Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Eagleville Elementary School – Mrs. Cornish’s Second Grade Class


Flat Stanley comes from Eagleville Elementary School, located about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 5 miles from Valley Forge National Historical Park, and about 4 miles from the home of John James Audubon. Flat attends Mrs. Cornish’s second grade class where 21 children gather each day. Twelve boys and nine girls learn, work, and play together in the class. We sit in teams of four or five so that we can help each other to learn. There are five computers in our room. Eagleville is celebrating its fiftieth year anniversary (half a century) and we are planning a special celebration. Our School theme is “Going for the Gold at 50.” It’s especially nice to share this year with the visiting Flats as well. Our whole school is working hard to focus on Respect and Responsibility so we are quite sure that Flat will be a nice guest at your school. We are looking forward to introducing the visiting Flats to our class mascot, “Friendship the Frog.” We know that they’ll be great friends and good company for each other.

Flat Stanley is such an enthusiastic and energetic student. He comes to school with a positive attitude and enjoys learning. Meeting new friends is especially exciting for Flat. I think that’s why you will see a smile on his face all the time. Flat enjoys telling jokes. One that he likes is: “What can make an octopus laugh?” The answer is “ten tickles (tentacles).” Soccer is a favorite sport for Flat and he loves wearing the team shirt with “Stanley” written on the back. One time he was riding his bike in Valley Forge Park and he got a flat tire – no problem for a boy named Flat. The fish that he likes the most is the flounder. If you think about that for a moment, it makes sense. Flat’s favorite food is a Philly Cheesesteak. Hershey Kisses made right here in Pennsylvania are his favorite treats. One thing that’s not too surprising is that he also likes flatbread and pancakes. Two of his favorite colors are blue and yellow which just happen to be our school colors. Special pastimes for Flat are writing and reading stories. Don’t forget to include him in your story time. Have fun with Flat. We are looking forward to hearing of his adventures and travels.

1 comment:

Mrs. Hollifield's second grade class said...

PA Eagleville Flat Stanley sure has been busy since arriving in Rural Hall, NC. We talked about fire safety, and he met Sparky the firedog. Flat went to a Wake Forest football game and cheered on the Deacons. Stanley took a tour of Old Salem, and really enjoyed the flat Moravian cookies. He could not stop eating them. He went to the Opera and came out humming! Flat went to a video conference on Animal tracks and signs. He even got to see a live snake and owl. He joined us to listen to several stories and learned new strategies for working out new words. He loved the story Roxie and the Holligans. Flat joined our class for a field trip to see a Junie B. Jones show. He thought she was silly! He loved going to Trunk or Trick and seeing everyone dressed up. Then, he got his picture taken on picture day and was named Student of the Week before leaving for his next adventure. He is welcomed to come back to visit with us anytime! We sure enjoyed having him visit with us. We throughly enjoyed our videoconference with your class. It was awesome! We enjoyed meeting, talking, and sharing with you. Your poem and song were terrific. Our class enjoyed hearing all about Flat Stanley's adventures with your class. Thank you for taking such good care of him. You are a wonderful class! :)