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A Wetumpka Welcome.
Wetumpka has a population of about 7,000 people and that makes for an interesting life here in our small town. There are so many interesting things about our little piece of heaven. It is said that 83 Million years ago a meteor hit here and there is an impact creator to prove it. Wetumpka is named after the Creek word meaning “rumbling waters”. When the Indian Removal Act (1830) was put into action, the Indians who moved from Wetumpka renamed the part of Oklahoma they moved to the same. We also have three major rivers flowing through us the Alabama, Tallapoosa, and Coosa Rivers. Those rivers led to the construction of two historic sites, Fort Toulouse and Fort Jackson. Downtown is still a historic place with many old buildings and the Bibb Graves Bridge. You may have even seen our town in a movie “Big Fish,” “The Rosa Parks Story,” and “The Grass Harp” witch were all filmed here. So you can see why you would enjoy a visit here, Tocqueville did, and I can’t wait for you to experience it either. Come and enjoy small town life in Wetumpka, Alabama.
Joe Creamer and students
Wetumpka Middle School
Wetumpka, Alabama
Shonto, or Shaa' toho' in Navajo, meaning "Spring on the Sunny Side" is a small community in the heart of the Navajo Reservation in Northern, Arizona. The Dine'(Navajo for "The People")in Shonto are secure in their beliefs, their customs, their families and their clans. Shonto is known for maintaining the traditional Navajo culture, language, and creating beautiful pottery and rugs.
MaryAnne Miner and students
Shonto Preparatory School
Shonto, AZ
Hello from Mrs. Kruse's First Grade class at Presidio School! We have 13 students in our class, and we are learning many things. Each week, we have classes in Tae Kwon Do, Art, Dance, Music, and Sign Language. This year, we will learn about how people live now, and how people lived in very long ago times, all over the world, about the continents, rocks and minerals, about many famous people, fun math facts and how to use them, and many other exciting things, like how to take care of our class fish.
We wish you could come to visit us in Tucson, Arizona, because it is lots of fun here. Right now, it is very hot, but most of the year, we have perfect weather for playing outside. Some of the animals that live here are javelina, coyotes, roadrunners, quail, foxes, and eagles and hawks. We have lots of desert plants, like saguaro cacti, Palo Verde and mesquite trees, ocotillo and prickly pear cactus. Mrs. Kruse likes to make jelly from the prickly pear cactus fruit, and she said she will bring some to school for us when the fruit is ripe. Tucson is a good place for growing other plants, like roses and fruit trees, too.
We love our school, and the Character Counts Pillars we use. (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship). Presidio School is for kindergarten through high school, and some of the big kids come into our class to help us learn. We think that's cool.
We can hardly wait to start sending postcards to each other!
Your postcard friends,
Mrs. Kruse's first graders
Presidio School
Tucson, Arizona
We are a third grade class in San Diego, Ca. Our mascot is the Grizzly! We are a new school and this is just our second year. We have 780 students in grades Pre K - 5. We enjoy the wonderful weather, the amazing beaches, the Padres. and the Chargers. Some of our sightseeing highlights are Sea World, the SD Zoo, and The Wild Animal Park. We also love Old Town, Coronado, Seaport Village, and Downtown. We hope you are able to visit our city one day.
Laurie Norcross’ 3rd Grade
Willow Grove Elementary
San Diego, California
Hello from sunny San Diego! Here is just a little information so you can get to know our city better. The weather here is mostly sunny during the spring and summertime. It rains occasionally during winter and sometimes spring. There is a lot to do here! Most people like to go to the beach to enjoy the weather. Balboa Park has a lot of museums and beautiful grassy areas to hang out. We also have our world's famous San Diego Zoo and Sea World. We are home to the Padres,our baseball team, where you can go to Petco Park downtown! We are also home to the Chargers! Go Bolts!! If you ever get a chance, you should come and visit our great city!
