Fourth Grade Explores Lady Liberty In A Field Trip
by Cydney
NEW YORK, NY—The Fourth Grade students in Deborah and Alicia’s fourth grade class, at LREI in lower Manhattan, went on a field trip to the Statue of Liberty because they were studying immigration in class. They went on April 9th 2019, the chaperones came, then they got their trip sheets and and left at around 9:15. Then their field trip began.
The Fourth Graders got there by the One train, and got off at South Ferry. Next, they walked to where the ferry was and had to go through security there. Afterwards, they got on the Miss Liberty Ferry. The On the boat the Fourth Graders asked some people what the Statue of Liberty symbolizes to them, they did this because they were writing news articles. Angelee, a teacher from Utah, who was on the boat, said “I am excited to see the Statue of Liberty, I have never seen it before,” “I think it it is a great sign of freedom.” Nadine, a women who lives in Germany, said, “I think it is a very important statue to the world, that is why I came.”
When the Fourth Graders got off at Liberty Island, they sat on the ground and took notes on the Statue of Liberty because they were writing news articles they did this on their trip sheets. After, they sat down at tables and chairs in different spaces and had some lunch. When the Fourth Graders got to the pedestal museum they had to go through security again. Next, they went inside and split up into eight groups and explored the Statue of Liberty with their chaperones. In the museum there were a lot of places that students learned facts like the Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall and she is 450,000 pounds. She is green because she is made from copper and copper changes color from brown to green over time. Also she is wearing the crown because the crown is shedding light on the seven seas and continents. The French gave her to America as a sign of friendship. After the museum some fourth graders went from the museum to the top of the pedestal, that is 226 steps in total. The top of the pedestal is basically just a balcony where the Fourth Graders could see around Liberty Island and part of Ellis Island.
The Fourth Graders left the pedestal museum and met at the dock and waited until everyone was there. Next, they boarded the boat, and went on the higher decks. Then some of the students interviewed more people, for example some students interviewed a women named Maluo. Malou is from France, she said, “It is a very important monument and the Statue of Liberty is smaller than I thought.” Some of the people were finishing their notes in their trip sheet, for example some students were drawing the Statue Liberty, or finishing poem notes that they would soon write. Some students had to sit on the floor and finish because there were no seats. But other students people did not have to finish their trip sheet. The Fourth Graders got off the boat. Then took the one train back to Houston Street. After that they got of and went back to school. When the fourth graders got back they said bye to the chaperones and went upstairs and had some free time.
In the trip the Fourth Graders learned a lot of facts about the Statue of Liberty that they will use to make news articles.
How Liberty Happened
by Dante
NEW YORK, NY—Do you ever wonder how the Statue of Liberty came to America? Who came up with the idea? Who helped build it? Who gave it to America? Well, the 4th graders at LREI did, and on April 9th they sought the answers.
On Liberty Island, weighing 450,000 pounds at 305 feet including the pedestal, the Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of friendship of the French. She was given to United States for America’s 100th birthday. Representing a women for peace not war, unlike the statue in Greece of Athena Goddess of War and Wisdom, is the Statue of Liberty.
Different people contributed to the making of the Statue of Liberty, such as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi who came up with the idea and Gustave Eiffel who helped build it. Many others made it happen in New York, such as Emma Lazarus who wrote The New Colossus, a poem about freedom and what the Statue of Liberty means for other people next Joseph Pulitzer, wrote articles that criticize the people for not funding it, it pressured many people to fund it.
It’s believed that the Statue of Liberty means freedom. To many, that is true. A man named Charles who was visiting the statue from Birmingham, Alabama said, ”It is what people believe in and it brings us all together. Like all the people on this boat, so many people from so many different countries come to see the Statue of Liberty.”
The Statue of Liberty holds a lamp that leads immigrants to freedom in her right hand, and a book in the left hand, reading in Roman numerals July 4th 1776 the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, which meant freedom for America. Mike Dunker, a worker who worked on the flame in the restoration in 1985, believes that the statue is the “greatest thing that France gave to America.” because France fought with America during the Revolutionary War.
The reason there are so many stories of the Statue of Liberty is because the immigrants who came to America would pass by it on there way to Ellis Island. One million people immigrated to the U.S in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many people later told the story of their passage and always remembered seeing it.
The Statue of Liberty, Mother of Exiles, Lady Liberty, The Lady in the Harbor or simply Torch Girl are some of the many names for one women. To many, regardless of her name, she always means freedom.
