A Day in the Life of an Ice Cube
A collaborative project from Windsor Online
Windsor Public Schools
Windsor, CT, USA 06095

Participants


Name of teacher/contact person: Dan Phelon for WindsorOnline4

Names of participating Windsor schools:
Clover St. School
J. F. Kennedy School
Oliver Ellsworth School
Poquoncock Elementary School

Email address of class/contact person: Windsor Online4

Grade Level and number of students: Sixteen 4th Grade Classes - approximately 22-24 students per class

Suburban, rural, or urban? Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 41.5 N and 72.4 W

Last day of school: June 22, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Windsor, CT is the oldest town in Connecticut. Our first school was established in 1657.


1.
Name of teacher/contact person:
David Wilson

Name and address of school:
Elgin Avenue Public School
80 Elgin Ave.
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4A8
Canada

Email address of class/contact person: davwilso@fc.gedsb.net

Age Level and number of students: 10-11 years old, 25 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban centre in a rural region

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 44.2N, 79.5 W

Name of nearest large city: equally London and Hamilton

Last day of school: June 28, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Simcoe is over 200 years old and people used to build "Aligators" on the Lynn River that goes through town.


2.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Maureen Baniky

Name and address of school:
Mennies School
625 East Grant Ave.
Vineland, New Jersey, USA

Email address of class/contact person: mbaniky@vineland.org

School web page: www.vineland.org/mennies

Age Level and number of students: 10-11 years old, Grade 4, 25 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban / rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 40N, 70W

Name of nearest large city: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last day of school: June 19, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are an agricultural area but are considered an urban school district. We are the largest city in the New Jersey area.


3.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Mark Ekster

Name and address of school:
Danvers Public Schools
Danvers, Massachusetts, USA

Email address of class/contact person: ekster@massed.net

School web page: www.danvers.mec.edu

Age Level and number of students: 11-12 years old, 23 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 42N, 71W

Name of nearest large city: Boston, Massachusetts

Last day of school: June 23, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: The famous witch hysteria of Salem, MA, actually took place in Salem village, which is part of Danvers.


4.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Lynelle Connelly

Name and address of school:
Wanniassa Hills Primary School

Email address of class/contact person: lynelle.connelly@whps.act.edu.au

School web page: www.whps.act.edu.au

Age Level and number of students: 9/10 years old, 33 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 35.1S, 149.1E

Name of nearest large city: We are a large city

Last day of school: December, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are the capitol of Australia.


5.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Kirsten Page

Name and address of school:
Westbrook Elementary
75 June Place
Brookville, Ohio, USA

Email address of class/contact person: bvelkpage@MDECA.org

Age Level and number of students: Grade 3 - 19 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 39N, 84W

Name of nearest large city: Dayton, Ohio

Last day of school: May 31, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Brookville, Ohio was established in the 1700's. It is a close-knit community with approximately 4,900 people living here. Many people graduate from high school here and move away for a time, or attend college, but return to raise their families in our town


6.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Margie Rogers

Name and address of school:
Benito Martinez Elementary
2640 Robert Wynn Drive
El Paso, Texas, USA 79936

Email address of class/contact person: mrogers@sisd.net

Age Level and number of students: 10-11 years old, 16 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 31N, 106W

Name of nearest large city: El Paso, Texas

Last day of school: June 29, 2001 - We are on a year-round school calendar, so we get our summer in bits and pieces! 

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are located in the Chihuahuan high desert, on the border of Mexico. Did you know that El Paso is closer to Los Angeles, California than Houston, Texas (which is in the same state!)?


7.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Cathy Rosing

Name and address of school:
John F. Kennedy Montessori elementary
3800 Gibson Lane
Lousiville, Kentucky, USA 40211

Email address of class/contact person: crosing1@jefferson.k12.ky.us

Age Level and number of students: Grades 2 & 3, 24 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 37N, 86W

Name of nearest large city: Louisville, Kentucky

Last day of school: May 23, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are a public Montessori school with an emphasis on environmental education. We have garden plots our students maintain, and community plots that are cared for by families in the community. We have a butterfly garden.


8.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Patti Strout

Name and address of school:
Ribet Academy
2911 San Fernando Road
Los Angeles, California, USA 90065

Email address of class/contact person: pstrout@ribetacademy.com

School web page: 

Age Level and number of students: Grades 1-6

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 34.1N, 118.4W

Name of nearest large city: We are in Los Angeles.

Last day of school: June 9, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our school name is Ribet, named for our founder Jacques Ribet. It is pronounced Ree-Bay, but we know our name looks like a frog sound (ribbet). Our mascot is the FROG!


