Empathy is the ability to understand and share the
feelings of others.
Community is a group of people living in the same place.
What do empathy and
community have in common? Bridlewood School! All students at Bridlewood put
their understanding of empathy and community to work to raise money to buy
necessary items to donate to the Mustard Seed.
In September, the
grade four classes spent a week at the Mustard Seed or 2School and learned
about how our community supports people in need. Students heard from a resident
at the Mustard Seed, visited CUPS and Inn From the Cold. Students learned about
their stories and how they feel in our community. Students want to make sure
they feel important and cared for. That they are visible.
Grade one students
have been focusing their work around what community means and how they can show
good citizenship by contributing to their community.
Being inspired by
their classroom work, grade one and four students hosted a healthy bake sale in
December and raised $1224.55. Can you believe we were able to raise this much
money? 
With the help and support of Mr. Mark Phillip and
his connections at London Drugs, the money was used to buy 28 hairbrush and
comb sets, 28 containers of lip balm, 28 packages of kleenex, 28 tubes of
toothpaste, 28 pairs of wool socks, 28 toothbrushes, 28 bottles of shampoo, 28
bottles of conditioner, 28 packages of razors, 28 deodorants, and 28 bars of
soap. Students filled 28 collapsible bags with each of these much
needed/requested items.
Students included
notes in each bag to let the recipient know we are thinking about them and care
about them.
Thank-you Bridlewood
School for caring for our community. Without everyone’s support, we wouldn’t
have been able to do such an amazing job of showing others we care and they are
important too.
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