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-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Greetham [mailto:prgreetham@btopenworld.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:13 AM
To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us
Subject: Link Chase

 I'm trying to chase up some links from the Laura Ingalls Wilder - Frontier Girl web site.   We originally used 2 servers but some years ago we amalgamated into one.  It seems there are still some links to the old site.

 On your page

 http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/Uptonaward.html

 there is a link to Laura's letter which no longer works.

However we do still have that letter on our site which you can link to from

 http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/letter.html

 From my correspondence it seems many people are enjoying your page but are disappointed not to find the letter.

 Many Thanks

 Phil.

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Lyn Julian

Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:23 AM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Connecting Uptons

 

Hello again!

 

Thank you for sending my address to Carol Upton. I intend to reply to her

after this reply to you.

 

Yes, I read about the reunion! That was fantastic.  I am sure everyone has

appreciated the effort you and your students have put into the web site and

the positive results you have seen from broadcasting the information.

 

My father and his father grew up in Upton, so I have been there a few times

over the years but only three times in the last twenty-five.

Most of my family on my father's side is buried at the old family cemetery

on the man's farm on Big Springs Road. My father is buried in Bowling Green,

KY.  But his brother and his mother and father are buried at the family

cemetary there in Upton on that farmland. The local people were very nice

about helping us to find it, (some things had changed and I forgot where it

was exactly, I didn't recognize the area any more).

 

My father attended school there in Upton and was a very good student. So he

would be very proud of the students there and how they are using the new

technology.

 

Thank you for all your help connecting me with those long lost cousins.

 

Sincerely,

 

Martha Lynn Brashear Julian

-----Original Message-----

From: Lyn Julian

Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:23 PM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: G.W. Upton & your web site!

 

 

Hello,

I am Martha Lynn Brashear, daughter of Russell Clifford Brashear.

Russell, Earl Shacklette, and Otto were the sons of Lawrence Brashear.

Lawrence was the son of F.N. Brashear and Paralee Upton. Paralee one of the

daughters of George Washington Upton and Elizabeth Flanders.

 

It was wonderful to find your web site and discover what my Great-great

grandfather looked like! I knew some of the history of the town of Upton

because my father grew up there (and attended the school there also). I was

so impressed that the students worked so hard and did such a fantastic job.

 

My daughter is 14 years old and is learning HTML and learning how to do web

sites also. She is an honor student, has two Presidential Educational Award

certificates (one from Bill Clinton and the other from George Bush) and is

one of Duke University recognized verbally and mathematically gifted

students when she was in the 7th grade.  Education is very important to her

(must be a family trait passed on from G.W.).  She was very interested in

the graphics and historical content of your site also. She is quite the

artist too.

 

Keep up the good work! Our schools here don't collect the box tops for

education but I am going to start saving them now to send to you.

 

I would deeply appreciate any additional family history information you

might have, copies of pictures, anything!  My father passed away almost 10

years ago and he tried to fill me in on all the family history but I still

have some gaps.  My grandparents and almost everyone else related to me on

my father's side for generations back are buried in the Old Upton Family

Cemetary there on Big Springs Road. I would like to get all the people

buried there plotted and listed so it could be available for genealogical

researchers. My daughter has a digital camera and I would like to also

document the tombstones before they become unreadable or are all tumbled

over. That is my plan anyway when I get the time. 

 

I enjoyed visiting your site, and my brother did too.

Thanks again,

Martha Lynn Brashear Julian.

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Taryn Murphy [mailto:TarynM@turnerfoundation.org]

Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:36 AM

Subject: Captain Planet Foundation Grant

 

 

Greetings!

 

This e-mail is to inform you that we have received your application for funding from the Captain Planet Foundation.  We will be reviewing your grant request over the next three months. All grant requests that adhere to the foundation's grant guidelines (which can be found at www.captainplanetfdn.org) will be presented to our Board of Directors at the Board Meeting in early April, 2003.  We will inform ALL applicants regarding the status of their proposal within the two weeks following the April Board Meeting.  (That includes denials and approvals) If you have any questions about the grant process or about your organization's grant application, please feel free to contact the Captain Planet Foundation office, but please keep in mind that official decisions regarding your organization's grant status will not be determined until after the April Board Meeting.  

 

Best of luck in the new year!

 

Regards,

 

Taryn Murphy

Project Coordinator

Captain Planet Foundation

404.827.2083

877 KID POWER ~ toll free

404.588.6279 ~ fax

www.captainplanetfdn.org

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Lori Anderson

Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 8:00 AM

To: 'jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us'

Subject: heifer project

 

 

We have now finished with our fundraising project. With the sale of 190 CDs

we now have $1000 to donate to the Heifer Project. Can you inform me as to

how we actually do this? Is there any way for us to know specifically where

our money is going or do we have any input on where it goes? I would like to

do a special unit with my students on the region of the world and/or type of

animal where the money will go.

Another question--can the donation be made in euros or must we exchange it

for US dollars?

I will be sending the CD you requested. Please send me your mailing address.

Thank you for your support. It was fun to be able to tell people that we

already had a buyer in the US. When we get back to school following the

holidays, I will have some of my students report on our fundraising efforts

to the students at your school. Happy New Year.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: :)EuropeanKids Staff [mailto:europeankids@provincia.ps.it]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 5:04 PM
To: eukids
Subject: [eukids] :) EuropeanKids NEWS 7th November 2002

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:) EuropeanKids NEWS 7th November 2002
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Dear colleagues, dear friends,
a WONDERFUL news: we have registered our project at the Global Junior Challenge Award 2002, and WE HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS FINALIST!
See more in the GJC Web site http://www.gjc.it/

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EK 2001 PROJECT: READY NEW KIDS' WORKS
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1. Nuria from Totalán - Malaga (Spain) sent kids' work; last summer we inserted it in the EK web site, visit http://scuole.provincia.ps.it/europeankids/Totalan/totalan.htm and enjoy it!
2. Diana from Klaipeda (Lithuania), make new works in her new school: visit the Liudvikas Stulpinas school http://scuole.provincia.ps.it/europeankids/Klaipeda/new_school_engl.htm and learn more about  Kursiu Nerija and its dunes http://scuole.provincia.ps.it/europeankids/Klaipeda/kursiu_engl.htm 3. Susy - an English teacher of  Pirandello school from Pesaro, Italy - sent kids' work about "My dear school" http://scuole.provincia.ps.it/europeankids/Pesaro/pirandello.htm
4. Carmen from Alhaurín de la Torre  - Málaga (Spain) produced EuropeanKids 2001/2002 web pages about a lot of interesting topics. Visit http://www.alhaurin.com/cpzambrana/netdays/ayeryhoy.htm 

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FACE TO FACE MEETING SPRING 2002
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Last spring - April 2002 -  Tanja and her students from Riga (Latvia) visited Carmen and teachers and students in Alhaurin de la Torre (Spain).
Read the news http://www.alhaurin.com/cpzambrana/netdays/protagonistas.htm  (Spanish pages) and http://www.rsp.lv/riga-alhaurin/ (Latvian pages).

