This Monday, will mark the 10 year anniversary for the 9-11 tragedy. We will be holding an assembly tomorrow and each class will present something that represents the 9-11 incident. We will be presenting our Survivor Tree.
I felt the detailed facts of 9-11 were a bit scary for the students to learn. I explained to them that some bad men knocked down the two buildings called the Twin Towers. These men are now in gone and we are now safe. Firemen and policemen went into the rubble and rescued survivors. They were heroes for saving lives. In the rubble a tree was found, limbs broken, burned, and uprooted. The tree was taken to a special place that brought the tree back to life. This tree is now in the Plaza Park, with 400 other trees. It is called the Survivor Tree.
The actual article is as follows:
Background on The 9-11 Tree The now historic 9-11 Tree is a Callery Pear tree that was originally planted in the 1970's near buildings 4 and 5 in the World Trade Center plaza. When the World Trade Center twin towers (buildings 1 and 2) collapsed, the tree was consumed in the rubble. It was discovered weeks later and was described to have lifeless limbs, snapped roots and a blackened trunk. It was only 8 feet tall when it was rescued. It was taken to the Van Cortlandt Park's department nursery in New York City whereHorticulturists nursed it back to life. Today it stands over 30 feet tall. In March, 2010 the tree was uprooted due to a violent storm, yet the team of horticulturists were able to replant it and nurse it back to life once again. Mayor Bloomberg of New York City, other officials, and 9/11 survivors planted the now called "Survivor Tree" at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza in late December, 2010. Here at the Plaza the treewill grow among dozens of Swamp White Oak trees that were planted in August, 2010. When the Memorial Plaza is complete, it will be lined with about 400 trees. Mayor Bloomberg was quoted saying, "Like the thousands of courageous stories of survival that arose from the ashes of the World Trade Center, the story of this tree also will live on and inspire many." The Mayor also called the tree "a testament to our ability to endure and a symbol of our unshakable belief in a brighter future." The remarkable story of this survivor tree, The 9-11 Tree, is truly inspiring. It is for this reason that we have created a commemorative artwork that depicts the tree as a patriotic American symbol of hope, resilience and strength.
Rosh of the day.
Tonight's homework.
Reviewing her color words.
"Hold up the word: black".
New color word: white.
Preparing the white stripes of the American flag.
Coloring the red stripes and blue section of the flag.
Putting the white stripes on.
Twisting brown bags to make the Survivor Tree's branches and trunk.
Adding the tiny stars.
Our Survivor Tree.
We used the student's mitzvah notes for the leaves.
Please send in more mitzvah notes, so we can fill our tree with mitzvah leaves!
Rhyming game.
Plane, chain, rain and train.
I also found the matching words that rhyme together.
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