Dear Friends of New
Franklin Elementary Kindergarten:
I am writing to tell you all about an exciting new
social studies/geography project that our class is beginning and would love for
you to be a part of. Our end goal is to receive postcards from all 50 states in
the U.S.
First, we would like to start off by giving you a
little background information about us and our classroom. We are part of New
Franklin Elementary, currently a small 7 classroom elementary school in the
Chambersburg Area School District located just 14 miles north of the Maryland
border in South Central Pennsylvania. Our class has 24 students (14 girls and
10 boys) plus our teacher, Mrs. Tabitha Eckenrode. Throughout the day, we have
lessons in reading, math, writing, social studies, science, plus our 4
itinerant classes: art, music, library, and physical education.
In our social studies unit this marking period, we
are studying geography and we thought it would be a really fun idea to try and
receive a postcard from all 50 states in the country by the end of the year
(June 2014). This is where we need your help. Please help us reach our goal by
writing us a postcard or letter and sending it to
New Franklin Kindergarten
c/o Mrs. Tabitha Eckenrode
3485 Wayne Rd
Chambersburg, PA 17202
In your postcard/letter
please remember to keep it appropriate for our age level, but don’t be afraid
to teach us new vocabulary that will help us better understand your state and
region of the country that you live in. Some ideas to get you started could be
telling us about:
Yourself and your family
Where you live in that state
What the weather is like where you live
What people in your area like to do for fun
What kind of food you like to eat/does it have a different name than what
we are used to calling it (i.e. soda = pop)
We hope that you would be interested in participating
in our geography project to help us learn about the 50 states and how they
differ from each region of the country. We want to send you our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation in advance for we guarantee that we will thoroughly
enjoy reading and keeping everyone’s letters. Also, please feel free to pass
this letter along to anyone from other states who you think would also be
interesting in participating in our project to further assist us in reaching
our goal.
If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, you
can feel free to email Mrs. Eckenrode at tabitha.eckenrode@casdonline.org. You
can also check out the progress of our project plus learn more about our classroom
by reading our blog at http://dayinkindergarten.blogspot.com
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tabitha Eckenrode & New Franklin Kindergarten Class
