Mothers Day Books

It has been a great privilege to watch your children create their great Mothers Day books.   I hope they will become a treasured family memento.   Mrs Schneider and myself enjoyed giving your children the time and focus to look at the importance of

Creating and recording Mother-Child Memories and Moments to Last a Lifetime.

We hope this project  creates an atmosphere that… encourages you to talk, makes you laugh, fosters discoveries, allows you to see yourself  through the eyes of your child and reinforces the mutual security and safety and love you feel in each others presence.

We hope this book will help you remember why you are special to your child and they are special to you. To make the most of  this book take the time to look at it over during  the coming days and weeks.   Much of it was meant to show you to yourself through your child's eyes and some of it was meant to be funny, however, so much of the value will come from talking and sharing this book with your child.

Through this project I have come to believe in the power of School to tap into the students lives and find what is meaningful. Many of the project themes were suggested by the students and not imposed. Students were given choices and Mrs. Schneider and myself provided the students opportunities to become aware of how valuable all their relationships are, especially the relationship with their mom.

I enjoyed reading everything from how the perfect job for their mother would to be a Pet Psychic to the many funny stories your children have of you.  Enjoy these young moments in your child's life.

My own daughter is in grade 10 and by then the schools, for the most part, do not have the students create anything for Mothers Day.  So Saturday night my daughter tells me she has nothing for her mother and her and I scramble around at the 11th hour to buy the perfect gift.  By middle school you will miss the days of clay pots, hand drawn cards and  macaroni art.   Cheers and Happy Mothers Day....