Students from Woodlawn School were treated to a nice surprise as over 230 bears were handed out to each student as a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach.

photo by: Nick Krug

Kindergarten students Maxfield FitzGerald, left, Sissy Marshall and Louise Alber listen as their classmates announce the name that each has assigned to their bears on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. All 230-plus students in the school received a bear stuffed with a blanket as well as every student at Kennedy School, which has over 390 students. According to Jeanne Fridell, principal at Woodlawn, both Woodlawn and Kennedy students were chosen to receive bears, which were a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach based on the socio-economic backgrounds of the schools' students. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Kindergartner Sissy Marshall lights up as she watches "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with her teacher Kenna Heim and classmates on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. All 230-plus students in the school received a bear stuffed with a blanket as well as every student at Kennedy School, which has over 390 students. According to Jeanne Fridell, principal at Woodlawn, both Woodlawn and Kennedy students were chosen to receive bears, which were a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach based on the socio-economic backgrounds of the schools' students. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Second-graders, counterclockwise from front, Tehya Jacobs, Suky House, Olivia Smart, Bailey Contreras and Charlotte Harshaw spread out on the carpet during reading time with bears and blankets on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. All 230-plus students in the school received a bear stuffed with a blanket as well as every student at Kennedy School, which has over 390 students. According to Jeanne Fridell, principal at Woodlawn, both Woodlawn and Kennedy students were chosen to receive bears, which were a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach based on the socio-economic backgrounds of the schools' students. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Kindergartner Jacob Williams lies back to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with his classmates on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. All 230-plus students in the school received a bear stuffed with a blanket as well as every student at Kennedy School, which has over 390 students. According to Jeanne Fridell, principal at Woodlawn, both Woodlawn and Kennedy students were chosen to receive bears, which were a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach based on the socio-economic backgrounds of the schools' students. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Kindergartner Jasiah Atkins fits his bear into a pair of his high tops as he prepares to leave for winter break on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. All 230-plus students in the school received a bear as well as every student at Kennedy School, which has over 390 students. According to Jeanne Fridell, principal at Woodlawn, both Woodlawn and Kennedy students were chosen to receive bears, which were a gift from the KU Center for Community Outreach based on the socio-economic backgrounds of the schools' students. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Kindergartners line up in the hallway with their bears to leave for winter break on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Woodlawn School. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo