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Troy school celebrates World Kindness Day
William B. Orenic Intermediate School students give flower pens, treats, notes to staff and others
Fifth and sixth grade students at Troy’s William B. Orenic Intermediate School recently celebrated World Kindness Day with a number of projects, all with the goal of kindheartedness and thoughtfulness.
Students in teacher Shelley Hill’s class made kindness bookmarks and slipped them into random books in the school.
Teacher Deb Riley’s homeroom made flower pens that they gave to their school secretaries to thank them for all they do.
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W.B.O. students also wrote notes to other school staff, to patients at a VA clinic, to patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and for residents of a nearby memory care unit.
Some students put posters in the hallways and bathrooms with famous quotes of kindness, made kindness hearts to decorate the hallways, gave treats to cafeteria staff and lunchroom supervisors, hid “W.B.O bucks” for a scavenger hunt, donated items for the school’s hygiene pantries, donated blankets for an animal shelter, made a compliment box and participated in self care kindness meditation, among other projects.
