Dear Parents,
While your child is the Star, each day of the week will consist of an
exciting event or activity to honor him or her and to help us get to know our
special classmate.
*Monday:
Students will be asked to bring in special items from home. Try to
encourage your child to
choose items that have some sort of meaning rather than just a collection of
toys.
If possible, have your child pick 12 (give or take) of his or her favorite
pictures to display for the
class. The pictures will be returned at the end of the week with no harm done.
*Tuesday: Favorite Book:
Your star student brings one of his or her favorite picture books to
read to the class (or have the teacher read to the class) at our class
meeting.
*Wednesday: Parent Letter:
Parents, you will write a letter to the class telling us how special
your child is to you. Send the letter in a sealed envelope to school with
your child, and I will read the letter to the class at class meeting. The
content of the letter is up to you, but you may want to choose from one of
the following ideas: describe special or funny stories about your child for
the class to hear, write a silly or serious poem about your child, tell us
some neat things we may not know about your child, send silly or special
pictures with a letter describing the pictures, or write a short story with
your child as the main character. You may also send a special video for the
class to watch if you choose. (Sometimes parents have taped messages or
choose to send in a funny baby video for the class to see.)
*Thursday: Lunch Buddy: Cafeteria:
If possible, join your child in the cafeteria for a special lunch on
this day. You may also choose to invite a sibling or a favorite relative to
be your child’s lunch buddy. You can have the buddy be a surprise or let
your child know ahead of time. If you are unable to make it during our lunch
period, please let me know, and I will plan a special lunch for your child
instead. You can bring lunch from a favorite restaurant to the cafeteria, or
you can order lunch at school. Please let me know ahead of time if you are
planning to order a school lunch so that I can place your order.
* The events planned for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday can be swapped in
order to accommodate your personal schedules if you are planning to be a
lunch buddy during the week.
***Note ****if your child's week is short, it is due to a shorter week
according to the school calendar.