Families that Blog Together 家庭博客在一起, Learn Together 共同學習！

Dear Guo Guo Wei,

Hi my name is Tom and I am 7 years old in the 2nd grade at Georgetown Elementary. I live with my Mom, Dad and brother Josh in a house. My brother is 12 and in 6th grade. I also have 2 pets, a dog named Scout and a rabbit named Soldier. My favorite things to do are draw, play baseball and play with my friends. I am learning to play the guitar right now, it’s really fun but kind of hard. Pretty soon it will be baseball season, that is my favorite sport! What do you like to do? Do you have any brothers or sisters or pets? What is your favorite sport? I can’t wait to learn more about you. Hope to hear from you soon.

Your penpal,
Tom

Hi Lee,

My name is Josh and I am 12 years old and in the 6th grade. I go to school at a middle school right next to the elementary school. My school starts from 6th grade up to 8th grade. My hobbies are swimming, playing guitar and snowboarding. I have an electric guitar and I am hoping to get a bass guitar sometime soon. I have a little brother who is 7 and is in 2nd grade. He goes to the elementary school that is right by my school. I have a dog named Scout and a rabbit named Soldier. I live with my Mom and Dad and my brother. What are your hobbies? Do you have any brothers or sisters? I hope to here from you soon. : )

Your pen pal,
Josh

If the sun is out on a winter day, we take that chance to go out into the cold of winter. The kids love to build snow forts. This is a picture of a snow “wall” that they built. It was for hiding behind when they had snowball fights.  When they throw snow balls at each other, it doesn’t hurt, which makes it a lot of fun.

We love to go sledding at a place we call “Charlies Dump”. Everyone that lives around Hudsonville goes here to sled when the weather is right for it. Some days there are hundreds of kids there, it is so much fun.

If there is enough snow, the kids love to roll up great big snow balls at Georgetown. Each recess they work on it a until it gets really big. This was the biggest one that they have ever made.

We always have fun in the winter but very much look forward to the next season, spring!

Dear Xie,

My name is Caden. I am 10 years old and in the 4th grade. I live with my Mom, Dad and sister. I have three pets; one is a dog named Nina and two pet rats named Indiana and Jones.

My favorite thing to do is play outside with my friends. In the winter we go sledding and build snow forts.

What do you like to do?

Do you have brothers and sisters?

Do you have any pets?

I am excited to find out about you.

Your pen pal,

Caden

We still have families looking for a pen pals.  Being a pen pal is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about kids in Taiwan and they will learn all about you too! You can exchange stories and teach each other many things.

Tell us about yourself and about your family.

Do you have brothers and sisters or any pets?

What is your favorite thing to do?

What is your favorite food?

What do you love most about school?

Do you play a musical instrument?

Do you play sport?

Put on your thinking caps, I know that you have many wonderful things to share.

If you have not signed up to be  a pen pal yet, then email me at dewmichele@yahoo.com and I will match you up to a family in Taiwan.

After you have signed up then you can email your letters to me and I will post them on this site. You will be able to find them on the tab marked “Your letters” at the top of the home page.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon!

This is the weather that we woke up to this morning! We were hoping that the snow was done for the winter. The weather in Michigan is always changing, that is why we love it so much! Now the kids can play in the snow today.

We celebrate Valentines Day by giving candy, cards and sometimes flowers. Our family likes to make our own cards. Both Gentry and Caden are very creative and love to draw and paint. Valentines Day is a nice way to express how much we all love each other.

Do you celebrate Valentines Day?

This is a picture of chocolate covered strawberries. My husband Kirk gave them to me for Valentines day. I shared them with my family, they tasted very good. We will spend the day with our children, playing games and reading books. Tonight we will cook a nice dinner and share stories together. Valentines Day is a day to share with the ones that you love the most!

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

My name is Michele DeWinter and I will be coordinating the pen pal exchange. I am so excited to have this opportunity to get to know you all. Here are a few things about me.

I work as an aid at Georgetown Elementary School and absolutely love to be with all the children each and every day. I help the kids if they have problems on the playground. If they fall and get a scratch, I help them bandage it up. If they need a hug, I happily hug them and wish them better. I have gotten to know almost all the children here at Georgetown and love to be part of this school.

I am also an artist. I paint murals in homes for families just like yours. I mostly paint in children’s bedrooms bringing the room to life with a unique theme of their choice. Girls seem to like flowers and butterflies and the boys like animals and bugs.  

I am also a wife and mother of two children. My son Caden is 10 years old and is in the 4th grade at Georgetown and my daughter Gentry is 12 years old and is in 6th grade at Baldwin Street Middle school.

My family and I are very excited to have this opportunity to learn about you all. I look forward to getting to know you better.

I have contacted all of the families that will be writing to you and they are currently working on their letters to you. I hope to post pictures and letters very soon.

Sincerely,
Michele DeWinter