Blessed Sacrament second-graders make cookies to raise money for Haiti

Second-graders used polling and spreadsheets to calculate demand for different types of cookies

(SAVANNAH) May 26, 2010 – While BSS second-graders were busy learning, the other students were happy to help out by eating cookies. The second-graders sold cookies to other students during lunchtime to raise money to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

The second-graders polled the school to find out the favorite types of cookies and decided how many of each type to make according to demand. Each student used a spreadsheet to look at the numbers and graphed the results. The students then used Microsoft Publisher to make fliers to let the other grades know about the sale and a letter to the other teachers asking them to let their students know about the sale. The students made the cookies at home with their parents.

“The cookie sale is a culmination of a project that the students participated in that allowed them to apply skills they had learned throughout the year in social studies, math, religion, and writing,” said second-grade teacher Tricia Sheahan. “The project also allowed them to be introduced to the schools COW (Computers on Wheels) and learn how to use computer programs such as Excel and Publisher.”

The students raised about $350 to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Blessed Sacrament School was founded in 1939 with two classrooms and three sisters of Mercy as the first faculty. Today there are two sections of each grade level from Pre-K through 8th grades with a current enrollment of approximately 425 students. The school offers a rigorous, faith-based academic program and maintains small class sizes. Blessed Sacrament is part of the Catholic Diocese of Savannah and has received accreditation by both SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and FCC (Florida Catholic Conference).