The partnership
between Northrim Bank and Fairview Elementary School
has had a happy and healthy history for the past
5 years. Even before the start of the school year,
Northrim volunteers met to discuss ways to partner
with Fairview. Northrim was there for our Back-to-School
Open House, providing support to students, staff,
and families. Northrim provided volunteers to cook
and serve food during the Back-to-school night and
donated beverages for the evening.
Northrim provides
volunteer readers and listeners throughout the school
year and people, products, and prizes for our quarterly
family literacy nights. When we need someone to flip
burgers, Northrim is there. During student council
elections, Northrim volunteers collected and counted
ballots. In fact, whenever we call, Northrim is there
for us.
In addition to their volunteer efforts, Northrim
provided funds for this year’s Battle of the
Books, including the purchase of shirts for the participants
and the iron-on letters for student names. Northrim
has also given a truly valuable gift. To support
our school-wide positive discipline and recognition
program, each academic quarter Northrim provides
citizenship and academic achievement awards. Each
of the 23 classroom teachers recognizes 5-7 students
every quarter for outstanding citizenship or academic
achievement, and Northrim creates and prints the
certificates, which are presented at our quarterly,
school-wide awards assemblies. You don’t have
to be a math expert to add up the hours, materials,
and supplies donated to this massive effort. As if
this wasn't enough, each classroom teacher
selects a citizen- of the month, every month, who
gets to select a book of their choice from the recreational
reading library, also provided by Northrim. Positive
behavior is up, discipline referrals are down, and
parents, family, and friends come to school to see
the children receive recognition and positive feedback
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The effect of this relationship is truly staggering.
Watching the care and pride felt by our volunteer
readers as they read and watch the faces of the students.
Seeing the smiles on the faces of students, staff,
and families as names are called and watching happy
children accept their certificates in front on their
peers and parents. I especially love the joy in the
voices of parents who got a call from the principal,
not because their child was in trouble, but because
their child is a student leader.
It takes a village to raise a child. Northrim is
a vital part of the Fairview village and the Fairview/Northrim
partnership has mutually benefited the employees
of Northrim Bank and the Fairview community.
The effect of this relationship
is truly staggering. Watching the care and pride
felt by our volunteer readers as they read and
watch the faces of the students. Seeing the smiles
on the faces of students, staff, and families
as names are called and watching happy children
accept their certificates in front on their peers
and parents. |
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