Mrs. Olson's 2nd Grade Class
Ibarra Elementary
San Diego, CA
Our school is located in sunny San Diego, CA. We are a second and third grade combination class. We are excited to learn about different states in our country through this program. San Diego is a great place to live. We have the world famous San Diego Zoo where you can see all kinds of wild animals. After you're done visiting the zoo, you can head over to Balboa Park, which is right next door. There you can visit all kinds of fabulous museums and art galleries. And of course, you can't forget about our wonderful beaches. You could spend the whole day there just enjoying the water and soaking in the sun. We are looking forward to hearing from all of you!
Miss White's 2/3 Combo Class
Ibarra Elementary
San Diego, California
Greetings from Mrs. Acosta's Class,
We are from sunny California near San Diego. We are located about one mile from the Pacific Ocean. Most of us enjoy spending time body surfing, board surfing, skate boarding, bicycle riding - and all the other things that you probably like doing. We think that this is really a fun idea and look forward to getting postcards from all over the place. Our weather is hot and sunny most of the year! Very little rain and it hardly ever gets cold. We are located near Camp Pendleton so some of our families are involved in the military.
Susan Acosta's 5th Grade Class
Palmquist Elementary
Oceanside, California
Our school is in Agoura Hills, California a city north of Los Angeles. We are tucked among mountains and hills and near the beach. Some activities we enjoy doing in and near our city are: catching frogs at a near by pond, hiking in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, going to one of the many beautiful parks and spending time at the nearby beaches. Agoura Hills is special because of the great restaurants, shops and natural places to visit.
Leslie Martinez 2nd & 3rd Grade
Mariposa Elementary School
Agoura Hills, California
Arnold is one of eight elementary schools in the city of Cypress. Cypress is a small suburban city in southern California. It use to be called Dairy City due to the large number of farmers in the area. Now, Cypress is bustling with homes and businesses. We are a 10 minute drive from Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Seal Beach. We're a great place to live with lots of diversity.
Cathery Yeh and 5th Grade students
Arnold Elementary
Cypress, California
Hello from sunny southern California! Garden Grove is a wonderful tourist community and our school is located just 5 minutes from the Disneyland Resort. We live just minutes away from the beaches, Angels Stadium, as well as Knott's Berry Farm. St. Callistus School is part of a wonderful Parish community and we are a diverse group with many ethnic backgrounds including many Hispanics, Vietnamese, and Phillipinos. So if you're ever in the area visiting, keep an eye out for our school!
Mrs. Dung Tran - 5th Grade
St.Callistus School
Garden Grove, California
Greetings from sunny Southwest Florida! We are a large public high school of 1700 students that is about 30 minutes away from the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. It is a great place to get away from schoolwork and relax for just a little while. In the winter, we get lots of visitors who flock to our warm beaches to escape the cold weather up North. We are very proud to be an "A" school for the second year in a row!!! We have strong academics as well as great sports and music activities. Our school color is red. You can often hear that chant as we celebrate our football team on Friday nights!!!
We look forward to learning more about your school!
Robert Moor's Class
North Fort Myers HS
North Fort Myers, Florida
Russell Elementary is the newest school in Santa Rosa County. We live in Milton which is one of the oldest cities in Florida having been founded in 1844. One of the major industries in the 1800s was lumber so the name Milton is thought to come from Mill Town. We're in the western part of the Florida panhandle near Pensacola which just celebrated the 450th anniversary of its founding. There's a lot of history in our area! While our summers can be really hot and we have experienced our share of hurricanes, our weather is generally mild. We're close to the most beautiful beach in the world--Pensacola Beach. The sand is white and the water is beautiful. We live in a wonderful place!
