Milford, Connecticut |
Milford, New Jersey |
Milford, Ohio |
Milford, Connecticut |
Milford, Massachusetts |
Milford, Ohio |
Milford, Connecticut |
Milford, Michigan |
Want to Create Your Own "Where In The World Is Your Town" Project? Complete Directions Included in Mrs. Dingman's book, Web Hunts and Virtual Field Trips (Primary). Click Here for Ordering Information. |
Visit Mrs. Dingman's Pennsylvania Internet Scavenger Hunt |
Visit Mrs. Dingman's Milford Internet Scavenger Hunt |
Where In The World Is Milford? |
Geography can be an abstract concept for young children. We combined Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science skills in this project, in an effort to make geography a bit more real. We located a town in another state that shares the same name as the one we live near, and wrote friendly letters to a third grade class located in that Milford. We included information about our Milford and our state from our research on the Internet, and prepared our letters using word processing software available on our classroom computers. This was a very exciting project for our class! We have included the letters we sent and replies we received below. |
This page was last updated on: May 19, 2004
Shows a state that has a town named Milford |
Home |
This page was last updated on: May 19, 2004
Visit Mrs. Dingman's Milford Internet Scavenger Hunt |
Visit Mrs. Dingman's Pennsylvania Internet Scavenger Hunt |
Want to Create Your Own "Where In The World Is Your Town" Project? Complete Directions Included in Mrs. Dingman's book, Web Hunts and Virtual Field Trips (Primary). Click Here for Ordering Information. |
Milford, Michigan |
March 21, 2002 Dear third grade class, My name is Aaron. I am 9 years old. I have a little sister. I have four cats. My cat is named Pikachu. My sister's cat is named Nolah. My mom and dad's cat is named Oliver. The family cat is Lilly. Our neighbor's cat, Princess comes over to our house too. I like to play N64, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance. My favorite N64 games are, Star Fox, POKe'MON Stadium2, and POKe'MON Puzzle League. My favorite television shows to watch are Ed, Edd n' Eddy, Dexters Lab, and POKe'MON. I am writing to you because you have a town called Milford near you and we have a town near us called Milford. The Milford that I go to has a church that I like to go to. Our priest Father Mullaly is very nice. Milford has a doctor's office which I always go to when I get sick. Also, Milford has a famous place where I went to go on my Cub Scout trip. The building used to belong to the James Pinchot family. The James Pinchot family was very rich. They also ate food outside and passed food across the water in bowls. There is a Kmart, Grand Union, and McDonalds, which I like to go to. Pennsylvania has a little place called Arnold's that has a store that I like because I get cats and dogs action figures. And when I get one, there's always something good to eat inside! If you get a cat you get a fish candy. If you get a dog you get a bone candy. Our state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania was named after William Penn. The year Pennsylvania became a member of the USA is 1787. What is your state capital's name? Hope you write back! From, Aaron |
Mrs. Sroka's Third Grade Milford, Michigan Dear Aaron, Our class was happy to get your letter. We decided that everyone would write back to you. Our school is located in Milford. Milford is a small town about 40 miles from Detroit. Many of our parents work outside of our community. We have 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools in the Huron Valley School District. We have over 11,000 students who attend school in this district. There are over 400 students at Kurtz. We have K-5 students. Our day begins at 9:15 and ends at 3:55. We have one 20-minute recess after lunch each day. We have 29 students in our class. Almost all of our students ride a bus to school. Our class is on a year round calendar. That means that we go to school all year round. We start in Aug., have 2 weeks off in Nov., 1 or 2 weeks off in Dec., 2 weeks off in Feb., and 3 weeks off in May and June. We go back to school in the middle of June and are off again at the end of July. We love it because students do not forget everything over a long summer break. Milford has many churches, doctors, dentists, shops, and restaurants. We are building a new YMCA and a new library. We have lots of trees and water. We are near the Huron River and many students live on lakes. It is a great place to live. I hope you learn about many other Milfords. I have given your web site address to my class. I hope they will be able to visit. Good luck in your research. Sincerely, Mrs. Ellen Sroka |
Milford, Connecticut |
