From the New York City skyline to the purple mountains majesty, second grade classrooms in Harlem and Hooper came together on Nov. 16 to work on a Thanksgiving project. With webcams focused on each classroom, the children wrote and drew in unison about things for which they are thankful. Each student then took turns stepping up to the camera to share their papers, even "shaking" hands with one another!
It was great fun watching our Hooper students--who attend a school surrounded by potato fields in a town of less than 150 residents--share this activity with kids who attend a school overshadowed by tall buildings in the borough of America’s most populated city. From two time zones, on opposite sides of the camera, the kids gave thanks for many of the same things, including their moms and dads, cousins and pets. One child shared that she was thankful for her brother, even though he is mean to her. Admittedly, I almost shed a tear when a youngster shared that he was thankful for pennies. I told the kids that it was, in fact, Abraham Lincoln who signed a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
KENY-TV reporter Kari reports on the classroom skype at: http://www.kenytv.com/video/sangre-de-cristo-2nd-graders-share-thanks
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