The Trip Where Children Learn
By Emilia
NEW YORK NY—On April 9, 2019, nineteen Fourth Graders, five chaperones and two teachers from LREI went on a field trip to visit Lady Liberty to learn about the statue’s history. The Fourth Graders took the 1 train to South Ferry and then got on a ferry to Liberty Island.
Three Fourth Graders named Emilia, June and Selah interviewed a family of three on the boat. They interviewed them because one of the tasks of the trip was to get other peoples’ opinion on the Statue of Liberty. Their names were Kate, Ian and Raymond. “It’s the American dream” said Kate, “It’s the most important symbol in New York” said Raymond, and “The torch is like a lighthouse” said Ian. This family was visiting from Taiwan an island next to China.
Next, a women from Utah was on the boat. Her name was Angelee. “I think it’s an awesome symbol of our freedom and I’m excited to see it, I’ve never been” said Angelee. She was with her husband but he was inside. She had a mint green coat and she wore glasses.
Then the boat made stop a Liberty Island and the Fourth Graders got off the boat. Fourth Graders walked around and took of pictures in front of the Statue of Liberty. Eventually they found some chairs and sat down to eat lunch. After that, all the Fourth Graders had to go through security again to actually enter the museum. They took notes on their trip sheets and walked around the museum. After that, the entire Fourth Grade class, five chaperones and two teachers went up to the top of the pedestal. Some people took the elevator while others took the stairs.
The key takeaway of the field trip was that everyone learned something. The Fourth Graders went on the trip because they wanted to learn more about immigration and the Green Lady’s past. If your wondering, the green the Green Lady is something that immigrants first saw when they came to New York.
What did you the reader learn from going on this journey with Fourth Graders? What do you think the trip is going to be like next year?
Kids Learn About Lady Liberty
By Ivy
NEW YORK, NY–On April 9th, 2019, a group of fourth graders from LREI, went on a field trip to Liberty Island in order to learn about the Statue of Liberty. The fourth graders persevered through the windy, cloudy, chilly weather, one security check and a cold ferry ride. And then, the students finally arrived at Liberty Island.
On a cloudy day before they even got to Liberty Island, the students began their research by interviewing visitors on a ferry. When asked about her thoughts on the Statue of Liberty, one tourist, Annemieke said, “Statue Liberty means freedom.” Another visitor from Brooklyn said, “I am going to work on the new museum that is opening on Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty is interesting for many different reasons. For one, it was a gift from France.”
The students visited the Statue of Liberty museum at the bottom of the pedestal and learned some important facts. One fact that the students learned was that the Statue of Liberty was brought over to America in 1884. Also, the Statue of Liberty stands at 151 feet tall, and the copper shell weighs over 62,000 pounds. The iconic green color is due to oxidation, a process where copper changes color when exposed to oxygen. Each spike on the crown represents one of the seven seas. The broken chains attached to her back foot are broken, symbolizing freedom. There are over 300 sheets of thin copper, 3/32 of an inch thick, that form the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a landmark, and a monument because the French gave it to the people of the United States as a gift of friendship.
After lunch, the students climbed stairs up the pedestal of the statue. Then they boarded the ferry back to Manhattan and asked more questions to visitors. When asked, a tourist on the ferry back to Manhattan said, “I like what it stands for, freedom, liberty, and friendship. It is also a big gift. One way it is interesting to me is that Alexandre Gustave Eiffel helped create the structure,” said Simon a teacher from London. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel also created the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France.
The students learned many facts and discovered why the statue is recognizable, and everyone who sees it knows where they are. ¨I think that the Statue of Liberty is an iconic site,” said Vincent, a fourth grade student, from LREI.
Fourth Graders Roam The Statue Of Liberty
By Julian
NEW YORK, NY—At Little Red School House the students in the Fourth Grade are studying immigration. Therefore, they visited the Statue Of Liberty on April 9, 2019. Their trip to the Statue of Liberty is relevant to their immigration studies because it is a sign to welcome in new people to America. A fourth grader named Shaffer said, “I learned a lot from the field trip.”
