Flat Stanley

Dear Parents,

         As a class, we recently read the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. It is a fun book about a boy named Stanley Lambchop, who is flattened by a bulletin board that falls on him in the night while he is sleeping. Although he wonders if he is destined to spend the rest of his life being four feet tall and one inch wide, he was a positive attitude and many wonderful adventures.

         Stanley soon realizes he is thin enough to slip under doors without opening them, go down through the bars of a gutter grate to rescue his mother’s ring, help catch burglars at an art museum, and become a kite for his brother to fly in the park! One of Stanley’s greatest adventures is a trip to California to visit a friend. His parents sent him in an envelope because it is cheaper than going by plane or train.

         Each student in our class has designed and made a Flat Stanley to send somewhere for an adventure. Could you help your child decide where to send his/her Stanley? Please give me the address of an aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparent, or friend, who lives somewhere other than Cedar City, and who will enjoy writing back. I will address the envelope, affix the postage, and send a letter of explanation, along with the Stanley your child has made. I’ll request that Stanley and information about his adventure be sent back to school. Everything we receive will be placed on a bulletin board where students can read it and share it. In the past, Students have received letters, postcards, snapshots of Stanley and his host(s) on their adventures, etc. All of this will eventually be sent to home for you to see and keep.

         Please send the name and address to me via your student or by email by Wednesday, March 25.  Try to think of somebody who will do this activity and have fun with it for your child.  It is really sad when they don’t get their Flat Stanley back. This is a fun activity and the kids are very excited about it. Have your student tell you the story of Flat Stanley.

                                                      Thank you,

                                                      Mrs. Bali