Submitted by VALERIE ROBERTS
Assistant Principal, Sheridan Elementary
Anyone that has ever been to Sheridan Elementary would know that the 5 Bs are the pillars to how we should treat one another on a daily basis. “Say them with me!” as Sheridan Elementary Principal Mr. Welbaum often shares each morning on the announcements … Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe, Be a Peacemaker, and Be Your Best!
Last year, our staff felt it was time to add a new life guideline to our daily reminders – BE KIND! With that in mind, our students and staff have begun to focus on how we can better serve not only our own school, but our community.
With the pandemic basically wiping out our field trips and some of our normal philanthropic school-wide activities, we decided to turn our focus to others within our community. But what could we do without having to worry about contact tracing, social distancing, etc.? With that in mind a project was born called “Healing Hearts!”
This past month we have been collecting items for our wonderful health care workers. Over 2,000 items were donated by our students to make “Healing Hearts” snack bags and handwritten notes for our local healthcare workers as a thank you for all they continue to do to keep our community safe.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, a few students, teachers, and our partnering friends at Beck’s Hybrids helped deliver over 380 snack bags to Riverview Hospital, IU North Hospital, our local doctor’s office, and Majestic Care in Sheridan. A sales team from Beck’s Hybrids was kind enough to add boxes of popcorn to our snack bags and help do the heavy lifting as we made our way around the county.
Serving others will continue to be an integral part of all that we do at Sheridan Elementary as we strive to make our students not only academically strong, but charged with the passion for helping others.