QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS

EMAIL FROM STUDENTS OF VINSON OWEN SCHOOL, BOSTON-USA



Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:40 AM
Subject: Road -les village boston schools


> Dear Viebeke,
> We anxiously await updated pictures and completion of the road. Enclosed
> are questions and comments from all of the grade levels in Winchester.
> Please post them at your convenience as the kids are looking at the blog
> site everyday and also await your answers to their questions and to see
> the final product.
> Sincerely,
> Kerry Brodeur
>
> Dear Les Village,
>
> We are glad that you like your new road. It took a lot of hard work to
> make and we are glad that we were able to help.Who is kudeta and I'm an
> angel. Did they fund the road too? It's been fun watching
> the progrss of the road. We would like to continue to learn about you and
> your village.
>
> We have some questions for you:
>
> Is it easier to travel with the new road?
> Is the road done or are you going to extend it further?
> Will you build other roads?
> Do any vehicles travel on the road?
> How many packs of cement did you actually use?
>
> Enjoy the road and we hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Ms. G.'s Fourth Grade Class
>
> Is the road finished?
> Will people drive on the road?
> How long did it take you to build the road?
> How many people helped to build it?
> How long is the road?
> When did you start building it?
> The kids love looking at the pictures!
> Miss Senesi
> Grade 1
>
> Dear Les village,
> How much time do you spend working on the road each day?
> Why don't you use machines on the road?
> Are people not working other jobs when they are working on the road?
> How long will it take to walk from one end of the road to the other?
> How many people helped in doing the work?
> How much progress did you make each day?
> Were the kids allowed to help?
>
> These questions were asked by two second grade classrooms, Mr. Krane's and
> Ms. Morgese's, from the Vinson Owen school.
>
> Dear Les Village,
> Have you finished paving the road? Will you send us a video of the
> completed work? How long did it take you to build the blog? How many
> people were working on the road from the community? Did any children from
> Les village help make the road? We raised a lot of money and we really
> enjoy seeing the progress you have been making with the road. Please send
> us more pictures on the blog. We will check the blog 3 times a week to see
> any updated information. Thanks again for your efforts and cooperation.
> Miss Brodeur's third grade class.
>
> Dear Les village,
> We have a few questions for you. Is it really hot in Indonesia? Do you
> play sports or games after school? What is your school day like? Is the
> road finished yet, and are you excited to have this road? Is it fun
> building the road? How long is the road, and how will you travel on the
> road? What transportation will you use? Are you using machines to build
> the road, or just shovels? What is the time difference between Mass. and
> Indonesia? How many hours a day, do you work on the road? How many people
> are working on the road? Do you have cars in Indonesia?
> We would love to hear the answer to these questions. Please send more
> pictures, we really enjoyed looking at them. Do you have any questions
> about us? What are you going to do with the extra money?
> We will continue to check the blog.
> Mrs. Pappas' third grade class
>
> Dear People of Les Village,
>
> We think you did a great job on your road. You've been working really
> hard since you started in August. We're happy that you made the road, and
> we're happy the money we collected helped you to do it.
>
> There are a few things we are wondering:
> How long did you work on the road? Is it all finished or do you have a
> little more work to do? How many feet long is the road? How many rocks
> did you need to use to build the road? How has the road helped your
> village?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mrs. Rizzuti's First Grade Class
> Vinson-Owen School
>
> Hello people of Les Village!
>
> How are you? It looks like the road is almost done! Congratulations! Is
> there anything left to do on the road? How are your lives different with
> the new road? When you worked on the road, did you still have time to
> spend with your families? Do the kids like their school? Is there any
> leftover money from the road? Is it easier to get water now? Is your
> community growing larger now?
>
> We are getting ready to go to VO on Skates. The whole school goes to a
> skating rink to skate together as a community. Does your school do any
> all school activites like that? We are going on vacation at the end of
> the day.
>
> We hope the road turns out really nice.
>
> Yours truly,
> Mrs. Crowley's third grade class
>
> p.s. Write back soon!
>
> Here are some insights and questions from my class:
>
> We are very impressed with your progress on the road and with your ability
> to work together as a community to get this road built! Looking at the
> road reminds us of some of the roads we have here in Massachusetts and how
> some roads are similar to yours, but most of our roads here are very
> different. We have some questions and can't wait to learn more about the
> road. We were wondering:
>
> When you finish with the road, will you plan to build another road?
> How long did you work on the road each day and was it really hot while you
> were working?
> Do you work on the road all day? Do the kids help and when would they
> help?
> How did you learn how to build a road? Do you get paid for your work?
> We just studied simple machines. Do you use machines to build the road?
> Which ones?
> How many bags of cement did you use?
> How is the road helping the school and village?
> How did you feel before/during/ and after the road was completed?
>
> Thanks for putting our ideas on the blog. My kids thought it looked like
> a bike path,
> See you soon,
> Mrs. sheenahan
> 5th grade
> Dear Les Village,
> -Are they finished with the road now?
> -Do they have roads like we so here?
> -Do they have scooters or cars?
> -How did they build the road and how did they know what steps were needed
> to build a good road?
> -How many people helped? How many hours a day did they work?
> -Is it what they expected it to be?
> -Why is it bumpy?
> -How many people live in the village?
> -What are the children learning in school
> -The class also offer congradulations on a job well done and wishes them
> luck in anything that may need to be completed.
> Miss Ulman