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12/21/2012

 
    So I was reading this weeks paper (Our small town paper only comes out once a week on Wednesday) And I happened upon a story that was kind of interesting.  It seems a teacher (Name with held just because I don't have her permission to use it) at New Roads School in California set out to have her class learn about different states in a really cool way.  She assigned each child a state and with it she gave the name and address to a small town newspaper so they could write and get information about each state from that newspaper.  
    Well, small town as we are it made the paper.  Along with a plea for people to drop off things to send "Charlie"  (The student that got Oklahoma) that would teach him about our great state.
  So what can I send?? Something that speaks of Oklahoma and Agriculture?  You know me ... I came up with a plan ... I would never miss a chance to help out a fellow student learn about rural life, fleece or fiber.  
    First I found one of these.... It is a post card that we got free from our printer with my last order ... I had no idea what to do with them but now I know how to use one ...
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Then I got a few samples together.  One raw fleece, one roving and two different yarn samples.  Each Labeled 
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And last I wrote him a letter .... Here is what I said ...
Dear Charlie,

I Hope this letter finds you well. Let me introduce myself. My name is RJ. I am 15 yrs old and I live on the prairies of Northeastern Oklahoma. I heard about your project for school and wanted to let you know that most of Oklahoma is a beef producing state. That means most people around here raise cattle to put meat in the supermarkets around the country. I also wanted a chance to tell you that a small amount of us in Oklahoma also raise sheep, alpaca and goats for Fiber. Fiber is their wool.

With the wool from the animals we make things like yarn, rugs and clothing. I am sending you a few samples of different stages of the wool process so you can let the others in your class feel them and see what they really look like. I also wanted to invite you to follow a real Oklahoma Farm on the web.

You see, I am someone who owns a small fiber farm. It started as my 4-H project and now is a real business. I even have customers in Apple Valley Ca. and Sunset Beach Ca. I wanted to share that I have my own website and it is kid friendly. There is a blog that you can use to find out what is happening on the farm and you can even contact me with questions.

Along with the samples that I sent, there is a picture of me and my dog with my goats. On the front of the picture is my web address and on the back is a lot of ways to get in contact with me, but you have to ask your parents first. Feel free to share the web page address with your classmates, friends and teacher. Spring is the most fun season on the farm. In the spring people on the web get to name our baby sheep and goats and we have a lot of fun.
I hope your project goes well
Sincerely,
RJ Straw
AKA Young Shepherd

    My Question to you is ... Is there anything else I should send?  Have I forgot anything???
Cathie Jones link
12/21/2012 07:47:30 am

I think you did a terrific job and they'll love it!

charlotte haas
12/21/2012 07:49:31 am

What about the horses, and rodeo?? they seem to be a big part of rural life in OK.

Kara
12/21/2012 08:51:20 am

I agree with Charlotte. You spend a lot of time doing rodeo so I think you should mention that. Also, 4-H Believe ti or not many kids don't have 4-H so you could explain what it is. Share the motto and maybe give Charlie a link. Mostly, I think you did a FABULOUS job!! Charlie is sure to have the best project in the class.

RJ
12/21/2012 09:48:42 am

You guys uummm Ladies are right... So I added a paragraph to the letter and am including two other pictures. One of me on Angel and one of me with Cherokee and Libby the calf.

The end paragraph goes like this....

Another thing you will find on my site is that for fun I rope calves in the Rodeo. I ride a horse and wear cowboy boots and a cowboy hat just like the cowboys in the movies. A lot of kids here rope and ride. It is what we do for fun. The only down side is that we all have chores to do because we all own horses. I am up at 5am every morning just to do chores before I start my day and I have chores to do before I eat dinner too. I know it sounds horrible but It is a great way of life and I hope someday you can come see this great state for yourself.

Jenny
12/21/2012 07:02:05 pm

That sounds wonderful, well done! What a great school project. How about including a picture of your alpacas?

Jovita Ferrell
12/21/2012 09:25:08 pm

Think you did a great job.Just wanted you to know that every time I read your blog I honestly believe in hope for the future because ther are kids like you out there.


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