Bonney Lake Elementary students honored for 'Kindness Crew' outreach
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Summary
Bonney Lake Elementary's Kindness Crew — a voluntary leadership group tied to the school's National Elementary Honor Society — presented projects including weekly kindness challenges, World Kindness Day activities and a 'Change for Change' fundraiser; the board recognized the students and their adviser.
Bonney Lake Elementary students and staff visited the Sumner School District board on Nov. 18 to showcase a student-led kindness initiative the school calls the Kindness Crew.
Principal Lianne Alfano introduced the group and their adviser, Dawn Isaacson, and praised the students’ work. "We are the 1 school in the district that has an honor society ... this is the Kindness Crew," Alfano said, introducing the team.
Adviser Dawn Isaacson told the board she felt "privileged to be with these students here," and explained that the Kindness Crew is voluntary and invites any student who wants to help spread kindness. Students described three focus events: weekly kindness challenges during announcements, World Kindness Day activities that distributed kindness notes and Kindnessgrams, and a monthly "Change for Change" drive with the PTA to collect loose change for a local cause selected by students.
Student members said the program helps younger learners (including K–2 students) participate, and that the crew plans to continue weekly kindness challenges and create holiday cards for senior centers. Board members presented small tokens of appreciation and thanked the students and staff for their presentation.
Why it matters: The recognition highlights district efforts to encourage student leadership, social-emotional learning and community service at the elementary level. The board heard this during a meeting that also advanced several operational and capital items.