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STREAMING VIDEO Let's Meet On The Net
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Joan Stith, Kentucky, an  American partner in EuropeanKids project, proposed: " Let's meet on the net streaming out a short video to show one of our school days". American friends from Upton & Western Elementary Hardin County did so, and EK partners are going to do the same  http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/EKidsvstrm.htm

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EK 2002-2003  PROJECT
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During the 2002-2003 school year the teamwork activities on line among European schools is going on with the inclusion of new partners coming from the European Counties not involved yet.
There will be also a new "jump in the world" inviting Australian and Indian partners to visit EuropeanKids Web Site and produce "AussieKids"  and "IndianKids" web pages, with didactic works dealing with Australian and Indian "way of life" and expressing local cultural, traditional and folkloristic aspects.
"EuropeanKids" calls the world: Hello Australia! Hello India!

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NEW EK 2002-2003 PARTNERS
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At the moment, the following new partners are joining in EK 2002/2003 project:
1. Rozalija Baricevic, a partner from Croatia, Primary school 'Ivan Goran Kovacic'( dear Rozalija, please contact us ...)
2. Anna Milerska, English teacher, Szkola Podstawowa nr 34 im Mikolaja Kopernika (34 Nicholas Copernicus Elementrary School) , Katowice, Silesia (southern Poland)
3. Ioana Stama, School Manager, SCOALA 150, Bucharest,  Romania
4. Bishnu Karmakar, Chairman, Internet Institute for Human Development (IIHD), INDIA. (A non-profit development organization based in West Bengal state of India. At present they are working with 17 NGOs located in different districts of West Bengal.)
5. Barbara Skórzewska, School Manager Spoleczna Szkola Podstawowa - Spoleczne Gimnazjum, Lubin (Polonia)
6. Anders Larsson, mathematics and science teacher in a small school outside Örebro in the middle of Sweden, asked information. He is going to start with a new class, maybe with EK Project.
Dear Anders, will you join with us?

 That's all... We are looking forward to hearing from you.

 Yours sincerely,
Marcella, Mara and Roberta
EuropeanKids Staff

 -----Original Message-----

From: Stanley Jones [mailto:sjones@cet.edu]

Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:27 AM

To: Dr. Marilyn Irving; Ian Itz; Terry Jackson; Arnold Jones; Madeline

Jones; Paula Jones; Karen Portman; Pam Jumper; Donovan, Ed; Kennedy,

Renita; Kendrick Kerr; India King; Michelle Roach; Jones, Ramona Y; Eric

Jones; Timothy Lewis; Dwayne Lucas; Mays, Gail; Brenda Mitchell;

Pearson, Mike; Wanda Pierce; Pollard, Annie; Pollard, Percy; Porter,

Richard; James Powell; Long, Jr., Ezell; Pulley, Anthony; David Ralph;

Diane Ready; Randolph, Pat; Reid, Marvin; Cathy Riddick; Ransom Ritter;

David Rogel; Ruth Rogel; Rush, Kevin; Turner, Wallace; Ralph Sanders;

Smith, Kenny; Orbie Smith; Marion Spraggins; Rev. Willie Stinson; Joan

Stith; Jim Strandquist; Thomas Sturm; Joey Sutter; Joey Sutter;

Sylvester Carr; Sandra Judkins; Karen Thomas; Hector Vasquez; Vaughan,

Ellen; Wheatle, Gwendolyn; Judy White; David White; Watson, Clinton A.

Subject: NASA-GSTW Form

 

 

This week NASA is supporting Global Science and Technology Week.  We

have developed a web site with interactive experiences.  I was the lead

member of the team.  We had a very short time period to complete it.  We

did it in five weeks.  We need your input on the site.  Please take a

minute to look at the site and give us your feedback on the main page

with the "Rate This Site" form and on any activity page with the

"Feedback - Tell Us What You Think" form.  Thanks for your help.  Have a

good day.  Take care.

 

http://www.education.nasa.gov/gstw2002/

 

--

Dr. Stanley P. Jones

Assistant Director, Washington, DC Operations

NASA Classroom of the Future

USRA

300 D Street, S.W.

Suite 801

Washington, DC  20024

Phone: (202)488-5155

Fax: (202)479-2613

sjones@cet.edu

http://www.cotf.edu

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kendra Stewart [mailto:kstewart@kvnet.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:10 AM
To: Stith, Joan Library
Subject: Re: photos

Thank you for applying. Your project is wonderful and we are very glad to have a small part in it. I think the children were just terrific Monday night.... so well-mannered. I hope they enjoyed the program. We enjoyed having them there. Good luck with the project!

 

Have a great week! Kendra

-----Original Message-----
From: David Boothby [mailto:david.boothby@heifer.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:49 AM
To: Stith, Joan Library
Cc: jan.schrock@heifer.org; marvin.schwartz@heifer.org; robert.pellant@heifer.org
Subject: Re: FW: Benjamin Grant

   Congratulations on the $5,000 grant from the Hardin County Community Foundation!   It certainly will help Afghan refugees in this time of great turmoil in their country.  It should also make you and the kids at Upton/Hardin schools feel proud of the work they have done to support the work of HPI.  You are an inspiration to us all!

Dave Boothby
Midwest Regional Director
HPI

 

From:               Harrison, Elaine - School Instructional Technology

Sent:                Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:21 AM

To:                   Stith, Joan   Library

Cc:                   Eustace, Donna - School Instructional Technology; Sledge, Lydia - Wells - School Instructional Technology; Salyers, Fran - Publications & Web Services

Subject:           RE: Benjamin Grant

 

I am dancing around my desk! I am going to tell Donna, Lydia and Fran.

I am so proud, Joan.

 

-----Original Message-----

From: patricia obst [mailto:pmobst@hotmail.com]

Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:00 PM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Cc: info@heifer.org

Subject: Heifer project help

 

 

 

I was delighted to find all the information about your Heifer Project while

searching the web. I am a children’s and young adult librarian at the

Summit Public Library in Summit, New Jersey. Every summer we do a summer reading

program. In the past they have had themes about everything from bugs to

zoos. I wanted to do something different this year. I have been aware of Heifer for several years because my church has been involved. When I received one of Heifer's publications recently, I had the light bulb experience that we should do a Heifer

project for summer reading. My kids, usually over 500 of them, read over 5000 hours

during the summer and I thought if I could get some local sponsors (banks,

corporations, individual foundations) to contribute a dollar for every hour

read, we could give an ark. Not only would we do a wonderful thing, but I would have a theme about Heifer and animals which would be fun to do. Now my question - You did this in a public school system, was there ever any problem about the religious basis

of Heifer being any sort of conflict of church./state? I don't know if I am

getting into a difficult situation with some of the public. I would be

interested in hearing about your experience. That you have done it, says to

me that you can, and I may need some support when I go to the director

about this. I find it encouraging that you displayed the project at the Kentucky Department of Education booth and that the governor gave you an award.

I appreciate your taking the time to consider this.  I would greatly

appreciate any input you can give me. Thank you very much.

 

                                  Pat Obst

                            Head of Children's and Young Adult Services

                            Summit Free Public Library

                            75 Maple Street

                            Summit, NJ 07901

                            908-277-9451

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Elisabeth Luu [mailto:eluu@us.iearn.org]

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:07 PM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Re: International Interaction Story

 

 

Dear students and teachers,

Thank you for submitting your story.

