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Sharon Massey’s classroom at Stonybrook has joined Soldiers’ Angels which provide aid and comfort to the men and women who serve America in every branch of the Armed Forces, the wounded, veterans, military families, and families of the fallen. The Soldiers’ Angels mission states, “May no soldier go unloved. May no soldier walk alone. May no soldier be forgotten, until they all come home.” Through Soldiers’ Angels, Sharon Massey’s class has adopted an Airman stationed in Shindand, Afghanistan, committing to sending a card, letter, or craft each week, and a minimum of one care package a month for the length of our Airman’s deployment. This important service helps bring home a healthy hero – one who knows he is cared for and supported by others.

In turn this service assists our students in many areas of our curriculum. Some of these areas include English/Language Arts (i..e., selects a focus for writing, writes and edits simple sentences, capitalization, and punctuation), Social Skills (i.e., appreciates the perspective of others, communicates information, uses effective communication to interact with others), Community Access Skills (i.e., utilizes postal services), and Social Studies (i.e., civics/government and geography).

Our Airman has repeatedly expressed extreme gratitude for being adopted – and by a whole class no less. He has written weekly emails and letters explaining his life overseas. He has sent us over 100 pictures and even gave everyone in our class local currency called Afghani. A wonderful life-teaching experience for all.