Mrs. DeLeonardo's Third Grade Milford, Connecticut Dear Lauren, Here is a book about Milford, Connecticut prepared by our Milford Historical Society. I hope it helps with your project. Sorry for the delay in answering your request. Our year has been busy. Mrs. DeLeonardo |
April 5, 2002 Dear third grade class, My name is Lauren. I'm eight years old. I have one dog and one cat. My eyes are blue and my hair is brown. I have one sister and one brother. I am writing because I want to learn about the Milford in the state you live in. I also want to know what things and building are in your Milford. I want to know what kind of stores are in Milford. The Milford I know is a town. The original courthouse was built in 1815 in the town of Milford. The year Milford was discovered was 1832. Milford was founded by John Biddis. My grandmother, grandfather, and my uncle lived in Milford for a long time. My mom lived in Milford but she moved out to start a family. I live in Pennsylvania. The year Pennsylvania became a member of the U.S.A. was 1789.The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. Ohio is west from Pennsylvania. New York is north from Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Maryland and Delaware are south from Pennsylvania. New Jersey is east from Pennsylvania. Will you please tell me about your Milford? From, Lauren |
April 3, 2003 Dear Third Grade, My name is Richard. I have two dogs and I like to read. I like to listen to music. I have four cats. I like to play games. I am writing to find out what your Milford looks like. I want to know what you do in your Milford. I want to know what you do in your school. In my school I have a gym, library, art, lunch and music too. We have a new principal. His name is Mr. McElroy. In my school we have guidance. I have a big school. There are eight third grades classes in my school. In my third grade class there are 24 students in my class. In Milford we have a library. In my Milford we have a lot of stores. In K Mart I like the bikes because they are cool. There are food stores in Milford. I like to eat at Wendy's because it is my favorite place to eat. In Pennsylvania there is snow, rain, and sleet. Pennsylvania has a lot of stores. In Pennsylvania there are a lot of roads. Pennsylvania has a lot of mountains and rivers. Pennsylvania is very nice to look at in the fall, when the leaves are changing color. I like Pennsylvania when it is snowing.I like to play in the snow. Pennsylvania is a nice place to live. Thank you for reading my letter and I hope you will write back to me. From, Richard |
Mrs. Schaaf's Third Grade Milford, Connecticut April 21, 2003 Dear Richard, My name is Doug. I have one dog and one cat. My teacher's name is Mrs. Schaaf. We didn't understand why part of the name of your school and your teacher's name is the same. My Milford has a lot of stores too. In this school we have Music, Art, Gym, and Library and Lunch too. There are no mountains in this Milford, but there are hills. My principal's name is Mrs. Murphy. There are 3 third grade classes in this school. From, Doug |
Milford, Ohio |
April 14, 2003 Dear Third Grade, Hi my name is Tim. I am eight years old. My teacher's name is Mrs. Dingman. I have a cat. My favorite food is pizza. I like to write stories. My favorite sport is football. My favorite animal is a cheetah. I have five people in my family but my grandpa lives with me so that makes it like six. I have my sister, my other sister, my mom, my dad, my grandpa, and me. My dad and I went sledding and my dad cut his leg open on a rock. He had to get stitches. I am writing to find out about your Milford. My school is fun. There are eight third grade classes. I have gym twice a week. I have music three times a week. My favorite subject is gym. I like doing math. My best subject is math. Our principal is Mr. McElroy. Mr. McElroy is a very nice principal! I am going to tell you about my Milford. The original Courthouse was built in the year of 1815. The Milford Township was created on April 17, 1832. 1,104 people lived in Milford in the year of 2000. 830 people lived in Milford in the year of 1850. There is a park in Milford that my dad and me like to go to. There is a Turkey Hill in Milford that my dad and I go to when we go to the park. 1787 is the year that Pennsylvania became a member of the United States. Pennsylvania's state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania's nickname is Keystone State. Pennsylvania was named in honor of Admiral William Penn. New York is located north of Pennsylvania. Ohio is located west of Pennsylvania. Thank you for reading my letter! I would like it if you could write back. Sincerely, Tim |
Mrs. Rutledge's Third Grade Milford, Ohio April 29, 2003 Dear Timothy, I hope these facts will be helpful to you! Our Milford is in Ohio- near Cincinnati. Sincerely, Mrs. Rutledge 3rd Grade Teacher (Mrs. Rutledge sent Timothy a wonderful packet including a timeline, product map, and historical event description for their Milford!) |
