Fifth graders foster relationship with Cameron students

by Susan Godwin, fifth grade English teacher

Support fifth graders and their literacy education service project by donating new construction paper, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue, and gently used books.
This year is the second year in which fifth-grade faculty are sharing community service facilitation. In September, we each chose a topic near to our hearts and asked students to sign up for their top choices. From those responses, we teachers were able to compose five groups of service: Environment, Partnering with Nashville Immigrant Families, Prisoners’ Rights, People in Need, and Working With Young USN Children.
 
On Thursday, Feb. 16 after pen-palling, the 16 students in the Partnering with Nashville Immigrant Families group boarded a USN bus to visit 16 of Hadley Bales’ fifth graders at Cameron Middle School. Extremely excited but initially shy and a bit nervous, most of the children were able to loosen up as we learned about each other, played games, and drew pictures with markers that we had brought with us. Next time, we hope to host.
 
In the meantime, the USN children will be both fundraising and initiating a book drive for Bales’ classroom. She doesn’t even have markers, just “some old crayons.” We want to establish a classroom library for her, as well as the capability to enhance her literacy teaching through art. To that end, we will be accepting donations of new construction paper, markers, colored pencils, scissors, and glue. We will also be accepting gently used and new books: reading levels range from second grade through early middle school. Boxes are located at the 19th Avenue entrance and outside Susan Godwin’s classroom on the first floor of the Gordon Wing. Please take part in an effort to supplement our close neighbor’s literacy education.
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