Post Office Donation

You may have been wondering what the first graders decided to do with the money that they earned from the sale of their hero stamps during the post office unit.

First, the students brainstormed ideas where they wanted to donate the money.  The ideas included World Wildlife Fund, Breathing Room Foundation, a local animal shelter, Whosoever Gospel Mission and "give the money to poor people."  All heartfelt and caring suggestions.

Then there was a vote and World Wildlife Fund was chosen.

Next, we divided all the money between tables and each group added up the coins or bills that they had, and we added those amounts together to get $64.78.  We were a bit puzzled by the amount since each stamp cost ten cents but decided that someone kindly gave their extra pennies!  Then we figured out how many stamps we sold!  Can you figure it out??

We then sent $65.00 to the World Wildlife Fund!!  We hope that they will write back to us!

Susan and Dana's class counted up coins and bills and recorded their total as well. They decided to sort and count each coin and reported back the totals. Then we added up the bills and then the coins to get $78.75. They decided to donate their funds to Journey North which is where we order our monarch caterpillars and keep track of their migration to and from Mexico, and where they are committed to protecting the monarchs and milkweed for our future generations.  See more about Journey North below.

About Journey North

Now in its 25th year, Journey North is one of North America’s premiere citizen science projects for children and the general public. The project has broad participation, with over 60,000 registered sites in the US, Canada, and Mexico — including families, teachers, schools, nature centers, professional scientists and novices.

Journey North provides an easy entry point to citizen science, with simple protocols, strong online support, and immediate results. Reported sightings are mapped in real-time as waves of migrations move across the continent. People report sightings from the field, view maps, take pictures, and leave comments.

Journey North was founded in 1994 by Elizabeth Howard. The project is funded by Annenberg Learner, a division of the Annenberg Foundation.

The students absolutely loved their time running the post office and writing and receiving letters.  It was so rewarding to share in their excitement through all the hard work and then the goodwill deciding how best to help others.  This is an extraordinary, well-loved first grade tradition!  Thank you to everyone who wrote letters and purchased stamps!!