M’Adele Carson's 4th grade
Bennett Russell Elementary
Milton, Florida
Coconut Creek is in Southeast Florida, NW of Fort Lauderdale. Coconut Creek is known as the "Butterfly Capital of the World". The world's largest butterfly aviary is here with more than 5,000 butterflies. Coconut Creek is also known for it's beautiful landscaping. Early developers planted many coconut trees here and that is how Coconut Creek was named. Jana Bieger, a Silver Medalist on the 2006 Olympics Gymnastics Team lives here in Coconut Creek as well as two UFC fighters and Paula Da Silva, a runner-up on "Hell's Kitchen". The weather in Coconut Creek is fabulous if you like an abundance of sunshine and heat! When you're in Coconut Creek you're not far from many interesting places in Florida. Some of them are the beach, the Everglades, the Florida Keys, Miami and Orlando, Home of Disney World. Coconut Creek Elementary school has about 750 students from K -5th grade.
Our school colors are maroon and gold. Our mascot is a Cougar Cub. We are eager to learn about YOU and where you live.
Diane Van Dyke's 3rd Grade Class
Coconut Creek Elementary
Coconut Creek, Florida
English Estates is located about 45 minutes north of Walt Disney World. Living in Central Florida, means lots of sunshine and lots of thunderstorms. We are known as the Lightning Capital of the United States! The good thing is, the thunderstorms don't last long and the sun soon shines again. We can be found on Google Earth, our coordinates are: 28° 38' 56" Latitude and -81° 21' 4". We hope you can make it to Orlando soon, it is a fun place to be!
English Estates Elementary
Chris Mulholland's 4th Grade Class
English Estates Elementary
Fern Park, Florida
I teach 4th grade at English Estates Elementary School in Fern Park, Florida. Fern Park is located near Orlando. We participated last year with this project and just loved it! The kids enjoy learning about other states and, in some cases, other countries around the world.
Sandi Johnson's Class - 4th Grade
English Estates Elementary
Fern Park, Florida
Jacksonville is a huge city! Like many cities within a city... but that's ok because there is so much to do here. We have nice beaches, the Jaguars football team, really good food, and shopping places. We are in Northeast Florida so we still have seasons and it actually gets pretty cold here in winter (it never snows though). We hope you have fun learning more about where we live.
Ms. Page & Ms. Dobson's 4th Grade Class
New Berlin Elementary
Jacksonville, Florida
Greetings from sunny Central Florida! Our school has around 760 students in grades Pre-K to 5th grade. We are thirty minutes away from Disney World and about forty minutes away from Daytona Beach. English Estates elementary is close to many exciting attractions besides Disney. Sea Word, Universal Studio, Wet-n-Wild are a few of the other attractions you can visit when you come to Central Flroida. Our school is unique because of our Leadership program. We are taught Steven Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People beginning in Pre-K. Our school culture is terrific because we are all striving to be excellent Leaders in our school, homes and community. We are the home of the Roadrunners and our school motto is Learn, Excel, Achieve and Dream (L.E.A.D). We look forward to learning about your school.
Bonnie Brown's 4th Grade Class
English Estates Elementary
Fern Park, Florida
Marietta, Georgia is a busy community just north of Atlanta, Georgia, the proud home of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. General Lucius Clay, who administered to Germany after World War II, and Travis Tritt, a famous country music performer, hail from Marietta. We enjoy all four seasons here; our summers are hot and our winters are mostly mild. It is a rare treat when it snows here; we are always wishing and hoping for a snow day from school! Marietta was a railroad and hospital town during the War Between the States. The Great Locomotive Chase took place here, along with an infamous Civil War battle where the Union forces suffered heavy casualties. Most of the downtown area of Marietta was destroyed when it was set on fire at the start of Sherman's March to the Sea. Today it is beautifully restored and has shops, restaurants, and a central park with an awesome model of The Great Locomotive Civil War train. Each day young children enjoy playing there. The young people of our community love to play sports like baseball, football, soccer, swimming, lacrosse, cross-country, and rugby on school, church, and neighborhood teams. Many kids enjoy going to the Atlanta Braves (baseball), Atlanta Falcons (football), Atlanta Hawks(basketball, and Atlanta Thrashers (hockey) games with their parents. Locally, there is a very large waterpark called White Water that is a favorite summer hang-out. When people come to Marietta from other states and countries, they will often visit the Kennesaw National Battleground, The Great Locomotive Museum, the National and Confederate Cemeteries, and the Margaret Mitchell (author of the classic book Gone With the Wind) Museum. Many tourists also like to make the short ride into Atlanta to visit the world-famous Georgia Aquarium and the Coca-Cola Museum. We hope one day you may be able to visit Marietta where we can show you some true "Southern hospitality!"
