We need help putting our classroom back together! Unfortunately, our school and neighborhood were victims of Hurricane Sandy. We have spent the last few months creating a welcoming and engaging learning environment in the classroom, and it was instantly destroyed and taken from us.
Hurricane Sandy forcefully hit the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York and left our community devastated.
Because of our school's waterfront location, we were at the mercy of the huge storm surge and completely flooded. Due to the damage to our school, we have been relocated and will be holding classes at a different location. We will not be able to hold "normal" class for quite some time. Everything that was left behind in our first floor classroom is completely destroyed. My students are now left without even the most basic supplies: paper, pencils, notebooks and books.
My Project
Far Rockaway is a tough neighborhood. Money is very scarce. Parents have difficulty providing healthy snacks, lunch, supplies and clean uniforms under normal circumstances. Hurricane Sandy has left my students and their parents in great turmoil. My goal this year was to create an environment where my students could escape their hardships, andÂ" we no longer have that.
These resources and supplies will allow my students to escape the tragedy that they lived through and allow them to focus again in the classroom.
I would love to return to my students at least the smallest sense of normalcy. The carpet, notebooks, pencils and basic school supplies will allow my students to worry about one less thing and feel comfortable once again in their second home. These materials will be one less thing lost.
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