Star Student Dates:

Sergio: August 31st Completed!

Avery: September 8th Completed!

Morgan: September 14th Completed!

Kelly: September 21st Completed!

Jared: September 28th Completed!

Ben: October 5th Completed!

Celina: October 12

Jon: October 19th

Ethan V.: October 26th

Annerly: November 2nd

Owen: November 9th

Phillip: November 16th

Donny: November 30th (just after Thanksgiving Break)

Max: December 7th

Marjorie: December 14th

Abbie: January 4th

Paola: January 11th

Ethan H.: January 19th

Erin: January 25th

James: February 1st

Andrew: February 8th

Brandon: February 16th

Jenna: February 22nd

Chris: March 1st

Sean Paul: March 8th

J.P.: March 16th

Timmy: March 22nd

Melody: April 12th, the week after break.

Elizabeth: April 19th

The following is a copy of the letter you will receive prior to your child's week:

Dear Parents,

Next Week Your Child will be a Star!

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: Sharing Sack: A small backpack has been sent home with your child to use as the “sharing sack.”  Please help your child collect special items from home with which to fill the bag, and send it back to school with your child on Monday to share with his or her classmates.  Try to encourage your child to choose items that have some sort of meaning rather than just a collection of toys. 

On the Star of the Week bulletin board, there is a photo holder that can display twelve 4 x 6 pictures.  If possible, have your child pick 12 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: 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 (11:35-12:10), 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.

Friday:Star Friends:  Your star student will be presented with a friendship poster created by his or her classmates.  The poster will include the Star’s picture, surrounded by compliments written by his or her classmates.

* 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.

Please let me know which day of the week your child will be bringing a favorite picture book, which day of the week you will be sending the parent letter, and which day of the week you will be doing the lunch buddy so that I can plan accordingly and notify the lunchroom.

Write the chosen day of the week for each activity on the lines below, and return this page to school by Monday.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions about the exciting upcoming week!

Sincerely,