 

We were delighted to hear of your efforts to build friendship and

understanding between the youth of the world.

 

I had a chance to visit your website.  It looks like your school is

doing many amazing things in many different areas of the world.

 

We are in the process of updating our website, and may be posting on

our site some of the many interesting interaction stories such as

yours.

If you do not wish to be posted, please let us know.

 

Also,

If you are interested in participating in one of the many projects

offered through Friendship Through Education, please email me back

for more information.

 

Again, thank you for your story.

 

Elisabeth Luu

Friendship Through Education Program Officer

 

>Below is the result of your feedback form.

>It was submitted by jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us () on: Friday, February,

>1, 2002 at 14:51:31

>

>---------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>name:  jstith

>

>school:  Upton Elementary

>

>city:  Upton

>

>state:  KY

>

>country:  United States

>

>url:  http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/default.html

>

>dates:  Nov. 2001

>

>ages:  10 yrs.

>

>partners:  Afghanistan

>

>type:  physical exchange

>

>story:  Fourth Grader students designed a model lesson on Kentucky

>Products for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and received a

>$100.00 grant which they sent to Heifer Project International to

>purchase five flocks of chickens for hungry families in Afghanistan.

>

>Submit:  Submit

>

>---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Elisabeth J. Luu

iEARN-USA: International Education and Resource Network

475 Riverside Drive, Rm 540, New York, NY 10115 USA

http://www.iearn.org  Tel: 212-870-2693   Fax: 212-870-2672

 

"connecting youth...making a difference in the world"

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: David Boothby [mailto:david.boothby@heifer.org]

Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:26 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re: FW: Pictures of Gov. Award

 

 

Dear Joan,

     Thank you for the pictures. What a beautiful award you received from

the Governor!   Thank you also for the $100 gift for Afghanistan.  The

chickens that we are providing there are providing greatly needed eggs and

meat to Afghan refugees on the Pakistan border.  They are also helpful to

the families that are now able to move back to their homes in

Afghanistan.   I cannot tell you where the goats went from you gift this

fall.  They were designated for the purchase of goats but we do not keep

track of where each contribution actually goes.  If the money is designated

for  use in a particular project, then it does go there.

     I am still very hopeful that Dr. K from Rwanda will be able to visit

here this next year.  Our program department is still trying to arrange for

his visit,  but it will depend on conditions existing in the country as to

whether or not he is able to come here.  He is VERY anxious to come and

visit your students and personally thank them for the support they have

given to Rwanda projects.  I will keep you informed.  Thank you again for

all the work you are doing with the children of Hardin Co. schools.

 

Dave Boothby

-----Original Message-----
From: Alyse Rome [mailto:info@amazing-kids.org]
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 6:45 PM
To: Stith, Joan Library
Subject: Re: Congratulations from Amazing Kids! :)

Dear Joan,

You are most welcome!  It is an honor for us to be able to feature such inspiring stories such as this one about your generous, hard working students.  Please congratulate them again for me. :)

That is also wonderful news to hear that they have raised even more money for HPI's Kids to Kids Campaign! :)

Keep up the great work!

Hugs,

Alyse :)

---
Alyse Rome
Founder/President
Amazing Kids!Ž - Helping Kids Realize Their Potential, One Kid at a TimeTM
info@amazing-kids.org
http://www.amazing-kids.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Alyse Rome [mailto:info@amazing-kids.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:45 AM
To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us
Subject: Congratulations from Amazing Kids! :)
Importance: High

Congratulations!  Your STLP students (from both Upton and Western Elementary schools) & their Heifer project have been selected as the Amazing Kids! of the Month for November!  They certainly have a lot to be proud of!

You can read their story by either visiting our homepage (www.amazing-kids.org) and clicking on the flashing AKOM image in the top left corner, or by clicking on the "Amazing Kids!" button in the top navigation bar.

The direct link to their story is:  http://www.amazing-kids.org/kids11-01.htm#heifer

Please review the story and let me know if there are any errors or typos that need fixing.  The story will remain on the Amazing Kids! website indefinitely.

I know their story will serve to inspire many more kids to help in the cause of ending world hunger. :)

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Again, my congratulations for a job well done!

Warmest wishes,

Alyse Rome
Amazing Kids! - Helping Kids Realize Their Potential, One Kid at a TimeTM
www.amazing-kids.org
info@amazing-kids.org
 
 

-----Original Message-----

From: :)Europe@n Kids [mailto:europeankids@provincia.ps.it]

Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:11 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: R: Thank You

 

 

Thank you for your message.

Surely we will use your pages to learn about you...

We end this school term in a few days (June the 9th)...

Love,

Students at Pirandello School, Pesaro, Italy

 

-----Messaggio Originale-----

Da: "Stith, Joan Library" <jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us>

A: <europeankids@provincia.ps.it>

Data invio: mercoledě 30 maggio 2001 21.26

Oggetto: Thank You

 

Translated by Alta Vista:

 

Message Original They give: " Stith, Joan Library " < jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us > To: < europeankids@provincia.ps.it > Given shipment: 30 Wednesdays May 2001 21.26 Object: Thank You

 

 

From: MarciMcg@aol.com [mailto:MarciMcg@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 4:59 PM
To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us
Subject: Re: Our Town Project

Joan :  Thanks for submitting the work done by students in your two Hardin
County, Kentucky schools.   These are "important" examples of a community
study.   Here's the project page featuring your schools:

Upton and Eastview, Kentucky
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/mytown13.htm

Hope you'll take a look at the work done by other classes too.

Best wishes, and thanks again for helping us learn about towns in Kentucky!

Marci
http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan

 

 

From: H.Teague [mailto:teagueha@camalott.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 3:36 PM
To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us
Subject: Your Webpage

 

Dear J.

I read your post in the CRC (Classroom Connect) Digest. Just clicked over to the fabulous work you

did and I just had to write you and give you a cyber high- five!

What a great way to introduce young kids to the idea of careers!

I will share your page with my colleagues!

Happy Easter  :)

Helen Teague

Helen Teague, MEd.
OOPS: Our Overnight Planning System
http://oops.bizland.com and mirrored at http://4oops.com

4102 Buffalo Gap Road, Suite F
Abilene, Texas 79605
1-888-674-2213 (toll-free) 
"If someone brings a lot of new technology
 into your school district,
 and doesn't provide staff development,
 the only thing that will change is your electric bill."
David Thornburg


From: Joan Toy [mailto:jtoy@ingham.k12.mi.us]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:58 PM
To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us
Subject: Comments

Hi Joan,
It seems there aren't too many of us Joans today. I hardly ever meet one.
Thanks for writing. I guess that any of us who labor over this technology stuff are happy to hear good words from others who are interested in using technology for learning.
Your "Research Projects" page is WONDERFUL. What a great collection of resources for any teacher to use.

I have scarfed up some of the writing and put it in the world site in a little different format so your kids can have an opportunity to see their work with a slightly different look. I do have a set of CDs that literally has thousands of great pictures. One problem.....once I get going the package locks up my computer... as you know NO FUN.  

