Pennies for Pancho

This year my first graders collected pennies to buy bricks for home improvements for Francisco's home. We call him Pancho because this is a name given to boys named Franciso. They learned a little about Francisco and his country and they collected $18 in pennies. I plan to show Franciso some of their photos. He will get to see his special friends from the USA. One of my kids asked me Friday, if I could bring Pancho back to the USA to visit them!

A big thank you to another teacher at my school who also contributed to Pancho's penny box. Thank you, Mrs. Bartell!

Kids at School

My first graders at school have been trying to help Pancho by bringing pennies to school to buy bricks for the room sponsors want to add to his home. The kids are also learning about Pancho, his school, and his country. I hope to take photos of the children donating pennies and completing other activities to show to Pancho on the trip.