Our 3rd graders from Iowa are trying to meet new people from all over the world. We decided to make a voki and see if it could 'travel' to new places. We are excited that you have found us. Please leave a comment and let us know where you're from. Our class would love to skype with you. We hope to be able to learn about new places and 'meet' new people. Thanks for participating!
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Hi! Well, I'm not too far away around the world from you, but I love your voki and blog! :)
ReplyDeleteHi! I'd love to welcome your voki to Chennani, India! :)
ReplyDeleteI, too, am not too far away. I live in Sioux City, Iowa. Iowa is a great place to live. I enjoyed your Voki and blog. It looks like you are learning a lot!
ReplyDeleteHave a great school year!
Kathy Perret, Instructional Coach
Sioux City, IA
I, too, am an MNW Cougar and live Manson. I hope you get lots of comments on your traveling Voki. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteWe are a 5th grade class from NYC. Still in the same country as you - but our teacher is from Australia!!
Great blog!
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ReplyDeleteHi, I am Yonatan, I am from Israel. I go to third grade too. Israel is sunny and warm. We speak Hebrew here.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying watching were Voki is traveling. Unfortunately I don't live very far away. I live at Twin Lakes. Perhaps some of you have been here during the summer.
Happy travels,
Judy Wessels (Mom)
Hi Yonatan,
ReplyDeleteWe are excited to hear from another 3rd grader! Iowa is sunny and warm right now, but it will soon be snowy and cold. How many kids are in your class?
Hi Mom!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great surprise. We will add twin lakes to our map! Haley is supposed to post also. I hope you're having a good day. How was the ice cream??
Mrs. Pearson
Well I live in Concord, NC and am happy to see your Voki! I will try to spread the word as best as I can for you. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm from Larchmont, NY, just outside of NYC. I also Plurked about your Voki and Blog, and hope that the teachers who follow me will leave notes and offer to skype with you.
ReplyDeleteHi kids. This is Haley Pemble from Johnson, IA. Mrs.Pearson is my favorite Aunt! She told me that you guys were a smart group of kids. Given that you guys are so smart, I wondering if you knew the answer to this question: What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of..........??? Good luck!! Talk to you soon!!! HP#13
ReplyDeleteWow! Haley,
ReplyDeleteYou have me stumped! But don't worry, my class will figure it out. We will post it when we find out! Thanks for finding us here! It's great to hear from my favorite niece!
Hello from Kaposvár, Hungary! It is a beautiful city in Somogy County, southwest of Budapest and not too far from Lake Balaton, the "Hungarian Sea." Perhaps we could Skype sometime, but since we do not have Internet in my classrooms, maybe my students can make a video for you.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in our travel project! I have been to Budapest and I think it's a very beautiful place! When I get to school today, we will be researching to find information about Hungary and Lake Balaton. Please send us a video and we will do the same for you!
Hi Mrs. Pearson's 3rd Grade. We are writing to you from down the hall in Mrs. Carlson's 1st Grade. We think your voki is really cool and liked looking at the world map. Have a good day 3rd Grade!
ReplyDeleteHello 3rd graders!
ReplyDeleteI'm Renee and I'm a graduate student in Menomonie, WI studying to be a school counselor at UW-Stout. Your voki looks like a fun project!
Hello 3rd Graders!
ReplyDeleteRight now, I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I just returned from a trip to China and South Korea- where I used to live and teach! Thanks for sharing your Voki; I'm excited to see how your map expands!
Jill Bromenschenkel
Hi Jill,
ReplyDeleteI used to live in the twin city area. What excited travels you have had! Did you teach English? Thanks for finding us!!
Hi 3rd Graders from Malaysia! We are an international school in a city called Kuala Lumpur (KL for short). Great blogging, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Paul, I am Landon's dad. I live in Phoenix Az. It is a beautiful place surrounded by desert, mountains, cactus,and all sorts of desert animals like bobcats, mountain lions, havalena, lizards, rattle snakes, road runners, coyotes, and even scorpions. If you travel about 2 hours north you can visit the world famous Grand canyon! In the summer it is quite hot here almost 120 degrees, but in the winter while you are all freezing and shoveling snow it is 70 degrees here. In the winter we can still dress in shorts and t-shirts, and even go swimming! It is a great city, you can ask Landon more about it he has ben here many times.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Marshall,
ReplyDeleteIt's so great to be able to add Malaysia to our map. We will have to look it up. I know it's many miles from here! Thanks so much for your comments!