  Joan Toy

The Whole World Is My Neighbor

LATTICE Project “Linking All Types of Teachers Through Cross Cultural Education”

Michigan State University

 

From:  Heller, Paul [PHeller@classroom.com]

To:  'Stith, Joan   Library'

Subject:  RE: Service Learning

Sent:  Wed 3/14/01 6:52 PM

Hi--thanks for responding! I started a discussion on our teacher message

board where I have been posting information on service learning. If it's ok

with you, I will post this message below as an example of what kids can get

involved in.

 

Sincerely,

Paul Heller

Community Developer

Classroom Connect

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Stith, Joan Library [mailto:jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us]

Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:24 AM

To: 'pheller@classroom.com'

Subject: Service Learning

 

 

Our students collected picture books and Oxford English Picture Dictionaries

to send to missionary key pals in Burundi, Africa, so they could teach

English to children and adults there. See bottom of web page at

http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/Africa.html  They also purchased a Quick

Cam camera for their school and sent a contribution to UNICEF for the Kosovo

Refugees last year. This year our two schools raised money and secured a

grant through Heifer Project International to send five live cows to Rwanda,

Africa so poor families will have milk to drink and sell for extra income to

afford more clothes, education, medicine and better housing.  See

http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/HeiferProject.html  J Stith

jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

 

From: Gil Bandel [gil@fasenet.org]

To: J Stith

Sent:  Wed 2/28/01 3:29 PM

Subject:  National Math Trail

 

 

I have posted your website on the National Math Trail.  Congratulations on

creating such a wonderful Math Trail. 

 

We would like to feature your submission and write an article on it.  Please

give me a call so that we can discuss the prospect.  I'd love to hear your

students reaction to going on the trail.

 

Thank you so very much,

 

 

Gil Bandel

National Math Trail

Outreach Coordinator

FASE Productions

4801 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 215

Los Angeles, CA 90010

323.937.9911

323.937.7440 fax

gil@fasenet.org

 

From:  MarciMcg@aol.com

To:  J Stith

Subject:  Congratualtions!

Sent:  Wed 2/7/01 10:41 PM

 

 

Upton Elementary Students:  Wow!  What a great town history you have!  Your
website is so good.  I really enjoyed my visit!

Marci
http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan

 

 

 

 

Dear friend from far away,

 

Your websites are great and also all the activities. Can I publish the content of the letter in our

magazine?  I will be back soon.

 

Our homepage is:http://www2.arnes.si/~osngso3s/ and some pages are translated, especially those

about projects. Later i and my group of students will try to send you some web pages in Slovenia

that are translated.

 

Soon back

 

Vili

From:  Viljenka Savli [viljenka.savli@guest.arnes.si]

To:  Joan Stith

Subject:  Re: Sharing across the globe

Mon 1/29/01 12:51 PM

 

 

HI, there,

 

I've received your letter and I thank you for your story. We are also an elementary school, but from Slovenia, that is a small new country (independant from 1991), before we were in the same size one of the republics of former Yugoslavia. You can read about our country at (http://www.matkurja.com/eng/)

 

We are quite active in internet projects and we colaborate with different schools all over the world. We would like to invite you to write an article about your school and place to our electronic magazine Bridges (http://www2.arnes.si/~bridges/) it would be very interesting for us.

 

We are looking forward to your next letter.

 

Bye

Vili

 

 

 

From:  Chris Mayer

To:  Joan Stith

Subject:  Baby pictures

Sent:  Sun 1/28/01 9:01 AM

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

It has been a busy couple of days for us.  Our daughter, Elizabeth, was born on January 26 at 7:20 pm.  She was 8 lbs and 3 ozs.  Both Laura and baby are fine.  She will come back home on Monday or Tuesday.   I will take more pictures today and send them.

 

Love,

Chris and Laura

 

 

 

 

Steve Boone

Network Specialist

Hardin County Schools

270.769.8962  Voice

270.769.8895  Fax

http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us

 

-----Original Message-----

From:                     Allin, Edwin

Sent:                       Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:19 PM

To:                          Boone, Steve

Subject:                 Video Streaming

Importance:          High

 

Steve,

            Could you tell me what software was used to complete the video you have on your site, it seems quite good.

Also, do you know the compression ratio, does this app. cause any bandwidth issues?

 

Thanks,

 

Edwin Allin - Southwestern High School S.T.C. Microsoft AATP Program Instructor

 

 

 

From: Rick Cannon [rcannon@jsucc.jsu.edu]

To:  J. Stith

Subject:  get-well card request

Sent:  Wed 11/29/00 3:11 PM

 

Starshine participants,

 

My name is Rick Cannon, Deputy Director at the Aerospace Development Center

in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA.  I am the one receiving your finished

mirrors, processing them and mailing them to Hill Air Force Base.

 

First, I would like to thank you for participating in the Starshine Project,

an exciting educational project developed by Professor Gil Moore.  I hope

the experience has been, and continue to be rewarding for you and your

students.  Seeing the international cooperation is inspiring and wonderful!

 

Secondly, I would like to apologize to those of you who did not get your

mirror polishing kit on a timely basis, or did not receive all your

supplies.  That was entirely my fault.  I hope it was not too much of an

inconvenience.

 

Finally, I have a request.  Our staff bookkeeper, Angelia Cunningham, had

surgery November 7 and was expected to stay in the hospital for about 3

days.  Here it is 4 weeks later and due to some complications, Angelia is

still in the hospital!  Angelia has been a key force behind Starshine 2.

She ordered Starshine supplies, cut grit paper, cut polishing pads, filled

syringes with diamond compound paste, filled eyedropper bottles, picked up

the videos, made hundreds of copies of the instructions, and packaged about

85% of the mirror polishing kits.  A major part of Angelia's job in recent

months has been to get the Starshine kits to you.

 

What I would like you to do, if possible, is to have your class make a

get-well card and mail it to her here at the Aerospace Development Center.

That would certainly help speed her recovery.  Our mailing address is

Aerospace Development Center, 700 Pelham Rd. N., Jacksonville, AL, 36265,

attn: Angelia.

 

Again, thank you for being involved in Starshine 2.  Stay tuned for

Starshine 3!

 

Sincerely,

Rick

From:  GilMoore12@aol.com

To:  jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Sent:  Wed 10/4/00 9:34 PM

Subject:  Re: Starshine School Participation Request

 

J. Stith,

 

This is to acknowledge your requests for kits to be sent to two schools:

Western Elementary School and Upton Elementary School.  Here is the "welcome":

 

Welcome to Starshine 2.  We plan to ship your school's mirror grinding and

polishing kit to you in a couple of weeks.  You'll need to ship your polished

mirror back to us by the end of November; otherwise, it won't fly on the

Space Shuttle STS-108 mission.  While you're waiting for the kit, please read

through the grinding and polishing instructions on our official Starshine web

site at http://www.azinet.com/starshine. 

 

When you're on the home page, scroll down to the entry called "How to Grind

and Polish Starshine Mirrors" and click on it.  Then click on each of the

small "thumbnail" images in the instructions to view large colored

photographs of each step in the process.

 

Also, please read through the other sections of the web site, so you'll know

what the project is all about.  Then it's up to you to keep yourself informed

on the project's status by checking the web site from time to time.  We don't

have the time or the staff to send out individual messages every time we have

news to report.  However, please be sure to let us know of any changes in

your email address, just in case we do need to contact you directly about

your application. 

