Kenney 5th Graders Create, Hide Kindness Rocks

by Submitted article | October 10, 2017 12:48 pm

The Dennis M. Kenney Middle School positively rocks!

Fifth graders Alexander Butchino and Olivia Kuc show off some of the painted rocks their classmates created, as part of their Positivity Project, a class effort of inspiring classmates.
Fifth graders Alexander Butchino and Olivia Kuc show off some of the painted rocks their classmates created, as part of their Positivity Project, a class effort of inspiring classmates.

When a former student of fifth grade teacher Cathy Smith painted a Syracuse University themed rock and left it on her doorstep over the summer, little did he know how much joy it would bring to her.

Smith decided to spread the love by having her students initiate a Positivity Project where they painted rocks with positive messages and colorful designs to bring a little cheer to the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.

Her students then hid their rocks throughout school grounds as they awaited to hear their inspiring messages heard throughout the halls.

The project has received praise from other DMK teachers, some of which Smith said planned to continue the Positivity Project throughout the school year.

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