Katonah Elementary Students Mix It Up at Lunch

From the Katonah-Lewisboro school district

Katonah Elementary School students took part in Mix It Up Day, a national initiative that encourages students to make new friends at lunchtime, on Oct. 28.

Student leaders prepared classes with a special announcement, asking their classmates, “Do you ever notice you choose the same bus seat, walk the same way to class and sit with the same people every day – even when it’s not a rule? Mix It Up Day is about breaking those barriers that keep us from meeting new people and keep others from meeting us.”

KES social worker Jessica Fulton led activities during the lunch periods. Staff members greeted students and offered puzzle pieces that they discovered matched up with pieces belonging to new lunch mates. Students also learned about their peers and decorated the cafeteria with Mix It Up Day posters.

“The message was loud and clear: No one should be left out of our community,” Fulton said. The student leaders told their classmates, “In the KES community, together we can make sure all students have a place at our table.”

Photo Caption: Katonah Elementary School second-grader Rosario Johnson displays the Mix It Up Day poster she created. Photos Courtesy of the Katonah-Lewisboro School District