Painting for Puerto Rico

Follow the journey of Ms. Steinocher's 2nd gr. class as we work to create and auction art to raise money for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.

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Save the date!

Our art show to benefit hurricane relief in Puerto Rico will be February 2 from 6-7:30 at Chimera [212 N Main St. Tulsa, OK 74103].

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #giving

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Get ready world. There are some new ideas taking root, and what sprouts will no doubt blow us all away. #painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico

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“Well, I named it Margo because that’s the first name I thought of."

#painting4PuertoRico #art #Kids #awesome #Changetheworld #inspiration #FunnyKid

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“I want them to always have a special Christmas too. Because this year was probably hard for them.”

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #changemakers

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Today we added up what our class raised for @HispanicFed. This crew of 2nd graders raised $1,443 to help Puerto Rico! And then we celebrated exceeding our goal by dancing, obviously.

#PuertoRico #painting4PuertoRico #math #Changetheworld #ThankYou

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“I drew mountains because maybe some people in Puerto Rico like mountains. Maybe they look a little like these mountains.” -Coreyion

#painting4PuertoRico #mountains #landscape #PuertoRico #Changetheworld

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Kasidee’s words inspire me. #painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #KindnessMatters #ChangeTheWorld

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Each & every student in this class used their own individual voice to bring attention to Puerto Rico. Seeing them empowered as they work to elevate others is why I teach.

#painting4PuertRico #PuertoRicoRelief #teacher #SuccessTPS

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@HispanicFed Our class is incredibly humbled and honored to help!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our artists and support our effort to raise $1,000 for @HispanicFed. More updates from our show to come this week!

Our link to donate is still up!

https://t.co/uWMxZMZdxS #JLoNOW #painting4PuertoRico

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Off to set up an art show! Tomorrow is the big day. Our crew is pumped to celebrate our hard work while we raise money for Puerto Rico! #painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRicoRelief #ChangeTheWorld #Teacher #SuccessTPS

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So proud of this class and their heart for others!

Thank you @NewsOn6 for sharing our story!

@HispanicFed we are working hard to support your Unidos campaign and the work you’re doing for the people of Puerto Rico.

#painting4PuertoRico https://t.co/Pm7RoyD9Om

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Tulsa Elementary Students Paint For Puerto Rico https://t.co/NyFIjCFkMd

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“I painted a Christmas tree because Christmas is special to me. I want Christmas to be special for people in Puerto Rico by next year. And every year.” #painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #ChangeTheWorld

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Mark your calendars. Our art show is 1 week from today. @ChimeraTulsa February 2nd 6-7:30.

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #events #TULSA #ICantHangAnythingStraight

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“Create something that will make the world more awesome.” @iamkidpresident

Our class is full or kids making the world more awesome.

#painting4PuertoRico #Awesome #BeKind #ChangeTheWorld #PuertoRico

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“An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.” Langston Hughes

#abstractart #painting4PuertoRico #ChangeTheWorld #Kids #PuertoRico #art

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“My mom has helped me before. It made me feel happy. It’s important for me to help other people because someone helped me. I want to help them back.” -Angel, 7yrs old

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #art #MyWhy #Kids #ChangeTheWorld

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“I really like painting. But I really really like painting AND helping people!” Elsy, 8 years old.

#PuertoRico #painting4PuertoRico #ChangeTheWorld

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“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou

Painting by Monika, 8yrs old

#painting4PuertoRico #creativity #abstractart #Kids #2ndgradeteacher

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Puerto Rican Parrots are quickly becoming the new favorite animal of our class. Here’s Julian’s original rendition.

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #research #rainforest

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“My mom has helped me before. It made me feel happy. It’s important for me to help other people because someone helped me. I want to help them back.” - Angel, 7yrs old

#painting4PuertoRico #PuertoRico #why