Catch Them Caring

Dear Family,

Throughout the year many of you volunteer in several ways: baking goodies, sending supplies for special projects or parties, helping in the room for special days, reading with children, chaperoning for field trips, etc. Your help is very much appreciated because it makes our classroom and school a better place for learning and growing.

Our class has been learning about the importance of volunteerism, not only in our school but also in our community. We have learned that children can work for the common good by volunteering and helping others. The students have been challenged to find at least one way to volunteer or help others over the next week. This help may take many forms and should be the ultimate decision of the child because we have learned that volunteering requires freedom of choice. However, please provide guidance to make sure the choice is appropriate.

The students must be prepared to report on at least one volunteer activity by next week. Some examples may include helping a neighbor with yard work or running an errand, helping entertain younger siblings, clearing the table or helping with an extra job, etc. Remember, volunteering involves offering service voluntarily to others without pay.

Please observe your child’s behavior over the next week and keep a tally of the types of sharing and caring behaviors you see. Share this list with your child and talk about what that behavior means to the family and community. We hope that this behavior becomes habit.

Thank you for helping with this activity.

Type of Behavior:	Sharing and Caring	Offering to Help at Home	Offering To Help a Friend	Making Something for Someone
Tallies of Observed Action: