Fifth-graders in Brian Galgano and Kellylynn Santelli’s class at Accompsett Elementary School created a kindness tree. The students were given a list of 50 random acts of kindness that they could participate in to spread kindness throughout their school, home, neighborhood or wherever they thought kindness was needed. Every time an act was done, the students created a gift box and wrote about their act of kindness.

Led by the Accompsett TECHKNOW Kids Club, Accompsett Elementary School participated in the Hour of Code from Dec. 3-9. During Computer Science Education Week, all students spent one hour learning the basics of computer programming through both unplugged and plugged activities. Every class had the opportunity to visit the computer lab to crack the code with help from the fifth-grade TECHKNOW Kids Club.