Month: August 2016

Meet the People behind the Chickens

Philemon Dieubon
Philemon Dieubon and Family are only in their second cycle of chickens. The first cycle was difficult and frustrating, as many of the chickens got sick. He loves his new business and his 7 children help carry water for the chickens each day.
Teranie Hyppolite
Teranie Hyppolite and family were a delight to meet. Madam Teranie is the primary farmer. Her family helps her and she has completely repaid her loan. With her profits she sends her boys to school. Her boys each fetch and carry 10 gallons of water for the chickens every day (that’s two trips each). Both of her boys enjoy helping and dream of being engineers when they finish school.
Jean Charles Jean Joseph
Jean Charles Jean Joseph and family. Do you see his new baby? 18 days old! This father has totally repaid his loans and is very successful. He loves to see profits from his hard work, and is proud to say all of his (school age) children attend school. During the summer they help with the chickens, too. “I love farming as an economic activity- the cycles are short term investments.” He has already used some profits to build additional coop space and dreams of increasing his cycle size from 400 to 1,000 chicks per cycle.
Madame Rosette Volma
Madam Rosette Volma is a grandmother who works hard. With her profits she would like to: repair the coop floor (it is cracked), buy gas for the generator, fix the light for the chicks, and renew her equipment like the feeder. She says carrying the water is difficult but her grown children do help her.
Margalie Chery
Margalie Chery and family are loving the benefits chicken farming brings them. Madam’s face LIT UP in a huge smile as she proudly explained that she’s forgotten how many cycles of chickens they’ve had because it’s been so many. Her five children help gathering water and feeding the chickens.
Cinous Yeleta
Cinous Yeleta and family pose next to their coop. While she likes the work, she spent a great deal of time in discussion with Robinson and Josue about the discouraging difficulties she has been facing recently with her cycles. She was very proud to share that despite her hardships recently, she ALWAYS PAYS ON TIME! Her grandchildren were a joy to play with.
Robert Luma
Robert Luma is in his sixth cycle of chickens. In this picture you can see his pride in the work. “When it is very hot it is the hardest part of the job. I’m moving the chicken’s water up to 10 times a day.” Josue and Robinson spent some time troubleshooting a few of the difficulties he has faced recently and encouraging him to persevere. He was proud to show us the new water pipe his son put in close to the coop, to ease the workload of fetching water for the chickens.
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The Growing Global Citizenship Literature List

Here is the ever-growing list of books we have read in our third grade classroom within the theme of Global Citizenship.  There are many more here: www.kidscanpress.com that you can check out.  Let me know if you have others we should read as well!

  1. Beatrice’s Goat  by Page McBrier

  2. One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway

  3. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer

  4. Winter in Songming by Page McBrier
  5. Ryan and Jimmy by Herb Shoveller (and a short article for paired text called “Ryan’s Well” from ReadWorks)
  6. One Well-the Story of Water on Earth by Rochelle Strauss
  7. Mimi’s Village by Katie Smith Milway
  8. The Red Bicycle  by Jude Isabella
  9. Flora and the Runaway Rooster by Jean Claude Bemis
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