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Star of the Week

Benjamin’s kindergarten class has a Star of the Week. Each week a child is chosen as the new Star. The child makes a poster all about themselves –likes, wishes, family and more. The poster is made at home over the weekend, then brought to class on Monday, and presented throughout the week. And the Star gets to bring in show and tell, each day throughout their special week. For a kindergartener, not much gets better than that.

This week, Benjamin was the Star. There was no happier kindergartener in the world.

Last Thursday, Ben barreled out of class at pick-up  shouting: “Mommy! I’m Star of the Week! I’m Star of the Week!!!” Sure enough, tucked into his schoolbag was that special poster. We got down to work on it that very afternoon, and slowly finished it over the course of the weekend, completing two or three items each day. Benjamin wanted to draw pictures for each box. Here is his finished poster:

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And a few close-ups:

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Ok, and a couple more:

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I was so proud of the work that Benjamin put into his poster. He drew each picture on his own (well, I drew the glasses on Pierre’s likeness, but that’s it….really!). Together we wrote the words, with Ben sounding out the first few letter sounds, and me coaching his through the rest. When I think about where we were a year-and-a-half ago, being barely able to draw a circle, I am awed and amazed by Ben’s progress.

And wow, did he ever love bringing in show-and-tell. Each day saw a whole lot of thought into what he would share with the class. For the most part, my suggestions were ignored, but that’s just fine. It was Ben’s Show-and-Tell after all. He brought in (respectively) his Etch-a-Sketch, Lamby (his absolute favorite lovey), Lamby-Little (his second favorite lovey), his space-shuttle, and a Lego Batmobile that he had built (and loves, though he’s never seen Batman). The Batmobile was probably the most exciting Show-and-Tell. It was a birthday gift from a little boy in his class, Ben’s very first friend, so both Ben and his buddy were excited to have that Lego shared.  

The week ended with one very happy little man. His poster is home now, and I’ve promised that I’ll hang it on his bedroom wall. Considering how special it is, I think I’ll have it laminated first. Paper-stuff doesn’t last long in our house. 

Of course, he’s always my Star of the Week. His brother too.

xo Naomi

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