“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end,” Scott Adams.
A smile or a simple hello can change the day for another. To help students spread that simple joy, Rochelle Elementary School Distri
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ROCHELLE –– “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end,” Scott Adams.
A smile or a simple hello can change the day for another. To help students spread that simple joy, Rochelle Elementary School District is celebrating Kindness Week.
Along with dressing up to celebrate the week, students are encouraged to participate in random acts of kindness to help spread joy.
“The Great Kindness Challenge is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. The Great Kindness Challenge is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible. Students will be provided with a list of kind acts that are to be accomplished at school. The students are also encouraged to continue sharing their kindness at home, in the community, and in our world. All students deserve to learn in a safe, supportive and dynamic environment. Kindness is the strength and has the power to change the world for good,” explained Erin Strouss, Lincoln and May school counselor.
While the schools work year round to promote kindness and anti-bullying measures this week has a extra emphasis on the kindness challenge. The elementary schools have participated in the kindness challenge in past years, but never incorporated dress themes with the challenge.
“The Kindness Week Celebration is being conducted to encourage students to be kind to each other as a way to counteract bullying behaviors and to create a kind and welcoming climate at RMS,” explained Vicky Graff, RMS counselor.