We love to celebrate birthdays!!!!
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We look forward to celebrating every child's birthday and helping them know how special they are to God, their families and to their class! Parents are welcome to come to the blessing in the classroom.
What is a Birthday Blessing? Classmates begin by taking turns sharing with the birthday child kind thoughts and words. Next, we'll pray for the birthday child and then finish up by singing "Happy Birthday!" Many parents choose to bring a birthday lunch from their favorite restaurant for their child and a favorite book to donate to our class library. (Please, no class snacks or treat bags.) You may also decide to check your child out for lunch after the blessing instead. We each have specials right after lunch so they won't be missing instructional classroom time if you don't make it back right on time.
Our grade level emphasizes the "blessing" part of the birthday celebration and kindly request parents to consider purchasing a book to donate to the classroom rather than sending an edible treat for the class. Because we have many children with food allergies, we want everyone to be able to participate. We keep this birthday book on a special shelf and this gift will continue to bless everyone all year. These books will be donated to an Oklahoma Foster Care organization at the end of the year as a service project. If you have a book at home that is in nice condition, you may donate that book instead of purchasing a new one.
Please schedule your child's birthday blessing a few days in advance with your teacher. If your child has a summer birthday, we are happy to celebrate half birthdays or in May.
What is a Birthday Blessing? Classmates begin by taking turns sharing with the birthday child kind thoughts and words. Next, we'll pray for the birthday child and then finish up by singing "Happy Birthday!" Many parents choose to bring a birthday lunch from their favorite restaurant for their child and a favorite book to donate to our class library. (Please, no class snacks or treat bags.) You may also decide to check your child out for lunch after the blessing instead. We each have specials right after lunch so they won't be missing instructional classroom time if you don't make it back right on time.
Our grade level emphasizes the "blessing" part of the birthday celebration and kindly request parents to consider purchasing a book to donate to the classroom rather than sending an edible treat for the class. Because we have many children with food allergies, we want everyone to be able to participate. We keep this birthday book on a special shelf and this gift will continue to bless everyone all year. These books will be donated to an Oklahoma Foster Care organization at the end of the year as a service project. If you have a book at home that is in nice condition, you may donate that book instead of purchasing a new one.
Please schedule your child's birthday blessing a few days in advance with your teacher. If your child has a summer birthday, we are happy to celebrate half birthdays or in May.
Birthday Party Invitations
Please help us to not exclude any child and eliminate any hurt feelings by NOT passing out invites via student mailboxes and backpacks UNLESS THE ENTIRE CLASS is invited. Please refrain from asking your child's teacher to deliver invitations/thank you cards and arrange when you would like to deliver invites/thank you cards so the teacher's time can be focused on students, classroom lessons and prep time.
You may ask for a class address list in the front office if you need addresses.
Please help us to not exclude any child and eliminate any hurt feelings by NOT passing out invites via student mailboxes and backpacks UNLESS THE ENTIRE CLASS is invited. Please refrain from asking your child's teacher to deliver invitations/thank you cards and arrange when you would like to deliver invites/thank you cards so the teacher's time can be focused on students, classroom lessons and prep time.
You may ask for a class address list in the front office if you need addresses.