Day of Service in the Library

On Friday, we had our Marathon Day of Service. Students did service projects with their homerooms all over town and on campus. Projects included going to Feed My Starving Children, visiting nursing homes, making crafts for homebound parishioners, making cards for neighbors, and more. Since I had my regular classes in the library, I decided to integrate a  service project into our library time. Third graders listened to the story Maddi's Fridge. Maddi's Fridge is about a girl who does not have enough food at home and about the efforts her friend makes to help her. After listening to the story, students decorated grocery bags for Waite House. Waite House is a community center in the Phillips neighborhood. Our school donates to Waite House's food shelf each month. Clients at the food shelf need bags to load their groceries into, and now they will have bags with positive and cheerful messages. 

Fourth graders listened to the story A Sick Day for Amos McGee. The story is about a zookeeper who always cares for the animals at the zoo and gives them special attention. When he becomes sick, they go to his house and care for him. After listening to the story, students made projects and cards for our secretary who has been out sick. I won't put a photo of the projects here, as she hasn't received them yet.