Suzanne Larsen/Librarian
Eastside Christian School
Marietta, Georgia
Illinois, the home of our 16th President Abraham Lincoln, the spot of the well-known attraction Route 66, but also the home of many students just like you. Our school is located approximately thirty miles south of Chicago in New Lenox, IL. New Lenox Township was created in 1852 when the Rock Island Railroad was being built between Chicago and Rock Island. Students here enjoy hanging out with their friends, family, and other sports/hobbies. Most of our students are very active in school, whether they are in sports or join clubs and activities. We look forward to hearing from each and every one of the other interesting schools.
Cindy Lullo’s Students
Martino Jr. High School
New Lenox, Ilinois
Prairie Village is the fifth largest city in Johnson County, Kansas. The city was built in 1941. Today there are 23,500 people living in the suburban town which touches Kansas City, Missouri on the west. We experience a cool autumn, cold winter, hot summer and wet spring. Many students attending Corinth Elementary hope to attend the University of Kansas and be a Jayhawk!
Melinda Snyder’s 2nd grade
Corinth Elementary
Prairie Village, Kansas
LOUISIANA
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a Great school, it is located in uptown New Orlaens. There are giant oaks providing shade to the front yard. There is a Kaboom playground in the back. We have the Weatherbug set up on our roof this year.
New Orleans is the BIG EASY because we enjoy life through our festivals, music and spicy foods. The city comes alive during Mardi Gras, the French Quarter Festivities, the Jazz Fest as folks from all over the world come here to celebrate our unique heritage. A bowl of hot Gumbo, a few deliciously powdered beignets with chicory cofee,shrimp or catfish poboys dripping with hot sauces and raw oysters from the bay lure many to the city. Mardi Gras is the main attraction for tourists and the whole city is moving/dancing as if in a dream.
Sabina Puri and students
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
New Orleans, Louisiana
Maryland is a state full of history. For example, Maryland was one of the 13 original colonies and during the Civil War the battle of Sharpsburg took place near Sharpsburg, MD. Maryland is a small state,but has both beaches and mountains. We get all kinds of weather,but lately we haven't had much snow.
Elizabeth Hicks
Potomac Heights Elementary School
Hagerstown, Maryland
St. Peters, Missouri is located west of St. Louis. It is located on the Missouri River where Lewis and Clark began their expedition. We have four seasons with hot summers and cold winters. All Saints is a Catholic elementary school with a kindergarten through eighth grade.
Karen Richau’s Grade 3
All Saints School
St. Peters, Missouri
Hello from Long Island, New York
Long Island is located at the southeastern tip of New York, with a population of about 7.7 million people. We are located about one hour from Manhattan. We can easily jump on a train and enjoy all the adventure that a big city has to offer. New York is well known for their pizza and bagels; you can find a bagel store and pizzeria in just about every town on long island.
Gorgeous beaches surround us here on Long Island. Our school is about two miles from the beach. As a matter of fact, our school symbol is the scallop shell because of the close proximity to the water. Many Long Islanders take advantage of the summer by enjoying the beautiful beaches. We do enjoy all four seasons here but summer seems to be the favorite season for most Long Islanders.
