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January 27, 2010 @ 3:32 PM 2 Comments      

Great E-Mail Survey

 

1.   What is the name of your school?
2.   Where is your school located?
3.   How many students are in your class?
4.   How many students and grades are in your school?
5.   Do you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?
6.   What time does your school begin and end each day?
7.   How many days a year do you go to school?
8.   Do you go to school year round?
9.   Do you wear school uniforms?
10. Are you a public or a private school?
11. What is your state bird, flower, and tree?
12. Do you have a computer lab?
13. What special things are you studying?  Special projects?
14. What is your weather like?
15. How much does hot lunch cost?
16. Who employs most of the people in your city/town?
17. The most favorite book and author of your class is.


January 27, 2010 @ 3:30 PM 0 Comments      

I want to thank Mrs. Parrott from Central Elementary in Belle Plaine, IA for starting the Great Mail Race with my class.

When the state’s name listed below becomes green that means we have received contact from a school in that state.

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California 
Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia 
Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa 
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland 
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri 
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
            
New Jersey
New Mexico New York North Carolina
              
North Dakota
               
Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
              
South Dakota
              
Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont
Virginia Washington Washington DC
                       
West Virginia
              
Wisconsin
Wyoming        

January 27, 2010 @ 10:10 AM 2 Comments      

 

Leeds Avenue School

Mrs. Medina,  2nd grade 

100 W. Leeds Avenue

Pleasantville, NJ 08232

 

Dear Friend,

 

             Greeting from Pleasantville, NJ. I’m Freddy and I go to Leeds Avenue School. I love dogs and clothes. I see movies with my family. I got a sister that’s nine and I play with her. I like to hang out with my family. I hope to hear from you!

 

Truly,

 

Freddy Medina

 

The format is not like the actual document

click Freddy Friendly-Letter2 to view the orginial document.


January 27, 2010 @ 8:58 AM 2 Comments      

Hi,

My name is Mrs. Medina and I am a second grade teacher in Pleasantville, NJ. My class is participating in the Great Mail Race and we are sending letters to other 2nd grade classes.  I was wondering if you would like to participate.  My blog URL is http://mrskaymedina.edublogs.org if you would like to see what we are doing and learn more about my class. Also, you can send me an e-mail at mrskaymedina@gmail.com or have your students fill out the questionnaire posted on the students’ blogs at http://kidblog.org/mrsmedinasclass/student-blogs/ .  If you do not want to participate could you at least send us a postcard?

Leeds Avenue School

c/o Mrs. Medina

100 W. Leeds Avenue

Pleasantville, NJ 08232

We are looking forward to your communication.

Great Mail Race

Task 1

We started addressing our envelopes for the Great Mail Race.

 Check us out!

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Task 2

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Click here for sample of questionnaire

THE GREAT MAIL RACE QUESTIONNAIRE Homeroom ,

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or THE GREAT MAIL RACE QUESTIONNAIRE

 Students applying the skills:

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Task 3

Letter Writing

Friendly-Letter , letter , letter-color , letter-winter click to open

US Map

Other Resources

  1. friendly-letters  (PowerPoint)

January 27, 2010 @ 7:49 AM 1 Comment      

Hi,

My name is Mrs. Medina and I am a second grade teacher in Pleasantville, NJ. My class is participating in the Great Mail Race and we are sending letters to other 2nd grade classes.  I was wondering if you would like to participate.  My blog URL is http://mrskaymedina.edublogs.org if you would like to see what we are doing and learn more about my class. Also, you can send me an e-mail at mrskaymedina@gmail.com or have your students fill out the questionnaire posted on the students’ blogs at http://kidblog.org/mrsmedinasclass/student-blogs/ .  If you do not want to participate could you at least send us a postcard?

Leeds Avenue School

c/o Mrs. Medina

100 W. Leeds Avenue

Pleasantville, NJ 08232

We are looking forward to your communication.