Day 339
I receive an email from a friend that her daughter needs
postcards sent to her classroom.
We haven’t seen them in an age but I’ve always had a soft spot for her
little girl.
My boys and my friend’s daughter O. met as toddlers when
they all attended a quaint one-room school called The Growing Room. “She’s the nicest girl in school,” F.
once shared. “She never hits
anyone.” For a preschooler,
there’s no higher praise.
Who wouldn’t want to help a girl who never resorts to
slugging it out?
O.’s class is in a race with other grades to see who gets
the most mail. The winning class’s
prize is a coveted uniform-free day and pizza party. The school will make a charitable donation for every
postcard with an out-of-state postmark.
We can’t do much about the out-of-state (except spread the
word) but we can certainly do our share with mail baring an Ohio postmark. I stop by the post office and pick up a
handful of prepaid blank postcards.
The boys and I decide on kindness quotes and neatly write
the words in simple block letters.
“One kind word can warm three winter months,” I read. “That’s my favorite.” I pull out our art bucket and the boys
pretty them up with pictures.
I. does better.
He’s all about mice since receiving one from Santa.
Art skills aside, they’re in the mail. We'll keep you posted!
What would you write to a class of fourth graders? Postcards (no envelopes, please) may be
sent to:
Jon Paris (O. Lum)
CHCA Elementary School
11312 Snider Road
Cincinnati, Ohio. 45249
So sweet! I love your random acts of kindness. Makes me want to share the happy with people around me, too :)
ReplyDeleteWe are having such a great year. Can't wait to see what year two brings!
DeleteI would write, "Every bully needs a friend". Stopping by from SITS.
ReplyDeleteBlessings~
Alethea
LOVE that! I've been working on a book aimed at Middle School readers tentatively titled The Bully Antidote. The main character uses random acts of kindness to change her school. Once we hit Day 365, I'm going to start posting chapters here. Thanks for visiting from SITS!
DeleteThis is sweet. I'm not sure what I'd right, probably something like "AIR HUG" since it was a post card...cheesy, I know:) Thanks for visiting me today. I loved the cupcake idea!
ReplyDeleteBullie are actually more insecure than the victum they pick on.
ReplyDeleteFound you from SITS!
Popped in from SITS. That's so sweet! :) I love this idea and the entire concept behind your blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun class project. I'm a big postcard collector, so I nearly salivated at that word. My daughter's school did this as a sort of geography lesson. Definitely fun.
ReplyDeleteI live in Ohio, too, so won't send one from here. But I'm going to Brussels in two weeks. Would a postcard from Belgium work?
Oh! I wonder how many bonus points they get for out of country cards! So jealous, have a fabulous trip. I can't wait to read about your adventures!
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