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Mail service began in January. The
green mailbox by the office was bulging
with letters, packages, and homemade
envelopes sent to friends and teachers
throughout the building. Hillary Spencer,
a
sixth grader who had been eagerly awaiting
this opportunity, was the first mail carrier.
As
she lugged the bulging mailbox to her
classroom, giggling students down the hall
peeked through classroom doors.
The mail was sorted in two ways. First,
addresses were inspected. Mail without
room numbers were stamped “Return to
Sender”. All other mail was rubber stamped“
Wee Deliver / In-school Postal Service”.
These letters were then banded and sorted
by class room number.
 Hillary then put all of the mail into the
blue delivery bat, slung it over her shoulder,
pinned on her official “In-School Postal
Service” button, and walked the halls of the
school. Faces lit up in classrooms as students
opened letters from friends and
teachers. Teachers even stopped her in
the
hall to tell her how cool it was that their
students
were eager to write letters every
week! For the rest of the year, a new student
delivered mail each week. Students frequently
asked these carriers when their
next delivery would be, and they proudly
walked the halls of Scenic Park school! |
Here’s what a few students had to say
about the program:
"It’s kinda neat. You tell friends things by
mail, instead of having to go to their
class." Leslee Rogers - 3rd grade
"I liked it that friends wrote back to me."
Helen Gonion - 2nd grade
" I liked it because I can write as many
notes as I want - and draw pictures -
to
friends."
Allison Baumgartner - 2nd grade
"
I liked it that since I can’t talk to my
friends that much, I can still write
them letters."
Dustin Fritz - 1st grade
Here are what a few of the
mail carriers had to say about it:
"It was really cool delivering mail!"
Samantha Edwards - 5th grade
"I liked delivering mail because you got
to walk around school during recess." Rhiney Dube - 6th grade
"I love the way ‘big, tough, fifth
and sixth
graders" pin on that button and proudly
walk the halls as official mail carriers.
It is delightful to watch!” Mrs.
Tozer - teacher
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