On the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, the Fourth Graders interviewed random people who were also going to visit the statue. They interviewed people to get a different point of view on what the statue meant. The Fourth Graders went inside the statue, inside the pedestal, which is just the thicker area around the bottom of the statue. In the pedestal, there is a museum with some displays, stories, and photos about the Statue Of Liberty that the Fourth Graders all discovered. For example, students learned that the Statue of Liberty is three hundred five feet and six inches tall from the bottom pedestal and up, and one hundred fifty one feet tall without the pedestal. Another fact that they learned is how it turned green, and it and it used to be a reddish brown color. The Statue of Liberty turned green because of oxidation. This means that when the copper is exposed to oxygen it changes its color changes to green. They also found out how much it weighs; two hundred twenty five tons!
One person on the ferry named Ike, a person from Japan, said, “This statue is a sign of freedom.” What he said is important because it means that people feel welcomed by the statue. Ike’s wife, Kei Ko, added, “It’s the American dream to visit the statue.” Ike and Kei Ko also said they were “really into the statue” and were “amazed” by it. This means that the statue is drawing the attention of people in Japan, and makes them want to come and visit America just to see the statue. They said that it has been their favorite part of America so far. In addition, Kei Ko said, “I’m sure all the immigrants and everyone will be amazed by this statue.’’
A man named Mike, from Brazil was interviewed by the Fourth Graders in the museum. This is what he had to say; “when I came here in 1966, with only eighteen dollars and had not seen much, and I first saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time I was amazed at… everything.’’ It was one the most exciting things he had ever seen at the time. He read about the Statue of Liberty a lot and says that he has and always will be very interested in it.
Will the statue always be as amazing as the interviewed people said, or will it get old to people?
A Green Welcome For Immigrants
by June
NEW YORK, NY—What is one of the most famous and well known monuments the world? The Statue of Liberty. The Statue was built by three men because they wanted to show New york how much they were friends. The statue now lives on Liberty Island, which used to be called Bedloe’s Island in New York.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and Richard Morris Hunt made the statue. Bartholdi designed the statue, Eiffel made the inside, and Hunt helped also to design it. It has always welcomed new people, ever since 1885. It was built in September 1875, and first shown on October 28, 1886.
The statue is based on a roman goddess. The statue’s face is based on Bartholdi’s mother. The statue weighs over 450,000 pounds and was finished in 1886. The statue was a gift from France to symbolize the friendship between France and New York. The statue is on Bedloe’s Island, now called Liberty Island and she is 151 feet tall. The statue is green because of the air. When copper is exposed to air it undergoes chemical reactions that turn it green.
Cydney Klass, a fourth grader, said the Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous things in the world. There are so many stories in museums and in history of people seeing the statue because she is one of the most famous things in the world. The stories are stories of freedom for everyone of any type. If someone were to see the Statue of Liberty from a bird’s eye view, that person would see that there are broken chains at her feet. This symbolizes that the Statue of Liberty was in chains. Then she broke free and is moving forward.
Approximately 3.5 million people visit the Statue of Liberty every year. “It’s the American dream,” said Kate, who was on the boat to go to Liberty Island. “It’s the most important symbol of New York,” said Raymond, another passenger on the boat. “The torch is like a lighthouse,” said Ian, who was with Kate and Raymond. They were all from Taiwan. “I think it is an awesome symbol of freedom and I am excited to see it for the first time,” said Angelee, who is from Utah, another passenger.
The Statue of Liberty will get to see a lot from up on her perch. She has welcomed many immigrants coming to New York. She is one of the most important landmarks of New York. There have been a lot of people to see her and her glory since she was built which was 1886.
The Facts of Ms.Liberty Explored
By Lila
NEW YORK, NY- On April 9, 2019, a class of LREI 4th graders went to visit and explore the Statue of Liberty. The 4th graders were going for a school project and got to climb up the statue. The class got on a boat to Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is located. They had tickets to go up to the pedestal and walk around the base of the statue. Once the students got to Liberty Island they got off the boat and started to look at the and pedestal museum for facts.
Liberty Island has a couple of places for tourists and even locals to have fun and roam around. There is a little square with some benches and trees. There are gift shops, a cafe, and the Statue of Liberty. The students met one woman named Laura while on the boat. Laura is designing a new museum on Liberty Island that has more facts about the Statue of Liberty. It is going to be opened for business in a few weeks.
The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall including the pedestal. The fourth graders did not climb all 305 feet but they did climb about a quarter of that. “I wish we could go to the crown,” said Lily, one of the fourth graders. The crown is now the highest place you can visit in the Statue of Liberty but is not the highest point of it.