9.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Kim Hughes

Name and address of school:
School 1
Wood Avenue
Linden, New Jersey, USA 07036

Email address of class/contact person: khuges@linden.k12.nj.us

School web page: linden.k12.nj.us

Age Level and number of students: Grade 5, 18 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 

Name of nearest large city: New York City, New York

Last day of school: June 22, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: multicultural


10.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Barbara Prock

Name and address of school:
Maplecrest Elementary
901 Maple Lane
Lebanon, Missouri, USA 65536

Email address of class/contact person: bprock@llion.org

School web page: schoolweb.missouri.edu/lebanon.k12.mo.us/prock

Age Level and number of students: 8-9 years old, 25 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 38N, 93W

Name of nearest large city: Springfield, MO

Last day of school: May 30, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are a 3rd grade eMINTS classroom. This a technology oriented classroom, we have one computer per 2 students, we enjoy working on the computers and look forward to participating in this project.


11.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Mr. Wan Mohamed

Name and address of school:
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
9 Ah Hood Road
Singapore (329975)

Email address of class/contact person: wanmn@moe.edu.sg

School web page: schools.moe.edu.sg/acsp

Age Level and number of students: 10 years, 200 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 1N, 104E

Name of nearest large city: Kuala Lumpur

Last day of school: November 17, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are an all-boys multi-racial school. This is the first time we are doing a collaboration with pupils from other countries.


12.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Barbara Langley

Name and address of school:
Ventura Elementary School
275 Waters Edge Drive 
Kissimmee, Florida, USA 34743

Email address of class/contact person: langleyb@osceola.k12.fl.us

School web page: www.ves.osceola.k12.fl.us

Age Level and number of students: Grade 4, 29 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 28.3N, 81.3W

Name of nearest large city: Orlando, Florida

Last day of school: 

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: 


14.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Marc Davis

Name and address of school:
Edge Hill State School
Pease Street
Edge Hill
Cairns 4870
Australia

Email address of class/contact person: msdcairns@yahoo.com

School web page: www.edgehillss.qld.edu.au

Age Level and number of students: 9-10 years old, 27 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 17S, 146E

Name of nearest large city: Brisbane, Australia

Last day of school: Cairns is the premier gateway to the rainforest, great barrier reef and outback in North Queensland.

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: 


15.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Jenifer Bittner

Name and address of school:
Hueco Elementary School
300 Old Hueco Tanks Rd.
El Paso, Texas, USA 79927

Email address of class/contact person: jbittner@sisd.net

School web page: www.sisd.net/schools/hueco/index.html

Age Level and number of students: 10 years old, 22 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 

Name of nearest large city: El Paso or Albuquerque, New Mexico

Last day of school: May 30, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Hueco School is implementing a new technology program called TechPilot, to integrate more online projects for all 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.


16.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Mrs. Barb Korthout & Ms. Auriol Heary

Name and address of school:
Ardross Primary School
Links Rd
Ardross
Western Australia 6153

Email address of class/contact person: ardross@iinet.net.au

School web page: www.iinet.net.au/~ardross

Age Level and number of students:  14-7 years old, 12-8 years old, 26-12 years old

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 31.5S, 115.5E

Name of nearest large city: Perth

Last day of school: December 20, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our very friendly, sporty, beautiful school's colours are the same as Australia's colour, green and gold.


17.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Pat DeVitto

Name and address of school:
Northeast Elementary
2 Deon Rd.
Brentwood, New York, USA 11940

Email address of class/contact person: pdevitto@bufsd.org

Age Level and number of students: 

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 44N, 78W

Name of nearest large city: New York

Last day of school: June 22, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our school has a racially diverse population who coexist harmoniously.


18.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Karin Nanos

Name and address of school: 
Upland Hills School
2575 Indian Lake Rd.
Oxford, Michigan, USA 48370

Email address of class/contact person: Kcnanos@aol.com

School web page: www.uplandhills.org

Age Level and number of students: 10-12 years old, 16 students

Suburban, rural, or urban? Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 42N, 83W

Name of nearest large city: Detroit, Michigan

Last day of school: June 6, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our 7th and 8th grade students built by hand the longest pedestrian bridge in Oakland county. It spans 175 feet, 20 feet above the ground.


19.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Kate Brown

Name and address of school:
Greenwich Township School
255 W. Broad Street
Gibbstown, New Jersey, USA 08027

Email address of class/contact person: kbrown@greenwich.k12.nj.us

School web page: www.greenwich.k12.nj.us

Age Level and number of students: 9-10 years old, 23 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 40N, 75W

Name of nearest large city: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last day of school: June 14, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: The oldest log cabin in the United States is in Gibbstown. It was built around 1642 by Swedish settlers.


