During their Jump Rope for Heart festivities this year, students at Isabel Fletcher Public School had some extra incentive to break their fundraising goal for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Their efforts were celebrated outside on Friday afternoon with a sundae station, areas to jump rope, and of course: 500 water balloons tossed Mr. Kerr’s way.More than 2,000 pounds worth of non-perishable food items were donated to the non-profit thanks to several weeks of friendly competition between classes around the school.Ms. Olar’s Grade 2/3 class collected the most items and earned a trip to tour Harvest Algoma where they will get to make, bake, and eat their own pizzas.
The smile on the face of Damien, an SK student in Mrs. Marshall’s class, would have melted your heart when he was commended for his ever-increasing donations. Our students were pumped and excited, but what amazed me was the teamwork and togetherness this event brought to our school community. Everyone was excited to come to school. Parents, teachers, and students were talking about the daily amounts posted, and the anticipation of event day on June 14. It had everyone in high spirits.