* The original e-pal letters had each student's photograph included. For safety reasons, the photos are not included online. These letters were written in Microsoft Word and sent via email as an attachment so that the students would have the experience of writing a proper friendly letter. Each student wrote a rough draft and had two peers edit it before they typed it.
Fultondale Elementary
950 Central Avenue
Fultondale, AL 35068
August 22, 2007
Dear E-pal,
Hi, my name is Marie. Let me
tell you about myself. My favorite
color is pink. Also, my favorite
subject is math. Next, is my
favorite food is pizza. What are
your favorites? What do you like? Last, what is your name? I have two older sisters.
We are in a new
school now. In our school, we have an amphitheater, a track field, art
studio, and a writing lab. My
homeroom teacher is Mr. Cobb. Lat
year, I was in Mrs. Ramsay’s class. What
are your teacher’s names? What new things do you have at your school? Also,
what do you do for Fridays? Last
what do you do for activities?
Another thing
is that if you’ve never been to Alabama, these are some things we have. We
have roller coaster parks and the Appalachian Mountains.
Also, we have parks also Dakota Caverns. It’s real cool.
Fultondale is 15 minutes north of Birmingham. It’s where I live and go to school. Last, we have a new Colonial Promenade in Fultondale.
That’s the new shopping center that they are building where our old
school used to be. We are going to
have a Best Buy, Target, Starbucks, and best of all, a Books-a-Million.
I can’t wait because I love to read.
Lastly, what are your favorites? How
many sisters do you have? Also, how
many brothers? Last, how many
family members do you have?
Your
E-pal,
Marie
950
Central Ave
Fultondale, AL 35068
August 20, 2007
Dear
E- pal,
Hi, my name is Ignatio. I
live in Fultondale, AL. I have one
brother and four sisters. My
favorite hobby is basketball. My
favorite food is pizza. I am 10
years old and I am in the 5th grade. I live with my parents. I have 2
dogs and 3 birds at my house. I am a little bit tall at school. I am a boy. I am
smart at school when we do some work and tests.
My favorite animal is snapping turtles. I have a game called Super Mario
at my house. Super Mario is
something we can play with on our television.
I really like to read at my house. What’s
your favorite thing to do? I want
know all about you.
Fultondale, Alabama is a great place to live.
They have stores and places to eat.
Fultondale has a lot of big parks. It
has lots of animals in Fultondale. They have a big store called WAL MART. Fultondale is 15 minutes north of Birmingham.
Our people are respectful and nice like your people in Arizona.
I go to Fultondale Elementary School.
My 5th grade teacher is Mrs. Ramsay.
My teacher is nice and gentle. Our
school is really new. We have a
bigger school than the other school we had.
We will do some fun projects at my class.
We are doing a book report on our own book.
I am doing a report on a book called Scooby- Doo and the Sunkin Ship. My teacher has her own website on her computer. It is called www.ramsaysclass.com.
I hope you do some of our fun projects at your school, too.
We have learning teams in our classroom.
Our school is like a mansion. Our
school sits on a plateau.
Please write back soon!
Sincerely,
Ignatio
August 19, 2007
Dear E-Pal,
Hi, my name is Katie. I am in the 6th grade at Fultondale
Elementary. Our school is in Birmingham, Alabama.
Just recently we have gotten a new school. We have a big gym with blue
flooring. We also have an amphitheater, a lunchroom with a stage, a track, and
we are getting a playground. We do not have a middle school, so all of the 6th
graders that pass will go to the high school.
What is your name? What are your hobbies? What school do you attend? What
grade are you in? How old are you and when is your birthday? What are your
favorite colors? What is your favorite song and movie? What do you want to be
when you grow up?
My hobbies are dancing, reading, and collecting Webkinz (a stuffed
animal). When I grow up I want to be a photographer, an orthodontist, or a hair
stylist. My favorite books are Charlie Bone Series, A Wrinkle in Time,
and Magic Tree House. I love to play soccer. My favorite colors are hot
pink, lime green, blue-green, and purple. My birthday is October 3rd
and I will be 12. I have a sister named Anna in the 5th Grade and a
brother named Trip in 1st Grade.
This past summer I got to go to a dance competition. It was in Las Vegas.
I had a blast. The only thing I hated was it was so HOT. The temperature
reached up to 116 degrees! My sister, the rest of the dancers and I got two 1st
places and two 2nd places. Some of the hotels there were lots of fun
things to do like at one of the hotels there was a whole level of arcades, also
a roller coaster, and there was a hotel with a giant bubble. Inside of it were
all kinds of rides. Also there was
a Coke-A-Cola Factory and M&M World! Las Vegas is so fun!
