Postcards, Postcards, Postcards!!!

I have trouble updating the side bar while I am in the village, and will do so as soon as I am back to city life again….but because of all of you, I have become best friends with the post master at my post office.  Last week I was the only one to receive mail, and got 10 new postcards, all from different people and different places!  How amazing is that?  We have people sending postcards from 5 different continents, which includes 9 different countries.  In America people have written from 19 states, the capital, and 1 US territory.  In total 54 postcards and 38 letters!

Today at interval, I had two of my slowest readers in year 6 sprawled out on the floor trying to decode the writing, and using their English to make sentence about the different pictures.  Across the school yard there were about 10 people trying to share the lone Atlas to read about the different places.

3 maps have been started, but we have not finished them yet, but the students have so much pride in their work-it is beautiful.  Our painting of the maps are not perfect, as some children in their attempt to paint more, combine countries.  This has happened a long in Europe and Central and South America.

Here is an updated list of all of those who have sent postcards and letters.  Those in bold are the new ones just received. 

Postcards from USA
Uati from Alaska, USA
Renee from San Diego, California, USA
Bill from Columbia State Park, California, USA
Bill from Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Jen from Nederland, Colorado
Tanyah from Florida, USA
Kemari from Florida, USA
Brian from Florida, USA
Erica from Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth from Somerville, MA, USA
Jane from Minnesota, USA
Erica from St Louis, Missouri, USA
Renee from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Erica from New Jersey, USA
Chris from Brooklyn, NY, USA
Megan from Charlotte, NC, USA
Matthew from Astoria, OR, USA
Ben from Tennessee, USA
Joey from Texas, USA
AJ from Utah, USA
Richard from Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA
Jen and Jason from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Bill and Kathleen from Utah, USA
Howard from Virginia
Kathleen from Seattle, Washington, USA
Uati from Seattle, WA, USA
Kelley from St John, US Virgin Islands, USA
Elisa from Mount Barker, Washington, USA
Casey from Washington D.C, USA
Howard from Washington D.C
Howard from Wisconsin, USA
Garrett from Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Mrs. Hoeft from Big Horn, WY, USA

Postcards from Oceania
Tasi from Wellington, New Zealand
Kyle from Sydney, Australia
Billy from Fiji

Postcards from Europe
Claire from Ireland
Lyne and Marcus from Cologne, Germany

 

Postcards from Asia
Rosie from Aomori, Japan

Postcards from Africa
Garrison from Senegal, West Africa
Hanah from Gambia, West Africa

Letters
Demetria, Staten Island, NY USA
Simona, Staten Island, NY USA
Anthony, Staten Island, NY USA
Justina, Staten Island, NY USA
Emily, Staten Island, NY USA
Kevin, Staten Island, NY USA
Annabelle, Staten Island, NY USA
Jay, Staten Island, NY USA
Gordon, Staten Island, NY USA
Larissa, Staten Island, NY USA
Jacqueline, Staten Island, NY USA
Erich, Staten Island, NY USA
Marchi, Staten Island, NY USA
Nicholas, Staten Island, NY USA
Brianna, Staten Island, NY USA
Maria, Staten Island, NY USA
Harvey, Staten Island, NY USA
Allison, Staten Island, NY USA
Anand, Staten Island, NY USA
Chloe, Staten Island, NY USA
Nichole, Staten Island, NY USA
Zoe, Staten Island, NY USA
Jake, Staten Island, NY USA
Amanda, Staten Island, NY USA
Autumn, Staten Island, NY USA
Michaela, Staten Island, NY USA
Malachy, Staten Island, NY USA
Alyssa, Staten Island, NY USA
Ben, Staten Island, NY USA

Thank you again for all that you have done to support this project!  It would not have been anything without all of you!