Star of the Week

 It was Cora's turn to be her class's "Star of the Week."

It as fun to choose photos to decorate the poster board, as we tried to tell a bit of Cora's story through pictures.

As Star of the Week, Cora got to be special in different ways, like choose which row of children could line up first.

The class also came up with adjectives, verbs and prepositional phrases about Cora, to put into a song they sang aloud together. The adjectives were touching: smart, kind, cute, exceptional, beautiful, cool, pretty, playful, productive, tiny, small, nice and sweet.

She brought in several of her favorite things to share: her stuffed Marie cat toy; a nest and eggs she colored; the Ariel figurine she painted; and the Big Red Barn book, which she read to the class.

On Tuesday, Stace went into work late so he could walk Cora to school and then read a book to the class. He read about castles, and brought in big printouts showing castles in England. I was impressed with how well he held the class's attention, and was very engaging. 

 Violet also got to come to the classroom when Daddy read. She loves being in Cora's class. The girls are wearing outfits Stace and I picked out on Black Friday, during the big sales.

 On Thursday, Grandpa came in and talked to Cora's class (just like he talked to my kindergarten class a few years ago). He read a Sheriff's Department coloring book about safety, and handed out the books, erasers and stickers. It was fun to see him dressed up in the dressy version of his department's uniform. I never see Grandpa in uniform anymore!

With 30 years on the department, he still looks good.