Mrs. Blackmon's 5th grade class has been busy "trailblazing" ways to demonstrate our BANKS (Believe in yourself, Ask and listen, Never give up, Kindness counts, and Show respect) expectations. They've focused especially on Kindness counts in regards to their classmates, their peers at BRES, and even people they know or don't know in the community. Back in September, Mrs. Blackmon's class alone collected over 23 bags of clothing to give to Fuquay Varina United Methodist Church's clothes closet. Students came to FVUMC to help set up and assist shoppers at the clothes closet to get hands-on experience in showing kindness to others.
These past 2 weeks, most of Mrs. Blackmon's 5th graders went "Trick or Eating " through their neighborhood to gather non-perishable food items for the Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry. With just 26 students in the class, 687 food items were collected! Wow! Before Mrs. Ellison from the Fuquay Varina Food Pantry arrived this past 
Monday to collect the items in her "trunk of love", BRES's school counselor, Ms. Hibberd, was able to gather items from the collection to assist with making holiday food baskets to give to families in need at BRES. Mrs. Blackmon's 5th graders think Kindness counts, and it shows!
Monday to collect the items in her "trunk of love", BRES's school counselor, Ms. Hibberd, was able to gather items from the collection to assist with making holiday food baskets to give to families in need at BRES. Mrs. Blackmon's 5th graders think Kindness counts, and it shows!