Flipping flapjacks for a new playground

Times Reporter 

 

The smell of pancakes and maple syrup filled the hallways of Westmount Elementary School on Oct. 30. Three students, Aaron Maudsley-Tetz in Grade 6, Bryce Wenstrom in Grade 4 and Reece Heckle Grade 5 asked for donations, cooked pancakes and then served them to their school mates for $2 a plate.  

Teachers elect a student from their classroom. That student takes part in the challenge program. Every six weeks a new group of kids are selected. 

The three boys sold the pancakes for $2 a plate to raise money for the playground. Thanks to the support from Wal-Mart and Sobeys, it didn’t cost the boys anything to be able to put on the breakfast. 

“That’s the only thing the school is trying to raise for right now, the big thing,” said Maudsley-Tetz about why they chose the playground committee. 

Wenstrom made the calls asking for support, and Heckle did a lot of the planning. Maudsley-Tetz said all three of them helped with cooking and organizing everything. 

There are three other groups currently working on projects. There is a group going to the seniors lodge to make poppies for Remembrance Day. The students working on Remembrance Day things were thinking about volunteerism and what that means. They realized going to the war is a big way of being a volunteer and being a citizen. There is a group who will be volunteering their time at the library. 

“They learn that through volunteer hours the library receives funding from the government so not only is this helping them, the library, it’s helping their project as well. The whole theme for the entire year is citizenship in action,” said teacher Jill Gron. 

The fourth group of students spent most of last week preparing for the upcoming bake sale. The funds collected from the bake sale will also be used towards the new playground equipment the school is looking to purchase.