Mrs. Acton tells about Hurricane Katrina

Today Mrs. Acton came in and talked to us about hurricane Katrina, and she is from the Red Cross. She also talked about when she went to Louisiana. Mrs. Acton helped provide food for the hurt and homeless. At the end she said that there is another hurricane coming. Our class presented Mrs. Acton with $71.70. We took a few pictures with Mrs. Acton and the check. I thought it was a good preformance. I would not want to go to Louisiana, but I would like to help. ... Emily B.

Today we had a guest speaker named Mrs. Acton from the American Red Cross. She talked about why she joined the Red Cross. She joined so she could help people in need. I think she is doing a really nice thing to the other people. Mrs. Acton privided food for people. Mrs. Acton told us where the next hurricane will hit. It is the coast line of Texas. When she was there she had to share a room with four different people. Mrs. Acton worked from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. ..Austin G.

Mrs. Acton wanted to help people in need. I think that is very nice of her. Lots of people need shelters and food. It must be hard working 12 hours a day. ...Sierra

Mrs. Acton said she felt so helpless when 9/11 happened she joined the Red Cross. I think she is so great to be doing what she is doing. Thank you Mrs. Acton. ...Sarah

She provided food and water for people. She stayed in a shelter. She said the Walmart donated basketball hoops and posts. The kids played basketball every day and she was happy about that. ...Austin O.

Mrs. Acton came to talk about the people in New Orleans. Our class got to see pictures of the distroyed things. We got to see what a hurricane looks like forming. I would like to hear somebody talk about the Hurricane Rita. ...Derek

The thing that gets me the most is the pictures of the sky because it was so beautiful but it was really dangerous. ..Autumn

Mrs. Peggy is from the American Red Cross. She decided to be in the Red Cross because she wanted to help others. She takes meals to people who need them. Some day I would like to be in the Red Cross. ...Moriah

Mrs. Acton talked about the shelters. The shelters looked really bad down there. She talked about cleaning the showers. That must have been hard but it was worth it. Mrs. Acton has one of the best jobs in the world. ...Parker

She told us there were lots of people from the shelters. At the shelter they had preschool for the 3 and 4 year olds. The 5 year olds got sent to school. I really liked Mrs. Acton, and thought it was a great speech. ...Miranda

Our class raised money by colecting bottles for Katrina victims. ...Brittany
Mrs. Acton wanted to help people when the 9/11 hit. She decided to join the Red Cross. Once the Hurricane hit she was in Houston. She and many others helped locate missing families. She also helped serve victims. I admire Mrs. Acton. I want to help people in need. ...Jessa

On September twenty-second Mrs. Acton came to our class to talk about the American Red Cross. Mrs. Acton helped in New Orleans by helping at the shelters. She is a good example to people around the world. ...Elizabeth

  

 She told us they provided Food, Shelters all over. K-Mart and other stores provided basketball hoops. They had people help clean the bathrooms. She wanted to help people in need. She is a really good person. I think she wanted to help people so if another idsaster hit she could do something. She wants to show us and tell us how to be helpful and show us how to help moms, dads. She wants us to be good and help our community. ...Bryce
Mrs Acton said when she went there she rode in a truck to give out food to people who couldn't get out of their homes. Mrs. Acton also said that after the hurricane that tornadoes form. She said that they foud a shelter for the people. ...Curtis

I would hat to be in a hurricane. Mrs. Acton said that hurricane Rita was another big hurricane. I hope that the people there get evacuated befor hurricane Rita hits. It was a good presentation. ...Annie

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