Okay, it's time to recognize some more awesome work that you guys are up to. This week we are bringing you another A+ from over the summer, along with a giant batch of slime!
We heard from Kathy Hancock at St. Francis de Sales Parish School in Akron, who told us her enterprising fifth grade class started a business to raise money for a child in need of a service dog.
It started with one student named Kennedy. She wanted to help her 8-year-old cousin Nicholas buy a new service dog after his previous one passed away, so she started making slime, and selling it to her classmates.
Yeah, you heard me right, she started a slime business. That's probably not the first product that I would think of as a money-maker, but it turns out it was a great idea.
In fact, the rest of the class got on board to help out, and so Ms. Hancock turned that enthusiasm into an economics unit. They named the business Nicky B's Slimes as a tribute to Nicholas, and they advertised their product around the school.
Then the class got to work, producing over 350 units of slime, which they sold during their lunch period. In the end, the class made $420.21 to donate to Nicholas's family. And over the summer, Nicholas got a new dog named Luna.
Now that's a great story of a compassionate group of students making a difference, which is why we're giving Nicky B's Slimes this weeks NewsDepth A+.