20.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Katie Feuling

Name and address of school:
Raymond School
2659 S. 76th St.
Franksville, Wisconsin, USA 53126

Email address of class/contact person: feulkat@raymond.k12.wi.us

Age Level and number of students: Grade 4, 20 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 43N, 88W

Name of nearest large city: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Last day of school: June 1, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are a K-8 school located between two major cities, Milwaukee and Racine. Regardless of this, our school has maintained a small town and "homey" philosophy. Franksville was once the saurkraut capital of the United States.


21.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Michele Savvides

Name and address of school:
Solomon Schechter Day School
275 Mckinley Ave.
New Milford, New Jersey, USA 07646

Email address of class/contact person: msavvides@ssdsbergen.org

School web page: www.ssdsbergen.org

Age Level and number of students: 10-11 years old, 19 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 41N, 73W

Name of nearest large city: New York City

Last day of school: June 21, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are a dual curriculum school - Jewish and general studies being taught.


22.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
April Hodgins

Name and address of school:
John Ross Robertson P.S.
130 Glengrove Ave. West
toronto, Ontario, Canada

Email address of class/contact person: april.hodgins@stel.tdsd.on.ca

Age Level and number of students: 11-12 years old, 27 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 44N

Name of nearest large city: Toronto

Last day of school: June 26, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: K to 6 school dual track (French Immersion/English


23.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Pam Gow

Name and address of school:
Maplecrest School
901 Maple Lane
Lebanon, Missouri, USA 65536

Email address of class/contact person: pegow@yahoo.com

School web page: schoolweb.missouri.edu/lebanon.k12.mo.us/gow/

Age Level and number of students: Grade 3, 27 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 37.7N, 92.7W

Name of nearest large city: Springfield, Missouri

Last day of school: May 30, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are part of the state grant for technology called eMints. We have student computers, a Smartboard, digital camera, scanner, color printer and much more in our class.


24.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Margaret Tokarsky

Name and address of school:
Hartford Heights Elementary
15020 Ardara Road
North Huntington, Pennsylvania, USA 15642

Email address of class/contact person: miteach98@earthlink.net

School web page: wiu.k12.pa.us/norwin/schools/hartfordheights.html

Age Level and number of students: Grade 4, 48 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 40.5N, 80.2W

Name of nearest large city: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Last day of school: June 7, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Legend has it hat General Edward Braddock buried treasure chests filled with his army's pay (gold coins) in an area now known as Circleville. Unfortunately, Braddock was killed in battle and the chests were never recovered.


25.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Wendy Hoskin

Name and address of school:
Prenzlau State School
Prenzlau Rd
Prenzlau, Australia 4311

Email address of class/contact person: wendy.hoskin@prenzlauss.qld.edu.au

Age Level and number of students: 10-12 years old, 16 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 27.3S. 152.3E

Name of nearest large city: Ipswich

Last day of school: December 15, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our school was established in 1894 and we are still in the same wooden building.


26.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Valerie Tasker

Name and address of school:
Hillcrest Primary
3880 N. Revere Rd.
Richfield, Ohio, USA 44286

Email address of class/contact person: mrstaskersclass@revere.k12.oh.us

Age Level and number of students: Grade 2, 23 students 

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 82W, 41N

Name of nearest large city: Cleveland, Ohio

Last day of school: June 7, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We have over 800 K-3rd graders in our building


27.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Corrine Currey

Name and address of school:
Coomera Primary School
Dreamworld Parkway
Coomera 4210
Queensland
Australia

Email address of class/contact person: corinne.currey@coomerass.qld.edu.au

School web page: www/coomerass.qld.edu.au

Age Level and number of students: 10 years, 27 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 27S, 153E

Name of nearest large city: Brisbane

Last day of school: December 14, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: We are located next to the wonderful beaches of Australia's major holiday destination, the Gold Coast.


28.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Victoria Nelson

Name and address of school:
Central School
1526 Thacker St.
Des Plaines, Illinois, USA 60016

Email address of class/contact person: victorianelson@desplaines.k12.il.us

School web page: www.desplaines.k12.il.us

Age Level and number of students: Grade 4 & 5, 25 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 44N, 82W

Name of nearest large city: Chicago, Illinois

Last day of school: June 6, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Ray Kroc built the first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The 1,000th McDonald's was built here in 1968 and the 2,oooth was built in 1972.


29.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Bill McClelland

Name and address of school:
Finely Farms Elementary School
350 s. Columbus Drive
Gilbert, Arizona, USA 85296

Email address of class/contact person: Bill_McClelland@gilbert.k12.az.us

School web page: finley-es.gilbert.k12.az.us

Age Level and number of students: 9-10 years old, 27 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 33.25N, 112.1W

Name of nearest large city: Phoenix, Arizona

Last day of school: May 25, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: One of the fastest growing communities in the United States, from 60,000 population in 1990 to 120,000 in 2000.


