Carpenter students learned the importance of kindness and how it can ‘fill their bucket? at an assembly for kindergarten through third grade last week.
‘Everyday we make many choices,? Bucketfillers For Life, Inc. Vice President and Trainer Stacey Lundgren told the group. ‘When you do something kind and caring, you’re a bucketfiller.?
According to Lundgren, each person has a bucket, and doing things like spending time with family, making new friends, doing nice things for a teacher and using kind words fills that bucket. When a bucket is full that person is happy.
On the other hand, people can be a bucketdipper. Lundgren said that these are people that are not nice, say mean things, tease and don’t share.
‘Sometimes we feel grumpy,? she added, telling the students that everyone has these moments where they may be a bucketdipper, but it is important to remember one thing.
‘When you dip in someone’s bucket, you also dip in your own,? Lundgren explained, noting that then two people are sad and unhappy.
But, according to Lundgren, a person doesn’t have to stay a bucket dipper for long.
‘You can say ‘I’m sorry,?? she said. ‘When you say those two words and really mean them, that’s a great way to fill someone’s bucket.?
‘As quickly as buckets get empty, sometimes they can fill up just as quickly,? Lundgren added.
According to Lundgren, her dad is the ‘Bucket Man,? and has been educating children about the importance of being kind and ‘filling their buckets? for 30 years.
She said that there are over 50,000 members of the Bucketfillers For Life club in the state of Michigan, and she invited the students at Carpenter to become members.
‘Will you promise to think about your choices,? Lundgren asked the group. ‘It’s up to you.?
After the students took the Bucketfiller’s pledge, Lundgren awarded Principal Rose Edwards with a plaque showing that Carpenter is a ‘Bucketfilling School.?
‘Do your best to fill a bucket every day,? Lundgren reminded the students before they left the assembly.
For more information, visit www.bucketfillersforlife.com.