6th Grade Students Buddy Up with their Kindergarten Friends

Mrs. Sollenne’s kindergarteners and their sixth grade buddy-class got together to read poetry and create Valentine’s Day crafts. Working side by side is a monthly event that everyone enjoys. - Mrs. Drosman

Washington Street School Becomes a "Bucket Filling School"

During the week of February 8th, 34 sixth grade students visited each classroom at Washington Street School to spread the message of the children's book, "Have You Filled a Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids)" by Carol McCloud. The premise of the book is that we all carry an invisible bucket that contains our feelings. When our bucket is filled , we feel great. When our bucket is empty, we feel sad.

A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people, gives hugs and compliments and generally spreads their good feelings to others without being asked. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own at the same time.

On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel badly. A bucket dipper empties the buckets of others when they say or do mean things.

Help us fill the buckets of all our students, by posting your stories of those individuals who continue to make the lives of others better by being "Bucket Fillers". You can do so by clicking on the comment link underneath this posting.

Thank you to the WSS PTA who so generously purchased a copy of the book for each classroom.

Sixth Grade Students Spread Cheer to Senior Citizens at Ozanam Hall Nursing Home

On December 29th, twelve of my friends and I went to Ozanam Hall to perform a holiday concert for the residents. We chose Ozanam Hall because my grandma lives there. As you know, Mrs. Drosman’s class went to a nursing home to play music for them. My mom, Denise Morfesi, went on our class trip and that gave her the idea of performing a concert for my grandma’s nursing home. It was a lot of fun. All the residents enjoyed it so much. We even saw some people getting out of their seats and starting to dance. We also saw some wheelchairs rocking! When we were finished, we gave each person a flower. We made so many people happy that day. And we all enjoyed it so much. Thanks to my friends…Laura Bennet and Josephine Accetturi on the flutes. Victoria Pitz, Alyssa Jacobs, Olivia Demiglio and Kaite Young played the clarinets. On the saxophones were Mary Pierce, Jenna Turato, Victoria Pitz, Alyssa Jacobs and me, MIkayla Morfesi. Our trumpet players were Jeannine Impellizzieri and Keva Moore. Brenda Darcy played the bass guitar, and last but not least, Jessica Sorrentino on the drums. It made us feel great to see smiles on their faces. This trip was amazing, and I will never forget it and neither will my friends.

Mikayla Morfesi