Thanks to the generosity of our families, this year’s Family Giving Campaign has reached our half-way goal of $20,000. This means that we earned a Stuffie Sleepover for all of our students! The Family Giving Campaign is still running through the end of the month, and we have not yet reached our goal, so it is not too late to donate today!
But without further delay, here is the story of…
THE GREAT DRISCOLL STUFFIE SLEEPOVER ADVENTURE!
Our students dropped off their stuffies in the Driscoll Theater before school on Tuesday. Some of the toys felt a little nervous at first to be away from home, but they quickly realized what a safe and fun place Driscoll is. We checked in all of our new plush friends, and made sure everyone was comfortable in their new surroundings.
After all the toys had been checked in, we counted how many friends would be spending the night at Driscoll: 107 stuffies! The most toys came from Second Grade (with 15 from Ms. Harvey’s class alone!). Then all the toys posed for a group photo in the Theater.
The stuffies spent the rest of the day in the Theater getting to know each other. Some of them were tempted to explore the building, but there was always a lot of noise coming from the hallways so they decided to stay in the Theater for the moment.
But after school ended, the halls started to get quieter. And the toys started to get a little braver. They had all heard so much about Driscoll School, and couldn’t wait to get a chance to explore it for themselves.
However, Mr. Youkilis had other plans. Before he left for the night, Mr. Youkilis reminded all the stuffies to behave and not to wander around the school. But would they listen?
Of course not!
Once the coast was clear, the toys sneaked out of the Theater and started to explore the school in small groups.
Funshine Bear, Candy, and Winnie the Pooh & Piglet had heard so much about lockers that they couldn’t wait to try one out for themselves.
A lot of stuffies loved to read, and were eager to check out our amazing Library.
Cookies ‘n Cream, Floppy, Bunny Peep, and Hobbes Peanut Stripey Knees the 3rd each found a great book to read (Hobbes even read about his namesake!).
Rainbow, Nike the Cat, Pinky, and Squish Squish were more in the mood for picture books.
Elophanta even read an “Elephant and Piggie” book to Mister Potato, Fennec Fox, and Rainbow Stingray. They all love Mo Willems!
Odion, Kyogre, Penguin Stuffie, and Sprinkles couldn’t decide what to read, so they took some time to just hang out and talk.
A small dog, Small Knitting Panda, Ducky, George Washington Bear, and Lily all wanted to read some of our Driscoll School Book Award nominees.
Some of the other stuffies wanted to see the classrooms.
Fluffy, Rot, Pino, and Fluffomelon explored the cubbies in Ms. Shea’s classroom.
Redavur, Mario, Bow, and Peach all got cozy in Ms. Filippone’s classroom.
Bojo, Uni, Lizzy, and Sweetie Pie read some great books about important women in Ms. Snow’s classroom. They loved learning about Frida Kahlo!
Slothy, Gigi, S, and Pikachu liked looking around Ms. Harvey’s classroom. S, keep your hands out of that marble jar before…
Oh, no! It looks like Tate and Andy weren’t so careful!
Sebastian (also known as Beary), Koala, Yum Yum, and Sassafrass loved the classroom library in Ms. Sullivan’s room.
Caily, Rooky, Sinclair, and Rosie tried to do some math in Ms. Pescosolito’s classroom.
By that time, it was getting late and some of the toys were starting to get hungry.
Uh oh! Bob Ross the Seal, Valy, Puddles, and Max Husky sneaked in Ms. Hawkins’ classroom to steal some of her yummy snacks!
Rapunzel, Rainbow Bunny & Small Turtle, Lucy, and Dolly stopped by the cafeteria to see if they could get a midnight snack.
Goldie the cobra, Neptune, and Smokey were in the cafeteria too, where they were looking for some coffee to help them stay awake!
Meanwhile in the Middle School hallway, Dad Dog, Frodo Bear, and Danny looked around in Mr. Hazlinsky’s classroom. Hopefully they didn’t mess up his gardening project too much!
Dan, Mooney, Rutabaga, and Lavender visited Mr. Cochin’s classroom, and left some interesting lesson plans behind!
Downstairs in the Music Room, Vaporeon, Choclit Cake Cat, Whaley, and Larry tried to figure out how to play the piano, but it was pretty hard since none of them can read sheet music (plus, none of them have fingers!).
Dinorex, Unicorn with Rainbow, Snowdrop, and S’more Squishmellow had a little more luck playing the African drums!
In the Art Room, Carrot, Snowy, Panda, and Lord Littles wanted to create some self-portraits, but they couldn’t find any paint.
Shark x2, Big Panda, and Charlie were glad to help them out, though! Be careful not to get paint all over the place!
Rainbow, Alex, Bear, and Mooshi still had a lot of energy, so they tried climbing the walls in the Gym.
It was getting very late now, and some of the toys were getting very mischievous…
Manco, Scooter, Pounce, and Jelly, you are definitely not allowed to slide down the railing!
Peppy, Meme, Emily, and Fudge wanted some Driscoll merchandise, but nothing was in their size…
…but that didn’t stop Bulbasaur and Monkey from trying too!
April, Lit, Squids, and No Name Dog, toys are not allowed in the Teachers’ Lounge!
Finally, some very naughty stuffies decided to sneak in to the Main Office!
Oh no! Squash, Snowflake, Maya, and Rush - don’t use Ms. Bartley’s walkie-talkie!
Warrior, Squishy, Slothie, and Krypto the Super Doggie even tried to figure out how to make announcements in Mr. Youkilis’s office!
By that time, it was getting very late, and all the stuffies were getting very tired. They all gathered together in the Small Gym to get ready to go to bed.
Kitty was the first one to get in her pajamas.
But soon, all the stuffies found comfy places to fall asleep.
All the stuffies got a great night’s sleep, after such a busy day. While they were excited to go home again, they also hoped they would get to hang out again with all their new friends soon.
Thanks to everyone who sent in their stuffies! Special thanks to Calista (7-2) and Emma G. (5Z) for helping organize this event and take pictures. Please note that, while we tried to spell all the stuffies’ names right, sometimes we might have made a mistake reading their handwriting! If we got anything wrong, just let us know!