Harbor Country Day School is an old mansion that was converted into a school 51 years ago. We are an independent school with about 150 students enrolled from pre-k to eighth grade. Many of the students at Harbor enjoy playing soccer, horseback riding, swimming and reading.
There are many famous people that were born here on Long Island. Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Lindsey Lohan, LL Cool J, Rosie ODonnell and the Baldwins have all grown up in this area.
Dawn Woods and 3rd Grade Students
Harbor Country Day School
St. James, New York
Saratoga Independent School is located in beautiful Saratoga Springs, NY. This historic city is about 40 minutes north of the state capital, Albany, and three hours north of New York City. Saratoga Springs is known for its natural springs and mineral waters, the lovely architecture of its historic buildings, and the Saratoga Race Course (home to the New York Racing Association for six weeks each summer). We are also fortunate to have the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, which features the New York City Ballet, Philadelphia Orchestra and a variety of concerts each summer. The city is also home to Skidmore College, several excellent museums (including the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame), and nearby is the Saratoga National Park, which includes an important battlefield site where American forces defeated the British during the Revolutionary War. We are fortunate to live in a city with such a rich history and culture, four vibrant seasons, and a beautiful surrounding countryside.
Felice Karlitz
Saratoga Independent School
Saratoga Springs, New York
We are located in Cincinnati, Ohio. We are excited about moving into our new building. We are also excited to write to students from around the world. Our weather has been up and down lately between 50 to 90 degrees. At our school we wear uniforms: blue shirts, blue ties, and tan pants.
Again, we are excited about participating in Pen Pal Exchange. We hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Truly,
Christine Irby
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Phoenix Community Learning Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Portland is a great town! It got its name from a coin toss in 1845. Lovejoy wanted to name it Boston and Pettygrove wanted to name it Portland. Guess who won! Portland is also know as the city of Roses. Every year we have a Rose Festival with many parades, an amusement park and high school students are chosen as princesses. Portland gets a lot of rain in the spring and sometimes snow in the winter. It is a great place to live. We are close to Mt. Hood for skiing and snowboarding. The Pacific Ocean is also a short drive. You can play on the beach, build sand castles or fly a kite. Our city has a lot of people who ride their bike instead of driving. We are trying to live green and take care of the Earth.
Sarah Wolfgang’s 4th grade
Gilbert Heights
Portland, Oregon
Our class is from Philadelphia, PA. Our city has wonderful things to visit such as the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Art Museum, and so much more. When you are downtown, you sometimes feel like you are living back in the 1700's or 1800's because of the old buildings and the tour guides. Some famous people from our city are Betsy Ross (who created the American flag), Benjamin Franklin (who invented many things and helped with the creation of our nation), and Will Smith (the actor). We have 4 seasons here. It doesn't snow much during the winter, but it does get pretty cold. The fall is beautiful when all of the leaves change colors. During the summer it sometimes gets hot and humid! Philadelphia is a great place, you should come and visit!
Ashley Ducommun and students
People for People Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
Our school, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is located in Luzerne County in an area called the Wyoming Valley. Not far from us in Wyoming County is the Endless Mountains. The Susquehanna River runs through both counties. Spring and summer are typical for the Northeast. In the fall we experience colorful foliage covering the Endless Mountains. Winter snow brings skiing and snowboarding at the nearby Montage Mountain Ski Resort.
Karen Traver’s Grade 2
United Hebrew Institute
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Hello from the Keystone State! We are second graders from Moscow, Pennsylvania. Moscow is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. It is said that Moscow is named after Moscow, Russia. We have warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Our school colors are red, black and white. Warm Wishes,
Michelle Layland’s 2nd Grade
Moscow Elementary Center
Moscow, Pennsylvania
Welcome to Northeastern Pennsylvania! It is very exciting to live here because of the weather. This past summer it has rained a lot and the students are already looking forward to snow days! In the winter, many people travel here to ski. During the other months people travel here to see the beautiful scenery! This area is known for coal mines. Pennsylvania is a great state to learn about because many important historical events took place in Philadelphia. We live about two hours away but take many class trips! In addition, we are home to the Hershey Bar and a famous groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil, who predicts the weather. We hope you enjoy learning about Pennsylvania and all it has to offer!
