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
