In Jan’s
last two posts she wrote about the StarShine move. In one of them she included
an essay written by a 5th grade StarShine student, Josie Saldana. I
would like to add my thoughts and experience with my little friend Josie.
I first met
this pretty little girl six years ago when I read to the Kindergarten class. I
continued reading to her class when she was in the 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th grades. So I saw Josie several times a week
and got to know her as a delightful, polite, loving, little girl.
Josette is in the top right hand corner.
Manners Matter Etiquette Class
Last year,
when Josie was in the 4th grade, she was a member of my MannersMatter Etiquette Class. I loved having her in the class and she seemed to enjoy
it. I remember the first class we had was in table settings. We started talking
about the proper way to fold a napkin. The next thing I knew, she was
demonstrating to the class, a new way to fold a dinner napkin. All thirteen of
us were sitting around a table, and when each girl took her turn to fold the
napkin, they all did it Josie’s way, not mine.
After
reading Josie’s essay, I realize she is not a little girl any more. She is
quite mature for her age. It would be a privilege to have Josie at StarShine
for years to come.
By Lois
Jamieson
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