kindness, that taught me the value of KINDNESS." --BlairExlair
This may be a couple of websites that your students may want to look at -they are great examples of using your voice for good and finding the courage to implement change.
What a wonderful project you are doing!!!
Denise
www.stoneandthistlefarm.com
If you can't buy organic AND local, choose local. Support the local farmers who feed you! |
| At home with Mama |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 08:37:31 AM
oh you must have one from sunny florida! i'll email you!
www.at-home-with-mama.com |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 08:33:04 AM
Hi Niki! I'd be happy to send a postcard from my old Kentucky home. :D I'll email you.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| FreckledNiki |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 08:25:40 AM
Sorry MaryJane... Sometimes the School server can be picky...
I sent you an email. let me know you got it...
Thanks, Niki |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 07:52:15 AM
Niki, I got your email back. Not sure why. Anyways, email me your address! Thanks Bunches! Maryjane Lee |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 07:48:21 AM
Niki, What a wonderful idea! You sound like the kind of teacher every child should have in their life! Bless Your Heart and Thank You! I emailed you! Would love to send your class a post card from California! Hugs, Maryjane Lee
"Cherish the memories and in our hearts they shall live forever!" |
| FreckledNiki |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 07:33:03 AM
Thanks ladies!!! I got your emails! You are all so great!!!
Niki |
| westernhorse51 |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 04:56:48 AM
sounds great, love to help.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
| EagleNest |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 9:45:40 PM
Hi Niki
I'm a 5th grade teacher with a History Major. I always planned on teaching High School History but I just haven't got there yet.. For now 5th grade American History is too special. I'll send a postcard from central Washington. I'll send an email and we can exchange info.
Mary
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Gal 5:22 |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 4:55:47 PM
Okay! Perfect timing, we're getting ready for a local celebration. I'll take a photo and make it into a postcard. :)
We make a difference. |
| Firemama |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 4:34:46 PM
I'll send you one from the Central Valley, California!!
Mommy to 2
Your FreckleFaced Farm Girl!!
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 3:57:06 PM
Pennsylvania is not that far away, but I would love to help the cause!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
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| idcityrose |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 12:52:00 PM
Hi, I will send an email to you and get you a postcard of Idaho and of the city I live in, Historic Idaho City.
Great Idea!
We are never alone in the forest of Sisters! We "Mountain Farmgirls" are outstanding in our field! |
| Kathie |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 12:18:56 PM
Hi Niki!!
Welcome & it's so nice to know you.. I'll shoot you an email so we can get an exchange going..
Kathie
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