Milford, Massachusetts |
March 27, 2003 Dear Third Grade, Hi my name is Brandon. I have Mrs. Dingman for a teacher. I live in Pennsylvania. One of my favorite things to do is write letters. I'm 8 years old. My favorite food is ice cream. My favorite subject is Gym. I hate rabbits. My favorite animal is raccoon. I don't have glasses. I love video games. My favorite board game is Taboo. My favorite season is summer. My favorite show is Taboo. The reason I'm writing is to find out more about any third grade class in Massachusetts. My school has 8 third grades. My school has the best teacher- Mrs. Dingman! My school is being painted. My principal is Mr. McElroy. The school motto is Where The Best Shine Brightly. I don't know how many 4th and 5th grade classes there are. My school has a gym, music room, art room, and lunchroom. We are having a groundhog project. The year our original courthouse has built was 1815. Our county is located in northeast Pennsylvania. In 2000 there were 1,104 people in Milford. There are a lot of stores in Milford. The name of Pennsylvania's capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania's nickname is the Keystone State. The state north of Pennsylvania is New York. Ohio is west of Pennsylvania. New Jersey is east of Pennsylvania. Thank you for reading my letter. Hope you write back. Signed, Brandon |
Mrs. True's Third Grade Milford, Massachusetts April 10, 2003 Dear Brandon, Hi! I'm Erin. I like to write and receive letters too. I'm nine years old. I go to school in Milford, Massachusetts. My teacher is Mrs. True. I'm in third grade too. My school has 15 third grade classes and 15 fourth grade classes. My school only has third and fourth grade. When I'm done with fourth grade I will go to a different school. I love fruit and strawberry ice cream. I'm not sure what my favorite board game is but my favorite book is either Moving In or Because of Winn-Dixie. I got the game Taboo for Christmas and am not sure how to play it so maybe you could teach me how to play it in one of your letters. I've never seen the show Taboo. My favorite classes are gym, art, music and writing. I like sports a lot. I do cheerleading, indoor and outdoor soccer, basketball, dancing and tennis. I'm 4 feet and nine inches tall. I have light brown hair. So, what is Pennsylvania like? Are there lots of flowers there? What does your house look like? Do you have any dogs? I love dogs. I hate cats! Do you play any sports? Who's your best friend? Mine is a girl named Jordan. What's your favorite color? Mine is light blue. What's your favorite holiday? What's your favorite video game? Mine is Crash Bandicoot. When is your birthday? What's your favorite book? What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? Well here's a little info about Massachusetts: * Massachusetts is where the Mayflower landed in 1620 * My town Milford has a big reputation for having unique pink granite * Milford has the population of about 30,000 people * Milford does not have a mayor Thanks for reading my letter. Love, Erin P.S. Please write back! |
Milford, Connecticut |
April 3, 2003 Dear Third Grade, My name is Judith. My favorite color is blue. I like food a lot and I like Spanish food. I have two big sisters and one brother. I have a dad that travels all around the world. My favorite thing is music. I am writing to find out about your Milford. My school is big. My school is colorful. In my school there are three grade levels. They are 3,4,5. The school lunch is good. The school library is big and has a lot of interesting books. My teacher's name is Mrs. Dingman and she is teaching us lots of fun stuff. In school I like to read. In our Milford there are stores, restaurants, and a park to play in. There is only one traffic light. There are many antique shops in our Milford. In Pennsylvania there are mountains. In Pennsylvania we do not have oceans. In Pennsylvania we have rivers and lakes. Thank you for reading my letter. Can you please write back? From, Judith |
Miss Dayo's Third Grade Milford, Connecticut May 2, 2003 Dear Judith, My name is Sara. I got your letter and decided to write back. We have a lot in common. My favorite color is blue and I like to read. My Milford is like yours. It is a good place to live in. It has parks, stores, and restaurants. Yet, Milford in Connecticut has more than one streetlight. Milford in Connecticut is beautiful. There are a lot of tall trees and a lot of pretty flowers. There are a lot of friendly people in Milford. In your Milford do you have nice and friendly people? Is your Milford beautiful? My school is big and colorful like yours. My teacher's name is Miss Dayo. PLEASE WRITE BACK!!!!! From, Sara |
