Welcome!

Grade 2 Students and Families,

Summer is flying by! Before you know it, it will be the first day of school! I am very excited to begin the school year as the new Grade 2 teacher at Shutesbury Elementary School! I would like to tell you a little bit about me so you will have a little bit of an idea of what to expect. I have been a teacher for eight years in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut, and I have taught students in Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, AND third grade! (Though, out of all those grades, I think Grade 2 is my favorite.) I live in Amherst now with my family, and I have two kids of my own who are 1 and 3 years old (one of them will be in preschool at SES this year!). Some things that I like to do are yoga, riding my bike, cooking, walking in the woods, and of course, reading. I have spent the summer hanging out with my family, swimming at the beach, picking vegetables from the farm, but mostly, I have been preparing to teach second grade!

Looking forward to meeting you!

Mrs. Hertel