1	iEARN Global Art Project A Sense of Caring 2007 Artwork and Writing from School #7 Miass, Russia Teacher: Rimma Zhukova
2	School #7 Miass, Russia
3	Caring About Family by Tanya Korabelnikova This is my family. We are three in a family. My parents and me. My father is strict. My mother is kind and loving. We are friendly. We like to go on picnics together. I care about my family very much.
4	Email Response to Tanya from First Place School, Seattle Washington USA Dear Tanya, Thank you for sending us a letter and the coloring and drawing picture art. We like your drawing! We like your family. You are pretty. Did you use crayons or markers or colored pencils for your drawing? From Ms. Breita’s Kindergarten Class
5	Caring About Family by Dima This is my family. We are three. My mother, my grandmother and me. We live in Miass. We love each other and care about each other. It is nice to be together.
6	Email Response to Dima from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Dima, Thank you for your picture of your family. We like your drawing because it is beautiful. I care about my Mom. I care about me and my Mom. I care about your picture. From Three Kindergarten Students in Ms. Breita’s Class
7	Caring About Family by Alyona Mordovina This is my family. We are three in the family. My mother, my father and me. We are friendly and loving and caring. I always help my parents around the house.
8	Email Response to Alyona from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Alyona, Thank you for your drawing. We like your background and colors. I like my Mom. I like my Mom. She’s pretty. I love my Mom for taking me to the park. From Three Kindergarten Students in Ms. Breita’s Class
9	Caring About Family by Nastya Troimova I love my family. I care about it. My mother: she is kind. My Granny: she is caring. My Aunt: she is very nice. My little brother: he is funny. My grandfather: he is caring. My father: he is stict and kind. Me: I am happy to be with my lovely family.
10	Hi. I have a wonderful family. We are 4 in a family - my father, my mother, my sister and me. My family is nice and friendly. I care about my family. By Nastya Trofimova, 10 years old
11	Email Response to Nastya from First Place School in Seattle,Washington USA Dear Nastya, Thank you for your pictures of your family. We like your artwork. We like the way you did your mother’s hair. And we like the sun picture. We like your hair. I care about my family. My family has Mom and my sister and I. I care about my family. My family is [five children], Mom and my Dad and Grandma. I care about my Mom because she’s in my family. My mom goes to work. From Three kindergarten students in Ms. Breita’s Class
12	Caring About Family by Valya Efremova This is my family. I care about my family: my mother an father. I am happy with my family. I care about it.
13	Email Response to Valya from First Place School in Seattle, Washington USA Dear Valya, I like your artwork. Is the girl in the middle suppose to be you? I think this is a good, bright colors that you used. What is the man in the hat building? Is the woman in the building next to the girl the teacher? I care about my family because I have a big family. I have a big family because I have 8 siblings total. I am the 6th person that was born in my family. So how many people are in your family? And I will love it if you write or draw pictures more to us. Thank you. From A Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
14	Caring About Bees by Evelina Perfilieva I care about bees. Bees make honey. I like honey. There is much honey in my region. We must care about bees.
15	Email Response to Evelina from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Evelina, Thank you for this cute and pretty picture. I like honey but I don’t like bees. I don’t like bees because they are dangerous and I am afraid of being stung by one. And I love coloring and making friends. And I also like dogs and I care about my family. How many people are in your family? I would love to get another letter or note from you. Bye. From A Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
16	Caring About Cats by Zhenya Kovalchuk, Age 10 I have a cat Mashka. It is black and white. It is very nice. I like to play with my cat. I care about my cat.
17	Email Response to Zhanya from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Zhanya, I like the way you drew the cat pictures. I like that you care about the cat, too. Thank you for sharing and sending a picture of your cat. It is true artwork. This cat is how old? And who are her parents? And when was she born? I have a dog named Mira. She is 8 months old. She is female. She was born on October 2, 2006. Her mom is named Sophia. Her dad is named Markis. Her parents owner is my Grandma. She is funny. She does funny moves. She is trained to where she could signal people if she needs to use the bathroom. She still lives with my Grandma. From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
18	Caring About Cats by Dasha Shipilova, 10 years old I have a cat. Its name is Musya. It is white, orange and black. Its eyes are green and brown. Its nose is pink. It is big, fat and funny. Musya likes to play with a ball and it likes to run and jump. It always wants to eat. It likes milk and fish. Musya sleeps on the bed. It is a funny and good cat. I care about my cat very much.
