We've Been Busy! :)

Boo & I have been busy doing AOKs & we are finding it way easier to do more than 1 AOK a wk.  I'm trying to bring it up often so Mady really "gets" it & seeks out her own ways to be kind to others.  :)
Currently we have sent Mady's Aunt Marf a Get well card-she had gall bladder surgery.  Then we sent a graduation card/present to one of Mady's cousins.  We made two sets of brownies-one for VBS volunteers @ NaNa's church & the other to a friend whose father had passed away.  We also sent a get well card to a friend of mine from school that had surgery.  We sent 3 sympathy cards to friends that had a death in the family.  We also made a meal for my friend Angela & her husband, they just had a baby.  :)
Finally, (and what I'm MOST proud of) Mady shared 2 of her glow sticks w/ two little girls sitting beside us @ Movies in the park.  :)
We don't have any upcoming events that we know of for AOKs but if something doesn't come up I have two thoughts-we might make some Art for an assisted living center or we might pick up trash along on road.  :)
Summer Total = 12

Summer AOKs Challenge-1 per wk!

Mady & I are following my student's summer AOK challenge-1 per wk!  Last wk we sent a sympathy card to a friend whose mother in law passed away.  This wk we're sending a coupon & a pic a la Mady to a friend.  :)  LOVE getting my girl in on the AOK action!  :)

What a Great Year! = 1,163 AOKs!

Well, school's been out for a wk now so thought I should get around to doing our final post!  LOL!  We sent a Get Well card to my sis-in-law's mother & emptied recycle bins for K & 1st grades the last 2 1/2 days of school.  The kids did the announcements the last day of school & Mrs. Davis read the announcement of all the AOKs done this year.  She was so complimentary of them & I know it made them feel good!  :)  They got a surprise pizza party for their efforts from the parents & myself-they were proud of themselves & excited.  I think most of them were really surprised!  I was proud as well!  This project turned out EXACTLY the way I imagined:  We reached our goal 11 x's over & the kids realized you could do AOKs w/o spending any money AND the most important part...they started to think of AOKs themselves!  I truly hope that this is a life characteristic that will ALWAYS stay with them-think about what a better place the world would be if it did!  :)  My students challenged our whole school to try to do at least one AOK per wk this summer.  Mady & I have made that our goal as well & we're well on our way!  :)  I'm excited about continuing this project next year & seeing how we grow in even more ways!  :)