This week, Wee Deliver student volunteers demonstrated
tremendous leadership by wanting to spread the word about the program. Dr. Unruh and I met with these
students throughout the week to assist them in writing the following blog entry:
Have you ever walked the halls of Gary D. Wright Elementary
School and noticed signs hanging from the ceiling? These signs indicate locations in our school,
such as Wright Way, Athlete Alley, Alphabet Avenue and Responsible Road. Did you ever notice that there is a mailbox
outside of each classroom with an address on it? Have you ever wondered why these hallway
street signs and mailboxes exist? They
are part of Wee Deliver.
Wee Deliver is a program we offer at Gary D. Wright
Elementary School where students can write letters to our students and
staff. The letters are delivered through
an inter-school postal system, which is staffed by fourth and fifth grade
student volunteers who work during their lunch recess time. Volunteers fill many different roles that are
all very important. For example, a nixie
clerk has the responsibility to look over all letters that are addressed to
ensure the proper information is written in order for the letter to arrive at
the receiver’s mailbox. Sorters work to
sort letters into different boxes based on the delivery location within our
school. For example, some letters are
addressed to someone on Alphabet Avenue while others are intended for delivery
on Responsible Road. Carriers bring the
mail to each of the mailboxes located throughout our school. The Post Master and Assistant Post Master
oversee all of the Wee Deliver operations and ensure the inter-school postal
system is functioning smoothly. They
also fill-in for other positions if a volunteer is absent during their duty.
Keep writing letters, GDW!
On behalf of Dr. Unruh and myself, we would like to recognize
our Wee Deliver student volunteers for their leadership within our learning
community.
