Valentine's Day!

We will have our Valentine’s Day celebration in our classroom on Friday, February 13th.  The children are invited to bring in a valentine for each of their classmates.  Please have your child prepare a valentine for every child in our room so that all are included.  A copy of the class list will come home in your child's folder.  Please address all of the envelopes before bringing them to school.  Children are asked not to send in valentines containing food or candy.

The children will decorate Valentine’s Day bags at school and will “deliver” their valentines to their friends. The children may bring their valentines to school starting on February 11.

One initiative I wanted to bring to your attention is the Share Your Heart campaign which raises funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  This program was started by Peter and Jodi Augustini.  I am fortunate to know the Augustini family very well as I had two of their three children in my classroom.  As some of you may know, Jodi sadly lost her battle with cancer a few years ago.  With the help of some of Peter and Jodi’s friends, the Share Your Heart campaign has continued in Jodi’s name.  Information about it can be found in Memorial's Thursday Packet at this link:  

Share Your Heart

The campaign offers the sale of wooden hearts which can be used at Valentine’s Day for crafts or for actual valentines themselves.  I am bringing this to your attention so that you might consider a way to use the hearts as valentine’s or for any other project you might find them useful for.  The hearts can be ordered through the website listed above and will be sent home in your child’s backpack should you place an order.  Consider this a “heads up” and invitation only.  If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. 

Best wishes for a happy Valentine’s Day!