Fundraiser Update!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your support in today's fundraiser for Sabore's well.  The 5th graders raised a little over $1100 for Sabore's Well.  That money will be matched by a corporate organization so the total amount raised will be over $2200!!!  We will present this to Sabore when he visits the 5th and 7th graders on Monday!

Between our fundraiser, the online fundraiser, and money raised by two other schools we will surpass our $10,000 goal to build the kitchen and teacher's quarters for the new school in the Maasai village in Kenya!  What an accomplishment!  Thank you again.  We are still accepting donations tomorrow if you didn't have a chance to contribute.  I appreciate every single dollar that was donated today and all of our community support for an organization that is near and dear to my heart!

Unfortunately because of the weather, the water walk was cancelled today.  Instead, we watched videos about what it is like to be raised in the Maasai community and what it is like to have to walk miles to get water every single day.  I filled a plastic jug of water so the total weight was 40 lbs (the weight of water the women carry daily back to the villages).  The students were able to lift the jug and imagine what it would be like to have to carry this for 6-8 miles each day.

One class was able to finish their Maasai project, which we will present to Sabore on Monday.  The other class will finish their projects on Monday just in time to show Sabore.

About the art projects:  The plates are in the same pattern as the Maasai fabrics that they wear.  The plates are called "Maasai plaid."  Students made an oil pastel sunset blended with baby oil.  The acacia tree silhouette was painted on and then the Maasai shields were created with sharpies and colored pencils.  The shields are popping off of the plate.  I think they came out beautifully!!
I can't wait to see how the other 5th grade classes projects turn out on Monday!