 

Once again, welcome to Project Starshine.  Based on past experience, your

students will have a lot of fun with this real-life space experiment.

 

Gil Moore

Director

Project Starshine

3855 Sierra Vista Road

Monument, CO 80132

(719) 488- 0721 (Voice and Fax)

gilmoore12@aol.com

 

From:  Caruth8560@aol.com

To:  jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject:  BACKPACK BUDDIES

Sent:  Sat 9/23/00 1:56 PM

 

UPDATE:

Hi, I hope your school year is going as nicely as mine. It won't be long

before our buddies hit the road to visit with your classes.

We are just beginning to collect rock and leaf samples, and will be getting

parents to make our backpacks very soon.

I am taking a trip to St. Petersburg, Russia during the week of Oct. 14th.

Hopefully this won't cause too much of a delay in the mailing of our buddies.

My target date to send our friends on their journey is the 1st week of

November.

I have added new Vermont links to my website that you can use with your

classes this year. Please check it out.

http://members.aol.com/caruth8560/welcome3.htm

I am looking forward to our 6th year of sending our backpack buddies

traveling across the US, and hearing from you and your classes throughout the

year.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES.

Thanks.

Carol

To:  jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Sent: Sat 9/23/00 11:22 PM                                                                                                                                      Subject: Hello

Hello Mrs. Stith,

     Just looking around on our Upton website.

                                     Thanks for the cool website.

                                                      Ashley

 

From: school@murrumbeenaps.vic.edu.au

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Re: Greetings

Sent: Wed 8/23/00 7:44 PM

Thank you for writing to our school. We received over 150 greetings! We are very excited as the Olympic Games will soon be coming to our country. We are studying all about it in our class through this term. Our computer teacher Mr. Banova has asked us to find out about Olympians from other countries. Could you please email back to us about your favourite Olympian.

Our class email is:

Room10@murrumbeenaps.vic.edu.au

Thank you

From James and Martin

 

From: David Boothby [david.boothby@heifer.org]

To: jstith@hardin.ky.k12.us

Sent: Wed 8/16/00 12:58 PM

Subject: Re: Thank You

 

Dear STLP Teams,

Thank you for your e-mail and the wonderful information about the participation of students from Upton and Western Elementary schools in supporting HPI! I looked at the web site yesterday and it is really fantastic! I told some of our other staff about it and they have found it to be exciting also.

Regarding you request to know how the funds from the schools will be used, if the money was sent in as a part of the matching gift program, it will be used to help fund a new project in Rwanda (Africa). The need there is for dairy cows and more than 500 milk cows will be distributed to families in that country over the next few years. There is a real lack of protein in the diets of people in that country (particularly the children) and milk from these cows will be a big help.

Regarding your request that I might come and speak to your group, I have scheduled a volunteer workshop in Lexington, KY for Saturday, Nov. 18. If that is close to you, I might be able to come a little early and speak to your group on Friday of that week. The other possibility would be one of our field staff people located in Kentucky working with projects there who might be able to come. Steve Muntz (our field program director) lives in Mt Sterling, KY. We also have volunteers who might be able to come talk to your students.

I hope that you will pass on to the students, how pleased I am that they have chosen to support Heifer Project in this way. I hope that they will learn from this activity that even small amounts of money can help a poor and hungry family and that their gifts DO make a big difference in the lives of those who receive animals and training through HPI. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance to you and again, many thanks for your participation and interest in our program!

David L. Boothby

Midwest Regional Director

Heifer Project International

 

 

From: 'scooper@hardin.k12.ky.us'

Sent: Tue 8/15/00 10:38 AM

Subject: Thank You

Dear Mrs.Cooper,

We are studying about plants. During research we looked at your class's Kentucky Pioneer Medicine power point. I thought that the neatest one was Marsh Mallow. Our class enjoyed learning about plants that pioneer used. Thank you for sharing it.

Mrs.Turner's Class Western Elementary Eastview, Kentucky

From: Davies_Park@chat.haltonbe.on.ca

Sent: Thu 5/18/00 12:46 PM

We are so excited that you e-mailed us. The Maple Leaf is on our flag because it's our national emblem. Canada is the second largest country in the world. We are having some problems finding why there is red and white on the Canadian flag, but we will tell you in our next e-mail. We will tell you what our nearest cities are: Toronto and Burlington. We are also not very far from lake Ontario. We wanted to know where you got the live stock to give to needy families? It sounds like a neat thing to be doing.

We planted trees in a conservation area near us. We are helping the environment in the Niagara escarpment area. I hope you saw our I Care garden on our web site (the pictures will be updated soon - it really doesn't snow here all the time!!)

We have a student in our school named Rachelle and she has cancer. She has to have radiation treatment. We raised money for her and her family. The week before she got sick, her house got burglarized.

We visited your Heifer site and we enjoyed it very much. You're doing good stuff to help others. How could we get involved in the Heifer Project?

Gotta go! Write back.

Grade 5 class

Park School

 

 -----Original Message-----

From: MATHOMH@aol.com [mailto:MATHOMH@aol.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:18 PM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Re: Storytellers visiting

Dear Joan,

Did you create these sites? They are wonderful! Yes, please link my site.

It is certainly not all that impressive...yet. My son, a computer

technician, says he eventually will help me create links, a counter, and more

special effects. My program doesn't allow that so I need a better one.

 

If any of the students have observations about nature, they can send them on

to me. I have correspondents from France, Australia, New Zealand, and Great

Britain who contribute regularly.

 

Colleen Sutherland

 

To: Joan Stith

From: MATHOMH@aol.com

Subject: RE: Storytellers visiting

Sent: Mon 4/24/00 8:03 AM

Dear Joan,

Looking forward to Storytelling at your school next fall.

Your students might enjoy reading my weekly column at www.naturenotes.net

It is still in the construction stage, but it does have photos. I hope to

have archives, counters and links soon.

Colleen Sutherland

 

From: Brandt, Cathy

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Posting Upton Kids Ky. Tech Projects on Fayette Co. Web Site

Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 2:27 PM

Joan,

HOW INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL. Please send my COMPLIMENTS to your kiddos! I just love your jeopardy game. I can't wait to share this with teachers next year. I'm going to try and register this site at the search engines so folks can find it when looking for info on Kentucky.

Thanks so much for contributing to the page. Please say hello to Eleanor for me!

Cathy

From: Harrison, Elaine - Customer Support

To: Western Elementary

Subject: Feedback from Conference

Sent: 3/30/00

From a person in California that emailed us this comment:

You should be proud!

 

As for the conference, one of its strengths was student projects. The kids provide more than solid evidence that technology can support the curriculum; they bring an energy and excitement that is infectious! I talked with students at all levels about their projects - both the content and how they managed the multitude of tasks necessary to complete it. I was impressed by their level of understanding and ability to effectively communicate that understanding.

From: Mccu98@aol.com [mailto:Mccu98@aol.com]

Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 6:57 PM

To: cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Impressive website

 

As a former student at Upton Elementary, I am so proud of the

"ultra-cool" website you have created. I now live and teach in Hodgenville,

but part of me will always be an Uptonian. I have many happy memories of my school days there, and I still have several relatives who live in Upton.

(Teresa Wilcox is my cousin.)

