WASHINGTON, DC: In middle school, hand hygiene gets a good “Rap” - (The Soap and Detergant Association)
June 11, 2008 – 11:15 pm10.jun.08
In Middle School, Hand Hygiene Gets a Good “Rap”
SDA/CDC Hand Hygiene Education Program Honors Students at Somerset, New Jersey’s Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School
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Students Hand Hygiene Rap Video Available here
WASHINGTON, DC — While some rap lyrics may be down and dirty, students at Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School kept them clean - as a way to teach their classmates about the benefits of good hand hygiene.
“Yo stop touching that dirty can,
Go to the sink and
Wash your hands,
If you want to go on a date,
Jump up and wash your hands
For goodness sake.”
Students in Mrs. Kaz Wright’s fifth grade class at the Somerset, New Jersey school have received national recognition for an original rap song and video they created - about the importance of handwashing with soap and water.
The Sampson G. Smith School students are recipients of the 2008 Top Classroom Award from […]
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