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Watch Bensalem School Kids Thank Essential Workers
The students, in kindergarten through 3rd grade, made pictures and slides that were compiled into a video.
BENSALEM, PA — Elementary school students in Bensalem are learning at home. But that didn't stop them from saying "thank you" to all the essential workers helping us through the coronavirus shutdown.
Students at Struble Elementary School in Bensalem were asked to make either a drawing or slide sending a message of thanks to those workers. The work by the students, in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade, was compiled in a video, which you can watch below.
"Thank you for all you do supporting us through tough times," reads the first slide in the video.
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Doctors and nurses, police and firefighters, teachers, postal workers and other delivery drivers, grocery store workers and others — including parents — get mentions in the video.
"I want to thank doctors for helping so many people," reads another slide. "Dealing with COVID-19 must be hard and scary and I want to let you know how awesome you are for dealing with this."
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Bensalem Township Police on Thursday said they appreciated the video, calling it "great work" in an online post.
Take a look at the video below:
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