Inside the Statue of Liberty is another museum with some information about the statue. It holds information like the weight which is around 450,000 pounds.And that she was first made of plaster as a model. “She’s Huge,” said one of the fourth-grade chaperones named Caitlin Zaloom.
Since the Statue of Liberty has been around since 1886 it has gone through some changes. One of the changes is that the torch has been rebuilt. The makers/owners of the Statue of Liberty replaced it in 1985, 99 years after they built her. Also, most people know the Statue of Liberty as the green lady but originally she was red or a brown because she is made out of copper. And when copper gets old it goes through oxidation. Oxidation is when copper gets old and changes color. It goes from a reddish brown to green. Oxidize means to combine something with oxygen, in this case it’s copper.
“The Statue of Liberty is amazing,” said Will a fourth grader who was at the Statue of Liberty. “I loved the trip.” said another fourth grader, named Vincent, who went to the Statue of Liberty. So is the Statue of Liberty a strong crowd pleaser?
Do People Really Know About the Statue Of Liberty?
By Lily
NEW YORK, NY—The Statue of Liberty has been on Bedloe’s Island since 1886 and is still around today. People from not only New York, but around the world, know about the Statue of Liberty. People, such as Annemieke who is from the Netherlands, are excited about it, but how much do people really know about the Statue of Liberty?
The Fourth Graders of LREI went on a field trip and found out information that not everyone knew about the Statue of Liberty. But, what people did know, is how much they adored the statue. The Fourth Graders interviewed a lot of people on the ferry there who shared their thoughts on the statue. Three people who they interviewed were Loura, Annemieke, and Simon. Loura is from Brooklyn and is working on a museum at the Statue of Liberty and loves her job there. She said, “I love my job!”. They talked to Annemieke, who is from the Netherlands. She was very excited to see the statue. She said, “I have only seen [it] on TV and I am excited to see [it] in person!!!” Then they talked to Simon, who is a teacher in London and did not go inside the statue, but walked around and said, “If my students saw this they would be so happy!” He said that he likes what it stands for, but Simon did not know the history about it, for example, that the guy who made the Eiffel Tower helped make the Statue of Liberty.
While they loved it, the people who were interviewed didn’t actually know much about the Statue of Liberty. For example, Simon did not know that Gustave Eiffel helped build the structure of it. Other facts that people might not know are that it is 151 feet tall and weighs 450,000 pounds. Also, the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. Another fact is that it was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with help from Gustave Eiffel who made the Eiffel tower in France. Also, they made the Statue of Liberty by making molds out of wooden pieces and then filled plaster around them. Then they would get copper and melt it to make it flexible. There were 300 sheets of copper that they had to use to cover the whole thing. Then they hammered it on to the mold and then nailed it down. The Statue of Liberty was built in France and then transferred to the US in 214 separate crates.
The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom and liberty enlightening the world. The Statue represents those things because her crown is symbolizing the 7 seas and the torch is guiding people to the US where they could have a better life. For over 100 years it has welcomed immigrants to the US because immigrants passing by it would know that they are in the U.S. and are free. It is still common to go because a lot of people like that it stands for freedom and liberty which is something people still care about today.
The 4th grade class learned about the making of the Statue of Liberty, how the Statue of Liberty got here and about many peoples thoughts on the Statue of Liberty. People continue to go to the statue and still love it and a lot of people continue to see it change over time. People also still honor the people who helped create it.
The Statue of Liberty Has A Story
By Nico
NEW YORK , NY— Lady Liberty, otherwise known as The Statue of Liberty, is a statue which is one of New York’s most famous landmarks. It is located on Liberty Island, originally named Bedloe’s Island, it is in New York Harbor. The Statue gets hundreds of people coming to see her every day. But do you know the story behind it?
The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a Frenchmen who was born August 2, 1834, in Colmor, France. The Statue of Liberty was a present from France to America. France gave it to America as a thank you for being allies in the American Revolution. It was shipped in 350 pieces to America in crates. Standing 151 feet and weighing 450,000 pounds it is one of the most recognizable icons of the United States throughout the world.
The Statue of Liberty is very important to America and others who come to America, like immigrants, because it represents freedom. It is the first thing that many immigrants see in America when arriving by boat. The torch lights the way to freedom which leads the path to liberty.
There is much more history to the Statue of Liberty. Others who participated in the creation of the Statue of Liberty are; Gustave Eiffel, who also made the Eiffel Tower, designed the structure of the Statue. Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post- Dispatch and the New York World, helped raise money to the make the Statue’s pedestal.