Just wanted you to know what a wonderful job I think you're doing with

this website. I will be sure the media specialist at our school sees it!

Keep up the good work!

 

Melinda Ray McCubbin

Hodgenville, Kentucky

From: Chris and Laura Mayer [ctmlbm@zma.attmil.ne.jp]

To: Joan Stith

Subject: Video

Sent: Sat 3/18/00 6:13 PM

Dear Joan,

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Please tell everyone I'm so proud of everything they've done. What a great bunch of kids to work so hard. And, how fortunate they are to have educators such as yourself to help accomplish so much! You are a true inspiration! I received my award on Friday (our mail is VERY slow right now!), thank you so much! But truthfully, I didn't do much. My students are happy to have been involved, also, and we look forward to checking out all the great web sites in your book. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help you!

As for the video, I'm still trying to get something together. Many months ago, I sent the video and letter explaining what we wanted to do to two of my girls' school. They finally responded. They said their English curriculum (sp?) is very full right now, and they don't have time to embark on such a project. But, that maybe the English Club could do it. The oldest girl starts sixth grade in April, and she will be able to join the club then. So, I'll try it from that end, come their new school year.

Again, thanks so much for the award. And, thank you for the birthday wishes! Have a great spring break!

Love, Laura

 

From: uptonc [uptonc@hiwaay.net]

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Package

Sent: Thu 3/16/00 12:57 PM

Hello Upton Elementary,

Got your package yesterday and thank you so much for sending it to us, we will share with the family. I am so proud of you all for winning the awards. It really shows what hard work you do there and it also shows what dedication you have for the school and the children. You really should be proud of yourselves for that achievement! Keep up the good work!

I haven't had a chance to try the book of URL's yet but I surely will because that is my favorite way to relax when I get home from work and I LOVE learning new things. I will also share that with my grandchildren. We have one grandson who is not doing very well in school so when he comes to visit on weekends I give him extra homework to do as a condition to staying in his bowling league so that will be a Great help!

Thanks again!! You are the Greatest!!!

The Upton's

From: Simon Wyatt [mailto:sjwyatt@mcmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 3:49 PM

To: cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Mrs Wyatt

 

Just surfing the net and found your site. My wife is Deputy Head Teacher of Penhill Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire UK. She is teaching a mixed class of Y2 and Y3 children. The IT side of things is just starting to take off in a big way in the UK. I attach a jpg of Vicki's classroom. Perhaps an exchange of ideas and information would be a good thing.

Swindon is an old railway town, growing on Brunel's success. Penhill is a new primary school produced by the merging of the old infant and junior schools.

Simon Wyatt (a very proud other half!)

From: Ann DeSanctis

To: J Stith

Cc:

Subject KYTLC Article

Dear Mrs. Stith,

            Hi, my name is Ann DeSanctis, and I was a Cyber Reporter today at the KYTLC Conference today in Louisville. I interviewed several of your kids, and my sister and I wrote an article on your school and Western's booth. This article is published at http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/kytlc/Friday/2b.html if you would like to see it.

            There is also a picture of Laura Kemper one of your students. Please share this with anyone from Western Elementary if you want.

Sincerely,

Ann DeSanctis :)

From: Lona Baumgardner

To: stu.hardin.k12.ky.us

Sent: 2/29/00 10:49 AM

Subject: Bad Kreuznach Elementary School

BAD KREUZNACH, GERMANY

BAD KREUZNACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CMR 441, APO AE 09252

Telephone: 011-49-671-73000

Instructional Programs: Sure Start, Pre-School, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6

459 Pupils

Bad Kreuznach, located in the Nahe Valley, 12 miles from the junction of the Nahe and the Rhine River, is a beautiful old city with a population of 40,000. The city dates back to Roman times. It is famous as a health resort and wine-producing area and is rapidly becoming an important industrial city. It is 7 minutes from the Mainz/Wiesbaden autobahn and 1 hour from Frankfurt. Bad Kreuznach is the 8th Infantry Division headquarters.

The elementary school is a two-story school building in the housing area. Facilities include 20 classrooms, educational resource center, multipurpose room, and lounge, Parent Center and supply office. A large playground provides adequate space for recess and physical education activities. Students have access to the Youth Center gymnasium. The staff consists of 23 teachers, a counselor, librarian, special education teacher, school nurse, 1 administrator, host nation teacher, several educational aides, and two clerical personnel.

I hope this is what you wanted.

Love,

Aunt Paula

 

From: uptonc [mailto:uptonc@hiwaay.net]

Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 1:54 AM

To: jstith@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Awards 2000

Thank you so much for the invitation but we will have to decline because Don is having some health problems right now and Sandra his sister-in- law just had surgery so it will be impossible to take a trip right now. It is just wonderful that you are among the 25 winners and you will be in our hearts and prayers.

Wishing you the best of luck at the awards!

The Upton's

From: Harrison, Elaine - Customer Support

To: Stith, Joan Library; Kurtz, Judy STC; Adams, Jim; Crowhurst, Dr. Mike; Hammer, Ruth; Downing, Megan -STLP

Subject: Friends of STLP 2000

Sent: 2/22/00 4:07 PM

Dear All,

Your nominees for the Friends of STLP Award Year 2000 will be given during STLP awards in the Hyatt 3:30-4:40 March 3.

 

Please be prepared to accept the certificate. The person you nominated can attend the awards program if you invite them.

If you do, let me know.

Even if your person/business was nominated during the first annual Friends of STLP in 1999, we felt they must be still supporting you in 2000. That is the community spirit.

Elaine

Sent: Tue 2/22/00 2:01 PM

From: Harrison, Elaine - Customer Support

To: Bach Deborah; Brownfield, Regina - STC Ninth District School; Bruce Lindsey; Christine Mcintosh; Debbie Ernstberger; Denise Turpin; Douglas Keaton; Ellen Graydon; Ginger Williams; Joy Buckingham; Kathy Henderson; Kurtz, Judy STC; Lois Gosney; Marilyn Crow; Mark Carle; Marsha Maupin; Mary Robertson; Megan Downing; Melinda Dolen; Melinda Owens; Melissa Conway; Phyllis Guthrie; Ruth Hammer; Stith, Joan Library; Young, Paula - LES

Subject: Congrats Gold and Silver STLP Schools

Dear All,

Thank you for submitting an electronic scrapbook that tells what your STLP has been doing.

Using the rubric, our committee will be honoring you and your school at the STLP Awards. You need to plan on attending to receive this honor.

Out of the 589 STLP schools, I am pleased to share your work with others and honor you. :)

You all are leading the way for our students and setting models for others.

Congrats!

Hyatt:

Friday, March 3, 2000

3:30-4:30

Elaine

January 25, 2000

Upton Elementary School

PO Box 147

Upton, KY 42784

Dear Mrs. Seymour & Mrs. Wyatt's Class,

 

The Hardin County Farm Bureau Board of Directors would like to commend you on your efforts to feed the hungry people in the world. We in agriculture have the same goal in mind every year as we plant our crops. I'm sure you are getting an education in agriculture as well as learning how generosity to those less fortunate than ourselves is so important to the survival of children in poor countries of the world. Good luck in your efforts and best wishes in the future. With young people like yourselves, caring about others, the future looks very bright.

