Send a Little Love!

Wow!  The First Grade Post Office opened on Valentine's Day with a glorious rush to buy stamps!  Later in the afternoon, the students were swamped with special valentine notes sending love to many, many students.  What an amazing way to kick off our fabulous mail tradition!

Getting ready has meant lots of work and lots of fun.  The students designed their hero stamps with skill, adding great details and color.  The staff at Staples were so impressed when they saw the art work that they were about to turn into our sets of stamp plates.  The stamps had to be cut apart, mailboxes painted and readied, posters announcing the opening, a visit to Elkins Park Post Office and practice making change!!

At the Post Office, we saw how the mail is dated, cancelled and sorted.  All the jobs that we would be doing with our own postal system.  The first graders are so excited to be in charge of this very special project and did a great job getting started on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day was also very special as the children created cards for their meeting partners, grade team partners, parents and classmates!  That's a whole lot of love to send out!  Many students even asked to make more for siblings and special friends.  It is a wonderful opportunity for writing that is so meaningful.

Watch our slideshow to see all the work and joy that has just begun in first grade!

And don't forget - BUY STAMPS and SEND MAIL!!

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