And Emma Lazarus, an American poet born in 1849, wrote The New Colossus. This famous poem is on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
Many people come to see the Statue of Liberty. One school group from England came to see the Statue. The students said, “We like the green color of the statue.” Did you know the original color of the statue is not green since it is made out of copper it changed from oxidation? The torch was replaced on November 25,1985. One of the people working on it was an immigrant named Miguel Dunko who came from Brazil in 1964. He summed it up by saying, “I think the statue is the best gift to America.”
The Statue of Liberty is Popular Around the World
by Paloma Sherak
NEW YORK, NY— On April 9th, some fourth graders from LREI went to the Statue of Liberty for a field trip. They met some people on the ferry when they were going to and from the Statue of Liberty.
Since the Statue of Liberty is a famous statue, lots of people from all around the world come to see it. Many people were met in the ferry. Lots of them were from different places such as Germany, France, but some people were from America. The Fourth Graders interviewed some people on the ferry because they wanted to see what people thought of the Statue of Liberty for there article they were making at school. Many people said that they thought the Statue of Liberty was very important and that is why they wanted to visit it. Like this teacher from Utah her name was Angelee. She was very excited to see it. “I think it’s a great symbol of freedom,’’ Anglee said. “I have never seen her before.’’
People come with their family and friends, so they can enjoy the statue with someone. Some people come alone There is lots of groups of people on the ferry because of that. A lady from Germany brought her baby, the woman’s name was Nadine. “I think it is a very famous statue and that is why I want to visit it.’’ she said.
People come from all over world. A woman named Maloe came from France. “Very important monument,” she said. While she liked the Statue of Liberty, she thought it would be much bigger.
That day the fourth graders learned from the field trip. And one of the things they learned was that lots of people around the world come to New York City just to see the Statue of Liberty.
Interviews Near Lady Liberty
By Penelope
NEW YORK, NY—On a gray and foggy Tuesday in April, a fourth grade class went to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island for their study of immigration and journalism. They have been studying immigration. and all the immigrants that came through Ellis Island passed the Statue of Liberty
Every month each child in the fourth grade writes a news article and they interview someone in their school about what they have been doing. But this time it was fourth graders first time interviewing people outside their school, so they were nervous. “It was like going up to a stranger and asking them to give you information because you want to show it to your school,” said a girl who was in the fourth grade class. Three children chose to interview a woman on the third to last row of seats on the boat because she said she was really fascinated by the Statue Of Liberty. Her name was Marina, she was from Venezuela she said that she had never been to New York and that she was excited to see Statue Of Liberty.
Another person that the fourth grade interviewed was in the museum of the Statue of Liberty that was interviewed was the person who made the second torch! His name was Mike Dunker. He is from Brazil and came in to America in 1996 with $18. He thinks of the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of freedom. He loves it so much. “I just think there are so many things that you can see and learn about Lady Liberty, ” he said.
On the way back from Liberty Island a group of fourth graders interviewed a high school class that went to Lady Liberty and they had just come back so they had a few things to say. “I used to live in South Spain but moved to England for a job,” said the teacher. The Fourth Graders asked her why she and her class of ten were in America and she answered with “school trip.”
In the end of the trip a few kids said that is fun and in the end the sun came out and it turned into a good day. After the trip of the field trip a child named Penelope said “I loved it and I think the trip was worth it even though it was cold, gray and wet.”
The Fourth Grade Explored the Statue of Liberty
By Sawyer
NEW YORK, NY—On April 9, 2019 Deborah and Alicia’s LREI fourth grade class went to the Statue of Liberty. They went to write an article outside their school and to learn more about immigration. The Fourth Graders took a boat to Liberty Island. The students walked up to the top of the podium after they went to the museum.
Two people named Jessica and Vincent shared information on the boat about the Statue of Liberty. Jessica, from Alabama, said “The Statue of Liberty means freedom and immigration” to her. Vincent, from the Fourth Grade class, thinks the meaning of the statue is “a monument.” He has been to the Statue of Liberty three times. Vincent is here because of a field trip as well as an immigration study.
The Fourth Graders entered the museum in the Statue of Liberty. They learned some new facts about the Statue of Liberty. At the crown, the copper is as thin as a penny. Also, Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower and designed the Statue of Liberty. The statue was originally brown, but now it’s green because of oxidation. The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall and the Statue of Liberty is 450,000 pounds. Also, the French gave the Statue of Liberty as a gift to America for being a country for a 100 years.