19	Email Response to Dasha from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Dasha, Thank you for the nice cat picture. I like the way you drew it and it’s really cool! I don’t think I could draw like that. How did you learn to draw like that? I think your cat is a very good cat and you are lucky to have that cat. And that cat is lucky to have you! I don’t have pets. I care about my family and my baby brothers and sisters. I care about all animals and I really like bunnies. From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
20	Caring About Lake Tugroyak by Dima Kosurev, 10 years old I live in Miass(Russia) near Lake Tugroyak. This lake is very big, clean and beautiful. This lake is very deep. In summer I swim there. I care about Tugroyak.
21	Email Response to Dima from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Dima, We like your picture of the lake and mountains and snow on the mountains and blue sky. Did you make your picture with paints? From Kindergarten students in Ms. Breita’s Class
22	Caring About Grandfathers by Vladik Sobolev, 10 years old This is my grandfather. His name is Tolya. He is sixty years old. My grandfather is kind. I like to go fishing with him. I care about him. I like my grandfather.
23	Email Response to Vladik from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Vladick, Thank you for your picture of your grandfather. We like your grandfather’s green tie. We like the purple color. Did you use colored pencil to make your picture? From Kindergarten students in Ms. Breita’s Class
24	Caring About Dogs by Lera Korablyova, 10 years old I have a dog. Its name is Jack. It is red. It has brown eyes. It likes to run and jump. It is kind and very beautiful dog. It doesn’t run away from me. It likes to play with other dogs. I like to walk my dog. I like my dog.
25	Email response to Lera from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Lera, I think your artwork is very pretty. I like how you did the little spots on the dogs feet. I think you have a great dog because she doesn’t run away from you. I agree your dog is very beautiful. I care about learning about animals. We are lerning about birds and bird watching. We have American crows in Seattle and chickadees. Do you have those birds? What birds do you have? From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
26	Caring About Dogs by Vlada Korablyyova, 10 years old I have a dog. Its name is Faya. It is red. It has brown eyes. It likes to run in the street. It likes to go to the forest with me. I like to play with my dog. I care about my dog. It is my favorite dog.
27	Email Response to Vlada from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Vlada, Thank you for sending your picture of your dog. I think that it’s a very good picture. It has bright colors and I like the carpet and how you did the outlines of the dog and the eyes. I think it’s very interesting. My culture doesn’t have dogs in our homes. I think they are cute. From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
28	Caring About Winter by Alyona Mordovina, 10 years old I like nature in my region. I like winter. There is much snow everywhere. I like to play with snowballs and to skate and ski.
29	Email response to Alyona from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Alyona, Thank you for your picture. We like your bunny and snow and the trees. Did you use paint to make your picture? I care about your beautiful picture. I care about our school. I care about Ms. Breita, our teacher. From Three Students in Ms. Breita’s Kindergarten Class
30	Caring About Nature by Alyona Mordovina, 10 years old This is Lake Turgoyak near my town Miass. Nature in my region is very beautiful. I care about my town and nature.
31	Email response to Alyona from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Alyona, Thank you for your picture of the lake. What are the black and white spotted animals by the lake? Are they puppies or wolves or foxes or dogs? We like the boat and the water. We like animals. We care about trees and the lake. From Three Students in Ms. Breita’s Kindergarten Class
32	Caring About Lake Turgoyak by Tanya Korabelnikova, 10 years old This is Lake Turgoyak. It is the most beautiful lake in the Urals. The Turgoyak is very clean, deep and beautiful. There are 6 islands in the lake. There is much fish in the lake. The waters in the lake are mineral. I like this lake.
