JFK 5th Grade Club

Overview

The JFK 5th grade One World Club is made up of approximately fifteen-twenty 5th grade students who are responsible students and future leaders who care deeply about improving the world around us. We meet every week on Mondays and spend our time together working on projects that are fun and help make the world a better place!

One World Projects

We are really proud of some of our projects this year! These projects include:

• Raising $300.00 for the American Heart Association through our “Jump Rope for Heart” school wide fundraiser.
• Spreading holiday cheer through our “Light Up JFK with Kindness” Challenge
• Celebrating our fantastic teachers and other school personal who make our school building such a caring place for students to grow through a teacher appreciation activity
• We completed our second Eco Passport and spent the week making small changes to our lifestyle so we could take better care of the Earth!

Overview

The JFK One World Club is made up of approximately 20 4th grade students who are responsible students and future leaders who care deeply about our world. We meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and spend our time together working on projects that are fun and help make a difference in the world!

One World Projects

We are really proud of our projects this year! These projects include:

• Raising $700.00 for Breast Cancer Awareness through our “Get Your Pink On” school wide fundraiser.
• Donating toys, clothing and other important items to children who spent their holidays in the Maria Fareri Children’s hospital in Valhalla, NY
• Collecting money for a family in need who was going through a very hard time in their lives. This student happens to be a member of our One World Club and worked extremely hard to support his family through this difficult time with the help of his friends!
• Recycling water bottles to reuse for Earth Day projects! We created planters out of these recycled bottles to present to our mothers on Mother’s Day!
• We completed our first Eco Passport and spent the week making small changes to our lifestyle so we could take better care of the Earth!
• We are working our on very first Podcast! Stay tuned!!!