Student of the Week

Last week, Jacob's class has started Student of the Week and Jacob and another student were chosen to be the first students of the week. Each day of the week the student is recognized with a special activity. On Monday, the student was allowed to bring in 3 items and Jacob chose to bring in his hockey mini-stick, a stuffed animal and a cowboy hat (can I get a yehaw for the Calgary Stampede!).  Tuesday, Jacob shared with the class his favorite book. Wednesday, the teacher read a letter from the parents.  Thursday, a parent (or someone else special to the the child) was invited to come and have lunch at the school and on Friday, the student was recognized with a special certificate.   Jason crafted a really nice letter and I just had to share with you.  Enjoy!

Dear Grade 3 Class,

I’d like to share with you a story that begins in Calgary, a cowboy town in southern Alberta, Canada.  In a city surrounded by wheat fields and mountains that reach into the heavens, a small boy named Jacob Plamondon was born.  From early on, his parents recognized him as a special kid and it was not long before someone else also saw potential in Jacob.  As it turned out, there was a group of people who had been waiting a long time for Jacob to come of age.

It was in May of 2013 that Jacob's father got a call from The Shield, a global crime fighting unit.  They told Jacob’s Dad that they wanted to recruit Jacob as its newest superhero member. They said that Jacob was “The Fun” and that he would be known in The Shield as Jake the Snake. Yes you heard right, he was not “The One” like Neo in the Matrix or Harry Potter.  He was “The Fun”.  The Shield had determined that in order to be more successful in their fight against crime, they had to find a way to prevent crime, instead of fighting it and to avoid kids turning into super villains in the first place.  Jake the Snake was the answer. 

His smile can pierce through the coldest of hearts;

He can defeat the most evil genius with the smelliest of farts;

His mountain of stuffies - a prison of comfortable cuteness unbearable to the angriest villain; and

His excitement and positivity will attract fun loving kids to build a legion

The Shield wanted to send Jake the Snake to Singapore.  They had determined that there was a critical mass of kids moving to Singapore from all points around the globe who would be capable together of defeating evil once and for all.  What they needed was “The Fun” to spread fun throughout Singapore, encouraging kids to be positive global role models for their return to their home countries around the world.  Wielding warm smiles, soft stuffies, positivity and smelly farts, this legion of global crime fighters would defeat evil once and for all.

So now you all know that among you sits the greatest of all super heroes…”The Fun” Jake the Snake, who was sent here to Singapore to recruit an army of friends with a shared vision.  It’s up to you now to decide to join “The Fun” to defeat evil by laughing and smiling and enjoying everything you do, just as he does. 

Congratulations Jake, on being student of the week.

Have Fun,

Jake’s Mom and Dad