Valentines' Day is right around the corner and Willowwind friends are excited to celebrate in a number of ways. Valentines' Day brings another beloved Willowwind tradition - the Secret Valentine Exchange. Your child will learn more about this K-6 fun this week, but I wanted to communicate to you what it entails to give you time to prepare.
THIS Tuesday, February 3rd, students will "draw" a slip that will highlight who they will deliver secret Valentine gifts to the week of Valentine's Monday, February 9 - Thursday, February 12. Tomorrow, I will tape your child's slip detailing their secret recipient in their Take Home Folder and will further communicate home with you who your child selected via email.
Then, beginning Monday, February 9th your child will deliver four HOMEMADE daily gifts to their recipient's Valentine mail sleeve. Along with this HOMEMADE gift they must also deliver a clue that hints to their identity. The Kindergarteners will deliver these daily gifts to their Secret Valentine recipient throughout each day. On Friday, February 13th they will reveal their identity with one last gift - a new or gently used book.
Then, beginning Monday, February 9th your child will deliver four HOMEMADE daily gifts to their recipient's Valentine mail sleeve. Along with this HOMEMADE gift they must also deliver a clue that hints to their identity. The Kindergarteners will deliver these daily gifts to their Secret Valentine recipient throughout each day. On Friday, February 13th they will reveal their identity with one last gift - a new or gently used book.
Here is where your help is needed!
Please help your child prepare FOUR HOMEMADE GIFTS and FOUR CLUES. Then, on Monday, February 9th have your child bring their FOUR HOMEMADE gifts and clues to school to deliver throughout the week. Please do not include food items due to food allergies.
Along with these HOMEMADE gift your child will also need to bring 4 clues to attach to each gift. Clues can be simple, such as, “I have brown hair,” or, “I am in the Cottontail Rabbit class.”
On Friday, February 13th we will have a big Secret Valentine Reveal where child will reveal their identity and they will also learn who has secretly delivered gifts to them throughout the week. To prepare for this your child will need bring one final gift for the big reveal. This gift must be a book no greater in value than $5. This book does not need to be brand new and can be gifted from your own library if it is like new condition.
All in all, your child will be delivering four clues and five gifts total (four HOMEMADE and one $5 book). You are welcome to bring all your gifts to school ahead of time (your child can keep them in their blue cubby) or bring them in day by day. The choice is yours.
Please note that 100% participation is required in this school wide tradition.
Do you need some ideas to get started on your homemade gifts? Here are a three websites with fun, homemade Valentine crafts:
Our own Book Fair is an excellent places to find books for your child's Secret Valentine. In addition, both The Haunted Bookshop in downtown Iowa City and Defunct Books in Sycamore Mall have reasonable prices, a good selection, and are locally owned. Thank you for participating in this beloved Willowwind tradition!
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