Kindness Rocks!

November 13 was World Kindness Day. Mrs. Halligan, one of our wonderful Kindergarten teachers, planned and organized our Kindergarteners and first graders to take part in The Kindness Rock Project in celebration of World Kindness Day.  
The Kindness Rocks Project has two goals: 

GOAL #1: INSPIRE OTHERS THROUGH RANDOMLY PLACED ROCKS ALONG THE WAY…

GOAL #2: RECRUIT EVERY PERSON WHO STUMBLES UPON IT TO JOIN IN THE PURSUIT OF INSPIRING OTHERS THROUGH RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS”

My students were excited to work with Miss Klipfel's first graders in the cafeteria to paint the rocks. 

The next day, our two classes joined with Mrs. Halligan's class to brainstorm kind sayings before writing a simple word or happy phrase on our rocks that would make someone smile.  

We used Tagul to create this beautiful word splash of our ideas.

On Monday, the entire Kindergarten and First Grade met in the courtyard to display their collaborative works of art!  You can't help but smile as you see the colorful and beautiful rock display as you walk into lunch from recess.  We also took the Kindness Pledge.  Check out Mrs. Carreiro's blog for more pictures and a video of everyone saying the Kindness Pledge.

This was such a wonderful, collaborative event!  I love how excited my students were to work with other classes and how this was an opportunity for them to make new friends.  It makes me happy when my students pass Miss Klipfel's students in the hallway and they say hello to each other by name and exchange a kind greeting.