TRAIL OF POSTCARDS; CLASSROOM TEDDY BEAR TOURS THE COUNTRY.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer A fuzzy brown member of Linda Grimes' class, who typically sits serenely se·rene adj. 1. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. See Synonyms at calm. 2. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea. 3. without uttering a word, has become the center of attention on his return two-month trip around the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The teddy bear, which serves as a central theme for the second- and third-grade class, went on a trip with four siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) , all of them more than 80 years old, who toured the states in a motor home. ``It was a perfect way to get my children to learn about the United States,'' said Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
The Peachland Avenue Elementary School elementary school: see school. students tracked the trip on a giant U.S. map in their classroom, poking pins in the corresponding locations for each stop and surrounding the map with the 33 postcards the bear had sent along the way. ``I wanted to give my students something they could relate to,'' said Grimes. ``It's as if we've been on a trip, too.'' The teddy bear was escorted by Grime's relatives: Jeannette Steward, Louise Oliver, Beth Ferris and Bill Steward - three sisters and a brother who recently lost their spouses and wanted to take the trip to visit relatives. ``They all had places they wanted to be,'' Grimes said. ``They wanted to go before they couldn't travel any more.'' The foursome started their trip in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and traveled to 25 states, including Washington, Nebraska Washington is a village in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. Geography Washington is located at (41.396927, -96.208986)GR1. , and Texas - where their motor home broke down. They even went into Canada. Grimes said she thought of sending the bear after hearing of a similar European trip taken by another bear. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color) At Peachland Elementary, teacher Linda Grimes' primary-school class sent a teddy bear with four travelers touring in a motor home. (2 -- color) The class tracked their mascot's progress through the U.S. on a map, marking each town from which they received postcards. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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