30.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Pam Berrier

Name and address of school:
Riley Elementary
1324 Walnut Street
Fostoria, Ohio, USA 44830

Email address of class/contact person: rile_st_pb@noeca.org

School web page: www.fostoria.k12.oh.us

Age Level and number of students: 8-9 years old, 23 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 41N, 83W

Name of nearest large city: Toledo, Ohio

Last day of school: May 25, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Riley is the biggest elementary building in Fostoria with around 400 students.


31.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Gabriella Farina/Maria Le Donne

Name and address of school:
Il Circolo Didattico
via Vanoni 32
23100 Sondrio
Italy

Email address of class/contact person: didaso2@novanet.it

Age Level and number of students: 9 years old, 60 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 46N, 9.5E

Name of nearest large city: Milan

Last day of school: June 9, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: The children in our school have adopted a child living in Peru.


32.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Mrs. Campbell

Name and address of school:
Sanford Elementary
480 Colony Road
Newport News, Virginia, USA 23602

Email address of class/contact person: acampbell@sanford.nn.K12.va.us

School web page: sanford.nn.k12.va.us

Age Level and number of students: 9-11 years old, 23 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 

Name of nearest large city: Hapmton Roads

Last day of school: June 15, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Newport News is where Jamestown is located. Jamestown was the 1st English settlement in America. We are surrounded by history! Yorktown is right beside Newport News. This is where General Cornwallis of the British surrendered to General George Washington at the end of the Revolutionary War.


33.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Mr. Ed Muth

Name and address of school:
St. Williams Public School
Box 10 Queen St.
St. Williams, Ontario, Canada
NOE1PO

Email address of class/contact person: edwamuth@gedsb.edu.on.ca

Age Level and number of students: 9-11 years old, 26 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 42.6N, 80.6W

Name of nearest large city: Brantford

Last day of school: June 29, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: St. Williams School is celebrating its last year as we move to a new school next year.


34.
Name of teacher/contact person:
Claudia Olivo and Carol Ringold

Name and address of school:
Walnut Bend Elementary
10620 Briar Forest
Houston, Texas, USA 77042

Email address of class/contact person: colivo@houstonisd.org

School web page: es.houstonisd.org/walnutbendes

Age Level and number of students: 9-11 years old, 50 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 29.7N, 95.6W

Name of nearest large city: Houston

Last day of school: May 31, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Walnut Bend students run and operate their own television news station, WBN Kids News. Writing , producing, camera technology, and anchoring are all done by students. Like any news station, WBN is viewed live each morning by the entire school.


35.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Claudia Martino

Name and address of school:
Victoria College
1425 J.F.Segui 3947
Buenos Aires
Republica Argentina

Email address of class/contact person: victoria@datamarkets.com.ar

School web page: (temporarily) www.redeseducacion.com.ar/victoria

Age Level and number of students: 4th Form, 37 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Urban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 58S, 34W

Name of nearest large city: Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina

Last day of school: December 7, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Bilingual school (Spanish and English); interested in reasoning and problem solving as tools to learn by.


36.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Laurie Wooster

Name and address of school:
South School
100 Holmes St.
Rockland, Maine, USA 04841

Email address of class/contact person: lwooster@msad5.org

Age Level and number of students: Grade 3, 22 students

Suburban, rural, or urban?  Rural

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 44N, 69W

Name of nearest large city: Augusta, Maine - our capital

Last day of school: June 19, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Each August our town hosts the Lobster Festival. Thousands come to eat our lobster, shrimp, clams, and mussels. Rockland Harbor is guarded by a  mile long breakwater built at the turn of the century. At the end, a lighthouse shines each night protecting the ships that come and go in our busy ocean community.


37.
Name of teacher/contact person: 
Hope Francis    

Name and address of school:
Aspley State School
Maundrell Terrace
Aspley (Brisbane) 4034
Queensland
Australia

Email address of class/contact person: hopefran@aspleyss.qld.edu.au

School web page: www.aspleyss.qld.edu.au

Age Level and number of students: 8-13 years old (Year 3-Year 7), 8 classes, approx. 250 students

Suburban, rural, or urban? Suburban

Approximate latitude and longitude of your community: 27.5S, 153E

Name of nearest large city: We are a suburb of Brisbane

Last day of school: December 15, 2001

Write one unique fact describing your school or community: Our school, which was once called Little Cabbage Tree Creek School, is 110 years old, and the original wooden school building and playshed are still in use today!

 

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