Jennifer Ferkel
Fourth Grade
1710 Wyoming Ave
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Welcome to La Marque, Texas from Ms. Aaron’s 3rd Grade Class at Shekinah Radiance Academy! La Marque is located in the southeast portion of Texas and just 12 miles from Galveston Island and 45 minutes from Houston. The community was originally known as Highlands, because it is located near the Highland Creek. However in the1890s, Madam St. Ambrose renamed the city to La Marque, which in French means "the mark’ because the original name was already being used. Our city is the hometown of Kay Bailey Hutchison who is known for being the first woman to represent Texas in the United States Senate. Also, one of our teachers at Shekinah is the aunt to the famous singer Beyonce. Due to the warm Texas sun and the cool breezes from the Gulf of Mexico, we are lucky to have summer all year long. We have really never experience a cold winter where there is snow and ice. However, we must deal with a possible chance of hurricanes hitting our gulf coast. We can honestly say we survive Hurricane Ike which directly hit our area last September. After Hurricane Ike, our community worked together as one to rebuild our city. There isn’t much to do in La Marque but we enjoy visiting surrounding cities for some fun in the sun. We like to put our feet in the warm sand and swim in the gulf on the beaches of Galveston. Also, we like to go to Kemah Boardwalk to feed the stingrays and ride rides such as “The Bullet” (a huge rollercoaster) and the Ferris wheel. There are also numerous places to shop and eat at in our city. We hope that you have learned a little about our city La Marque, Texas!
Jenny Aaron's 3rd Grade Class
Shekinah Radiance Academy at Abundant Life
La Marque, Texas
San Antonio is located in South Texas and is the second largest city in the state. San Antonio is rich in culture and history. We have many famous missions, including the Alamo. There are many things to do when you visit San Antonio. You can walk or ride a barge along the Riverwalk, have fun at Fiesta Texas or Seaworld, or cheer for the 4-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. We have hot summers and mild to cool winters. We have 300 days of sunshine ayear in San Antonio. It has only snowed here 31 times (sometimes just a trace) in the past 122 years. This year we have had over 39 days of 100 degrees or higher.
Lisa Vieger, 5th Grade
Huebner Elementary School
San Antonio, Texas
Greetings from Lubbock, Texas! We are located in what is called the West Texas Panhanld. We have about 250,000 people that live here. If you follow college football we are home to the Texas Tech Red Raiders! We are also famous for being the home of a famous singer named Buddy Holly! If you ever came to visit Lubbock, Texas you would be able to see land for as far as you could see and you would find many cotton fields along the roads. It is very hot here in the summer. It can get to be over 100 degrees! In the fall it begins to cool off and it becomes the perfect weather to play outside in. Not too hot and not too cold! When the winter arrives we can still play outside because we don't get much snow and most often there is no snow but we can still wear winter jackets because the temeprature gets to be 55 degrees or colder. Spring comes early and our flowers begin to bloom in early March. Many kids are very active in sports here. They like to do football, tennis, soccer and even baseball! Our Little League Baseball team made it to the World Series 2 years ago. If you like to eat BBQ then you have to come visit Lubbock!
Jeni Nichols’ 3rd Grade
Willow Bend Elementary
Wolfforth, Texas
Greetings from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fredericksburg is located about 50 miles south of Washington D.C. our nation's capital. A lot of history has taken place in this area since the birth of our country. President George Washington was born in Virginia and his boyhood home is minutes away from Fredericksburg in Ferry Farm, VA. Many Civil War battles also took place in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area. Fredericksburg is only a short drive from the beach and the mountains. It is a wonderful place to visit and explore. Hope you come see us soon!