 

Sincerely,

 

J Larry Thomas

President, Hardin County Farm Bureau

 

JLT: aks

Enc:1

From:    ProTeacher Editors[SMTP:suggestions@proteacher.com]

Sent:    Thursday, November 25, 1999 6:40 PM

To:        cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject:            You've Been Listed!

 

Hey! We've listed this page from your site in ProTeacher:

http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/Christmas_world.html

It will appear in 3-5 days on this page in the ProTeacher Directory:

http://www.proteacher.com/160030.shtml

If you have any questions or concerns please let us know!

Regards,

 

Editors

ProTeacher

http://www.proteacher.com/about_editors.shtml

suggestions@proteacher.com

From:       uptonc[SMTP:uptonc@hiwaay.net]

Sent:        Sunday, November 14, 1999 11:40 PM

To:           cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: Card

To everyone at Upton Elementary School : Thank you so much for the wonderful "Giant" card ! It is very special to us and I know a lot of work went into making it.

You folks at Upton are the greatest!! No award could have topped that ! You really have a School to be proud of and it is because of the Principal and Teachers who are dedicated to their job. It reminds me of the kind of School I went to, where the Principal and Teachers were also very dedicated, as a matter of fact we just honored our Principal in June on his 100th Birthday. He was a very special person and everyone still loves him for what he did for the children and his School. Actually I think it was more like a family because we were taught many lesson, not just the 3 r's. This is the kind of feeling I get when we visit Upton School also. Book learning is very important, but, the lessons of life are also very important and what young minds are taught now will be remembered in later years.

You all have a special place in our hearts......

Thank you for remembering us!

Don &Carol Upton

From:    Sutherland, Gwyn (ELICC)

Sent:    Monday, September 20, 1999 9:29 AM

To:        Stith, Joan Library

Subject:            RE: Thank You

Joan,

Thanks for your very nice comments. I spoke with our President, Dr. White about our working together on some projects and she is delighted. She mentioned that she saw some of the students on campus Thursday and was thrilled to see them. She is very committed to ECC being truly a "community" college and a resource for this region.

Also, thanks for the URL's. I will visit them today and will share them with our faculty and staff.

Concerning the international contacts, I will ask our German/French and Spanish teachers if they know of anyone and will ask our Director of the Japanese Saturday school if she knows of anyone in Japan you could write to. I will let you know when I get a response.

Gwyn

From:    Sutherland, Gwyn (ELICC)

Sent:    Friday, September 17, 1999 1:35 PM

To:        Stith, Joan Library

Subject:            RE: Thank You

 

Joan,

It was great having all of you here. Hope all the students enjoyed their visit to the campus of ECC. I'd like to get your Web page URL and, if you don't mind, I'll share it with the college community, so everyone can see what a super job our schools are doing.

 

Gwyn Sutherland

Distance Learning Coordinator

Elizabethtown Community College

600 College St. Road

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

270-769-2371

FAX 270-769-0736

Gwyn.Sutherland@kctcs.net

From:       Amy Brinkley[SMTP:abrinkley@paonline.com]

Sent:        Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:29 AM

To:           cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject:   I'm proud of what you've done

It's gratifying to see the growth of technology in the Hardin County Schools.  When I worked as Technology Director for the school district three years ago, we wired Upton Elementary and placed computers in the teacher's classrooms.  We also developed a plan to network your school to the internet. 

I'm so proud of what the kids at your school have done since then and wish all of you the best in the years to come!  Congratulations on your achievements! 

Robert Brinkley

Director of Instructional and Information Technology

Penn State University, Capital College

 

 May 11. 1999 2:26 PM

Dear Mrs. Stith,

            We loved your web site. We might even make one ourselves next year. Our favorite parts of the web site were teacher's pictures, the garden and the train. We thought it was really cool that the kids got to do all the work in the garden. We feel like we know you because Mrs. Key "Whitman" talks about you all the time. How did you find all the history of Upton? It looks like it would have taken a long time. Next year, we would like to be pen pals with students at Upton School.

                                                            Sincerely,

                                                            Susan Key and History Class

From:       Paul Eide[SMTP:PAULE@sd81.k12.wa.us]

Sent:        Wednesday, April 28, 1999 11:38 AM

To:           cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject: 5th grade e pal

 

April 27, 1999

To any fifth grade class room

Upton Elementary School

Upton, Kentucky

Dear fifth grade student,

            Hi, my name is Mikey. I am 10 years old. My two favorite hobbies in school is Math and tetherball. I live is in Spokane Washington.

            I wrote this letter to ask you some questions.

            What school are you in? The school I am at is Grant Elementary, and I*m in 5th grade. The school is in Spokane Washington. Our school has kindergarten through sixth grade. How many grades in your school? How many teachers in your class? How many boys and how many girls in your class? What kind of Homework do you get?

            I wonder what it*s like in your state because I have lived in this city and state my whole life.

            My favorite sports is basketball, soccer, and baseball. My favorite food is pepperoni pizza.

            Below is a survey that I would like you to complete. Please complete and send by e-mail or by snail mail. You can send the answers by e-mail to: PaulE@sd81.k12.wa.us, or you can mail them to: Paul Eide, Grant School, 1300 East 9th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202. Thank you very much and I*m looking forward to seeing the survey!

                                                            Sincerely

                                                            Mikey

SURVEY

You should be able to copy and paste this document into your e-mail program and type the answers right on to the new document. Thanks for your help!

 

Your School...                                                                                     

*What kind of food do you get at school lunches?

*In your school, do you have uniforms? If you do, what color?

*How many hours do you go to school?

*What grades are in your school?

*What is the average number of students in one class at your school?

*Do you have detention? If so, when?

*What languages do people speak in your school?

*What colors do you have on your sports jerseys?

*How many 5th grade teachers are there?

*How many kids are in one class?

*How many computers do you have in one class?

*If you're in trouble, how do you get punished?

*What kind of drinks do you get for lunch?

*Does your school have a computer lab?

*Do you have after school programs? If so, what kind?

In your Class...

*What rules do you have in your class?

*How much homework does your teacher give you each night?

*Do you have different classes such as Music, Art , P.E., Library and homeroom?

*Do you use computers in your classroom? If so, how?

*Do you use E-mates? (An Apple laptop computer.) Or do you use another type of laptop computer? If so, for what?

*Do you have classrooms rules? If you do what are they?

*What kind of tests do you have?

*Do you have music classes for band instruments or strings?

*What is your classes favorite subject in school?

*Do you have any field trips, if so where to?

*What is the favorite thing to do as a fifth-graders for your class?

*What kind of field trips do you go on , and if you do where to?

 

From:   Bill Upton[SMTP:brupton@idir.net]

Sent:    Wednesday, April 14, 1999 6:30 PM

To:        cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject:             history of school

 

Let me introduce myself. My Name is Bill Upton. I'm a Captain with the Wellington Police Dept in Wellington, Kansas. Saw your homepage and become very interested in the school name. I was hoping maybe to be able to obtain some history about your school. It is unusual to see the Upton name.

Thank you for any assistance that you may be able to provide. 

Captain Bill Upton

Watch Commander

Wellington Police Dept.

