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First graders LOVE to celebrate their birthdays with each other! Since we will have 27 students this year, here are some guidelines that:
- ensure birthday fun at school for all students
- minimize sugar induced hyperactivity during the school day
- maximize learning time in the classroom
 Parents may bring in or send in store-bought cupcakes, cookies, etc. as well as boxed or pouch juices.
- If parents are going to drop off the treats, please plan to do it at 2:45 p.m. so that students can enjoy the treats before the end of the school day and still allow us time for end of day tasks.
- If your child is going to bring in the treats, please send them to school with your child in a bag or box. I will store them in the classroom until the end of the day.
- Please avoid sending in:
- anything that needs refrigeration
- anything that needs to be cut with a knife or special utensils
- anything requiring cups, silverware, etc.
Please, if at all possible, bring identical treats (i.e. all the same flavor, all the same size, all decorated the same, etc.).
- This greatly helps with handing out the treats to the students.
- In the classroom, we have a phrase that encourages respectful behavior: "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit?"
Please avoid offering students "seconds" out of fairness for all students.
- If there are left-overs, I will send them home with your child.
If your child has a summer birthday, let me know and we can figure out an appropriate time to celebrate at school if you'd like.
If possible, please e-mail me in advance so that we can plan a day to bring in treats if your child's birthday falls on a weekend.
Guidelines for handing out invitations for student parties outside of school:
Please, if at all possible, have your child hand out birthday invitations before or after school.
- As a parent myself, I know it is difficult and impractical to invite all of the students in class to a party outside of school.
- As a teacher, I have witnessed hurt feelings in the past when some students receive a birthday invitation in front of others who do not, during school hours.
- This helps students to practice showing compassion for others.
- If your child will be inviting every student in class to a party, I will allow him/her to put the invitations in student mailboxes during recess or another appropriate time during the day.
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