Lynne Fultz’s 2nd Grade
Chancellor Elementary
Fredericksburg, Virginia
We are in our 3rd year in our new building. We love the technology in it. Bow Lake is located in a suburb just South of Seattle. 640 students attend our school and 42 languages our spoken in our district. Our winter weather is often cloudy with some rain,summers are fantastic not too hot. Our school has joined a Go-Green project and we have a winning chess club! Go Seahawks!
Brett MacDonald and students
Bow Lake Elementary
SeaTac, Washington
Greetings from Washington State!
Our small town of Kingston is located on the west side of Puget Sound just a little north of Seattle. Washington borders Canada, Oregon & Idaho. We have a very diverse landscape ranging from rocky and sandy ocean beaches to volcanoes, flat farm land & high mountains. We have both mild summers and winters which means it doesnt get too hot, nor does it get too cold. We are known for salmon and apples.
Paula Piperata’s Passport Club
Richard Gordon Elementary School
Kingston, Washington
WISCONSIN
Greetings from Wisconsin! Did you know that Wisconsin produces more cheese than any other state? Wisconsin is known as the Dairy State and is home to the World Dairy Expo which has visitors from all over the world! Wisconsin also boasts more water parks than any other state, thanks to Wisconsin Dells! Wisconsin is home to the Green Bay Packers football team and the Brewer's baseball team. Another fascinating fact about our state is that our state capitol building is almost as tall as the capitol in Washington D.C.! All and all, Wisconsin is a great place to call home!
Lindsay Muniz's 5th grade class
Elm Lawn Elementary
Middleton, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the statye of Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. There are many fun and interesting places to visit such as The Milwaukee Art Museum, The Milwaukee County Zoo, and the Milwaukee Riverwalk. Milwaukee has two professional sports teams, the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. The Wave soccer team and Admirals hockey team also call Milwaukee their home. Milwaukee's location in the Great Lakes Region means that it often has rapidly changing weather. The warmest month of the year is Julyt, averaging 82 degrees and the coldest month is January averaging a temperature of 27 degrees. August is usually the wettest month with many thunderstorms. Snow commonly falls between the months of November and early April, sometimes even in May!
Cheryl Crichlow’s 3rd Grade
Concordia University School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Welcome to Wisconsin! We are the land of humid 90 degree summers and -20 degree bone-chilling winters. We are fortunate to have four seasons, all completely different from one another. We enjoy fishing, beaches, boating, hiking, biking, and swimming during our summers, and sledding, snowshoeing, ice skating, catching snowflakes on our tongues, drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows, and building snow forts in the winter.
We love our Packer and our Badger teams here in Wisconsin . . . Fall is here and we have launched into football season! We enjoy tailgating before and after football games. Tailgating is when people pack the car, park on lawns or in parking lots, eat brats, hamburgers, chili, and lots of other delicious food, and get excited for the game. And yes, we even tailgate outside in negative temperatures! BRRR!
Since Wisconsin is the Dairy State, it has a lot of rural areas and farmland. But we also have larger urban areas like Milwaukee and Madison. Whether looking for open fields, hills, and plains, or a bustling city, Wisconsin has something for everyone!
Kristi Heiser and Grade 3
St. Maria Goretti School
Madison, Wisconsin
*****
Hello from Vienna!
Vienna is a beautiful big city of about 1.8 million people, which lies directly on the Danube River. Our school is right near a channel of the Danube. We like to walk or ride bikes along the promenade and look at the ships going up and down the waterway. The bridges are lit up at night too, and it is simply lovely.
The official language of Austria is German, but many people who live in Vienna come from other countries, so you can hear a lot of different languages being spoken in the restaurants, on the trams, and on the subway.
It is easy to get around without a car. You can get everywhere with public transportation, which is very clean, safe, and punctual. Usually it is faster than taking a car. Other countries often send people to look at the great transportation system here.
