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=5th Graders Give Back To Their Community! =  In an effort to expose students to the power of service and volunteering, Heritage Heights has started its own 'Participation in Government' program. Each 5th grader is asked to give back to the community in at least one way. They are making our community a better place and having fun doing it. Believe it or not, many student are volunteering in more than 1 way. Read the descriptions below to find out what they are doing!


 * Recycling Club**

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! That is what students in this club are doing! They have placed recycling bins around the school to help each classroom recycle their paper. Each week, the bins are emptied into our recycling dumpster. Wait, there's more! Our school earns money from the paper we recycle. Click [|here] to find out more about our recycling program!

Students in this group have been volunteering during their lunch to help students in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade. They help with reading, writing, math and completing assignment.Other students have been helping individual teachers with special projects.
 * People Helping People**

**Schoolyard Maintenance** Have you noticed the gardens in our schoolyard lately. Student in this group have helped give them a facelift. They have been cleaning, weeding and planting. Soon they will help kindergarten students plant bulbs!

Our school Senators play a very big role in our school. They help students understand the issues, collect votes and teach us the importance of being an active citizen.
 * Kids Voting**

Each day our school has a morning news program. Our news crew starts the day off on the right foot, by forecasting the weather, encouraging us with important PAWS messages and challenging our thinking with a variety of topics.
 * News Crew**

Students in this club are in charge of projects that help people in our community. Projects may focus on local to worldly issues. Click here to find out more about what we have been doing!
 * Community Service**

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