Postcards Update

The Great Postcard Race is happening!! Our students are SO excited about the daily delivery of mail. It is fun to see the spark in their eyes and listen to their comments and sharing about the postcards they have coming! Thank you for being involved and sharing in this learning experience!!

Ms. Leom's class just received 17 more postcards (included in the list below, not added to student maps yet) in the mail at the end of the day! Mr. Greninger will check his mailbox sometime before the end of the school day. Some are repeats, so they may not all count toward our tally, but they are equally valued and share more important information about the different states!

Mr. Greninger has 4 (and he hasn't been able to check his mailbox yet this afternoon):
Maine
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ms. Leom has 24:
Alaska
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Washington
Washington DC
Wisconsin

Frequently asked Questions:

* When does the Postcard Race end?
Answer: When one of the six Milaca fourth grade classes receives postcards from all fifty states mailed to the school and postmarked from the state.

* What will happen if you receive a duplicate state?
Answer: We LOVE them!! They often have more interesting facts and details, and we love the opportunity to learn something new!

* Will the student who receives the postcard be able to keep it?
Answer: Absolutely!! We will keep the postcards until the Spring (who doesn't like to daydream about warm, tropical locations during the blahs of winter?!), then send them home with the students who are named.

* How will we know what states you need?
Answer: EACH student is keeping a map and filling it in a couple times of week of the states as we collect them. We need the states that are blank on their map.

* Do you need a postcard from Minnesota?
Answer: YES! Please!!

* What happens if my family or friend lives in a state and can't find a postcard?
Answer: Have them mail an index card with information on one side, a note on half of the backside and addressed to their favorite fourth grader on the other half of the backside.

* What happens if my well-meaning family or friend mails a handful of postcards in an envelope?
Answer: We welcome the postcards and the pictures, but they don't count toward our race. We have to have the postmark on the back.