"Peacemakers" from Conerly Road School

During the week of May 1st, third and fourth grade "Peacemakers" from Conerly Road School in Franklin Township will be reading to the lower grades (Pre-K to 2nd) from books that have a consistent theme of keeping the Peace.  The books will focus on topics like lying, bullying and stealing, and the 3rd and 4th grade peacemakers will hold discussions after the readings to help the younger students identify these negative traits and focus on positive character traits like trustworthiness, citizenship, honesty and caring.  Mrs. Virginia Abu-Bakr, School Guidance Counselor at Conerly Road School, has trained students in the 3rd and 4th grades to be Peacemakers throughout the school and in their own homes.  The students take weekly classes to learn about mediating arguments within the school day.