Family Letter

[Insert Date]

Dear Families:

In our class, we are working on a unit called, "Pitch In: A Puppet Performance." During the next few weeks we will be studying various problems and issues facing our environment today. We will also be reading literature and viewing websites to learn about philanthropists who are working to help our environment by giving of their time, talents and treasures to help their planet Earth.

We are going to be creating puppets and writing puppet play scripts to perform for our school classmates and our local community members. By doing this, we hope to educate others and raise awareness on issues that concern our environment and what we can do to help.

To help us with this endeavor, we would like you to start collecting various trash items in your house. Some ideas include Styrofoam meat trays, plastic containers (salad dressing, margarine tubs, sour cream, dish soap), dowels or old broom handles, foam, tissue paper, tinfoil, fabric or ribbon scraps, paper towel/toilet paper rolls, yarn, etc…

In addition, we would love to invite you to attend our puppet play performance on [insert date] at [insert time]. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for your help!

Sincerely

[Insert Name]