Last Call for Pajamas!

This year, James C. Bush Elementary School has been participating in the Scholastic Reading Club Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive benefitting Pajama Program, a nonprofit organization that provides new pajamas and books to children in need—especially those living in group homes, shelters, foster care, and orphanages. A letter was sent home with students before Thanksgiving Break. So far we have collected over 70 pairs of pajamas! Thank you for your generosity. We are collecting pajamas until next week Tuesday, December 15. Let's see if we can get to 100 pairs. 

Since 2009, caring classrooms across the country have risen to the challenge and donated nearly 350,000 pairs of new pajamas. The Scholastic Reading Club has more than matched those numbers with nearly 7000,000 new books donated directly to Pajama Program headquarters, where they are then distributed across the country by Pajama Program.

Our school wants to be part of this drive so that we can help make a better bedtime for these children. Together we can help the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive reach even more kids with pj’s and books. To celebrate this pajama drive, JCB will have our own Pajama Day on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Classes will have story time with guest readers throughout the day and special treats. All staff and students are welcome to participate in the Pajama Day.

If you and your child are able to participate, please have your child bring in a new pair of pajamas to school by December 15. Here are some simple guidelines for the pajamas:

·      Pajamas must be brand new.

·      Pajamas in all sizes are needed—from newborn to adult.

·      Pajamas must be in complete sets or nightgowns.

·      Pajamas in children’s sizes must be manufactured as pajamas—this ensures that they are flame-retardant and safe.

Thank you for helping us share the gift of a good night’s sleep and a sweet bedtime story!