The Fourth Grade took a boat from Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty and back to Manhattan. Dante, from the fourth grade, said, “The boat was rocking.” When the boat got very close to the Statue of Liberty everyone went to one side of the boat. The boat leaned and Sawyer, a student in the Fourth Grade, almost fell over in the boat.
In all, everyone on the field trip liked the Statue of Liberty. Cydney said, “I really liked the Statue of Liberty because I liked learning all of the different facts in the museum. And I liked walking to the top of the pedestal.”
Fourth Graders Explore The Statue of Liberty
by Selah:
NEW YORK, NY—On April 9, 2019 a fourth grade class went to the Statue of Liberty.
The trip to the Statue was complicated for the fourth graders. They took the subway and then got on a ferry. In addition, they had to pass through two securities to get into the statue. Both the trip there and back the boat was rocking like someone rocking a baby side to side. The weather on that particular day was frigid, windy and cold.They went to the Statue of Liberty because they are learning about Immigration. The statue relates to immigration because immigrants would see the statue when they entered New York Harbor on a boat. The statue stands for freedom.
The fourth graders interviewed passengers on the ferry to get their ideas of the statue. “The Statue of Liberty is a statue that represents freedom of US citizens,” said Angelee, a passenger on the boat who was from Utah. Angelee also said, “ It is an awesome symbol of our freedom.” The fourth graders interviewed three other passengers on the boat named Kate, Ian, and Raymond who were coming to visit. Kate said, “This is the American dream.” Ian added, “The torch is like a lighthouse”, and Raymond pitched in and said, “This is a symbol of New York.”
The statue is a warming welcome to the immigrants who come to America. In her hand there is a tablet with the date of The Declaration of Independence. The reason the statue has a book because it symbolizes enlightenment. There are hand chains on the ground of her feet representing freedom. There are two names for the statue, the Statue of Liberty and “Liberty Enlightening the World”.
In conclusion, while our trip is not that long for immigrants it was long maybe days, weeks, months. However the fourth graders feelings might be the same about the Statue of Liberty as immigrants. They were feeling excited and impressed to see the statue.
Freedom and How it Came
by Shaffer
New York, NY–What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize, and what is its origin? On the trip to the Statue of Liberty the fourth graders of LREI learned this on April 9th.
As the waves were crashing onto the ferry, a Fourth Grader spoke with a Japanese couple by the names of Ikya, the man and Keiko, the woman. They said “This is our second time here at The Statue of Liberty and we think that it says freedom …or, means freedom, and it is a statue that symbolizes the American dream.” The Statue of Liberty weighs 7.67857148763393127 imperial tons and is equal to 4428.5714380214285484 of stone.
Also Jennifer an artist, activist and film director from NYC said, “The Statue of Liberty is a symbol that reaffirms, on a visual level, the absolute necessity of welcoming and enforcing liberty for all. It is a sign of hope for the days since, today and the future.” Did you know the Statue of Liberty used to be brown but now it is green because the air.” changed the color of the copper? The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall. Also the skin is over 62,000 pounds and the inside is not made of copper equal to 28,122 kilograms.
31 US ton and 28 Metric 28,122,727 grams plus 281,22,72,70,00,010 micrograms that is how heavy it was imagine how much time it took.Interestingly, the creator died before it was finished. Another cool fact is that the actual weight is over 450,000 pounds that is equal to 7,200,000 ounces. And you can make 30m pennies out of the entire Statue of Liberty.
Stated from a woman, “Whether from far away or a native New Yorker, the statue symbolize freedom.”
Fourth Graders Explore The Statue Of Liberty
By Skylar
NEW YORK, NY—On April 9th 2019 the Fourth Graders of LREI went to the Statue of Liberty for a field trip. Do you know what the Statue of liberty is? The Statue of Liberty is a statue in New York harbor, but the statue is on its own island, it is called Liberty Island. Liberty Island is where the Statue of Liberty stands to this day. There were three French people who made the Statue of Liberty. The statue’s face was based on one of the creators mothers.
A Fourth Grader’s mom, Kinshasa Best, was one of the chaperones on the trip. Her daughter was also in her group. They went to the ferry with the class and the other chaperones. They had to take the 1 train to the ferry. The class took the ferry to Liberty Island. “The boat is moving back and forth,’’ said Kinshasa.