March, 1999

Dear EXPERT Educator:

As a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction at Boise State University, Idaho, I am collecting data for my dissertation entitled "Beneficial Uses of the Internet in K-6 Education Toward the Year 2001: A Delphi Approach." Your State Technology Coordinator or a person identified to me by them, submitted your name as an EXPERT EDUCATOR who is incorporating the Internet in your K-6 classroom learning environment.

In order to establish a population of experts, I need your participation in a Delphi opinion study of what you identify as the most beneficial uses of the Internet in education over the next three years to increase student learning. Your expertise in using the Internet for classroom instruction will influence this study. I invite you to participate with other educators from around the nation. You will be asked to fill out the attached permission to participate in this study, your response to the research question, a response to the first research question, and a final summary of the results.

I will contact you by e-mail for all three rounds of the study to solicit your opinions. In accord with standard scientific procedure, your identity, and the identity of all other participants, will be kept confidential.

Thank you for your help with this research. It is my hope that you will be anxious to participate with other educators from around the United States.

Please feel free to contact me either by e-mail or by regular mail at 3980 Harbor Point Drive, Meridian, ID 83642, telephone number (208) 884-1323. I look forward to your response soon.

Very sincerely yours,

 Margaret J. Cox

Doctoral Candidate

Wed. Feb. 24, 1999

Dear All,

You have made a nomination for the First Annual Friends of STLP Award.

(certificate and recognition)

 

All awards will be made at 1PM in the Showcase area. If you can not attend, please send a representative. We want you there.

The focus on the award is two fold. One to recognize them also to make other STLP realize that working with community is vital and important for our program. Thank you for your time and support in giving this award.

 

Here's the scoop: all winners will be asked to take the certificate back to their community and present the award to the indiv, agency, business or corp.

We felt this was a way to get local coverage of all awards. State coverage of this community award will be made at the Awards ceremony.

Art, Music and STLP awards will be given then, too.

 

Questions? Let me know.

Elaine

Thursday Jan. 28, 1999

Awards

Hello Joan,

       It's good to hear from you again. I think it is just wonderful that the State may come and do a video about the community. I'm sure they will see, as we did, what a wonderful little community you have. We all still listen to the tape of the children singing and talk about our visit there. I can't thank you enough for all the hard work you all did to make our visit there something to remember forever. I think the Pioneer Spirit Awards are a great idea and I wish all the children could have one because they do deserve it. I can truly say we have never met more warm and friendly people than those we met while in Upton. We wish you'all all the best and our prayers are always with you.

                                                                                    God Bless

                                                                                     Carol

 

From: Hardy, Barby[SMTP:BHARDY@FAYETTE.K12.KY.US]

Sent:   Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:07 PM

To:     KYTLEAD@LSV.UKY.EDU

Subject:        KETC

 

ITLs:

Region 5 On-line trainers are looking for links to school pages in Kentucky to be a included in ShowNet. We would like to have all regions represented.

If you would like your school's site to be used or know of a school in your region that you think has a good homepage, e-mail me the URL.

 Also, if you know of any currciulum sites that are INTERACTIVE, please send those along as well.

 Thanks in advance.

 Barby Hardy

Library Technology Resource Teacher

460 Springhill Drive

Lexington, Ky 40503

bhardy@fayette.k12.ky.us

voice: 606.381.3884

fax: 606.381.3892

From:   Nix, Brenda - MSU KATE Program[SMTP:brenda.nix@COE.MURRAYSTATE.EDU]

Sent:   Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:13 PM

To:     KYTLEAD@LSV.UKY.EDU

Subject:        Presentations

 

I am working with teachers from five school districts on the value of creating presentations. I would very much like to have some examples to show them of teacher and student created work. I would like to stick with powerpoint or hyperstudio presentations. If you have any examples you would be willing to share please send them to me at brenda.nix@coe.murraystate.edu. Also, I would really like web address if any of you are posting student work on the web.

 

Brenda C. Nix, Director

Kentucky Academy of Technology Education (KATE)

Murray State University

502-762-5360

brenda.nix@coe.murraystate.edu

 

E-Mail to Upton School

Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 11:33 AM

To: Stith, Joan Library

Subject: Re:

Dear Joan,

I know the project means a lot to you'all and I do hope you win a spot at least, but to all of us you are all winners already.

We are still trying to put a tape together for you and will send it when it is finished. Please do let us know the outcome of the judging.

The shirts and the history arrived so please thank Mrs. Powell for sending them and a special thanks to you for all that you have done.

When one comes to Upton there is a Norman Rockwell feeling there and that is very special !

Love,

Carol

From:   Teresa Edmundson[SMTP:Teresa.Edmundson@wku.edu]

Sent:    Thursday, October 29, 1998 4:35 AM

To:        cireland2@hardin.k12.ky.us

Subject:             STLP Students

Hi,

I met a group of your students at WKU today. I was impressed with the work they've done and with their enthusiasm.

Teresa Edmundson

Elaine Harrison-Customer Support

Sent: Monday October 19, 1998 2:31 PM

Subject: Thank You

I have put up a small tidbit about Upton activities that STLP were involved in.

Please check the web site at STLP http://www.kde.state.ky.us/stlp concerning Happenings.

Elaine

 

Dbrandon@cbinf.com

Sent: Sunday, October 04, 1998 2:37PM

Subject: Class letters

Dear Joan,

We are back in Burundi and just received notice that Shelly Cooper's 3rd grade class has letters for us. Since there is still no mail service from the US to Burundi, they can be sent to the following address in Nairobi:

David Brandon

PO Box 48390

Nairobi

KENYA

We will get them sometime around Dec.1. That is a long delay for kids, so if there are a few more urgent questions we can field, it should be done by e-mail.

Things are quieter here now, as fighting has centered in Congo. WE are fine, though gasoline is rationed to 20 gallons a month.

Enjoy your classes and kids. They are a treasure.

David

 From:                Lloyd Neilsen[SMTP:lloydi@ubtanet.com]

Reply To:      lloydi@ubtanet.com

Sent: Sunday, August 30, 1998 9:23 PM

Hello, I am an educator in Eastern Utah and I found your page while searching some of my genealogy. I am looking for a cemetery in Hardin County and was wondering if you knew where it might be. It is called the McCandless Cemetery. I need to find someone who will go and look for some names there for me. Any help you can give sure would be appreciated.

I teach remedial reading at our elementary school grade K-3. We have about 600 students. We are about an hour and a half from Wyoming and the same from Colorado. We are in the middle of Dinosaur Country! Lots of fossils and bones of dinosaurs. The kids love it!

Thank you for your help!

 

Lee Neilsen

lloydi@ubtanet.com

From:                 Carol Upton[SMTP:cupton@airnet.net]

Sent: Saturday, August 15, 1998 10:11 PM

Subject:          Upton

 

I just read your profile on Upton, Kentucky and you did a wonderful job! I had been searching for some information on Upton and that was just what I needed.

My husband and I, his brother and his wife were there last year for "UPTON DAYS" and we plan on coming again this year ( the 3rd weekend in September ?) We met some very wonderful and friendly people while we were there and hope to see them all again.

My husband's G.G. Grandfather was Joseph Upton who had the nephew George Washington Upton. Now that we have a little more knowledge of his history it will be even more interesting.

Thank you for putting this on the net and keep up the good work!

 

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