Written to: Ms. McLane
From: Mrs. Rennebohm Franz's Class at Sunnyside School
Date: February 2000
*Teacher note: After reading and talking about Ms. McLane's messages, the class worked in small groups to think of ideas for writing email responses to her. They talked about telling her what they have learned from her messages, what questions they wanted to ask her and about writing words that would encourage her because they knew she had experienced lots of rain and challenging bicycle rides. Then they went into our school computer lab to write their messages. They used the skills they have learned from their Keyboarding and their Bird Print Writing Process They independently generated their content and voice (through choices of punctuation, capitalizations and vocabulary) and then had assistance from the teacher to edit for books spellings, for periods at the ends of sentences, and for capitalization at the beginning of sentences and for names.
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Dear Ms. McLane, How is your trip around the world? Do you think you can do it? I think you can do it!!!! I learned alot from your messages!!!!! Thank you for taking the time to write us messages!!!!! How many borders have you crossed? I have learned about Baja, Mexico from your messages!!! What have you learned from bicycling around the world? From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, How are you doing? How is your trip? Thank you for the email. I am proud of you. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, When you went to South Africa, did you see grassy savannah? Please send us a message some more about South Africa. Did you see giraffes, zebras or any lions? Thank you for all of the messages :) Don't be discouraged. You can do it. You're doing great! I have learned lots of things about Swaziland like the rooftops you were talking about. I learn about South Africa. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Are you having a good time! We hope so:) We really like your messages. What kinds of food do you eat in South Africa? THANK YOU for the messages. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Thank you for email. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Thank you for sending us messages. Don't be discouraged! :) :) :) You can do it! :) :) :) Did you see cheetahs, gazelles, zebras,and monkeys? What kinds of food are you eating in Swaziland? What is it it like traveling around the world? How are you? We have enjoyed reading your messages. From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Don't be discouraged. You can do it, We know you can. I have some questions for you. What kinds of food are you eating in Swaziland? Are you having lots of fun? What kinds of birds have you seen? Have you seen some giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, zebras, colobus monkeys, bushbabys or hippopotamus? From the email messages, I've learned what the terrains are like in Baja, California, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Argentina, South Africa and Swaziland. Thank you very much for all of the email messages. We love the email messages you send us! Thank you. We know you can do it! From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Do you like the food and drinks they give you? Do you like bicycling? When you were in Africa, did you see any zebras there? You can do it, Ms. McLane. Thank you for the messages. We like your messages. I've learned about Swaziland and Costa Rica. From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, How was your bicycling trip on North America and Baja, Mexico and Costa Rica and Panama and Swaziland? How many animals have you seen? Have you seen a zebra, a giraffe, a hippopotamus? How many zebras have you seen and how many giraffes have you seen and how many hippopotamus have you seen? We have learned about Swaziland. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, How is it in Swaziland? Is Odyssey 2000 fun? YOU CAN DO IT! Is it tiring in Swaziland? Where are you now? Thank you for the messages. Is it fun in Swaziland? Is it fun bicycling in Swaziland? From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, Thank you for the email messages. They're really enjoying. From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, YOU CAN DO IT! KEEP GOING! YOU ARE A WONDERFUL PERSON! THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL MESSAGES. How many borders have you crossed? DON'T BE DISCOURAGED:) From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, You might be discouraged but VERY VERY brave. How many borders have you crossed? Have you seen any rare birds? Our teacher's friend, Mrs. Lancefield, has a Swazi name. It's Mage Magagula. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, You can do it. Is it fun? Do you get bored when you ride? We have been learning a lot from your email. Thank you for the email. From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, You can do it! Do you like the trip? Thank you for spending time and sending us emails! We have learned a lot from your emails! From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, How many borders have you crossed? Don't be discouraged. Is it fun traveling around the world? How many animals have you seen? Don't be discouraged. We like all your messages. Have you seen anything cool? How do you like it in Seattle? Thank you. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, You are doing a good job of describing the landscape. I like reading your email messages. Have you seen a lot of animals in South Africa? I have learned about Baja Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, Panama, and Chile. From, A First Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, I learned about Swaziland and Africa. From, A Second Grader |
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Dear Ms. McLane, How are you? How is Swaziland, South Africa? Don't get discouraged and don't stop riding because you think you can't do it because I know you CAN do it. Thank you for taking the time to write your emails to us. I really enjoyed your email. They really helped me learn alot. Thanks. How is Capetown, Africa? What are you doing? Have you seen cheetahs, giraffes, zebras or gazelles? Will you be going to Kenya? Will you be going on Antarctica? It is so cold and it is snowy and icy. Thank you for the 20 something letters!!:) Are you having fun on your trip around the world? I have learned from your email: that Swaziland is landlocked. I have learned to spell Swaziland. I learned that there are two Californias. One is the name of a state that is called California and the other is Baja California. Will you be teaching in any other countries when you are finished? From, A Second Grader |