posted by Joe Polk at 8:28 PM /
A group of teachers from Washington Elementary School in Mount Lebanon, Pa., drove 16 hours to arrive at about 11 a.m. at Washington Elementary in Washington, La.
Their U-Haul trailer, which was parked in front of the school, bore a sign that declared, "Operation Backpack." Inside the trailer were backpacks for each student in the school, along with boxes of assorted school supplies.
It was a gift from the 397 kindergarten through fourth grade Pennsylvania students to the local 250 kindergarten through eighth-graders. It marked the beginning of a partnership between the two schools.
Read the full article:
Their U-Haul trailer, which was parked in front of the school, bore a sign that declared, "Operation Backpack." Inside the trailer were backpacks for each student in the school, along with boxes of assorted school supplies.
It was a gift from the 397 kindergarten through fourth grade Pennsylvania students to the local 250 kindergarten through eighth-graders. It marked the beginning of a partnership between the two schools.
Read the full article:
- www.dailyworld.com/article/20101010/NEWS01/10100326 (Daily World)
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2 Comments:
What was the learning objective?
Who paid for this? I hope that we didn't pay the anyone for time and expenses!
Thank you to all involved in "Operation Backpack"! A lesson the children will keep in their hearts for the rest of their lives. This is Lebo Pride.
Brydie Ridge
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