#GRA18 Where are we from? by Mrs Lennox https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal Write 5 clues about your city and include a picture of a landmark. Leave your guesses as a comment beneath each post. Answers will be revealed at the end of the 3rd week of GRA 19 October 2018 en-us 2018-09-12 21:13:29 UTC 2024-07-15 12:52:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png Terrific 4T Learners 4LXclassroom https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/280602934 1.  The AFL grand final is held in our city. 
2.   We have a ferris wheel called The Star. 
3.   We have a tram public transport system which started in 1885. 
4.   The Yarra river runs throughout our city. 
5.   Our city’s tallest tower is 297m high.
]]> 2018-09-12 23:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/280602934 Big Blue Room 14 leishmanc https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/280652473 1. We have been referred to as "Bagdad by the Bay"
2. We have the 2nd largest Chinatown outside of Asia
3. Our city is built on more than 50 hills
4.The first electric TV was invented in this city in 1927
5. The city it 7 miles long by 7 miles wide so 49 square miles]]> 2018-09-13 04:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/280652473 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/281078149 I am Canada’s  capital, a dynamic showcase city of more than one million people.  A place where you’ll hear English and French spoken in the streets; where you can discover  proud heritage at impressive national sites and famous landmarks, including A famous Canada. February’s Winterlude to May’s Tulip Festival,]]> 2018-09-13 21:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/281078149 5th Grade Mustangs mdana https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/281381824 1. We are a coastal city.
2. Our city was in Rick Riordan's book, Trials of Apollo.
3. Katie Perry was born here.
4. Karana from the Island of the Blue Dolphins has her grave site in our city Mission. 
5. Randall Cunningham, a former Eagles and Vikings QB, grew up in our city.]]> 2018-09-14 15:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/281381824 Room 223 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282049490 1. My state is known for bluegrass, basketball, and horses.

2. Both President Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in my state.

3. My state was once a part of Virginia and then became the 15th state of the United States in 1792.

4. My city has 4 sister cities: Deauville, France; County Kildare, Ireland; Shinhidaka, Japan; Newmarket, England

5. My city has a rich equine history and has a reputation of being the Horse Capital of the World.]]> 2018-09-16 22:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282049490 4CB https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282551913 1. Our city is in the Boreal Forest region.
2. The capital of our province is Edmonton.
3. Our city experienced a wildfire in 2016, which required the whole city to evacuate!
4. The name of our city has 12 letters.
5. We are the home of the "oilsands", one of our country's natural resources.]]> 2018-09-17 18:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282551913 The Wolf Pack of Room 102 lkeneally https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282678228 1. We a southern city in the Golden State.
2. We have a world famous zoo.
3. Our city hosts an international Comic Convention every year.
4. Dr. Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) wrote many of his books in our city.  
5. Our Balboa Park hosts the Old Globe Theater and many other museums.

]]> 2018-09-18 03:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/282678228 The Bee Hive https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283128297 1)    Our city suffered a great fire in 1889. Parts of the current city are built on top of the old city that burned.
2)    Many boats (and salmon) travel through the locks in our city. They are the busiest locks in our country.
3)    The very first Starbucks café is in our city.
4)    There is a lake and park called “Green Lake” in the middle of our city. Some of us like to go fishing there.
5)    One of the strangest looking buildings in our city is the Museum of Popular Culture, also known as MoPop.
]]> 2018-09-18 19:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283128297 Grade 5 Celtics madameburns https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283151566 1. We have very cold winters and very warm summers.
2. We speak English and French.
3. We are the Slurpee capital of the world!
4. We love our NHL team.
5. On top of our provincial legislative building, we have the Golden Boy.]]> 2018-09-18 20:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283151566 Room 301 ralnatou https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283702715 1. Our state is located in the Southeastern part of the United States.

2. It has a triangular shape.

3. The first battle of the Civil War took place here.

4. Our state is is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River.

5. Before being known as the Palmetto State, our state was known as the Iodine State.]]> 2018-09-20 02:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283702715 Faces of the nation debiduplessis https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283770382 1.  We live where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.
2.  Our National Anthem has 5 languages.
3.  One of the wonders of the world is found in our province.
4.  Our province has a serious drought.
5.  Our town is home to one of our country's biggest fishing companies.  We can see the ocean from our playground.


