October 3: Star of the Week

Tomorrow begins my daughter's journey as "Star of the Week" in her school classroom. It's something her teacher does throughout the year, with every kid getting an opportunity to be the star for a week. My daughter had several tasks to do today to prepare for her "stardom". First, she had to make a personalized T-shirt using paint and stamps to create something that showed off all of her favorite things. She really loved doing that one! She also had to select 8-10 photos of friends and family that will be displayed for the week in her classroom. She had to create her a book about herself that shared all of her interests, hobbies and favorite things (which she will read to the class on Thursday during a special celebration that her Mom and I will be attending). Finally, she was able to bring in a few of her favorite toys and books which she will leave in the classroom over the week. It was a lot of fun helping her pull all of this stuff together, although, in hindsight, we probably shouldn't have waited until the weekend to get started. Lesson learned.