Use these templates to provide students with a 'jitter glitter' or 'ready confetti' gift before they begin their first day of school.
For a sustainable option, use rainbow confetti and paper bags!
This now also includes a version that you can give students if you don't see them until the first day of school.
See below for both versions of the poem. This is with the glitter terminology. The "Ready Confetti" poems have 'confetti' instead of 'glitter'.
IF GIVING BEFORE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
The night before school is exciting and fun
With so many things that just have to be done.
Your clothes are all ready, your book bag is too,
And your classroom is waiting with fun things to do.
There are so many questions that go through your mind,
All types of thoughts of every kind.
The day before school we all get jitters down deep,
Making it really hard for us to fall fast asleep.
Itās really quite cool,
Itās to help you be rested and ready for school.
The night before school starts when you lay down your head.
Just sprinkle the glitter under your pillow in bed
The glitter will help you to sleep through the night,
Letting you wake up feeling fresh and bright.
Iāll sprinkle the glitter under my pillow too,
I canāt wait for school, so that I can see you!
IF GIVING ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
Starting school can be so very exciting and fun
With so many things that just have to be done.
Your clothes are all ready, your book bag is too,
And your classroom is waiting with fun things to do.
There are so many questions that go through your mind,
All types of thoughts of every kind.
When school begins we can all get jitters down deep,
Making it really hard for us to fall fast asleep.
Itās really quite cool,
Itās to help you be rested and ready for school.
So whenever youāre worried when you lay down your head,
Just sprinkle the glitter under your pillow in bed
The glitter will help you to sleep through the night,
Letting you wake up feeling fresh and bright.
Iāll sprinkle the glitter under my pillow too,
I canāt wait for school, so that I can see you!