The city is divided into 23 districts. The first district is actually the oldest part of Vienna. In fact, it was the ONLY part of Vienna until about 100 years ago, when the walls surrounding it were torn down and large boulevards were built in their place. Along this boulevard there are important buildings, like the city hall, the university, the parliament, the national theater,the imperial court, the national opera, the art history museum, and the natural history museum. You can see many of these buildings on the postcard gallery.
Right in the middle of the first district is St. Stephan's Cathedral. If you climb up the tower, you can get a good view of the whole area. You can also take a tour under the courtyard area, where there are stacks of bones in the crypts.
If you like ships, you can ride a ship up or down the Danube River. In about an hour you can already be by boat in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Vienna is surrounded by forests. Many people like to go hiking there, especially in the Fall and Spring. Vienna has four distinct seasons, but during the last years the winter has been fairly mild with only a little bit of snow. Some of the animals which live here are red squirrels, badgers, beavers, foxes, deer, rabbits, pheasants, wild pigs, and bears--typical forest animals. As for birds, there are a lot of pigeons, black ravens, sparrows, swallows, and woodpeckers. We don't have any poisonous snakes to speak of, and only one poisonous spider called a cross spider because it has a cross on its back.
Most Austrians are Roman Catholic, but there is also a large Protestant community, a middle-sized Islamic community, and a tiny Jewish community.
Austria is a democracy. People age 16 and over can vote. In Vienna itself, even people who don't have Austrian citizenship can vote if they live there.
Austria has a wonderful medical system. Everybody has to pay into it from his wages, but medical treatment is free. Medicine is also almost free, the patient only pays a small subscription fee regardless of how expensive the medicine really cost. The doctors in Austria are known to be very competent. People come from all over the world to the hospitals here. Austria also has many famous skiiers. The Californian governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was from Austria, and you all know Mozart, Haydn, and Strauss as musicians and composers as well.
The food in Austria is pretty good. Most people love schnitzel (breaded veal or chicken)and Sacher torte (chocolate cake with apricot filling), but there are many yummy Austrian food specialties.
The native dress is a Trachten. The girls and ladies wear a dirndl and the men where lederhosen, a gingham shirt, suspenders, and a wool jacket.
Austria gets a lot of its money from tourism and from its milk products.
Hope this will make you want to come see us!
Elisheva Malowicki and students
European Jr. High School
Vienna, Austria
Our city of Iasi is a beautiful city. It is a historical city where you can see many buildings, cultural and historical. Iasi is visited by many tourists who are excited by what I see every day: The Palace of Stefan cel Mare, museums, botanical gardens and more. Our weather is pleasant. The summers are hot and winters are cool. Many writers and composers were born in our city. Please come to Iasi to see our nice, welcoming people.
Badi Christina and students
Iasi, Romania
UNITED KINGDOM
We live in an area very close to Norwich. Itis in the East of England and it is very flat. The weather is often rainy! We live close to the Norfolk Broads, where people can sail and relax on the water. Norfolk has a history for farming, weaving and mustard. Horatio Nelson is a famous person from Norfolk. We like to play football, go to the beaches and bowl. In Norwich you can visit the castle, the local beaches and even travel to Cambridge or London on the train.
Sarah Potter and Year 5 students
St.Michael’s Junior School
Norwich, ENGLAND
Fourfields is a large primayr school with 350 chidren between the ages of 4 to 11. It is one of 3 schools in Yaxley. Yaxley is a village (some say the largest in England) on the edge of the Fens and close to the cathedral city of Peterborough in the east of England. Cambridge is our next nearest city. We are about 80 miles north of London. We live in the dries region of the UK although we still seem to get our fair share of rain! We rarely get snow in winter and temperatures in summer average around 23 degrees.
There is a variety of clubs for children in Yaxley although for most sports activities children have to travel to other towns.
Sue Ward’s Field Mice Class
Fourfields Primary School
Cambridgshire, England
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