Loxley Elementary has been “adopted” by the students in Mrs. Andrea

Grimes’ 5^th grade class. Each student in the

kindergarten class has been paired with a buddy in the

5^th grade class. Each week the buddies meet and share

some time together. Last week, the 5^th graders helped

their young friends create a tracing and cut out of their hand,

which the 5^th graders then turned into a piece of

artwork that was shared with their buddies. Next week, the groups

plan to read stories together. The 5^th graders enjoy

being helpers with the younger children and the kindergartners

enjoy having an older friend’s