At Mt Laurel Elementary, a kindergarten student recently surprised her teacher with $500 she had earned in order to adopt her classroom.
Jacqueline Ngo Huynh sold donuts and hotdogs in her Highland Lakes neighborhood in order to raise the money needed to adopt her classroom. She raised the money after learning that her class didn’t have a business sponsor to help provide additional funding for materials and supplies.
“In my 20 years of teaching, I have never had a student do this,” said her teacher Karen Vann. “I have had parents who have very generously given in order to help, but I had never had a student who went out and earned the money herself. I think it is just wonderful!”
Not only did Jacqueline earn the money, but she also kept a journal and a DVD to record her project. She presented the items to her teacher, along with the money which will be used to purchase classroom supplies and instructional materials, such as math and literacy games.
Her journal entry: My name is Jacqueline Ngo Huynh. I want to adopt my classroom. So my parents help me by selling donuts and hotdogs to teach my two sisters and me how to help others and to teach us the value of money. Sometimes it was not fun because it was cold and raining but it was good to see all the happy faces of my neighbors. It was good to help my classroom. Merry Christmas!
