Onekama's Second & Third Graders Write About Hat Day for Tsunami Victims

Today was hat day for Onekama Elimentry. Some classes had to pay 25 cents and some classes had to pay 50 cents. Our 2nd and 3rd grade class erned $10 to go to Shri Lanka where the Tsunami struck. I feel really good about myself because in my way I have helped a child or a family. Over 150,000 people have died in the Tsunami. The Tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean. It seems inposibal but in the sand there was earthquake and it pushed the water up and the waves were over 30 feet high. ...Nisha

Our class helped the tsunami Relief Effort by raising money. We wore hats to school and paid 25 cents. We colacted $10. Now they can buy food. The tsunami cild over 150,000 people. The tsunami happened in the Indian Ocean. ...Tawny

Our class helped the tsunami Relief effort by wearing a hat. We payed money and are doing a fund for the tsunami relief. This money will be donated to the people that have died. These people need help by giving money so they can buy food, shelter, clothing, medicine, bedding, water, gasoline for trucks, planes and helicopters. I feel good because I have helped. I feel sorry for the familys and people that have died. I'm sure Onekama School people feel very good about themselves. I am glad for helping the tsunami Relief effort. ...Louise

Our class helped the tsunami relief effort by paying a dollar, 25 cents or 50 cents to wear a hat. The ocean floor cracked and makes a huge wave. Over 150,000 people died. Our class colectid ten dollars. The people might use the mony for water, clothes, shelter, medicine, food, and bedding. I felt very good to donate the mony. I would be very sad if the wave came here. This felt important to me because lots of people are dieing and people need help. ..Megan

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by waring hats to school and we clerdid $10 but I no it isn't a lot. I feel bad for the people because many died.They could spend the money on medicine. They could spend the myne on water. The earthquake came from the bitum of the Indian ocean. ...Andrew

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by wearing hats to school. We paid at least 25 cents to wear a hat. Our class ended up collecting about $10. They money could be used for: water, clothing, shelter, medicine, and food. It is very important to help because there are still many people that need our help. ...Claire

We wore our hats to school today, but we had to pay 25 cents to wear it. It's for the Tsunami Relief Fund. The people got hurt so we need to help. Our class collected $10 it's not very much but we try to help. People need stuff. Not many people survived on the tsunami wave. It happened at the Indian Ocean. It is an earthquake in the ocean. 150,00 people have died. ...Brittany T.

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by a Erth quack in the ocean. it killed over 150,000 people. We only got $10 which is not very much but we trid are best $10. I felt bad for the people. ...Jonathan

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Our class helped the tsunami relief effort by having hat day. We paid to wear our hat. Our class cleed $10 for the Tsunami relief effort to help out. ...Caitlin

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by waering hats. Our class got $10 which is not much but we tried. The Tsunami killed 150,000 people. There are very poor people. The poor people can use the money for the stuff they really need. ...Katie

Our class helped by colleting money to help the people. Our class donated $10 so it can help the por people. The money can help the por people by buying them clothes, shelter, medicine, food, bedding. There was a big earthquake. I feel sad for the people. ...Devin

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by paying 50 cents or $1 to wear a hat in school for the whole day. Our class collected $10. The people might use the money for clothes, medicine, food and shelter. It all started under the ocean that pushed the water up. There were 35 feet waves. Not many people survived. I feel so sorry for the people that died. So thats why we had hat day. ..Kayla

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by bringing in a quarter to ware a hat. Some people brout a dollar. People realy need things like clothes, shelter and medicine and food so they will live. The wave was realy tall. The Tsunami was in the Indian Ocean. The wave was 500 miles. I feel so sad for the people. ...Hanah

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by wharing hat and giving them mouney. Are class collected $10. The tsunami hapid in the Indian Ocean. It was 500 miles an hour. It was 30 feet high. The tsunami hapid from a earthquake. I hope that everyone is ok. ..Majida

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by donating a Qorter to where a hat. We got $10 in our class. They need food, water, maybe even medicine. They allso need shelter and clothes. This tsunami was made bye a Earthkwak. It was 30 feet hiy. I hope the people are ok. ...Anna

We are doing a thing Tsunami Effort. We are waring are hats in school. it is at the Indian ocean. 150,000 people have died. We have collected money. We colected $10. It is a earth quake on the ocean. I feel bad for the people....Bryson

We wore hats to give money because their was a big earth quack in Indian Ocean. We gave money so they can buy more stuff that got ruined. They could use money for water food and bedding and shelter. The erthquack made a big Tsunami. The tsunami killed 150,000 people. Not that much people survived. ...Devin T.

Our class helped the Tsunami Relief Effort by by having hat day. We paid to war hat in school. They could use the money on clothes and shelter. I hop they do not die. It happened by a earth qwack. Many people died by the wave. It was very sad. They should try to stay alive. The wave moved 500 miles por hour. It was 30 feet tall. Our class got $10. I pray for them In my prayer I say I hope people do not die. Amen. My family feels bad for them That's why I pray. ...Meredith