Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can keep these 2nd graders from their Wildwood Post Office duties!
As part of a year-long focus on community, and what it means to be part of and contribute to one, Wildwood’s 2nd grade class revived a tradition of days past—the Wildwood Post Office.
After visiting a local post office for inspiration, 2nd graders set out to create a postal system of their own. Each day, they make the rounds of Wildwood's elementary campus, picking up letters from each classroom, sorting them by intended grade and destination, and then setting forth to deliver them to their recipients.
As these young students familiarize themselves with their campus and classmates, they’re also reinforcing key skills from the classroom. Letter writing provides great language arts practice, while math skills are put to the test by tracking data, such as how many letters they’ve delivered each week, and which grades give or receive the most mail, in order to tweak their process for efficiency.
It’s also a great lesson in responsibility, initiative, and effort. It takes everyone working together for the postal system to function smoothly.
“The students quickly learn that each role is crucial, from the letter collectors to the sorters and deliverers,” says Katie Delly, 2nd grade teacher. “As the 2nd graders continue their rounds, they carry with them the knowledge that they are making a difference, one letter at a time.”
