Helping LeFoyer Marie Riene des Apostres Project By Olivia (5 th grader) Spring 2006
Mar 27, 2015
Helping LeFoyer Marie Riene des Apostres
Project By Olivia (5th grader) Spring 2006
What I did for this project
• I read fiction books about orphans
• I developed a plan for the project
• I met with Mr. Stevens
• I met with Father Ed at my church to interview him and develop a plan to help an orphanage in Haiti
• I read non-fiction books about orphans
• I began work on my powerpoint presentation
• I wrote a paper about the books I read
• I finished my powerpoint and gave it to my 5th grade class
• I will collect donations from my classmates and my church to send with Father Ed in January
Fiction Books I Read
• Homecoming By Cynthia Voigt• Dicey’s Song By Cynthia Voigt• Thunder of the Sea By Joan Hiatt Harlow• Pinballs by Betsy Byars• Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis• Lyddie by Katherine Paterson• Ruby Holler By Sharon Creech• Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli
• Collecting things to help the orphans in Haiti
• Educating 5th grade about orphans and orphanages in Haiti
About an Orphanage in Haiti
NAME: Le Foyer Marie Reine des Apostres
Number in orphanage:160;100 boys and 60 girls
Age: children range from 2-18 years of age
Map of Caribbean
Map of Haiti
Port au Prince is where the orphanage is.
How they get there
• Parents can’t take care of them any more
• Find them wandering in the streets
• They are dropped off
Conditions at LeFoyer Marie
Orphans Orphanage Not a lot of suppliesNot as sanitaryUnhappy Tired
•Small•Dirty•Crowded
Pictures of Le Foyer and Haiti
• Infirmary
More Pictures
Boys in a small boat with a poor village in the background
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A woman threshing wheat
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A common neighborhood in Haiti
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One of the many factories in Haiti
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Construction on a house
Pictures continued...One of the few views of the hill side
The Last Picture
Oxen in the street
How Can You Help?
You Can Donate
A. flip-flops B. toothpaste
C. toothbrushesD. combs
Money also accepted
What I learned during the project
References• Fiction books
Homecoming By Cynthia Voigt
Dicey’s Song By Cynthia Voigt
Thunder of the Sea By Joan Hiatt Harlow
Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
Ruby Holler By Sharon Creech
Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli
• Non fiction books
Alone in the World by Catherine Reef
• Map of Caribbean http://www.cabaretebeachhouses.com/grafik/map-caribbean.gif
• Map of Haiti http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/caribbean/haiti/haiti.htm
• Interview with Father Ed of St. John’s Church
Do you have questions?