2011-2012 Orientation Letter and Supply List

August 16, 2011

Dear Families,

Welcome to second grade! Thank you so much for coming to Orientation today! I look forward to an exciting and challenging year. We have many wonderful learning opportunities planned for the school year and will need your help and support for these to be effective. We view our challenge as a team effort involving us, the teachers; you, the parents; and the students. If we approach each situation as a team, your child will grow to his/her full potential.

Mr. Bueser’s Second Grade Class S.Y. 2011-2012

1. Barron. Malik

2. Boone, Madelyn

3. Brunson, Nola

4. Champagne, Cylas

5. Crocker, Camden

6. Harris, Joseph “Brantley”

7. Ives, Audrey

8. Johnson, MacKenzie

9. Clifton, Nathan

10. McFatter, Liam

11. Gantt, Allie

12. Marshall, Trinity

13. Phipps, Michelle

14. Powers, Alexander “AJ”

15. Reynolds, Wyatt

16. Staley, Monica

17. Stark, Joseph

18. Strader, Hannah

19. Tremblay, Jacob

20. Vancelette, Alexander

21. Vaughn, Oscar

22. White, Christian

23. Capps, Jeremiah

Wish List Items for the Classroom

· Small portable CD player

· Area rug

· Books appropriate for second and third grade levels

· Electric pencil sharpener

· Goodies for treasure box

· Broom and dustpan

Second Grade Supply List -- Neuse Charter School – 2011-2012

Each parent needs to buy the Social Studies book by Stock-Vaughn School Supply – Core Skills – SV-3424-4 – A Harcourt Achieve Imprint – ISBN # -13:978-1-4190-3424-4 and ISBN -10: 1-4190-3424-3 $9.99 – Go to the Harcourtschoolsupply.com website – click on the social studies tab at the top of page. Then click on Core Skills – Social Studies under product offerings on the left hand side of the page. Select 1 for quantity and purchase – be sure that it is Second Grade. You may also be able to find this cheaper on amazon.com.

• 48 # 2 plain yellow pencils (Dixon TICONDEROGA) – please sharpen both boxes
• 2 pink erasers
• 1 pack cap erasers
• 2 boxes 24 count Crayola Crayons
• 2 boxes 8 count Crayola Classic Broad Tipped Markers
• 1 yellow highlighter – labeled with name
• 8 glue sticks
• 1 hard plastic ruler with inches and centimeters (no flexible rulers or no holes in ruler) – labeled with name
• 1-2 pair scissors (fiskars or crayola) – recommended

The following items need to be named and labeled.

Folders need to be two pocket folders with prongs (thick plastic or cardboard)

• Blue folder – labeled Homework folder
• Orange folder – labeled Spelling folder
• Red folder – labeled Monday folder/Progress Report folder
• Purple folder – DMR – Daily Math Review
• Green folder – DLR – Daily Language Review
• Yellow folder – labeled Social Studies/ Science folder
• Folder design of your choice – labeled Center folder
• Purple 3 subject notebook – labeled Math
• Green 3 subject notebook – labeled Writing
• Yellow 1 subject notebook – labeled Social Studies/ Science
• 1 subject notebook design of your choice – labeled Reading

• 2 large boxes of tissues
• 2 packs wide ruled loose leaf paper
• 1 pack of plain white copy paper
• 1 container disinfecting wipes
• 1 box Ziploc baggies – any size (snack, sandwich, quart, gallon)

Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated:

• Pack of construction paper – assorted colors
• 1 pack of color expo markers (not fine tip)
• 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
• Paper plates, forks, spoons and plastic cups