At E’s school they skip the regular classroom festivities of cupcakes and kool-aid for the holidays, while still managing to find a way to celebrate some of the traditions and the history of each occasion. For the kindergartners this meant spending some time doing the things they’ve been working on and working towards all year… writing and composing letters to one another, thinking of all the others in their community and highlighting something positive that they see in each friend. She came home with a handmade mailbox and the letters she’d received from the other thirteen kids in her class. Each kid brought in craft supplies from their own collections at home – stickers and ribbons and glitter and tape. They were all really special, and she read, and re-read them over and over again. She said she liked knowing her friends thought she was kind, that she was funny, that she was a good friend. She really enjoyed the one that said “Yea Yea E!” I can’t say we missed the licensed cartoon characters one bit. And we reaped the rewards of the Valentine spirit at school around the house. It’s been a terrific week for each of us taking a little extra time out to write and say just how much we love one another. Here are a few samples (of the less glittery!) from her stash…
