Calling all volunteers!

Sign up here to volunteer in class starting in October!

If you are interested in volunteering in our class beginning in the month of October, please click on the link above. I am looking for volunteers to come in and help us with math facts, reading, and communication folders. If you are unable to come in during the day, but would still like to help out in some way, I am looking for a few parents who would be willing to help out with clerical tasks at home. This would include typing up student stories, assembling packets, and cutting out materials for use in class. If you are interested in helping out by doing some work at home, just send me an email at hrichard@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us and let me know you are interested.

I am also looking for one or two parents to serve as our room parent(s). This job involves organizing volunteers for class celebrations, including Fall Festival, Winter Celebration, Valentine's Day, and the end of year celebration. No food is allowed at any school celebration this year, so room parents would be asked to help out with gathering supplies for the activities and coordinating in class volunteers for the celebrations. Again, please send me an email if you are interested!

Thank you so much for helping to make our year a successful one!

Second Grade, Week 1

We now have one (very short) week of second grade behind us. It was exciting. It was hot and humid. It was a lot of fun. Did I mention that it was exciting?! Second graders are a unique group. Caught in the middle between the newness of first grade and the confidence of third grade, second graders attack each day with excitement and enthusiasm unlike any other age group. I just wanted to take a minute and share a few observations I made this week with you.

1. Your students are excited to be at Floral Street School. They came to school ready to learn and happy to be here.

2. They are enthusiastic about learning. Your students want to listen carefully to the story we are reading together. They want to get their math tools out and give them a try.

3. They are kind. Kind to one another and kind to themselves. Just in the past three days I saw students invite those who were playing alone to join their game and I saw students helping others clean up a mess that wasn't even theirs. Second graders are incredibly kind little people.

4. Your students truly want to try their best. I saw lots of evidence of great minds at work this past week. Lots of thinking and understanding and hard work. This class is going to do great things!

5. They cooperate. We talked a lot about that word this past week and I was lucky to see lots of evidence of cooperation in action. These kids understand teamwork and are willing to share with one another.

For second graders, school is very much an exciting and still sort of new place. I feel so lucky that I get to witness that enthusiasm each and every day. Thank you for sharing your children with me. We are going to have an amazing year together...I can already tell. 

Second Grade Supply List 2013/2014

SECOND GRADE SUPPLY LIST 2013/2014
**If you are participating in the Floral PTO Supplies
program – please ignore**
All items are for community use – no names on any materials.

• #2 pencils, 2-24 packs, SHARPENED
  
• 3 black marble composition notebooks
  
• erasers - unscented, white magic rub-type
  
• 9-12 glue sticks
  
• colored pencils (24 pack) Crayola-type
  
• washable markers (8 pack)
  
• crayons (24 pack) Crayola-type
  
• 1 hand pencil sharpener, with cover
  
• Expo-type, low-odor markers, 2-8 packs - thick) BLACK
  ONLY
  
• 2 yellow highlighters
  
• 4 packages - square (3x3) sticky notes
  
• 4 pocket folders with prongs, solid colors only, no designs
  please