Mifflinburg Elementary School

Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania

December 22, 2000: Tunia arrived in Mifflinburg, PA. Our school has 685 students in grades K-4. Our school is a two-story building and most of the students ride a bus to school. We were thrilled to see Tunia and to learn where she had been before coming to our classroom. We were getting ready for our Christmas vacation so Mrs. Edwards took Tunia home for the vacation.

January 2, 2001: We returned to school and decided Tunia needed a hat and scarf because it is so very cold in PA. Tunia has been a welcome addition to our room. She has been watching us learn how to write in cursive and how to regroup in addition. We were so happy Tunia was here when we broke the gingerbread houses that we had made and decorated before Christmas. She enjoyed some of the candy and gingerbread just like we did!

January 9, 2001: It is too bad Tunia came to visit us in the wintertime. We know she loves plants and nature, but we don't have many colorful plants or flowers this time of the year. Our valley is beautiful in the spring, summer, and fall. We are surrounded by mountains and lush farmlands.

January 16, 2001: Mifflinburg is a small, rural town in central Pennsylvania. We have about 3,700 people in our town. We have many farms. Some of the farms are farmed by the Amish. We see Amish buggies on the roads all of the time. In the summer, the Amish sell some of their produce from stands they set up along the sides of the road. Young Amish children become quite efficient at counting change at a very young age since they work the stands.

January 17, 2001: We will miss having Tunia in our classroom but know that her next classroom will welcome her and enjoy her as much as we have this past month. Good-bye Tunia! We will keep track of your travels on the Internet.

Tunia is under a hemlock tree at our school. The hemlock is Pennsylvania's state tree. Snow is on the ground.

Tunia is sitting on top of one of the gingerbread houses that we made. We all got to help decorate and then eat the gingerbread.

Now that Tunia has a hat and scarf she is ready to listen to two of her favorite books.

This covered bridge can be found outside Mifflinburg. It is still in use. There is a sign on the other side of the bridge that tells the weight limit of the bridge by posting how many cattle may cross at a time. Children fish in the creek below.

This is a photo of the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum. In the early 1900's many buggy companies were making buggies for people all over the East Coast. This is one of the companies that has all the original tools and machines that were used to makes buggies.

Can you find Tunia on the buggy? She is ready for a ride. In May we celebrate Buggy Days in Mifflinburg. There is plenty of food, crafts and games. The young and the old have the opportunity to take their own ride on a buggy!

Here's Tunia with our mascot, Wildcat.

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Find information about Pennsylvania at 50states.com.