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Quilt Weaves Together Unity And Kindness At Tinc Community could somehow be connected
By Cheryl Conway ebruary is long gone but the lessons of kindness at Tinc Road Elementary School will linger to all those warmed by the 13 foot long Kindness Quilt adorning the hallway near the school’s gymnasium. All 460 students in grades kindergarten through five participated in creating the Tinc Rd. Kindness Quilt two months ago in February as that was the month designated as “kindness,” explains Rebecca Hopler, fourth grade teacher. “Our school recognizes a different character trait each month and during the month of February, the trait for the month was kindness,” she explains. “So, it worked out beautifully. The teachers got to decide when the students worked on this project. Some chose to do it with their buddy class.” A teacher at Tinc for the past dozen years, Hopler thought of the idea for the Kindness Quilt. “While brainstorming, I thought of the idea to have all kids create a square of what kindness meant to them,” says Hopler. “I thought if they
in a quilt form, it would be a reminder to all to always put kindness first. So, that it is how the idea of the Kindness Quilt came about.” Tinc has a Kindness Committee that works on ideas to promote character education within the school community. “Our school is very focused on character education for our students,” says Hopler. “All of the teachers were asked to brainstorm different ways to weave character education into our school day. So, various committees formed: A buddy bench team, a school logo team, a code of conduct team, a thankful Thursday team,” and a Kind Committee. Made up of Hopler; Lisa Barba, guidance counselor; Andrea Shore, social worker; and Mary Hund, fifth grade resource room teacher, the Kind Committee “began meeting to discuss possible ways to spread kindness.” Hopler’s idea for the Kindness Quilt involved teacher input. “To begin, I created a lesson plan for all teachers to
follow, which included a lesson plan and also a book that went along with my quilt concept,” describes Hopler. “I then bought 4x6 plain white index cards from Michaels and sorted these cards. Each teacher got an envelope with their class name on it and the number of cards they’d need for each student to participate. Teachers had about a month to complete their cards, with many of them choosing to do it with their buddy class.” Hopler then purchased the fabric and felt backing. “I also picked out ribbon for
the border and a very heavy duty glue gun with lots of glue,” she says. “I then brought the material home and set to work,” glued the material; cut and attached the backing and the ribbon border; printed out a title square for the middle along with all teachers’ names who participated; laminated them to make them sturdier. “I also printed out some kindness quotes that I somehow wanted to intertwine within the quilt,” she continues. “Then started the even longer task of placing the 460 continued on page 6