Hi Paul!
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad to hear from you! Landon told us that you would be writing. Arizona sounds like a great place to live and to visit! We will add an Arizona tab to our map! Thanks and keep in touch!
Hello Mrs. Pearson and class!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to learn that you lived in the Twin Cities- great connection! I taught ELL and also did my Principal internship at an international School in Daejon, South Korea. I was able to go back there this month to visit and then flew to Shanghai, China to attend a Learning conference! We learned about many ways to use the web in class- just like the great things you're doing! :)
Hello Mrs. Pearson and Third Graders!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Lance. I am a friend of Landon's Mom. I live in Brooklyn New York but I am now in London, England! I am a musician who tours with a rock band for a living. I am currently staying in Brighton, England, which is a nice town on the southern coast of England. I am currently living on a big boat on the English Channel between England and France! It's very exciting. This year I get to go to England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland with my band!
Hi Third Graders and Mrs. Pearson,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you started this project because it is so fun to see who writes back to you. I check everyday to see who has written to you. Your Voki is traveling to many exciting places. Keep your suitcase packed. You never know where Voki will take you next!
Judy Wessels (Mom)
Hi Lance,
ReplyDeleteWow! Cool! What an exciting life! Lucas wants to know if you eat Belgium waffles? It was so great to hear from you! We will add England to our map! Landon is curious if you see fish since you live on a boat. Good questions are coming from my class. Thanks again!
Great questions guys!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to belgium yet but when I go I am planning on eat a Belgium waffle and I will take a picture of it for you guys!
In england the call french fries CHIPS and they call potato chips CRISPS! So I mess that up all the time. Also the money looks different so it is hard for me to tell how much money I have. Instead of having dollar bills, they have dollar coins.
Landon, I can see fish from the boat sometimes. I have a friend who is Marine Scientist so she works with Plankton, Fish and other sea life all the time. I will ask her if she has any pictures of things that live in England's water that we can send you guys!
Thanks!
Lance,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! We always love pictures! Let's stay in touch!
Hi from Eagan, Minnesota! My name is Amy and I went to the same college as Miss Goettsch, one of your teachers. I'm a children's librarian at a public library in a city called South St. Paul. Libraries are great places to find more information about the places you'll get to hear about from all your travels. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOh, and Austin, your Twins poster was great! I look forward to seeing another one next season!
Hello from Sioux Center, IA. This is Austin's brother Bruce. This is a pretty cool blog. I looked forward to keeping track on what is going on in your classroom. Go Cougars!!!
ReplyDeleteHi from Chicago IL. Actually, we are from Berwyn, IL. Berwyn is about 15-20 minutes from downtown Chicago. Here we measure distance by MINUTES, not MILES because it really depends on traffic a lot. I am Austin's Aunt Deb. His cousins Joey, Kerilyn and Samantha as well as his Uncle Joe all say HEEEELLLLLLLOOOOOO!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHello to Amy and Bruce, Alex and Noah- We are excited to hear from you! Thanks for writing to us. Austin checks the blog a lot so I bet he has already seen your note!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb,
ReplyDeleteWe are hearing from a lot of Austin's family and it is so great to hear from you all! I've never been to Berwyn. I bet it's exciting to live so close to Chicago. We say hello back to you all!!
Greetings from Laguna Niguel California. This is Austin's Great Aunt Nancy and her daughter Carrie, I am Austin's cousin. Laguna Niguel is in Orange County on the coast of California. Austin came to visit us this Summer and we had a great time going to the Beach, Aquarium and Disneyland. We love your Voki, can't wait to see how many people from around the world contact you. Mom used to teach 3rd grade in Iowa (Storm Lake and Early) about 50 years ago and she said that she never would have dreamed of having something like this in her classroom, you are very fortunate.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Peterson, Iowa. This is Austin's Aunt Gloria. I work at Eaton in Spencer, which makes parts for agriculture, construction, and lawn equipment. We currently have ten people from our Eaton plant in Shanghai, China working with us to learn how to build what our plant manufactures. Not all of the people speak English so it is a challenge to communicate. I enjoy keeping track of what you are learning!
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