]]> 2018-09-20 07:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283770382 Juicy Minds debiduplessis https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283826392 1. We had a prison that was just like Alcatraz.
2.  July is the month of a legend's legacy.
3.  We have a mountain that is a monument.
4.  Our province has a servere drought.
5.  Our bay is the deepest natural harbour.   There is a military base in our town.
]]> 2018-09-20 11:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/283826392 4R & Rocket the Red Panda druss1 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/284117149 1. We live near the Rocky Mountains. 
2. We live on the prairies.
3. Our provincial bird is the Great Horned Owl.
4. It can get very cold in the winter. (It snowed last week).
5. We were named the second friendliest city in Canada in 2018.

The picture below is our new playground. We don't have any famous landmarks. 

]]> 2018-09-20 19:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/284117149 5Th Grade Readers vburns https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/285559810 -Our town was funded in 1799
-Our state is known for cranberries
-Our state was one of the original 13 colonies
-24,000 live in our town
-27 other places in the world have the same name as our town
Can you guess where we are?]]> 2018-09-25 14:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/285559810 6th Grade Warriors bodwellj https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/285713998 1. Our city is on the Gulf of Mexico
2. Last year, we were hit by Hurricane Irma
3. We celebrate the Greek Epiphany
4. We're about 30 miles from Tampa
5. We are considered the Sponge Capital of the World]]> 2018-09-25 18:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/285713998 Gr 5 Scholars https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286092946 1. Our hockey arena is named Rogers Place
2. We have one of the biggest malls in North America
3. We have the Winspear Centre
4. We have a bulding called the Butterdome
5. We have a large festival in the summer named K-Days.
6. Our mayors sons name is Dextor
 
 ]]> 2018-09-26 15:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286092946 Super 5th Grade! kfranzquinn https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286207483 1. Our city's name starts with a C.
2. There are columns in our city, in the center of the Mizzou campus.
3. We are home of the Mizzou Tigers.
4. We are near a major river.
5. We call our city COMO for short. ]]> 2018-09-26 18:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286207483 4th & 5th Grade Flyers westco https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286217704
  • Our town borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Albemarle Sound to the west.
  • Our town is just 5.5 square miles in area, .04 of which is water.
  • Our town is most famous as being the "Birthplace of Flight," as the tall soundside dunes are where the Wright Brothers first launched their 1903 glider.
  • Our town is also referred to as the Outer Banks. 
  • Our town has a unique name. There are a few different theories as to how the town got its name. One theory is that a shore bird known as the killdeer once heavily populated the town and after time it morphed into the name we have now. 

    • ]]>     2018-09-26 18:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286217704     Fighting Angels https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286456055 1. We have a big sports complex called Grand Park. 
    2. Throughout our city and cities around us there is a trail called the Monon Trail. 
    3. The tallest thing in our city is a bell tower. 
    4. The schools in our city have the mascot of Shamrocks. 
    5. We have a delicious donut shop called Titus.
    ]]>     2018-09-27 12:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286456055     B209 corbetthe https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286496096 1. We are a East coast town in the Tarheel state and we are surrounded by the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds
    2. Our area is home to many famous lighthouses, but our town has the only river light house.
    3. We are home to the 1st English settlement in the present day U.S.
    4, Our town hosts the longest running symphonic drama - it began in 1937!
    5.We are also home to the “oldest cultivated (grape) vine in America,”  it is reportedly over 400 years old.
    ]]>     2018-09-27 13:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286496096     Population of 37,221 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286523556  
    1. Our city is home to Grand Park. 
    2. Our state is known for a famous car race. 
    3. We are the “Hoosier State”. 
    4. 90% of the world’s popcorn comes from our state 
    5. We are known as the Crossroads of America.
    ]]>     2018-09-27 14:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286523556     Gr.6 Ravens leanna_peters https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286806719 1.  We are a small city about 100 km (60 m.) East of Vancouver. 
    2.  Our city is in a fertile valley and is near the Fraser River. 
    3.  Originally our city was a stopping point for those travelling north hoping to have some luck in the gold mines.
    4.  Today it is primarily a farming community.
    5.  Each year thousands of visitors come to visit this beautiful city to experience the hiking, the kayaking, the salmon or sturgeon fishing, or the camping at the provincial parks. ]]>     2018-09-28 04:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286806719     Taking it to A town atwhite https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286934277
  • We were given our original name, “Wolf Hills”,  by Daniel Boone himself.
  • We are home to The Tavern.
  • The Barter Theatre, a theatre located in our town, is considered to be our state theatre. 
  • We are the home of the famous “Creeper Trail.”
  • In 1778, the our town was incorporated as the county seat.

    • ]]>     2018-09-28 13:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/286934277     Los Fabulosos de Grado 5 elisawaingort5 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287118838  
    -Our city hosted the 1988 olympics. It started on February 13 and ended on February 28 1988. 
     