On the boat, the class were interviewing passengers to make an article. In Kinshasa’s group her daughter’s buddy for the trip was her friend Lily, a fourth grader in the class. In the pedestal there was a museum. The class went to the museum and they looked at so many artifacts from the Statue of Liberty, they were even in the statue. The students learned how big her toes are. The statue’s toes are 305 feet and 1 inch.
In Kinshasa’s group they ran into some of Lily’s friends when they were walking up to the pedestal. When they started to walk up the pedestal it was a very long way up. There were 175 stars to get to the pedestal. “There are a lot of people’’ said Skylar a fourth grader in the class. Skylar was referring to the amount of people in the pedestal.
4th Graders Explore Immigration Through New York Monument
by Vincent
NEW YORK, NY – On April 9, 2019, Deborah and Alicia’s Fourth Grade from LREI, a school in Manhattan, New York, visited the Statue of Liberty as part of their classes’ study of immigration and journalism.
All year, the Fourth Graders have been studying immigrants from the early 1900’s to now. They have also been studying the way immigrants have historically lived. The Fourth Graders have gone on many field trips, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building. Going to Ellis Island helped them learn about how some early immigrants to America arrived, while going to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building helped them learn what the jobs were and what job conditions were like in the early days of the Lower East Side. By going to the Statue of Liberty, which took 300 sheets of copper to make, the Fourth Graders will be continuing their field trip based learning.
One of the Fourth Graders’ last field trips of the year was going to the Statue of Liberty, a one hundred and eleven foot tall six inch statue. On the ferry to Liberty Island, the Fourth Graders had to interview people about what they thought about the Statue of Liberty. The interviews are going to help the Fourth Graders with their Statue of Liberty Articles that they will be making after the trip. The article is going to tie together the two main things they have been working on in Social Studies over the course of the year. Those two things are journalism and immigration. They are linked because the Statue of Liberty has a big part in the history of immigration in America and the Fourth Graders are writing a news article about it and, as previously mentioned, immigration and journalism are the two main things the Fourth Graders are studying in Social Studies.
Throughout the year the Fourth Graders have been creating news articles about various topics normally related to their school events and what other classes are doing. The news article they are writing about the Statue of Liberty is the first news article they have created in which the Fourth Graders interviewed strangers. Each of the Fourth Graders interviewed at least two or three people. One of the people that a Fourth Grader interviewed was a person from the Netherlands named Margot. Her main reason to go to the Statue is to “enter the statue and see the view from the top.” To her, the statue means freedom. She was visiting with her family.
The Statue of Liberty helps the Fourth Graders not only learn about journalism, but about immigration, too. The Statue of Liberty is an iconic symbol of American immigration to many, including a Fourth Grader, Nico. She thinks “The Statue of Liberty is a big part of American immigration because the torch lights the way to freedom which leads to the way to liberty.” The Statue of Liberty also teaches the Fourth Graders about what it might have felt like to be an immigrant that had just arrived in America from another country in the early 1900’s. By experiencing what it felt like to arrive by ferry, they got a taste of what it might have felt like.
After the Fourth Graders took a tour of the statue, which included a 195 step walk up to the pedestal, and exploring the museum located in the pedestal, they took the next ferry back to Manhattan. They will be doing more work related to the trip in the coming weeks, including writing a poem and, as previously mentioned, a news article.
The Statue That Spreads Freedom
By Will Taschler
NEW YORK, NY—On April 9th, 2019, the fourth graders of the Little Red School House went on a field trip to the Statue of Liberty. The fourth graders went because they are studying immigration, and the Statue of Liberty was one of the first things the immigrants saw when they arrived in New York.
To get to the statue, the fourth graders took the subway to a ferry which took them to Liberty Island. On the ferry, the fourth graders had to ask two strangers questions. One student interviewed a woman from the Netherlands named Margo. Margo said, “I have never been to the Statue of Liberty. I am looking forward to seeing it. I am also looking forward to seeing the view of the city from the top of the statue.” When asked, Margo said she thought the statue represented freedom.
The statue is 151 feet tall and it weighs 450,000 pounds. She has a crown representing the seven seas. The French gave the statue to the USA because they wanted their Friendship to keep going on. The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper that turns green because of oxidation.
Gustave Eiffel helped make the Statue of Liberty as well as the Eiffel Tower. The book in the statue’s hand says the date July 4th which is when the Declaration of Independence written, and America became a country.
