September 20, 1999

Dear Kidlink friends,

We are Mrs. Weeg's third grade computer class. There are six of us in our group. Joshua, Heather, Ravon, Ebony, Keith and Brittani. Brittani is not here today.

Our school is called Delmar Elementary School and it is in Delmar, Maryland USA. It is a small town and there are lots of farms. There is a train that is across the fields from our school.

We just had a hurricane come through our peninsula. There was lots of flooding and we didn't have school on Thursday. Many people in Maryland didn't have electricity for a long time because of the hurricane. Heather's house lost electricity and her family burned candles to have light.

Ravon, Ebony, Keith and Joshua had flooding in their yards. Heather's road was flooded.

We want to take part in the "Who am I?" program this year. We hope you will write back to us and tell us who you are.

Your friends at Delmar,
Heather, Joshua, Ebony, Keith, Ravon and Brittani

My name is Christina Beyer. I am 13 years old. I go to school at St. Ansgar Middle School in St. Ansgar, Iowa. There is a train in the feild across from our school too! I've never been in a hurricane but when I was little I lived in California and I was in alot of earthquakes. Here in Iowa we have tornadoes. Luckily I haven't ever been in one.

BYE
NIKKI

Hello Joshua, Heather, Ravon, Ebony, Keith and Brittani in Delmar, MD and Christina in St Ansgar, Iowa!

My name is Liz Exton and I'm the grownup who will be helping with the "Who am I?" project. I live in Bristol, England, with my husband David and Snowy the cat. Some of our friends in Delmar will remember me because I visited their school this summer!

When we've all introduced ourselves we'll be talking about how we got our names. I thought I'd start things off by telling you about my name. My full name is Katharine Elizabeth, but I call myself Liz because it's shorter and easier to spell.

I'm from England and I was called Elizabeth after the Queen of England. Last year when we did this project I asked my mum why I was called Katharine. She told me an interesting story. The first Katharine was my great-great grandma, who was born in 1841. Since then there's been a Katharine in every generation and I'm the 5th! I think that's pretty cool, don't you?

Why don't you write and tell me how you got your name?

best wishes,
Liz Exton
(Kidlink Helper)

Hello everyone!

My name is Liz Exton and I'm the grownup who will be helping with the "Who am I?" project.

Firstly, I'd like to welcome you all to the project, I'm sure we're going to have lots of fun!

Now, I'd like to know who is here in the classroom. These are the people I think are here:

1. Camas High School in Washington State, USA
2. HYLLEHOEJSKOLEN right in the middle of Denmark!
3. J Eugene McAteer High School in California
4. Class 7B at Skolekom in Denmark
5. Istituto Comprensivo in Cavriago, Italy
6. Delmar Elementary in Maryland, USA
7. St. Ansgar Middle School in Iowa, USA

Is anyone else here? Maybe you'd like to introduce yourselves too;)

I'm really looking forward to getting to know you all!

best wishes,
Liz Exton,
(Kidlink helper)

Hi Liz,

The Grade 7 ESL group at the International School of Amsterdam introduced>themselves a while ago, so we hope you will count us in too! Each student has answered the 4 questions and is awaiting aknowledgment of their message. We are looking forward to reading everyone's contributions.

Helen Forde
ESL teacher

Hello Helen and Grade 7 at the International School of Amsterdam,

Welcome to the Kidlink "Who am I?" project. I'm sorry I missed you out of the roll call - my fault entirely.

I've just read the answers to the 4 questions from Tom, Manako, Natha, Sandra and Mihori (did I miss someone out? - I hope not!). Thank you all for answering the questions. You all write beautiful English;)

I lived in Amsterdam for 6 years and I liked Manako's comment about making the roads safe for cycling. It would be nice if all countries had their roads organised for cycling, just like the Netherlands;)

Did you see the acronyms from our friends in Texas? Would you like to make acronyms for your names too?

best wishes,

Liz Exton
(Kidlink helper)

Hello Silvia and the students at SCUOLA MEDIA STATALE "SPALLANZANI".

Welcome to the "Who am I?" project. You are enrolled in the project... you can send email to the list!

We have another school from Reggio Emilia (Cavriago) who I think are doing the project too. They joined us last time and I think they really enjoyed the project;) Maybe you know them?

best wishes,

Liz Exton
(Kidlink helper)

Hi!

We are an Enrichment Class from Makaha Elementary School. There are eleven students from third through fifth grade in this class. Our school has a little bit over 700 students. Our little community is in the town of Waianae in the state of Hawaii in the U.S.A.

Many of us live near the beach. We like to surf, swim, boogie board, fish, and relax after school and on the weekends. It's a great place to have parties, barbecues, picnics and camp-outs. We like to build sand castles and collect shiny shells. There are lifeguards to help keep us safe. Sometimes the jellyfish sting us.

It's really exciting to go diving, snorkeling and jumping off the rocks and pier. Some people fish from boats, others use nets or spears. Because we are a year-round school, we are almost ready for a one week vacation in October.

Aloha from,

Samuel, Martha, Shatonia, Sarah, Charae, Taylor Ann, Jenyssa, Derrik, Justin, Pai, and Toni

Aloha!

Welcome to the "Who am I?" project!

I'm Liz and I'm the adult helper in "Who am I?" I'm sure you're going to enjoy the project. Have you seen the acronyms our friends in Texas did? Maybe you can make acronyms of your names too;)

Is a boogie board one of those little round surfboards that scoot around really fast in shallow water? I think they're really neat.

best wishes,

Liz Exton
Kidlink helper