Milford, Ohio |
April 2003 Dear Third Grade, Hello my name is Eric. I have a dog and a puppy. I also have a mom, dad, and brother. I like to play video games and computer games. I got straight O's on my report card. I have 3 best friends. They are Dan, Adam, and Richard. I have lots of other friends. My favorite color is yellow. My favorite subjects are lunch, recess, and math. My friends call me Eric. My brother wears glasses. He likes sports. My dad is a mechanic. He works at a tire store. He never has time to do anything fun. My mom works at my house. I'm writing this letter because I want to learn about your Milford and your school. Hopefully you want to learn about my Milford and school. My school has brown bricks and a black roof. I have a nice teacher named Mrs. Dingman. My school is being painted blue and white. At our school if you get perfect attendance for one marking period you get a free ice cream ticket!! If you get perfect attendance for three marking periods you win an ice cream party at the end of the year! We have PSSA state tests in April. To get ready for the state tests we do practice PSSA state tests. Mrs. Dingman said she'll have us prepared for the state test. I think she's right. Our Milford had its original Courthouse built in 1815. Milford Township was built in 1832. Its founder was John Biddis. One thing the early settlers in Milford liked about Milford were the pretty surroundings. Now there are tons of stores at my Milford. Pennsylvania became a member of the United States on December 12, 1787. Pennsylvania's nickname is Keystone State. Pennsylvania was named after Admiral William Penn. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. Thank you for reading this letter and please right back to my class and me. Sincerely, Eric |
Mr. Vollman's Third Grade Milford, Ohio May 2003 Eric received letters from each student in Mr. Vollman's class. They were all beautifully hand-written, and unfortunately I was unable to post them all on this page. Some of the highlights of information included about Milford, Ohio were: * Milford, Ohio was originally called Hageman's Mills * Milford, Ohio has a population of about 6,200 * The first shopping mall opened in 1956 * Milford, Ohio got its name in 1815 * Ohio's state bird is the cardinal * Ohio's nickname is The Buckeye State * Columbus is the state capital of Ohio |
Milford, New Jersey |
April 2003 Dear Third Grade, Hi, my name is Adam. I live in Pennsylvania. I am eight years old. I have a sister, a mother, and a dad. My favorite kind of food is pizza. My favorite thing to do is play my Game Boy. I have pets too. I have a dog, two cats, and about twenty fish. My favorite subject in school is Gym. I don't have glasses. My favorite board game is Clue. My favorite season is Winter, because I like to ski. My favorite color is Ruby. When I am bored I play video games. If I could change my name I would change it to Isaac. One of my best friends is Keegan. I'm writing to you because I want to learn about your Milford. My school has nine different subjects. The nine different subjects are music, lunch, gym, art, guidance, math, science, social studies, and language arts. We don't have art any more. We have music. We don't have heath any more either because we have guidance. There are eight different third grade classes in our school. At school we mostly work. A boy named Keegan in our class is really very funny sometimes. There is 5th, 4th, and 3rd grade in this school. My best friend in this classroom is Keegan. Our courthouse was completed in the year 1815. The year that the Milford Township was created was 1832. The founder was John Biddis. The county seat is located in Milford. The two things the early settlers liked were the beauty of the surroundings and particularly Milford's location on a bluff over looking the Delaware River. Our Milford has our own library! Our Milford also has a Fire Department. Pennsylvania's state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania's nickname is Keystone State. Pennsylvania got its name in honor of Admiral William Penn, father of the state founder, William Penn. Pennsylvania has many Wal-Marts. Pennsylvania has many K Marts. Thank you, for reading my letter. Please write me back. Thank You, Adam |
Mrs. Croasdale's Third Grade Milford, New Jersey Adam received letters from each student in Mrs. Croasdale's class. They were all beautifully typed, and unfortunately I was unable to post them all on this page. Some of the highlights of information included about Milford, New Jersey were: * New Jersey is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean * Trenton is the state capital of New Jersey * New Jersey's nickname is The Garden State * The Delaware River runs through Milford, New Jersey too! * Milford, New Jersey was flooded in 1954 |
