Kids Helping Kids

Shannon LeClair 

Times Reporter

 

When we send our children to school we count on the teachers to help our children grow into well-educated, well-rounded citizens. Students across the school division are learning about global citizenship and at Brentwood Elementary School. The Grade 3 class is doing their part with a ‘Kids Helping Kids Mitten Drive.’ 

Parents, students and staff at the school have been asked to donate new mittens to the trees put up in the school. The mittens will be collected from Dec. 3 until Dec. 21. 

“I feel really happy,” said Kenna Drydale about what her class is doing. 

“I just feel glad that now those that don’t have mittens will have the toques and mittens,” said Madeline Hvingelby. 

There is one tree located next to the office at the school that is covered in mittens, toques and scarves. The hope is to collect enough to fill the trees, and then line the hallways. 

The drive is helping teach the students how to be good global citizens, and showing them how their actions can make a difference to someone else in need.  

“Someone that helps others that don’t have things,” said Grayden Seabroook about what a global citizen is. 

At the end of the ‘Kids Helping Kids Mitten Drive’ all of the items collected will be donated to the Crisis Society. The students are eagerly hoping to see 500 items donated.