{"id":16003,"date":"2013-05-17T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T17:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=16003"},"modified":"2013-05-17T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T17:18:20","slug":"at-cfes-being-benched-proves-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=16003","title":{"rendered":"At CFES, being benched proves productive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifth-graders combine efforts to leave unique seat for future students<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By Kathleen Brady Shea<\/span><\/strong>, Managing Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Fifth-graders Michael Walter-Dillon (from left), Katelyn Kurkewicz, and Peter Kucharczuk show off their memory-layered gift to the school.<\/p><\/div>\n

An effort to heed a tradition turned into a creative bench press for fifth-graders at Chadds Ford Elementary.<\/p>\n

Eager to continue the longstanding practice of leaving a memento at the school for future students to enjoy, the Class of 2013 marshaled some deep-seated energies into running a small business that sold Chadds Ford Elementary School (CFES) stickers. They plastered news of the sticker sales from classroom presentations to scripts for the student-run CFE TV to home flyers delivered through backpack express, said Mary Walter, the project coordinator.<\/p>\n

Stickers were also sold at school events, where partisan crowds were eager to support the cause. After filling orders and counting the proceeds, the 66 fifth-graders ended up with more than $500, said Walter. A $300 donation from the PTO enabled them to purchase a hand-crafted bench from Chadds Ford artisan Johnathan Bard, initiating the artistic phase of the project.<\/p>\n

Under the tutelage of art teacher Susan Smith and a committee of mothers, the\u00a0 fifth-grade students all sketched a favorite memory from their six years at the elementary school \u2013 drawing from activities, academic subjects, special events, and field trips. Each student got a 6-by-5-inch spot on the bench to express their personal remembrance, Walter said.<\/p>\n

She said it took about six weeks\u00a0for the preparation of the bench (sanding, coating, and taping the grid for the individual spaces), for all the students to paint their artwork – which required sacrificing some recess time – \u00a0and \u00a0for the final varnishing.<\/p>\n

After all that hard work, the students can sit back and relax: The bench has a prominent display spot in the school\u2019s main lobby, near a display of photographs taken by all of the CFES students as part of the annual “Art in Action” program.<\/p>\n

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