Each year, the fifth grade students come together to work on a service project. This year, our PTA chose a crayon collection drive through thecrayoninitiative.org. The crayons that are collected are recycled into new crayons and sent to hospitals all over the country so that children can continue to enjoy art while they are hospitalized. Since crayons are not biodegradable, recycling crayons is also good for the environment as this prevents them from ending up in landfills.
Fifth grade students were involved in every aspect of the service project. They decorated and put together collection boxes, created posters and wrote scripts for the morning announcements.
Each morning during the week of collection, the fifth grade students read their scripts over the morning announcements encouraging students and staff to donate their used crayons.
The students spent their recess time collecting the crayon donations throughout the school.
It was great for them to see the difference they were making in caring for the environment and bringing art opportunities to children in hospitals all over the country. We are proud of our students' efforts and the positive impact they are having. Our fifth graders are truly helping to make the world a better place!
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