At CRS, every student has a buddy.
The Buddy Program begins with our youngest students. PreKindergarten and Kindergarten students are matched with seventh and eighth graders and have formal time built into their schedules every few weeks to enjoy each other’s company. Buddies are often found playing games together, sharing high fives in the hallways, and seeking each other out on the playground.
The older students serve as excellent role models for the younger students, and both ages benefit from this interaction and friendship. In addition to the partnership between our oldest and youngest classes, all CRS students are members of a buddy pair. The first-grade class is matched with fourth graders, second grade with fifth, and third grade with sixth. Buddy time ensures cross-grade activities and strengthens our school community.
Today, Buddies participated in a special scavenger hunt around campus including working together on a community art project, games in the gym, and time in every classroom showing each other their spaces and looking for scavenger hunt clues.
Questions included:
In Grade 4: What are the six branches on the 4th grade Bill of Rights tree?
In the science room: What can you see in the microscope?
In PreK/K: Find the mood meter. What mood are you feeling today?