This summer I also got to go with Mrs. Ramsay and 4 other students to
Atlanta to a conference. It was
awesome. We were chosen to go and
speak about our E-pal Project. I
met people from all over the world. We
got a lot of free stuff from companies too!
Your E-Pal,
Katie
950
Central Ave
Fultondale, Al 35068
August 20, 2007
Dear
E-pal,
Hi,
my name is Lynn. I live in
Birmingham, Alabama. I am new to
Fultondale Elementary. I do not know were any thing is in the school yet. I have
no clue where the office is, the art room and, writing lab is.
I am ten years old. I am in the fifth grade, I have two teachers, and
their names are Mrs. Ramsay and, Mrs. Wicker.
They are very nice. We have
to use the clickers to take a test. I
have six friends so far. They are very nice and kind. My teachers are nice and
kind also. I like all types of
things like shopping, movies, skating, food, and sports. My favorite colors are
blue, green, and red. My favorite
subject is math. In Alabama,
it is very hot. Right now it is one hundred five degrees.
People call Birmingham the Magic City because our city grew very quickly
when they started mining iron. We
have a football game called the Magic City Classic.
Alabama has a beach also. The name of it is, Gulf Shores. For my summer I went to Atlanta, Georgia.
It’s about 2 hours away from here.
Now I have questions for you E-pal! What is it like in Arizona?
Is it cold, hot, or warm? What
is your name, e-pal? Where do you
live E-pal? Do you live in a house
or apartment? Are you a car or bus
rider at your school? Where is your
school located? What is the name of
your school? What subjects do you
have in class? What is your
teacher’s name? What is your
favorite subject? What grade are
you in? Do you have different
activities in your school? What is
your favorite color? Do you have a
pet?
I’m so glad
that you are going to be my e-pal this year.
I can’t wait for you to write me back.
Please write back soon!
Your E-pal,
Lynn
950
Central Avenue
Fultondale, AL 35068
August
20, 2007
Dear
E-pal,
Hi my name is Ally and I am nine years old.
My favorite things to do are reading, playing with my puppy, and watching
TV. I’m in the fifth grade. My teacher’s name is Mrs. Ramsay.
I have one puppy; her name is Precious.
I have one sister; she still lives with me,
my mom and dad. My mom’s
name is Kelli, and my dad’s name is Mark.
I have black hair, and my eyes are a dark brown.
At my school in Mrs. Ramsay’s class, we have
something called learning teams. In
learning teams we have to earn points. The
points are on a card my teacher might give us 10-100 points every week we have
to earn 500 points. At the end of
9-weeks we have to have 5,000 points and then we get a grand prize.
We can get learning points by being polite, answering questions in
complete sentences during class, or being in a straight line, or volunteering to
clean up.
The name of my school is Fultondale Elementary.
We have a really big gym. Sometimes there is a wall that rolls down from
the ceiling. During gym class, we have separate gym classes. One class gets one
end the other class gets the other end. We
have a lot of halls in our school. Each hall is painted in a certain color so
people can tell which grade is on each hall.
We also have a big library. We get to check out books once a week. We have a music teacher to teach us how to play recorder
later this year we’re going to learn how to play the piano.
Alabama is a really beautiful state.
We have a lot of trees. Our
state fish is the Large Mouth Bass and our state horse is the Racking Horse.
Alabama has a lot of fun
things to do. You can go to the water parks, the movies, skating, or to the Mc
Wane Science Center. It’s a place
where you can learn about science in a more fun way.
Alabama is the most fun state, I think.
I hope one day you will visit .
Sincerely,
Ally
950
Central Ave.
Fultondale,
AL 35068
August
14, 2007
Dear E-pal,
My name is Brent.
I am 10 years old. I was diagnosed with diabetes almost 2 years ago.
I am in 5th grade. My
sister just turned 18. I have 2
cats named Lightning and Garfield. I
have a sister named Julianne, a sister named Cheryl, a brother named Josn My mom
and dad are named Al and Crystal. My
favorite thing to do is play video games.
Our school is brand new.
It is very big. Our lunchroom is huge. Our
gym is like a castle. We have so
many computers in our room it’s not even funny. Our school is huge.
We have a very big town
now. We have a new Books- a-Million
being built. The Target is sweet.
My dad loves to shop at our Lowe’s.
The restaurants are nice. I
love Arby’s. Our town is huge.