Milford, Connecticut |
Miss Dellaera's Third Grade Milford, Connecticut May 28, 2003 Dear Keegan, We were so excited to receive your letter. We hope you haven't waited too long for us to answer you. Our school is named after Simon Lake who invented the submarine. The submarine is the logo of our school and it is on our homework notebook, school stationary, and on school t-shirts and hats. Our school has a music room, cafeteria-gym, library, and computer lab. Each day we have a special, except we have music 2 times a week. In the computer lab we type stories and do research. In our school we have 1 preschool, 4 kindergartens, 3 first grades, 3 second grades, 4 third grades, and 3 each of 4th and 5th grade. There are about 400 students and 35 teachers in our school. We only have 3 vans and 4 buses. Some of us walk home. From our school we can walk to the beach, because we are only 5 minutes away. The beaches are very close. Our teacher's name is Miss Dellaera. Miss Dellaera is an awesome teacher! She is our school's Teacher of the Year. There are 14 children in our class. There are 6 girls and 8 boys. Our desks are in a square formation. Every day we get "I'm Proud of You" tickets for good work, good behavior, great ideas, or for being kind or respectful to each other. We write our name on the tickets and put them in a special box. On Friday the teacher pulls out 4 tickets and those kids get to pick a prize from the treasure box. We are growing Brassica fast plants. Now we are pollinating the flowers. We glued dead bees to toothpicks and every day we rub the bees on the flowers to get pollen and cross pollinate the flowers. At first we thought it was disgusting but it's a lot of fun. We are studying the life cycle of our plants. We are also learning cursive. It is fun, but not everybody wants to do their work in cursive. We went on many field trips this year. We went to the Indian museum in Washington, Connecticut and to the symphony in New Haven. We also went to the Milford Historical Society and saw the houses from the 1700s and the 1800s. The guides were dressed like people from that time and told us how people lived back then. This week we went to the Health Fair. We learned how to keep our bodies healthy and safe. The firemen in the helmet and mask were cool. We saw x-rays of broken bones and a heart. There were 2 lungs in a dish. One was red and one was black from smoking. It was gross. Thomas Tibbals discovered Milford in 1637. He was a settler from New Haven. The first settlement was built around a mill on the Wegawaug River. The white settlers traded 24 knives, 12 hoes, 12 hatchets, 12 small mirrors, 10 blankets, 6 coats, and 1 kettle. Then the Indians gave them a piece of land. Now it is our town. Milford is in the southwest part of Connecticut. It is located on Long Island Sound. Milford has the longest coastline in the state and also the most beaches in Connecticut. Many people say Milford is a small city with a big heart. It has about 60,000 people. There are 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. Milford is a beautiful city that is a suburb of New Haven. If you drive to New York City it is about 1 hour away. Connecticut is called the "Constitution State". That is written on our license plates. New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are Connecticut's neighbors. We get out of school on June 20th. We hope you liked learning about our school and our town. Have a nice summer. Sincerely, Miss Dellaera's class |
April 15, 2003 Dear Third Grade, Hello my name is Keegan. I'm 9 years old. I'm in third grade. I like school. It is hard though. I'm the youngest in my family. I have two brothers. One is 13 and the other is 11. You can probably tell I am the youngest in my family. I have a pet leopard gecko. His name is Sky. I'm writing to you because I want to learn about your Milford. My school is brown and big. I like it a lot. It has 8 third grades. It has 8 fourth grades. It has 9 fifth grades and an office, gym, art room, chorus room, lunchroom, music room, library, and the playground. We have a 20-minute recess. I have 24 classmates. We have 20 buses and I am on bus 19. Sometimes we have a substitute bus. Milford was created in 1832 and the founder was John Biddis. The county seat is in Milford. It is a small town. It is a clean town. 1,104 people lived in Milford in the year 2000. It has very good stores. It is my favorite town. Pennsylvania became a member of the United Sates in 1787. Pennsylvania's state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania's nickname is the Keystone State. The state that is located north of Pennsylvania is New York. The state that is located west of Pennsylvania is Ohio. Thank you for reading this letter. I hope you write back. Thank you, Keegan |
