Greetings from Grade 4

Dear Kelly,

Thanks very much for taking care of A.D. and for the very long and interesting blog. We appreciate all of your effort and have learned a lot already.

We're expecting a snow and ice storm this afternoon. Have you ever had snow in Tampa? How about in Miami? Or is it warm all year around? Is it always warm enough to swim at the beach? We are checking on your weather and comparing it to ours. According to weatherchannel.com, today in Tampa is 79 degrees. Our temp today is 32 degrees.

We think that you are in our timezone. Is all of Florida in the same time zone?

Two of us our from Santo Domingo. Do you know anyone in Florida who has immigrated from there?

In talking about your wildlife, some students mentioned pelicans. Do you have any pelicans? Do you know if they are endangered like the manatees and panthers? Have you seen any manatees in the ocean? Paul wants to know how fast the alligators run!

Thanks for the manatee postcard as well.

Talk to you soon.

Grade 4