Wk 11-449! :)

This week we made a BD card for our sweet, wonderful custodian, Miss Sharon.  We also made a Get Well card for one of our sweet, school volunteers, Miss Marjorie.  We also took our regular recycle trash out for K & 1st.  I also fed the birdies that are migrating.  :)

We had a LOT of Acts of Kindness done for US this wk!  Bella's Mom bought 6 Italian Ices for our friends so we had 100% participation. :)  She also brought us some Halloween marshmellows to eat.  She sent in a pack of "fun" paper to use for parent letters.  :)  Mrs. DePew gave me some more clothes.  :)   I had a friend that gave me a thank-you card & a gift card for Dunkin Donuts.  :)  We got 3 thank-you cards for recent cards we've sent.  :)  It's SO nice to have people acknowledge the nice things we've been doing! 

Current Total = 449

Wk 10-Fall Break-425! (Over the 400 mark!)

Even though this was a short week we still managed to accomplish lots of AOKs!  :)  We made some stain glass leaves for the residents at Morning Pointe.  We also made one of our friends (Spencer) that was sick all week a Get Well card.  We sent some Halloween pencils to pen pals in Fla. (Kennedy's aunt is their teacher!).  I sent a sympathy card to one of my friends that had her Grandfather recently pass.  I also gave a BD card to a friend.  :)  and of course...we did our regular recycling for K & 1st.  :)  

We had some nice AOKs done for us this wk too.  We had Mr. Linginfelter come visit us Monday-he brought the kids a treat & came to say thank-you for his BD card.  We got a thank-you card from an elderly lady we had sent a BD card to.  Finally, Bella's Mom Sumer made us chocolate chip cookies as a way to say thank-you for her Get Well card.  

A short but good week!  :)

Current Total = 425!  (For those of you keeping track, that's averaging out to 42.5 AOKs a week!)  :)

Wk 9-SO MANY Acts of Kindness-362! :)

This wk was HUGE for Acts of Kindness! We sent a sympathy card to a dear friend that unexpectedly lost her mother.  We also had a study/play date with one of our friends.  They brought Mr. Holloway a special meal when they came & we gave them some clothes/shoes.  We also passed along some clothes & "baby" toys to one of our friends.
I had a flat tire on Monday. :P  Mrs. K. watched my class for me until I was able to get to school.  The man that changed my tire was very trustworthy-I thought I would need two tires & he came in & told me I only had to replace the one that was flat.  Thank-goodness that there are still honest people in the world!  :)
One of my favorite AOKs that happened this wk revolved around the loss of my class mascot-a stuffed penguin named Chilly!  It was a very sad, complicated story but it truly brought out the best in others.  First, my sweet girl Mady told me that I could use  her "girl" penguin Mrs. Chilly until we found another.  Then...one of my sweet students brought in her own penguin-which we deemed Chilly #2.  She told me that, "You wanted to keep Chilly for a lifetime & since he got lost I brought you this penguin to keep for a lifetime."  How incredibly sweet is that?  :)
We sent a BD card to a friend that had a BD this wk.  :)
Friday night, I took Mady to the circus & we were getting waters on the way home.  I had left my water on top of the car & a young man came running up to my car-I was very nervous b/c it was late & I was by myself with Mady.  I wouldn't roll my window down & he pointed to my roof & then handed me my water that I had left up there.  It's SO NICE to be pleasantly surprised by people!  :)
I also got the NICEST phone call Friday!  One of the elderly gentlemen that we had sent a BD card to called to thank me & the class for his card.  His wife had passed away two wks ago & he said he was having a really hard day.  He went to his mailbox & our BD card was in there!  He wants to bring my kids a treat & thank them in person tomorrow!  :)  It just goes to show that you never know how one small act of kindness can mean to someone!  :)  That phone call made my Friday!  :)
This wk we also did our regular recycle trash for K & 1st.  We turned in 485 box tops which earned $48.50 for our school!  We did 3 Get Well cards for several people this wk.  We sent one to one of our parents that had a torn miniscus surgery Thursday.  We're giving one to Mrs. Earle-our librarian-she's having gall bladder surgery on Fall Break.  Finally, we're sending one to a lady that I met when I was picking up our T-Shirts for the Color Me Rad race.  She is a fellow teacher & suffering from ovarian cancer.
Like I said, it was a GREAT wk for Acts of Kindness!  :)

Current Total = 362!  :)

Wk 8-Do Something Nice for Someone Wk-327!

This past Friday was do something nice for someone day which was of course right up our alley!  :)  So...on Friday my kids did 17 more BD cards and we also emptied 24 recycle bins for K & 1.  One of my friends got me some WONDERFUL pumpkin scented soap and one of my students brought me a great fall candle w/ the SWEETEST note-our house smells GREAT!  :)  Thursday I got to pick up some race shirts for 4 friends that did the Color Me Rad race with us.  :)  Again, this wk a shout out to my coworkers-always willing to help me & support me even on their lunch breaks.  ;)  One of my sweet 1st grade friends, Christie brought me a special treat one morning this wk-a COLD D. Coke (the best!) & my fav. crackers, so very thoughtful & supportive! :)
Also, I've been meaning to add this every wk since school started-my Mom is the epitomy of an Act of Kindness!  She takes care of our precious Boo everyday, cleans my house & does my laundry-it takes SO much pressure off of me and most important it allows me the time to be w/ Shawn & Boo Bear guilt free!  I appreciate it more than my words can ever express!
Today Boo & I got to support Children's Hospital & have an incredible amount of fun @ the same time!  We did our 1st Color Me RAd race!  I was VERY proud of Mady-this was her 1st race w/o her stroller & she did great!  She's a BEAST! ;)
Total =327