On Wednesday (12/10/14), we went to Ellis Island!

We went on a ferry, it was really cold. We all crowded around one warm spot on the wall so that the wind would not hit us. When we got there we met ranger Jessica. She led us to more rangers with only her hands, no talking! So we really had to look. The other rangers made us do stuff like pushups and jumping jacks, then they gave us cards and if you had a letter on it means you took the test wrong.
Then we sat down and drew sketches of old suitcases. Then we got audios and listened to immigrants talking. Then we went up a staircase to the Great Hall where Governor Christie was honoring veterans by saying a speech. After that we listened to audios 4, 6, 12, 16 and heard immigrants talking about their experiences. Then we wrote about them in our journals. We sketched the Statue Of Liberty through the window, and then Simón found number 888, on the audio and it was about Marty the Meerkat. Next, we split into little groups to explore Ellis Island. Then we met up in the Great Hall and went outside to have lunch. There was a giant wall and Max’s great grandfather was on the wall of honor. The wall of honor is a wall to honor people who paid money to Ellis Island. Then we went back on the boat to Manhattan and some people ate their unfinished lunch. At school the next day we edited are letters home (by our immigrants) with our new information from Ellis Island. That was our trip to Ellis Island
THE END By Andrei and Max