33	Email response to Tanya from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Tanya, Thank you for your picture of the lake and trees and bushes. Did you use paint to make your picture? We care about the trees in our city in Seattle. From Three Students in Ms. Breita’s Kindergarten Class
34	Caring About Nature by Katya Gilyova, 10 years old I care about nature. It is so beautiful.
35	Email response to Katya from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Katya, Thank you for your picture. We like the foxes in your picture. We like the water. We like the bunny. We like the flowers. Your picture is pretty. I care about the snow in Seattle. I care about foxes and living with my friends. I care about my friend and my family. From, Three Students in Ms. Breita’s Kindergarten Class
36	Caring About Pets by Julia Zhukova, 10 years old This is my pet. It is a dog. It’s name is Bars. It is seven years old. It is white and grey. It is big. It can run, jump and do different tricks. I like to walk with my dog. It is very funny. It likes to eat meat. It is very nice to care of my pet. I love my dog.
37	Email Response to Julia from First Place School in Seattle,Washington USA Dear Julia, I like how you included how old you are and I like the dog picture. I’m sure you love your dog. It is very beautiful. I care about my friends and other pets like rabbits and dogs and cats. I am studying birds and history and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and everybody that helped everyone have equal rights and change the world. What are you studying? From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
38	Caring About Pets by Dima Moskalenko, 11 years old This is my pet mouse. It is white and black. Its tail is brown. Its name is Borya. It is eight months. My pet likes to eat cheese and carrots. It can run. I like to play with Borya. It is funny and nice. It lives in a cage. I clean the cage every day. We must take care of our small pets.
39	Email Response to Dima from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Dima, I like the way you drew your picture and I like the way you put food in its hands. It is very great artwork! I care about my pet. I used to have a cat named Theodore. Thedore was a tomcat and I didn’t know how old she was or who her parents were. I got hr on my birthday. I took care of her and she knew to signal us to come back in the house. One day she ran away because we forgot to let her back in. In school, I care about how we take care of our pets in our classroom. We have two hermit crabs and one hamster. We had to hamsters and one died. The teacher bought it for us. In school I care about learning so I can get smarter and be successful in life. We are studying about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What do you study? Do you have class pets? From a Student in Ms. Maryamu’s Intermediate Class
40	Caring About Autumn by Anna Suzdaltseva, 10 years old It is autumn. There are no leaves on the trees. It is very windy. Autumn is very beautiful and colourful in our region. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it is warm. I like autumn.
41	Email Response to Anna from First Place School in Seattle Washington USA Dear Anna, Thank you for your picture. We like your tree and leaves. I care about trees. I care about the trees with the leaves all falling. I care about the buildings like my school building. From Three Kindergarten Students in Ms. Breita’s Class
42	Caring About Nature by Vika Kadyaeva, 10 years old I live in the Urals, Miass, Russia. There are many big and small lakes. The Turgoyak is the most beautiful and the deepest lakes. There are mountains and forests around the lake. I like our nature.
43	Email Response to Vika and all the students in Miass, Russia Dear Vika and all the students in Miass Russia, Your artwork about nature is wonderful, Vika! You and your school classmates have done excellent writing and artwork to share your ideas on caring! All of us at First Place School thank you for making a difference in our world with caring! You are inspiring! Sincerely, Ms. Kristi, iEARN Volunteer at First Place School
44	Email Message from iEARN Teacher, Rimma Zhukova, in Miass, Russia I would love to express my sincere and warm feelings towards this really important and necessary project.Both I and my students found new friends from Africa,the USA. And in our hearts we have room for them.Now we care about not only our own world(our families,our Nature) but what is more important we care about our new friends’ world.And this project helps to discover new feelings in our hearts and care about them. THANKS A LOT. Looking forward to going on working in this project which teaches us to be loving,caring,sensitive.
45	iEARN Global Art Project: A Sense of Caring To send email responses to students in Russia, compose messages including: 1. Thank you for sharing their artwork and writing 2. Compliments & questions on their work 3. Comments on what they care about in their writing and art 4. Connections between what they care about and what you care about in your life 5. Questions and comments to invite ongoing dialogue about caring Send your email messages to: Russian Teacher:Rimma Zhukova Email: karaguz@mail.ru cc: Email messages to Global Art Project Coordinator: Kristi Rennebohm Franz Email:krennebohmfranz@us.iearn.org