    - We are an hour away from the Rocky Mountains. 
     
    - The greatest outdoor show on earth is held here. 
     
    - Our provincial bird is the great horned owl. 
     
    - We are the largest city in our province and the fifth largest in our country. 
    ]]>     2018-09-28 19:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287118838     Home of NES CL47 Global Read Aloud 2018 jmmurk https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287346567 1. We are located 59.3 miles northwest of USA's third most populated city. 

    2. The Metra connects our smaller city to the larger city 59 miles away. 

    3. We are home to two beaches where people spend warm summer days swimming, paddle boarding, and picnicking.

    4. There is an annual parade to welcome the Holiday season where hundreds of runners participate in the Santa Run to support the local Kiwanis Club.

    5. There are 700 students in our dual language elementary school where we spend days learning, collaborating, and celebrating together.

    ]]>     2018-09-30 16:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287346567     Room 109 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287415003 -Our city isn't really a city, because it's a village.
    -We are in the Keystone State.
    -We are known for an underground spring that feeds a small lake near  the center of our village.
    -We are known as The Bubblers. 
    -We are about 30 miles south of our state's capital.
    -The Appalachian Trail runs through part of our village.


    ]]>     2018-10-01 01:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287415003     Gordon's Class gordtama3027 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287603064 1. Our provincial bird is the loon. 2. Our town is a tourist destination in the area for its picturesque, Victorian-era downtown.
    3. In 1884 there was a devastating fire that burned down most of our town.
    4. Our town is located on the shores of Lake Scugog.
    5. Our local hockey team is the Mojacks.]]>     2018-10-01 13:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287603064     CAB Phenoms 4/5 cshumaker4 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287711393 1. We are sometimes warm and sometimes cold.
    2. We are often called the United States "high five".
    3. We are surrounded by water on all but one side.
    4. We have islands, one of which is famous for being in a movie.
    5. We are home to some of the largest cereal companies in the U.S.


    ]]>     2018-10-01 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/287711393     Haley's Huddle rhaley3 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288191898 1. We have the oldest university in the United States in our state.
    2. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in our state.
    3. Our state was First in Flight.
    4. Our city covers 142.8 square miles.
    5. Our city is known as the City of Oaks.]]>     2018-10-02 15:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288191898     Room 221 katherine_boehm https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288337153 1. 4 million people visit here every year.
    2. We have 13 public beaches, including the #1 beach in America.
    3. We have over 35 miles of sand along our beaches.
    4. Our average temperature is 72.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
    5. Money Magazine called us "the best small city in the USA".]]>     2018-10-02 19:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288337153     5th Grade Walteria Wildcats 1040261 https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288341530 1. We have a huge filming town where huge movies are made.
    2. Our baseball team just won the NL West division title.
    3. Our basketball team just received one of the greatest basketball players in this generation of the NBA. His number is also Michael Jordan's.
    4. We are in a state with our state bird as a quail.
    5. Our city has the second-largest population in the US.
    This place is one of our theme parks.]]>     2018-10-02 19:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/288341530     MilenHodgins 4/5 MilenSFS https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289249888 1. Our city is known as the City of Bridges
    2. In 2016, we held the record for the worlds largest snowball fight!
    3. Only city in Canada that has a perogy drive through.
    4. Our city is in a province known as the Land of the Living Skies
    5. It can get down to -40 degrees Celsius in the winter! ]]>     2018-10-04 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289249888     Ms. F's 5th Grade English Class mfluckiger https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289661994 1. Our state is in New England and three states surround us.
    2. Our city is home to the Mark Twain house.
    3. We are home to one of the best female collegiate basketball teams in the country, winning over 110 games consecutively.
    4. Our city hosts the new farm league baseball team, the Yard Goats.
    5. Our city is home to a four-story science museum. ]]>     2018-10-05 14:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289661994     TDS 4th Grade Falcons https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289716938 1. Our city is the home of the newest national park about the Freedom Riders. 
    2. We are located near a closed army base that was started during World War I and named after George McClellan. 
    3. Our city covers 46 square miles. 
    4. We are located about 5 hours north of the Gulf of Mexico. 
    5. Our city is home to the world's largest office chair. ]]>     2018-10-05 16:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/289716938     Miss Kettelhut's 5th Grade Class https://padlet.com/4lxclassroom/GRA18Amal/wish/291743424 1. One of the greatest fires happened near us.
    2. We are a suburb of the Windy City.
    3. We are near a great lake.
    4. We live in DuPage County.
    5. Our town is named after a man named Pierce Downer.

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