Over the summer, I spent time with my family.
I found out that my aunt is pregnant for the second time.
My cousin, Ty, came to visit me and my grandfather and grandmother.
Ty and I had fun at the Trussville Play Station where there are go-carts,
a skating rink, a batting cage, mini-golf, and arcade. My birthday is on August
1.
I have a lot of questions to ask about Arizona. What is it like? What is
there to do? There is a lot to do in Alabama.
There is a Sports Hall of Fame and a Civil Rights Museum in downtown
Birmingham 15 minutes away.
Write back soon!
Your e-pal,
Brent
950
Central Ave.
Fultondale, AL 35068
August 20, 2007
Dear
E-pal,
My name is Allison. I just
moved from Pensacola, Florida. I
love Reading, Art, Math, and P.E. Art is my favorite though.
I’m 10 years old, and in 5th grade. I have dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.
I’m also kind of skinny. I
have a huge family because my Mom and Dad are divorced.
I have 5 brothers, and 1 sister. I have a Mom, Dad, and Step mom.
I also have a cat, Nikki, at my Mom’s, and 3 dogs at my Dad’s. My Mom
works at Nikki’s West a restaurant in Birmingham. My Dad works in Dothan, AL. as a Welding inspector.
My brother’s names are Erik, Mick, Andersen, Allen, and Dylan.
My sister’s name is Kathryn. She’s
five. My bothers are 14 Dylan, 12 Erik, 12 Mick, 12 Andersen, and 9 Allen.
Well, that’s me. Tell me about you!
My school is Fultondale Elementary.
My teacher’s name is Mrs. Ramsay.
We do Reading, Language, Social Studies, plus Technology.
We go to P.E. at 11:00 and on Tuesdays we go to Music at 11:30.Our
lunchtime is 12:05. We have Agenda
books where we write our homework and test dates.
We also have a CPS system. We
use it with little remote called a clicker.
We use it to take roll, lunch account, and tests.
We have a library that’s huge! It’s got a million books in it.
We also have a Writing lab. We
go and improve our writing there. Tell
me about your school!
Where
I live is Fultondale, Alabama, which is 15 minutes from Birmingham. There are
some malls here and tons of restaurants and fast food places like Jacks,
Hardies, and Ryan’s. There are some libraries too. There’s one called
Fultondale Library, much smaller than the one at school.
Fultondale is building up a ton of places like Target, Books-a-Million
and others. Also, Birmingham is at
the edge of the Appalachian Mountain Range. It’s very beautiful here.
There are tons of nature trails, hiking trails, and lakes. The lake I
like going to is Smith Lake. It is nice and cool.
Tell me about your town and its places.
Can’t
wait to hear from you!
Your
E-pal,
Allison
950 Central Ave.
Fultondale,
AL 3508
August 14, 2007
Dear
E-pal,
My name is Nadia and my favorite hobby is running. I’m in
the 5th grade. I live in Birmingham, AL.
My house is blue and cream. My house is big as a castle.
No, I was just playing. My grandpa is a pastor of Church Of In Christ,
and he works on buildings. My grandparents are nice and helpful to others. I
don’t have a favorite TV show, but I do like one named Pucca. She likes
a boy that is always quiet. I wear
glasses. Most people say that I look different than anybody. I like that. My
favorite color is purple. For this summer, I had a lot of fun. I have a dog
named Lady. She is 21 in dog years, and 3 years old in human. I have never
spoken to an E-pal before this is my first year doing this ever.
We have moved into a new school .To be trustful, I must say that I miss
the old school. The new school is so much different from the old school. They
are like contrast. Our old school was torn down to a build a big store. The new
school has CPS, Classroom Performance System. Our gym is bigger than the last
gym. The lunchroom and library are bigger than the old school. We have a
computer lab. In the computer lab we have 30 computers. All of the teachers are
as nice as a farmer getting a new cow. If you don’t treat them right,
they’ll send you to the office or they’ll have a surprise waiting for you.
So everything is new to everyone. We all learn something new.
I live in Birmingham, AL. I
love Birmingham. Everything is so fun. We can go skating, golf, go-carts, and
laser tag. We have a lot of stores, restaurants, and fast food. We have a ton of
Wall-Marts. Birmingham is a good and beautiful. Our city is has good food
and places. This beautiful city is a wonderful place to live. Birmingham is a
place where people can enjoy yourself and the great outdoors.
When you write back, please tell me about yourself, your school, and your
state!
Your E-pal,
Nadia