Have you seen any of the amazing footage of the devastation in Japan yet?
It’s totally incredible, it actually looks like a made for TV movie with amazing special effects but its real.
Here are a few sites to check it out on.
What could we do to help a 5th grade class in Japan.
Got any ideas?
Earthquake shakes Japan: The latest news from TFK
Earthquakes for Kids : This site has all kinds of puzzles and games and information about earthquakes.
Reading the Richter Scale: This easy to understand chart explains what an 8.9 quake is all about.
and here is what adults are hearing, seeing and saying about all this:
#1 by Tshegofatso Raesibe on March 17th, 2011
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Dear Japan citizens
Im from Seshego hope to hear from you guys.
#2 by Tshegofatso Raesibe on March 17th, 2011
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Dear Japan citizens
Hey, i saw the news on the 11th March 2011 about the earthquake and tsunami in japan. And I got very shocked after I heard the news. It was so terrible and i feel sorry for those who lost their family member. God is there for us all the time and lets hope that everything will be okay. Lots of love to ya all.
Yours sincerely,
Tshegofatso
#3 by Colista on March 16th, 2011
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Hey Mr.A actually the earthquake was a 9.0 and there were over 10,000 people that were crushed by the house pieces and everything that was floating when the tsunami hit it’s just so devastating to hear about how bad it was in Haiti and now Japan i just feel so bad for the people who have lost there friends, family members and pets
,and they are bringing in special dogs to sniff out the bodies under the garbage to see if some of them are still alive thats hopefully going to help people to find friends and family but i hope everything turns out o.k for Japan! See you in Class Mr.A 
#4 by Amanda on March 14th, 2011
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Hi Mr.A. I heard about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan The morning it happened and me and my mom watched a special on tv about it for like an hour. I only sat there for like 10 min. because I couldn’t get through it but ya than the next day I look on the news and I saw that a power plant blew up!!!! What’s up with that!?!?! Its horrible an 8.9 quake than an explosion. Its just so sad.
#5 by Caroline from mr. Austins class on March 13th, 2011
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Omg that is so terrible I didn’t know the roads get torn up that’s so sad.
#6 by Angela on March 11th, 2011
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Dear Mr. Alvaro,
I heard about the bad earthquack/tsunami in Japan on the news when I woke up this morning. The footage is really nice. It does look like a TV show.
To help out a 5 grade class in Japan we can do, founderasers, a gar for coins(like we do for cancer, the cancer gars), do walks around the school (ike Fun Run, have students go around the school and ask for sponsers and how much money they are going put into the envolpo, and have the fifth grade students walk around the school building and each one has a teacher and for each mile the students walks around the school there teacher (sponcering them) will spend 5 or more/less dollars. Thouse are just some ideas to try.
Sincerly,
Angela