After the fourth graders left the statue, they went back on the ferry and headed back to school. One fourth grader named Lila said, “The Statue of Liberty is an amazing statue.”
What is the Statue of Liberty?
By Zara
NEW YORK, NY—How tall is the Statue of Liberty? How much does the Statue of Liberty weigh? What is the Statue of Liberty made out of? Why is it green? What was the Statue of Liberty’s natural color? These questions were answered by visiting the Statue itself.
The Statue of Liberty was finished on October 28th, 1886. The Statue of Liberty is also known as the New Colossus and Mother of Exiles. It was built and designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Richard Morris Hunt.
The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall and it also weighs 450,000 pounds. The Statue of Liberty is made of steel and cast iron but only the skin is made out of copper. The statue of Liberty is green because of oxidation. Oxidation is when copper gets old, and overtime it turns a different color, which is green. But oxidation happens to not just copper. Oxidation happens to all different types of metal. The Statue of Liberty was naturally brown, like a penny but oxidation happened and so it is green.
The Statue of Liberty has many symbols. For example, she is wearing a crown because some of the spikes are shedding light on the seven and seven continents of the world. Also, when immigrants are coming from all places, they see the crown and it helps them know that they are in the United States of America. It also helps the immigrants know that they are safe in the United States of America. “I think that the Statue of Liberty is really cool!” a random girl said.
The Statue of Liberty was and is a symbol of Freedom.
Fourth Graders Explore Statue of Liberty
By Ziva
NEW YORK, NY— On April 9th, 2019, the Fourth Grade students, from LREI, went to the Statue of Liberty for a class trip. They came to the Statue of Liberty as a part of their study of immigration. They learned how the Statue of Liberty represented freedom and welcome to the immigrants, when they arrived in America.
When the 19 Fourth Graders were still at their school, they broke up into smaller groups. The Fourth Graders got to the Statue of Liberty Ferry Terminal by taking the subway from their school, LREI, to South Ferry. Then, they got on a boat called Lady Liberty and went to Liberty Island, which used to be called Bedloe’s Island.
Once the Fourth Graders got there, they went through security. The lines were big, but went fast. After that they found a place to sit down and write in their journals about what senses they had so after they could write a poem. The boat was swaying back and forth. It was cloudy and foggy, and wet out. It was 40° when they went. The water was calm and it was windy. The wind was blowing in their faces. Then they found a place to go sit down and have lunch. Then, there was more security.
After that, the Fourth Graders went into the Statue of Liberty museum and looked around. The Fourth Graders interviewed some people on the boat, for their articles, to Liberty Island and at the Statue of Liberty museum about their thoughts on the Statue of Liberty. “My favorite part was the freedom. I like so much of the Statue of Liberty,” said Miguel Dunko, who is from São Paulo, Brazil. He came October 31st, 1964 and is one of the people who designed the second torch. The students also saw many artifacts, facts, writing, paintings, sculptures and some videos at the museum. There were plaques that contained facts like, the Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall from the foot to the torch. Also, each point on the crown represents one of the 7 seas. That is why there are seven points, for all seven seas. Additionally, in 1886, America got the Statue of Liberty from the French, as a present for being allies in the American Revolution.
The Fourth Graders went into the pedestal and sketched Lady Liberty. There were so many different angles to sketch. “I did it from the bottom angle!” said one Fourth Grader. “This is my favorite angle to take a picture of!” said Deborah, the Fourth Grade teacher, while taking pictures of students from the bottom angle on the pedestal. After the Fourth Graders went to the pedestal and looked at the museum, they met up with all the other Fourth Grade groups. They got onto the Ferry, called Lady Liberty, and headed back to the train station. They got seats upstairs on the third floor of the boat. Once they got off the boat, they went to the train station and went back to Houston Street. Then they went back to school and finished their day.
Only Deborah and Alicia’s class went on that day, and the other class Fourth Grade class, Dan and Wing Mai’s class, will go in May. The other Fourth Grade class will do what the Fourth Graders did on April 9th, visit the museum and the pedestal. Deborah and Dan’s classes in the future, will go to the Statue of Liberty as a field trip.
In preparation for a trip to the Tenement Museum to meet a recent (historical) immigrant, Victoria Confino, fourth graders spent some time looking at primary source documents. Using the documents, they started to build an understanding of who Victoria was and what her life was like. This also led to more questions.
