• Monday-Creating Star Board: please send 5-10  photos of your child to display in our classroom.  They will be returned at the end of the week. Students will Also have a SmartBoard Star of the Week Page that will be completed and displayed on the Star of the Week Board (a printed copy will be sent home on Friday).

• 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 morning 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 our morning 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: Guessing Jar: Your child will be the center of attention in Math with the Guessing Jar. Please work with your child to fill the guessing jar with an item. The item will be given away to the one who guesses the correct amount. (You do NOT need to fill the jar completely)  Feel free to be creative here are some ideas are cotton balls, Pom Poms, marshmallows, erasers, pencil grips,

• Friday: Star Friends:  Your star student will be presented with a friendship book created by his/her classmates. 

Puppet and Journal-have your child interact with the puppet over

the week.  Please assist your child in journaling his/her experience with our class puppet.  Your child can dictate if he or she is unable to write.  Your child may also include an illustration.